Honda Cars : Acura Announces Pricing and On-Sale Information for 2010 ZDX | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Provocative four-door sports coupe goes on-sale December 15
TORRANCE, Calif. - 11/20/2009
The all-new 2010 ZDX four-door sports coupe is set to go on-sale at Acura dealerships on December 15 with a manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP) starting at $45,495, plus a destination and handling charge* of $810, Acura announced today.

Designed, developed and manufactured in North America, the ZDX has already generated a tremendous amount of excitement since its world debut at the New York Auto Show in April, thanks to its stunning coupe-like styling combined with flexible utility, a commanding presence and outstanding performance.

"Acura dealers are seeing strong interest from customers for the ZDX well before its official on-sale date," said Jeff Conrad, vice president of Acura sales. "The ZDX is like nothing you have ever seen before from Acura."The ZDX will be available in three trim packages, the well-equipped ZDX; ZDX with Technology Package; and the ZDX with Advance Package. Highlights of standard features on the ZDX include the world's longest panoramic glass roof, concealed rear door handles, and a hand-stitched leather dash, center console and door panels. Powering every ZDX is a 3.7-liter VTEC® V-6 that generates 300 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque while achieving a class-leading EPA-rated city/highway fuel economy of 16/23 mpg**. Standard on every ZDX is Acura's exclusive Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™ (SH-AWD®) system that provides outstanding handling as well as excellent all-season capability.

The ZDX with Technology Package adds an Acura Navigation System with Voice Recognition™, AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic™ with Traffic Rerouting™, AcuraLink Real-Time Weather™ with radar image maps, a full VGA display screen and an innovative new multi-view rear camera.

Additionally, the Technology Package includes an upgraded Acura/ELS Surround® 415-watt Premium Audio System with a built-in 15-gigabyte hard disk drive (HDD) media storage system (that allows the ZDX owner to download and store up to 3,500 songs***), a GPS-linked, solar-sensing, dual-zone automatic climate control system and Keyless Access System (with Smart Entry and push button ignition).

In addition to the features found in the Technology Package, the Advance Package adds several premium technologies including a new blind spot information system (BSI), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Collision Mitigating Braking System™ (CMBS™), an Integrated Dynamic System (IDS) active damper system, heated and ventilated front seats with Perforated Milano Premium Leather seating surfaces, premium brushed tricot headliner material and a sport steering wheel.

Trim MSRP* EPA**
ZDX $45,495 16/23/19
ZDX with Technology Package $49,995 16/23/19
ZDX with Advance Package $56,045 16/23/19

for more information about Acura vehicles, please visit www.acura.com. For additional media information, please go to www.acuranews.com.
*MSRP excluding tax, license, registration, $810.00 destination charge and options. Dealer prices may vary.
**Based on 2010 EPA mileage estimates, reflecting new EPA fuel economy methods beginning with 2008 models. Use for comparison purposes only. Do not compare to models before 2008. Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle.
***Approximate capacity based on an average size of 4.2 MB per song at a 128kbps bitrate

Source;
http://www.hondanews.com/categories/793/releases/5324

Honda Cars : Honda goes into PR overdrive | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Jerry Chenkin, executive vice-president, Honda Canada

'We have not done a good enough job telling people that we manufacture 400,000 vehicles a year in Alliston'

Honda has had a great run in Canada for 40 years with steady growth and conservative management. But this year, facing collapsing sales in the industry downturn, Honda is becoming much more aggressive with both products and propaganda.

The company began selling motorcycles in Canada in 1969 and four years later started selling cars. In 1986, Honda became the first Japanese company to build cars here with the opening of the plant in Alliston, Ont. The following year, Acura was launched in Canada as the first Japanese luxury brand. A second assembly plant opened in 1998 and, 10 years later, Honda opened a third plant to build four-cylinder engines.

Over all, Honda has sold more than 3.2 million automobiles and trucks in Canada while building more than five million.

But with sales off about 20 per cent this year, production at one of the Alliston plants has been cut back to one shift. Plant One, which builds the Civic, is doing fine at full capacity producing 800 vehicles per day. Plant Two, however, which builds Acuras, is only cranking out 400 vehicles a day.

Canadian jobs depend on Honda making Acura much more successful - Acura has always lagged well behind Toyota's Lexus line. In September, Acura only sold 1,127 cars in Canada, a decrease of 45 per cent from September, 2008.

