Critical Knowledge:
Acura says the ZDX Prototype “blurs the distinction between coupe, sedan and sport utility vehicle”
Goal is to break new ground in terms of “provocative styling, contemporary luxury, and meticulous refinement”
Production version goes on sale in fall of 2009
3.5-liter V-6 engine with 6-speed Sequential SportShift automatic transmission
Standard Super Handling All-Wheel Drive system (SH-AWD)
New blind-spot information system
New multi-view rear camera
Available navigation system with voice recognition
Available AcuraLink traffic and weather reporting
Available Acura/ELS premium audio system
Available Bluetooth wireless communications
IntroductionEvidently deciding that BMW and Infiniti must know something it does not, Acura is moving fast to jump on the hopped-up, all-wheel-drive hatchback trend with the 2010 ZDX, which debuted at the 2009 New York Auto Show in prototype form. The production version of the 2010 Acura ZDX is scheduled to land on showroom floors this fall, set to battle the BMW X6 and Infiniti FX for a piece of the 17,208 sales these two models racked up in 2008.
“Hopped-up, all-wheel-drive hatchback” is our term. Acura refers to the ZDX as a “luxury performance coupe,” but when we think of luxury performance coupes an image of a BMW M3 materializes from the gray matter. Nevertheless, Acura’s goal with the ZDX is to “blur the distinction between coupe, sedan and sport utility vehicle” while breaking new ground for the company in terms of “provocative styling, contemporary luxury and meticulous refinement.”
Acura says the ZDX Prototype “blurs the distinction between coupe, sedan and sport utility vehicle”
Goal is to break new ground in terms of “provocative styling, contemporary luxury, and meticulous refinement”
Production version goes on sale in fall of 2009
3.5-liter V-6 engine with 6-speed Sequential SportShift automatic transmission
Standard Super Handling All-Wheel Drive system (SH-AWD)
New blind-spot information system
New multi-view rear camera
Available navigation system with voice recognition
Available AcuraLink traffic and weather reporting
Available Acura/ELS premium audio system
Available Bluetooth wireless communications
IntroductionEvidently deciding that BMW and Infiniti must know something it does not, Acura is moving fast to jump on the hopped-up, all-wheel-drive hatchback trend with the 2010 ZDX, which debuted at the 2009 New York Auto Show in prototype form. The production version of the 2010 Acura ZDX is scheduled to land on showroom floors this fall, set to battle the BMW X6 and Infiniti FX for a piece of the 17,208 sales these two models racked up in 2008.
“Hopped-up, all-wheel-drive hatchback” is our term. Acura refers to the ZDX as a “luxury performance coupe,” but when we think of luxury performance coupes an image of a BMW M3 materializes from the gray matter. Nevertheless, Acura’s goal with the ZDX is to “blur the distinction between coupe, sedan and sport utility vehicle” while breaking new ground for the company in terms of “provocative styling, contemporary luxury and meticulous refinement.”
