Starts at $64,500
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What's New for 2024?
The ZDX debuts this year as Acura's first all-electric vehicle. Like the lesser Honda Prologue, though, it's fundamentally a GM product, as both the ZDX and the Prologue are built on the same GM BEV3 platform as the Cadillac Lyriq and the Chevy Blazer EV.
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"We like what Acura did with the ZDX's styling, but this is fundamentally a GM product with a reskin by Acura, so don't expect much in the way of Honda-ness. More than five inches longer than the closely related Honda Prologue, the biggest knock against the ZDX is that it feels every bit as large as it is, even in the sporty Type S trim, which incidentally weighs more than 6,000 pounds. A driver's SUV this one is not. We like how the midgrade A-Spec RWD model delivers nearly 500 horsepower and more than 300 miles of range, but the ZDX is frankly outdone across the board by its more fashionable Cadillac Lyriq platform-mate, which incidentally costs less."—Ranked #4 out of 6 Midsize Luxury Electric SUVs
MotorDonkey's proprietary vehicle data identifies every significant version of each model so that you can compare and decide. Ordered by price from low to high, here are the versions of the 2024 Acura ZDX that you need to be aware of, along with our expert analysis and recommendations.
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The entry-level ZDX electric SUV earns an EPA range rating of 313 miles, which would put it toward the upper end of electric SUVs. Does the rest of the ZDX measure up? In short, Honda should have made its own EV if it wanted to lead the pack.
Offering all-wheel drive and nearly as much special sauce as the Type S variant, the ZDX AWD is the pick of this litter. It's only $4k more than the base single-motor ZDX, and it only gives up 9 miles of range.
The dual-motor ZDX Type S comes in hot with 499 horsepower on tap (they couldn't do 500? really?), but it also weighs a whopping three tons, which makes its 278 miles of range seem rather impressive, actually. The biggest struggle here is making the case for the Type S over the A-Spec AWD, which makes just 9 fewer horsepower and delivers 16 more miles of range for thousands less. If you're going to slap a Type S badge on it, you better make it clearly better than its siblings, right? We'd tip our cap if the ZDX Type S made 600 hp or thereabouts, but 499's not cutting it.
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