To get some traffic through the showrooms, the Acura ZDX - engineered in Ohio, styled in California and manufactured in Ontario - will arrive at the end of the year as a "four-door sports coupe." It has a muscular profile and an all-glass roof. It's very distinctive front grille was described by one dubious fellow as a cheese grater.

Laid-off auto workers are hoping that the new Acura ZDX crossover will be a hit because the Alliston plant will be the only plant producing them.

Jerry Chenkin is executive vice-president of Honda Canada.

Vaughan: What's the idea behind the built-only-in-Canada ZDX?

Chenkin: I think this vehicle was designed for two specific reasons.

The first one was to raise Acura's brand image and style to a new level.

And second, we have a lot of MDX customers who are now looking for the next vehicle to drive.

They are empty nesters who are looking for a vehicle that really supports their new lifestyle.

We're very confident we're going to be able to sell this vehicle to those people.

Okay, back to reason number one, which is raising Acura's brand image. You've certainly gone with a radical-looking design to try to do this.

I think it's a gorgeous-looking vehicle. It was designed to raise Acura's image to a new level.
So what's the hope for Acura? What would you like the brand to be? In the last 20 years it has muddled along but it's never had a big breakthrough.

Acura was designed to be a luxury brand.
We have aspired to be a tier one luxury brand with the other traditional luxury brands.
Yes, I know, but Acura's been perceived to be a gussied-up Honda Accord or a gussied-up Civic.
I think originally that may have been the case.

But today you're looking at a vehicle like the ZDX, which doesn't share any components or any styling with Honda at all.

Acura is now establishing its own brand image in the marketplace.

You're telling me this is a statement vehicle and it certainly is. But you're going to sell less than 10,000 of these things worldwide per year. I don't understand the economics of developing a new car for such low volumes even if it is a statement car.

Luxury vehicles should never be sold in large volume.

I think part of the appeal is the fact that only a few people can actually aspire to purchase one of these vehicles.

Honda has built five million cars in Canada, but you never talk about it. Toyota is always saying how Canadian they are because of all the cars they build here.
I think you're right.

We have not done a good enough job telling people that we manufacture 400,000 vehicles a year in Alliston and the fact that almost half of the vehicles Acura sells in Canada are actually built in Canada.

Honda to me always seems so secretive.

We will be doing more communicating in the future.

But we've always held the philosophy that it doesn't matter where your Honda or Acura is built, you're going to get the same quality.

But we're really proud of the fact that we're building these vehicles in Canada and employing almost 5,000 Canadians.

Source;
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/auto/honda-goes-into-pr-overdrive/article1324283/

Honda Cars : Canadian Driver First Drive: 2010 Acura ZDX | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Exterior styling is particularly appealing from the rear three-quarters, and the ZDX cuts a distinctive profile that is lower and sleeker than you might expect. The grille continues to be polarizing (Acura versus everyone else, I think), but this is the face of the brand, and represents what Acura calls “provocative design.”

A notable ZDX feature is the two-piece, full-length sunroof roof whose dark tinted glass contrasts appealingly with the body panels of lighter coloured models (silver, for example). The glass extends all the way back to the top of the licence plate, finishing with a glass insert that’s reminiscent of the long-retired Honda CRX. It works well aesthetically and helps with rear visibility.

The interior is finely tailored and roomy in the front, although because of the low roof, headroom may be an issue for some drivers when entering and exiting the ZDX.

The rear seating area has very limited headroom, and Acura executives admit that amenities for rear-seat passengers were not a priority in the vehicle’s design. Indeed no rear-seat entertainment system was mentioned, and there are no remote climate controls for rear seat occupants. Similarly, the rear sunroof screen can’t be operated independently of the front screen. The rear is tailored as nicely as the front, however, and looks very smart indeed.

Between the front seats, buttons for the audio and climate controls are located in the centre stack as you would expect, but uniquely they “black out” when turned off. This creates a smooth, modern look when these systems are not operating.

On the road, the quiet cabin of the ZDX is particularly evident. The vehicle’s sound-deadening insulation and active noise controls almost completely shut out external noise when underway, and this really creates a serene ride on smooth surfaces. But unexpectedly, a mild, mechanical sound from the engine and its ancillaries (compressor, alternator, etc.) does intrude into the cabin when idling. It’s not particularly noisy, but the sounds are there, and seem incongruous in the otherwise silent cabin.

The transmission operates in three modes: Sport, Drive and Sport/Manual. Sport mode provides a more aggressive driving experience as it holds gears longer while accelerating and cornering, which the ZDX does in a flat, controlled and comparatively nimble manner. In manual mode the transmission can be slow to change gears (taking maybe a second to go from third to fourth, for instance), but will skip a gear when the paddle shifter is operated twice in rapid succession. This enables the driver to go directly from fourth to second, for example.

