In early 2024, Acura will launch in the US its first all-electric automobile mannequin—the Acura ZDX and its efficiency Acura ZDX Kind S model.
The producer not too long ago opened on-line reservations for the Acura ZDX and ZDX Kind S, with a $1,000 refundable reservation charge, forward of the anticipated buyer deliveries in Spring. It is value noting that gross sales of the ZDX will happen “via a brand new, omni-channel digital gross sales course of.”
Regardless of the upcoming market launch, the pricing and specs haven’t but been totally revealed, so we solely have the overall numbers, which we outlined in August.
The Acura ZDX and ZDX Kind S, similar to its extra mainstream sibling Honda Prologue, is predicated on the Basic Motors’ Ultium platform, which signifies that it is also a cousin of the Cadillac Lyriq and Chevrolet Blazer EV.
In accordance with Acura, there will probably be two principal trims of the ZDX household—the ZDX A-Spec and the performance-oriented ZDX Kind S.
The Acura ZDX A-Spec will probably be obtainable with a rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive powertrain, beginning within the vary of $60,000 (in each instances). The Kind S will probably be about $10,000 dearer (round $70,000) and can provide a 500-hp, dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain.
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The precise costs should not but recognized. We additionally do not need any enter associated to the $7,500 federal tax credit score. In idea, a automobile produced regionally in North America, geared up with regionally produced batteries, ought to qualify for the inducement, however even Ultium-based GM’s EVs may need some “short-term” points with that in 2024.
* Costs are promised to start out within the vary of $60,000 (ZDX) or $70,000 (ZDX Kind S); the vacation spot cost might be $1,195.
All variations of the Acura ZDX will probably be geared up with a 102-kilowatt-hour battery pack (the identical as within the case of the Cadillac Lyriq), in comparison with the 85-kWh one in every of presently listed variations of the Honda Prologue.
The EPA-estimated numbers should not but obtainable, however Acura anticipates that the vary will range between 288 and 325 miles, relying on the model.
The best values have been achieved by the common Acura ZDX A-Spec with 20-inch wheels and 265/50R20 (all-season) tires. The RWD is predicted to get 325 miles, whereas the AWD is 315 miles.
The Acura ZDX Kind S, with 22-inch wheels and 275/40R22 (all-season) tires ought to get 288 miles. The corporate additionally lists individually a model with elective, high-performance summer time tires 275/40R22 with an anticipated vary of 289 miles.
* anticipated EPA Mixed vary
By way of charging, the on-board charger will probably be most likely rated at about 11 kilowatts to totally recharge the battery in a single day, whereas the DC quick charging is promised to go as much as 190 kilowatts (according to different Ultium 102-kWh battery packs). Acura estimates that the bottom model ought to be capable to replenish as much as 81 miles of vary in about 10 minutes.
Acura (similar to Honda) introduced that its Ultium-based EVs will include as much as $750 charging credit score to make use of at EVgo chargers and a 60-kWh introductory charging credit score at Electrify America:
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Initially, Acura ZDX will probably be obtainable with the CCS1 charging inlet, however in 2025 it will likely be geared up with a NACS charging port and natively suitable with the Tesla Supercharging community. An adapter from NACS to CCS1 will probably be obtainable to current CCS1-compatible automobiles by that point.
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