American Honda is stepping into the all-electric segment, and Honda’s premium brand, Acura, is leading the charge with the upcoming Acura ZDX crossover. Set to launch in 2024, the new Acura ZDX will utilize GM Ultium battery technology for propulsion.
In terms of design, the Acura ZDX will be the first production model inspired by the Acura Precision EV Concept recently introduced during Monterey Car Week. In turn, the Japanese automaker says that the Acura Precision EV Concept draws inspiration from “luxury Italian power boats,” with the Acura Design Studio in Los Angeles taking responsibility for the concept’s creation. Notably, the Acura ZDX name was taken from the brand’s past, specifically the luxury hatchback crossover produced between 2009 and 2013.
Looking ahead, Acura says it will bolster the new Acura ZDX offerings with the launch of a new performance-flavored variant dubbed the Acura ZDX Type S.
Under the skin, the Acura ZDX will utilize GM Ultium technology, including GM Ultium batteries. Acura is set to launch additional all-electric models in 2026 based on its own global e:Architecture. Acura also aims at achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, targeting 100-percent of North American sales as battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles by 2040.
Honda and GM formally announced the formation of a strategic alliance back in 2020, indicating a collaboration covering several North American segments, as well as the sharing of common vehicle platforms. What’s more, the strategic alliance will include the sharing of both electrified and internal combustion propulsion systems.
Honda is expected to released further GM Ultium-based products in the near future, with reports indicating that GM will build future Honda EV models at its Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico and the GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee. Honda will also offer connected services like GM OnStar.
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People who buy Honda-Acura for their legendary reliability may have second thoughts about this model.
The days of Honda/Acura products being reliable are long gone.
“Legendary reliability” like their Earth Dreams engines with excessive oil dilution and premature wear? Their exploding airbags that killed 16 people? The Civic engine blocks that crack and total the car? Or their latest recall, fuel tanks are falling off Ridgelines due to frame rust, so you get to sell the car back.
Besides a pre-DOD LS based engines what is legendary at gm?
Are you serious?
Sam and Kris: Amen!! It gets so tiring listening (or reading) things like Budlar said above. I was with a GM and Honda dealership from 1988 to 1995 and again from 2007 to 2010. Honda was NEVER any better than Buick or GM in general when you looked at the overall picture. But I watched Honda continually go down hill over the years and I think 1988 was probably the best year for Honda while I was there. But Buick always outranked them.
Japan will always reign supreme over crappy gm so cry more pig. By the way Liz lost prick.
Wow Issac, you are really something “special”. Not only are you 100% wrong on Japan being anything over GM, but I’m not even sure what the heck you are referring to when you say “cry more pig”. If you are referring to when I used to be a police officer, then you should be ashamed of yourself. But then anyone who talks to others like you are would have zero idea how to be civil.
Lastly, I’m no longer affiliated with the once proud Republican party, as they have become (under Trump) the lowest form of life. So although I feel any real Republican would have wanted Liz Chaney to win, I could care less as I truly hope the GOP takes a huge hit this fall. From your disgusting comment, I can only assume you are a typical Trump person. Grow up.
And if you’re a Cheney fan, Liz or Dick then you sir have nothing to be proud of. I will agree with you about Japan and GM.
Larry: Not sure if your comment was for me, but if yes I can say that I’m not a huge Cheney fan. I didn’t like her dad when he was VP and I often found things Liz would say to be kind of offensive. However, I was speaking as if I were still a hard-core Republican. I’m not any more, but if I were I would think that person would back her.
I’m not trying to make this political and (BTW) I didn’t bring up anything political. Issac did. But I could point out about 5 to 10 prominent Republican’s that I feel are really good. That’s it. The rest have sold out their (our) party and are now bowing to Trump. Very sad and disgusting at best. But enough about politics.
Honda’s reliability has fallen in recent years while GM’s has gotten stronger. I bet the Acura Ultium products will be great since they can build great selling sedans and hatchbacks while GM only builds trucks and impractical sports cars.
So, we’re just going to make EVERY SINGLE VEHICLE a Honda CRV clone AND an EV now? This industry is so boring.
VW or Alfa Romeo ? Chevrolet Acura ?
Said it before and will again. I truly feel this was a bad decision by GM to (once again) get into bed with Honda or any Japanese company. They will take and take and what will GM get back? I’ve seen it in the 12 very long years I worked at a store that had Honda and I see it now with Mazda, but to a lessor extent. If it’s not going to benefit Honda in some big way, they would never have done it.
GM should have told Honda to go pound sand and let them come up with their own EV platform, etc. Personally I don’t see any upside to this for GM.
You aren’t the ceo or a dictator your nothing more then a snake oil sales man so stop giving tips for how you would run a billion dollar company.
Oh, ok Issac. Guess I need to check with you to see if I can comment on an article? So who sounds like the dictator? Grow up.
All those newphew and nieces youngings….say they would never buy an American car…SURPRISE! And the good old thump on door closure will come with it! Go GM.
How does this article turn into Trump or the WH Buffoon … stupid, keep it automotive.
If gm wants to promote Honda as the best, it’s their f_cked up marketing choice …or gm is collecting Honda’s money while collecting hundreds of millions of tax credits from the WH at the same time to inflate their numbers for the shareholders.
The woke industries are known to sell their mothers to achieve a gain. Go woke and go broke… lol