We noticed some rather abrupt vertical motion on uneven pavement that recalls the ZDX’s SUV heritage. The magnetic ride option may alleviate this, but it’s not available in Canada. Rear visibility is limited, and the outside mirrors seem rather small. The seats are sporty, firm and snug, with pronounced side bolstering to keep you securely in place.

Some consumers may see the ZDX as an SUV without the practicality (cargo and passenger capacity), but this misses the point. The ZDX will suit an older and/or professional demographic who are looking for a flash vehicle that suggests opportunities rather than constraints. For such people, the ZDX actually has plenty of practicality and versatility. It offers an excellent all-weather, all-wheel drive system, SUV-like ground clearance and ride height, useful cargo area for two (especially with the rear seat folded flat), along with a sporty character and luxury appointments in a premium brand. And it’s different than what most people are driving.
I think it will find its market. I just wish manufacturers would stop calling this type of vehicle a coupe!

The Acura ZDX goes on sale in December, 2009. Likely competitors are the Infiniti FX, BMW X6, and maybe the Cadillac SRX.

Source;
http://www.canadiandriver.com/2009/10/13/first-drive-2010-acura-zdx.htm/2

Honda Cars : 2010 Acura ZDX hits right notes despite styling compromises | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

By James R. Healey, USA TODAY

NEW YORK — Automakers say they are hearing this message from some important (well-heeled) shoppers: Give us the SUV's high seating position with such a nice view and handy cargo space and the foul-weather and bad-road capability that comes with all-wheel drive and ample ground clearance. But change the look, either to the mainstream appeal of a tailored sedan or the excitement of a sports coupe.

Replies so far include Toyota's Venza in the mainstream category and BMW's X6 in the coupe genre.

Come December, Honda's Acura luxury brand joins the fray with the 2010 ZDX.
PHOTOS/AUDIO: Acura ZDX with Healey's comments

Penned three years ago by Michelle Christensen — then 25, fresh out of design school and newly hired by Honda — ZDX's style is distinguished by a tucked and tailored roof covered in black glass panels and by rear-wheel bulges that would be striking even if the roof's taper did not accentuate them. It's three-dimensional drama. ZDX looks far less exciting in photos than on the road.

It's all but unique for a rookie designer to have sketches embraced by a car company and rendered almost literally.

ZDX is an Acura MDX crossover SUV underneath, though that's hard to believe because of the differences in looks, interiors and personalities. Same wheelbase and track width, similar suspension but retuned for ZDX, same engine. Transmission, developed for the ZDX, is shared, too, beginning with the 2010 MDX.

Acura views ZDX as a niche product: 6,000 sales the first year, maybe 10,000 in a hot year. Only way to make money on so few is such hardware sharing.

A morning in city traffic here, then a rural romp on parkways and lanes to the north, plus 250 hot-shoe highway miles back home to Virginia and a few more miles through suburban duty in two preproduction ZDXs left a crisp impression:

If you are willing to accept the compromises that come with the coupe styling — and coupes are all about style — ZDX is one terrific piece of work.

Acura says ZDX is meant not as a family vehicle, though it seats four or five adults. It's more for a couple with no kids at home and craving something exciting to see and drive. Able when necessary to tote back-seaters in relative comfort, but the front-seaters get the emphasis.

Compromises (as you'd find in any coupe, which typically is a two-door car with sleek styling):
•Awkward rear entry. There are back doors, but the low roofline means you'll duck and tuck like a suspect going into the back seat of a squad car.
Once in, leg and knee room are far better than suggested by the 31 inches of rear leg space in the specifications. That's due mainly to sculpting of the backs of the front seats. The curving roof, though, skirts the skull closely.
•Poor rear visibility. Fat rear roof pillars and a horizontal crossbar partway down the tailgate's glass panel mean you'll need the rear-view camera and the blind-spot warning system.
•Imperfect cargo space. To carry four golf bags, for instance, you remove side panels from the cargo area and put them under the cargo floor.

