Review: The 2025 Acura ZDX Type S. More power. More tech. And more of the same.

It seems like only yesterday I reviewed the Acura ZDX A-Spec. Short version: it’s a GM EV in Acura clothing, and since it doesn’t have to align with GM’s larger software-defined vehicle strategy, it provides a superior user experience. Namely: the Acura gets an on/off button and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto compatibility. Now I’m in the sportiest version of this EV: the Acura ZDX Type S. It’s challenging to review on this one as it isn’t that different from the A-Spec. Everything I said about the ZDX A-Spec applies to the ZDX Type S, and differences between the two are mostly …

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2024 Acura ZDX A-Spec Review: Teamwork Makes the EV Dream Work

As the saying goes, what’s old is new again. Case in point: the new Acura ZDX A Spec. It’s not that the vehicle itself is old—it’s more that the way this vehicle came to market. 1996 was a year chock-full of optimism, with Americans everywhere doing the Macarena as they poured their life savings into the can’t-miss investment vehicle known as Beanie Babies. Cheap gas allowed sales of the newly defined SUV market to surge. Everyone, everywhere, was scrambling to get into one of these fancy-ish trucks, and perhaps more importantly, OEMs the world over were scrambling to get their …

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Acura Teases 2024 ZDX EV Ahead Of Monterey, ZDX Will Spearhead Acura’s EV Future

Acura revealed late last year that it would be joining the EV ranks and even confirmed that the axed ZDX nameplate will be given a second chance at life for the new EV. However, we haven’t heard much since, but the Japanese luxury brand is changing that with a new preview image of the ZDX, which sheds new light on some of the finer details.   Precision Styling Mixes With ZDX Production Reality The new teaser image reveals that the ZDX will take some of its cues from the Precision concept CUV. While the look here is toned down from …

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