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You can reserve Acura’s ZDX EV starting today
Acura has opened reservations for its first fully electric vehicle (EV). Starting today, you can order the Acura ZDX at around $60,000 for a baseline model with a single-motor (rear-wheel-drive) powertrain.
Acura's ZDX EV has an estimated 325 miles of range and starts at around $60,000
Honda has finally unveiled the Acura ZDX at Monterey Car Week. It claims the EV will have a range of up to 325 miles on a single charge for a starting price of around $60,000.
Acura teases its first electric vehicle, the ZDX
Acura's 2024 ZDX EV will debut on August 17th during the Monterey Car Week.
Acura ZDX EV gets Android Auto and built-in Google apps
Acura is preparing to launch its first fully electric vehicle, the 2024 ZDX, and just announced integration with a full suite of Google products, including Android Auto. These features will be available on all ZDK trims and bring tools like Google Assistant and Google Maps to the vehicle, offering a “personalized and more streamlined” experience.
Acura will sell its EVs exclusively online starting in 2024
Honda has big plans for the new year and electrification will be a huge part of that, the company's recently promoted Vice President of Sales, Mamadou Diallo, told reporters on Tuesday.
Acura shows off a Precision EV concept inspired by Italian power boats
The interior takes a cue from an F1 car's cockpit.
Shoddy coding has some Honda cars stuck in the year 2002
Some Honda cars owners have recently found themselves in something of a time loop.
Honda's first electric SUV will be called the Prologue
Honda has revealed that its first electric SUV is named the Prologue, and will arrive in early 2024 alongside an Acura model.
Honda will sell two electric SUVs in the US for the 2024 model year
Honda has revealed plans to sell two electric SUVs in the US for the 2024 model year, one of them under the Acura badge.
Honda claims it'll be the first to mass produce level 3 self-driving cars
Honda says it'll be the first brand to mass produce cars capable of level 3 self-driving.
The 2019 Acura NSX is a supercar built for everyday auto nerds
By law, I have to mention the 1990 Acura NSX before telling you about the 2019 NSX. It was a big deal -- supercars were supposed to be from Europe, not Japan. The NSX changed that with an outstanding vehicle that caught everyone's attention. People adored it, then Acura stopped it.
Acura guns for the sports luxury SUV market with the RDX
The Acura RDX (starting at $37,400) got a much-needed redesign and infusion of tech for the 2019 model. The SUV went from a boring box to an aggressive-looking, less-expensive competitor to the Audi Q5 and BMW X3. But is the transformation more than skin deep?
Acura skips the touchscreen for its infotainment system
It really started with smartphones. Once we started filling our pockets with touchscreens it was only a matter of time before our fingers replaced the touchpad, mouse and stylus on almost all devices. Eventually, our digits started interacting with the infotainment systems in our cars. It makes sense: It's easy to learn and navigate something you can poke and swipe. But is it actually the best way to navigate your car's display? Acura has an infotainment system built from the ground up and the one thing it doesn't have is a touchscreen, and that's totally fine.
The Acura RLX Sport Hybrid is an agile car with some outdated tech touches
Luxury cars need more than a smooth ride to appease drivers. When dropping $50,000 (or more) on a vehicle, people want something that glides but can also quicken the pulse. Audi, BMW, Mercedes and even Cadillac are delivering on all of those fronts. Now with the RLX Sport Hybrid (starting at $61,900), Acura is getting close too.
Acura puts its 'True Touchpad' Android UI in the 2019 RDX
In 2016 Acura showed off its "Precision Cockpit" concept that included a touchpad with 1:1 mapping to a central display. It's supposed to improve on both touchscreens, which can require an awkward reach from the driver to somewhere out of their line of sight, and existing remotes that try to copy a mouse-controlled UI. Now the company has announced that technology is coming to the 2019 RDX branded as a "True Touchpad." This Android-based car OS is the first use of a touchpad with absolute positioning in a car, making sure that wherever the driver taps on the pad corresponds to what is shown on the central 10.2-inch screen, which is mounted high up, in the driver's line of sight. Combined with a new natural language interface and an interactive heads-up display for the driver, it's supposed to be easier to use than any car software we've seen before.
Acura is livestreaming an augmented reality race on Facebook
Honda's luxury car brand Acura is set to livestream an augmented reality race featuring its 2018 TLX A-Spec sedan. The event will see four drivers hit a real track while wearing AR helmets that will create new virtual environments for each lap. Aside from spectating, viewers will also be able to interact with the racers on Facebook Live.
With its 2018 TLX, Acura learns the value of good software design
Acura just pulled back the curtains on a pair of premium sedans -- the 2018 TLX and its sportier A-Spec cousin -- and they feature a more sporty, aggressive look than the -models they replace. Fortunately for you road warriors, Acura did more than just give those bodies a makeover: The company redesigned its in-car interface in response to complaints about its complexity. If that seems like a silly thing to get worked up over, just remember that you're probably going to get stuck with your car's software and interface for at least a few years. It's about time car company's started making these infotainment systems less terrible.
Honda recalls another 772,000 vehicles with faulty airbags
While autoparts maker Takata, works out a criminal deal with the US Justice Department, the largest US auto recall ever is still getting bigger. According to the Associated Press, Honda Motor Company is recalling another 772,000 Honda and Acura vehicles with faulty airbags in the US.
Acura's Precision Cockpit fuses AI and Android in your auto
Digital dials are great and all, but why not turn things up a notch? That's exactly what Acura is doing with its Precision Cockpit, unveiled at the LA Auto Show today. More than just an in-car infotainment system, the concept includes cabin elements borrowed from the NSX (such as the seats and the steering wheel), which show us just how future Acura motors will look and feel inside, along with how we'll interact with them. Acura's calling it a "choreographed in-car experience" (of course) and it appears that experience includes some clever technology.
Acura built an electric NSX to tackle Pikes Peak
Acura's eagerly anticipated next-gen NSX is finally going into production for 2017, but the car will hit the road before then -- sort of. The company will race a highly modified version at the Pikes Peak hill climb event on June 26th. However, unlike the (mostly) gas-powered consumer model, The "EV Concept" race vehicle will be powered by four electric motors, one on each wheel. That means it looks roughly the same as a production NSX (other than the scoop and wing), but the custom EV drive train is completely different and built for racing.