On the other hand, ZDX is:
•Exotic. That roofline, especially seen from above. And covering the roof in black glass, attached to a metal frame, is daring. On a black ZDX, the monochrome look is delectable.
A skylight covers both front and rear seats and includes a sliding sunroof over the front. The dashboard, including challenging convex surfaces, is covered in premium leather (inspired by leathered walls at the St. Regis hotel in San Francisco).
•Erotic. Dangerously close to a Cialis ad, Acura says ZDX is for couples who might like a weekend getaway to, uh, reconnect. Goes pretty much anywhere they'd like, any time they wish, Acura says.
The wide rear fenders are supposed to suggest wide, sexy shoulders, the automaker says, illustrating with a photo of a woman's shoulders graced only by narrow straps.
•Exciting. The 3.7-liter V-6 romps quickly up the rev range, catches a shrieking second wind between 4,000 and 5,000 rpm and the new-for-ZDX six-speed automatic snaps up to the next gear so quickly your senses almost don't notice.

The high-end model, Advance, has an adjustable suspension. The driver chooses "sport" for feisty moves or "comfort" when the road's a beast. Each setting automatically adjusts within a range. The test car with that system was a dream. Comfort was smooth, not sloppy; sport was firm, not harsh.

The less-than-handy configuration imposed by the dramatic style could be a turnoff, but those who can make allowances might find ZDX irresistible.

About the 2010 Acura ZDX
•What? Sleek, four-door, five-passenger, crossover SUV aimed at coupe lovers who don't need family-style passenger room but want the stance, capabilities of an SUV. To be marketed as a car but classed by the government as a truck.
•When? Mid-December.
•Where? Built at Alliston, Ontario.
•How much? Not set yet, but between the $41,000 MDX and $47,000 RL.
•What's the hardware? Acura MDX SUV chassis, retuned; 3.7-liter V-6 rated 300 horsepower at 6,300 rpm, 270 pounds-feet of torque at 4,500 rpm; new six-speed automatic; standard SH-AWD (Acura-speak for its performance-oriented "super-handling all-wheel drive); driver-selectable suspension (optional).

Rear camera with selectable views (normal, fish-eye, straight down); side-curtain air bags with separate chambers that inflate near the roof in the event of a rollover.

•How big? Midsize SUV outside, compact car inside. ZDX is 192.4 inches long, 78.5 in. wide, 62.8 in. tall on a 108.3-in. wheelbase. Passenger space is 91.2 cubic feet. Cargo space, 26.2 cu. ft. behind rear seat, 55.8 cu. ft. when the seat's folded.
Tows 1,500 lbs., weighs 4,424 lbs. to 4,462 lbs., depending on model.

•How thirsty? Rated 16 miles per gallon in town, 22 mpg on the highway, 18 mpg in combined city/highway driving.

Trip computers in the preproduction test vehicles showed 18.8 mpg and 19.8 mpg in two legs of brisk driving on rural parkways, 22 mpg in high-speed interstate highway driving, 14.2 mpg in spirited suburban use.

Burns premium, holds 21.7 gallons.

•Overall: Entertaining, exciting if judged (as Acura intends) as an all-weather, all-road sports sedan rather than as a family-oriented SUV.

Source;
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/reviews/healey/2009-09-24-2010-acura-zdx_N.htm

Honda Cars : Autospies Photographer catches Acura ZDX in the 'Wild' | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

We showed you the first real shots in the world of the Acura ZDX, now Ace spy photographer Fred Khaz caught a working prototype of the upcoming BMW X6 wannabe in Irvine today, at the cars and coffee show.

Now that you've see it off the auto show turntable, has your opinion changed on this Acura in any way (Good OR BAD)?

Source;
http://www.autospies.com/news/SPY-SHOTS-Acura-Prances-Out-Working-ZDX-Today-In-SoCal-Has-Your-Opinion-Changed-47213/

Honda Cars : 2010 Acura ZDX - First Drive Review | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Acura goes a little, well, funny in the head. And we don’t mind.
The Acura ZDX is endearingly weird, the sort of vehicle you might expect Citroën to produce, were it still doing business in America and hoping to slake our countrymen’s thirst for an all-in-one crossover/sports coupe/sedan/SUV. What the ZDX is not, philosophically, is a Honda. “This isn’t the old Acura way of ‘Honda Plus,’” says Acura’s executive vice-president John Mendel, and indeed, this thing is seriously out of compliance with the Honda ethos. The ZDX trades efficiency and rationality for a big ol’ bag of interesting.

It’s a five-door fastback that seats two to three fewer occupants than the MDX and Honda Pilot SUVs on which it’s based. It tows as little as a Honda CR-V (1500 pounds). It has less cargo space than the subcompact Honda Fit. Acura wanted to create a sporty coupe, so naturally it, um, gave it heavy running gear and lifted its center of gravity?

