--- title: "The Acura ZDX Is Coming Back as an Electric SUV With a Type S Variant" date: "2022-08-18" modified: "2022-08-18" authors: - name: "Andrew P. Collins" job_title: "Executive Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/andrew-p-collins" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-acura-zdx-is-coming-back-as-an-electric-suv-with-a-type-s-variant" categories: - "Acura News" - "Car Tech" - "Electric Vehicles" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "acura" - "Electric Vehicle" - "luxury" - "suv/crossover" --- # The Acura ZDX Is Coming Back as an Electric SUV With a Type S Variant ![]() *\Acura\* The [electric SUV]() that Acura's co-developing with General Motors will revive a name from the recent past that you may have forgotten: "ZDX." The Acura ZDX is scheduled to drop in 2024, with [GM's Ultium battery platform]() underneath and styling elements from the [Precision EV]() on top. In a press release, Acura states: "The **Z**DX will be Acura’s first **zero**-emissions SUV and the name pays homage to a previous Acura model of the same name, which was the first vehicle styled from the ground up in the Acura Design Studio which opened in Los Angeles in 2007." I left the automaker's bold-type on "Z" and "zero" there; that gives you some context as to why that name was chosen. As for the original car's design—we'll come back to that. The letter you might find most interesting in the new car's name is S, because a [Type S performance trim]() of the new electric vehicle has already been promised, which is huge. Seeing that Acura's committing to come out of the gate on electric cars with performance in mind is stoking my optimism as an enthusiast. I've been really impressed with the driving dynamics of many sport-oriented Acuras in my driving career and I'm excited to see the company's looking to maintain that identity as it moves into electric cars. While a model year has not been specified, the official word from Acura is that the ZDX is "coming to market in 2024" and that it will "launch with a ZDX Type S variant." Based on that wording, I might expect to see these vehicles late in the calendar year of 2024, possibly as 2025 model-year cars. The ZDX will be Acura's first production EV, but not it's last. The company plans to launch additional models starting in 2026 based on its own platform it's calling its global e:Architecture. Acura's yet to release specifics on what we might expect for range or speed. There are no visual teasers yet, either, beyond stating that the ZDX will incorporate some styling elements of the new Precision EV concept. The automaker *did* release this logo graphic, however. ![2024 Acura ZDX Type S logo.]() **Acura** Now those of you who remember the original Acura ZDX might be thinking something like, "Oh, yeah, wasn't that the luxury Accord Crosstour?" Both those cars were out around the same time and did indeed share some aesthetic vibes, but they were not really mechanically related. In fact, if you look at both of them closely, they don't even look that similar. While the Crosstour had the soft curves of a sea creature, the ZDX looked more like a weapon from an early Marvel movie. Back in 2009, *[Car and Driver]()* interviewed the original ZDX lead exterior designer Damon Schell who described the car like this: "We’ve always thought of it as a four-door luxury sports coupe, very personal, very dynamic, with a lot of energy. Even though it’s on an SUV platform, we feel that can give a coupe a ton of capability and put us in a unique location where nobody else is." Based on the look of the [Precision EV concept]() and what [Acura's been drawing up for motorsports](), I think we're going to see a lot more long, curved creases in the new ZDX versus the old car's sharp edges. I just hope it ditches the concept's yoke for a regular steering wheel. *Got a tip? Email tips@thedrive.com* ## Author As Executive Editor, Andrew touches everything on the site from daily news coverage to feature stories, sponsored content, product reviews, road testing vehicles, ecommerce, and more. He's held pretty much every role there is to have at an automotive news site and has been with The Drive's publisher Recurrent since 2020. Andrew's a lifetime gearhead and longtime writer with a particularly strong penchant for road trips, off-road adventures, and archaic vehicles. His passions outside of the automotive world include skiing, obsolete video games, and his dog Bramble who occationally helps review cars. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()