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Ultium-Based Acura ZDX Gets EPA Efficiency, Range Ratings

The EPA has released efficiency and range estimates for the Acura ZDX, the Japanese brand’s first all-electric model. The Acura ZDX is built on GM’s Ultium platform alongside the Ultium-based Cadillac Lyriq crossover, with both vehicles manufactured at the GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee. Interestingly, the Acura ZDX boasts efficiency and range estimates that are strikingly similar to those of the Cadillac Lyriq, which is unsurprising given the mechanical similarities.

Badging on the Acura ZDX.

According to the EPA, the 2024 Acura ZDX RWD achieves an efficiency rating of 90 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) with a 313-mile range, while the AWD version achieves 87 MPGe and a 304-mile range. The RWD variant returns 96 MPGe in the city and 83 MPGe on the highway, while the AWD variant returns 94 MPGe in the city and 80 MPGe on the highway. Both configurations have an estimated annual fuel cost of $850.

By comparison, the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq AWD gets a combined 89 MPGe with a 307-mile range, while the RWD variant offers 88 MPGe and a 314-mile range, also with an annual fuel cost of $850.

Notably, the RWD ZDX is slightly more efficient than its AWD counterpart, whereas the AWD Cadillac Lyriq is slightly more efficient than its RWD counterpart. Both vehicles feature GM Ultium battery technology and GM Ultium Drive motors.

Per Acura, the ZDX A-Spec trim features a single-motor RWD configuration delivering 340 horsepower, while the ZDX Type S cranks up the power to 500 horsepower, making it the most powerful Acura SUV ever offered. Highlights for the ZDX Type S include a high-performance, dual-motor AWD system, as well as adaptive air suspension and 15.6-inch Brembo brakes to keep the power under control.

Pricing for the 2024 Acura ZDX starts at $64,500.

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Jonathan is an automotive journalist based out of Southern California. He loves anything and everything on four wheels.

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  1. If you cannot beat them, copy them. Honda can offer lower prices because they did not invest billions on the Ultium technology nor the factory investment.

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    1. ? Lyriq starts at 57 for tech, 61-62 for lux/sport. ZDX starts at 64 per the article.

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    2. GM is most certainly billing Honda for this and amortizing some of it’s overhead costs with these vehicles.
      GM isn’t giving these away for free.

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