Maybe we’ve had our defenses broken down by the begrudgingly excellent BMW X6, but the ZDX starts to make sense once you drive it, especially in its element, i.e., the winding coastal roads of northern California or the snowy passes of Tahoe. This is a vehicle for those well-tanned, Cialis-addled boomers you see frittering away their early retirements on winery tours, decorator consults, and elective surgeries. In other words, the kind of people a maitre d’ seats us far away from.

Specifications
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 5-door wagon
ESTIMATED BASE PRICE: $44,000
ENGINE TYPE: SOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection
Displacement: 224 cu in, 3664ccPower (SAE net): 300 bhp @ 6400 rpmTorque (SAE net): 270 lb-ft @ 4600 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting
DIMENSIONS:Wheelbase: 108.3 in Length: 192.4 in Width: 78.5 in Height: 62.8 in Curb weight: 4450–4500 lb
PERFORMANCE (C/D  EST): Zero to 60 mph: 6.7 sec Standing ¼-mile: 15.3 sec Top speed (governor limited): 130 mph
PROJECTED FUEL ECONOMY (MFR’S EST): EPA city/highway driving: 16/22 mpg

It’s a low-stress machine. Though it feeds an ample 300 horsepower from its 3.7-liter V-6 through Acura’s new six-speed automatic transmission and its torque-shuffling SH-AWD system, the ZDX’s dials are angled toward luxury rather than sport. True, it does have an optional sport mode (part of the Advance package), which livens up steering effort and damper response. But there remains a tendency for the ZDX to worry itself around corners, not providing the steering feedback and off-center torque buildup you get in the MDX. The brakes are easy to predict, though, and the vehicle stays composed through hard bends and over broken roads, thanks to the Advance pack’s magneto­rheological adaptive dampers.

The ZDX’s exterior is deeply alluring and reconciles, finally, Acura’s new “shogun warrior” styling theme. Its long panoramic glass roof terminates in a transom window set between the ZDX’s ultra-wide, sculpted hips. The interior, though difficult to access through the rear doors, is roomy and filled with high-quality touches—loop carpet, a strut-equipped cargo-bin lid, and leather that feels like it slid off a side of Wagyu beef.

Coming to market nicely loaded—a roughly $3500 Technology package adds nav, an eight-inch display screen (a camera with rearview-mirror-integrated display is standard), and ELS audio; the Advance pack offers all that, plus stuff such as blind-spot warning and adaptive cruise for about another $2000—the ZDX will start around $44,000, sitting, pricewise, between the MDX and the RL. It will offer 15,000 or so empty-nester MDX buyers a way to stay in the Acura brand without having to resort to driving a sedan. Because that would be far too rational.

Source (w/more pic's);
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/09q3/2010_acura_zdx-first_drive_review

Honda Cars : Priddy gets some more Acura ZDX Spyshots | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

This is straight from leftlanenews;
Once again our spy photographers caught up with an Acura ZDX test group and this time we managed to get a bit closer up. Looking very much like the New York Auto Show concept, Acura’s “four-door sports coupe” will be arriving later this year as a 2010 model.


The “four-door coupe” trend quickly spread throughout the luxury sedan segment following the launch of the Mercedes CLS, and it looks as though the ‘CUV coupe’ segment is the next frontier for luxury automakers.

Obviously some of the ZDX Concept’s — which first debuted at the New York Auto Show — details have been toned-down, but it looks like the production ZDX is, for the most part, staying true to the show car. That means a radically sloping roofline, giving the ZDX more or a car look than the BMW X6.

Up front we expect Acura’s signature grille, although the production car’s headlights will be toned down from the ones seen on the show car.

The latest spy shots prove that the ZDX’s interior will be very similar to the TL sedan. A navigation screen is mounted high atop the center stack, with plenty of hooding to protect it from outside light. The center stack appears to have the same overall layout as the TL, although it is a bit more sculpted. Acura’s quad gauge pack is clearly visible on the ZDX prototype.

“The ZDX prototype is unlike anything you have ever seen before from Acura,” said Jeff Conrad, vice president, Acura sales. “The prototype showcases a new level of luxury, style and refinement for Acura and speaks volumes towards our commitment to advancing the brand.”

Built on the same platform as the Acura MDX, the vehicle is being developed by engineers at Honda’s assembly plant in Alliston, Ontario. Acura has yet to comment on the ZDX’s drivetrain, but it is widely believed crossover will feature an all-aluminum VTEC V6 hooked to Acura’s Super Handling All-Wheel Drive.

The 2010 Acura ZDX is expected to begin production this fall, arriving in dealerships during the latter half of 2009.


Orig. Source;
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=837709

Via;
http://www.leftlanenews.com/acura-zdx.html

Honda Cars : 2010 Acura ZDX Spied! | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

You'll notice that the prototype below was a sharp indication of what the car was going to look like.
Looking very much like the New York Auto Show concept, our spy photographers just spotted the first pre-production prototype of Acura’s “four-door sports coupe” on local roads. Obviously some concept details have been toned-down, but it looks like the ZDX is – for the most part – staying true to the show car.

The “four-door coupe” trend quickly spread throughout the luxury sedan segment following the launch of the Mercedes CLS, and it looks as though the ‘CUV coupe’ segment is the next frontier for luxury automakers.

“The ZDX prototype is unlike anything you have ever seen before from Acura,” said Jeff Conrad, vice president, Acura sales. “The prototype showcases a new level of luxury, style and refinement for Acura and speaks volumes towards our commitment to advancing the brand.”
Built on the same platform as the Acura MDX, the vehicle is being developed by engineers at Honda’s assembly plant in Alliston, Ontario. Acura has yet to comment on the ZDX’s drivetrain, but it is widely believed crossover will feature an all-aluminum VTEC V6 hooked to Acura’s Super Handling All-Wheel Drive.

The 2010 Acura ZDX is expected to begin production this fall, arriving in dealerships during the latter half of 2009.

Source;

http://www.leftlanenews.com/acura-zdx.html

Honda Cars : VTEC.net: More Pic's of the Acura ZDX | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

For even more pic's follow the source link;
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=826582

Honda Cars : Acura ZDX Caught in Full View | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The espionage "artists" at AutoSpies weaseled their way onto the New York Auto Show floor before the official press days kick off and snapped a singular shot of the Acura ZDX crossover ahead of its official unveiling tomorrow morning. Acura's X6-fighter looks slightly less menacing than the teasers suggested, and the silver hue does an admirable job of integrating Acura's new corporate grille into the jacked-up hatch's shape. All the official details – including production dates and drivetrains – will be revealed tomorrow at 11 AM EST, but expect the basic shape to carry over when the ZDX goes on sale this fall.

Source;
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/07/acura-zdx-concept-caught-uncloaked-ahead-of-new-york-debut/

NEW YORK AUTO SHOW: Will Acura Announce A Hybrid Version Of The ZDX?
Although we've already spoiled Acura's ZDX surprise with the first real photos of the vehicle, one day before the official introduction, sources tell us another surprise could be coming.

Rumors keep circulating that they will announce a hybrid version at the show.

Should they?

Is it important?

Keep checking back often as we will be adding photos often to the 2009 New York Auto Show Photo Gallery of the next few days

Source;
http://www.autospies.com/news/NEW-YORK-AUTO-SHOW-Will-Acura-Announce-A-Hybrid-Version-Of-The-ZDX-42799/

Honda Cars : X6-like Acura ZDX “coupe” set for NYIAS debut | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Acura has given a name to its new 4-door “coupe” SUV which will rival the BMW X6 Sport Activity Coupe. A prototype version of the new Acura ZDX will be unveiled at the 2009 NYIAS on the 8th of April 2009, just over a week from now. Under the hood will be a 300 horsepower 3.7 liter V6 engine with 373Nm of torque which should be pit against the X6 xDrive35i, but no rival for the xDrive50i version in sight for now. Power for the ZDX will go to all four wheels via Honda’s SH-AWD system. So there’s no new Acura/Honda NSX, but instead they give us something like this.

Source;http://paultan.org/archives/2009/04/01/x6-like-acura-zdx-coupe-set-for-nyias-debut/

Honda Cars : Acura ZDX Crossover coming to dealerships this fall | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Acura announced today that its new four-door sport coupe crossover concept will wear the ‘ZDX’ badge (previously reported to be badge MSX) when it is unveiled at the New York Auto Show next week. Acura said that its ZDX will feature “striking coupe-like styling with the added benefit of a commanding presence and flexible utility to define a new luxury category.”

“The prototype showcases a new level of luxury, style and refinement for Acura and speaks volumes towards our commitment to advancing the brand,” said Jeff Conrad, vice president, Acura sales.

Acura confirmed that the production version of the ZDX will arrive at dealerships later this fall.

Source;
http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/03/30/acura-zdx-crossover-coming-to-dealerships-this-fall/