Acura ZDX: a Japanese take on the BMW X6
Honda has its own “Z car” now, as Acura have unveiled its X6 competitor at the New York International Auto Show and have decided to call it the Acura ZDX. This is a “prototype” of the production version which will go on sale beginning fall this year.
The ZDX is similiar in size to the X6, measuring 4887mm by 1994mm by 1570mm (LxWxH) compared to the X6’s 4877mm by 1983mm by 1690mm, however the X6 has a much longer wheelbase at 2933mm versus the ZDX’s 2748mm.
“From the very first sketch of the ZDX, I wanted to create an emotional vehicle that challenged conventional thinking of what a sports coupe should be. My goal was to create a strikingly beautiful exterior, and use that attraction to help draw you into the rich interior,” said ZDX exterior designer Michelle Christensen, which I feel in reality could have been something more like “My bosses told us to rip off the BMW X6.” It’s a four door but the rear door handles are hidden near the window to help create a more coupe-like profile, since coupes are supposed to be 2-doors after all!
The Acura ZDX will be powered by an unnamed V6 engine mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission, sending power to all four wheels via Honda’s Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD). The V6 will likely be a variation of the large 3.7 liter, not sure what has happened to the development of the inline-4 2.3L i-VTEC Turbo!
Look after the jump for a full gallery of the ZDX.
April 10, 2009 @ 11:00 pm
Looks strikingly similar from the rear view…
April 10, 2009 @ 11:12 pm
paul, isnt Acura is the luxury division of Honda, Nissan is Infinity?
April 10, 2009 @ 11:17 pm
i believe Lotus could use their APX design language to produce such SUV..
April 10, 2009 @ 11:24 pm
i think the ZDX not very good looking .. ugly to be honest
April 10, 2009 @ 11:30 pm
messy and cluttered design. not ‘Nissan’ at all.
April 10, 2009 @ 11:36 pm
[quote comment="228713"]messy and cluttered design. not ‘Nissan’ at all.[/quote]
this is Acura, a.k.a Honda. not nissan my friend.
seems like everyone is ripping off the x6 now huh. anywhere they can slot in a vehicle to a segment, they do it. pretty sure other car makers will follow suit.
April 10, 2009 @ 11:37 pm
What a big mix-up on my part!
April 10, 2009 @ 11:40 pm
[quote comment="228713"]messy and cluttered design. not ‘Nissan’ at all.[/quote]
huh???
April 11, 2009 @ 12:17 am
[quote comment="228716"][quote comment="228713"]messy and cluttered design. not ‘Nissan’ at all.[/quote]
this is Acura, a.k.a Honda. not nissan my friend.
seems like everyone is ripping off the x6 now huh. anywhere they can slot in a vehicle to a segment, they do it. pretty sure other car makers will follow suit.[/quote]
I know, Paul actually wrote ‘Nissan has its own “Z car” now’ before he realized his mistake and amended it to Honda.
April 11, 2009 @ 12:32 am
What’s the point in producing a coupe-SUV. If u want a big car to fetch adults and cargo, get a proper hatch-SUV. If u want a sport, stylish car, get a proper coupe or GT. If u want to bully others on the road, get a truck.
April 11, 2009 @ 12:42 am
[quote comment="228716"][quote comment="228713"]messy and cluttered design. not ‘Nissan’ at all.[/quote]
seems like everyone is ripping off the x6 now huh. anywhere they can slot in a vehicle to a segment, they do it. pretty sure other car makers will follow suit.[/quote]
True! And the X6 ripped of our nation’s pride… the Gen2 (people in this blog seem to say and believe). So does this means that Proton has the best designers in the world?
April 11, 2009 @ 12:55 am
Wow, even uglier than the X6…what’s with the grille?
April 11, 2009 @ 1:59 am
Wow… super cool… I don’t know Accura actually compete with BMW. I guess they made high quality cars.
April 11, 2009 @ 2:01 am
“From the very first sketch of the ZDX, I wanted to create an emotional vehicle that challenged conventional thinking of what a sports coupe should be. My goal was to create a strikingly beautiful exterior, and use that attraction to help draw you into the rich interior,”
The question is, what is so striking from the vehicle ah?
April 11, 2009 @ 2:02 am
[quote comment="228724"]What’s the point in producing a coupe-SUV. If u want a big car to fetch adults and cargo, get a proper hatch-SUV. If u want a sport, stylish car, get a proper coupe or GT. If u want to bully others on the road, get a truck.[/quote]
Totally agree with you, afterall the main purpose of having a vehicle is to fetch a person from point A to point B..
April 11, 2009 @ 2:45 am
everyone is gunning bmw these days…
April 11, 2009 @ 4:39 am
how come people think BMW created the SUV-Coupe thing, it was Ssangyong with its ugly ass actyon. Im not any Acura/BMW/Ssangyong fan anyways.
April 11, 2009 @ 7:51 am
eww the front looks like something that can poke u to death(i think my eyes are poked!)
April 11, 2009 @ 9:58 am
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery …apt to describe this Honda effort
April 11, 2009 @ 11:00 am
super ugly….
April 11, 2009 @ 11:38 am
I think the rear bum looks cool. Though the front looks a bit odd. Overall shape is fantastic.
For ppl who think vehicle only for getting pt A to B, please don’t blog here. Go get a Kancil & use it for the rest of your life!
Ppl pays mega bucks for Cayenne is not stupid. And all premium car makers also come out with coupe SUV are not stupid either!!
Next new trend is already here long ago- FAST – SPORTY – SAFETY – GO ANYWHERE – CARRY ANYTHING – ALL IN ONE!!
April 11, 2009 @ 1:49 pm
not nice at all
April 11, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
I think the production model will be a bit toned down. But actually it looks fine, aside from the futuristic front lamps
April 12, 2009 @ 8:55 am
more n more manufactures follow or ‘tiru’ Gen2 design.. BMW, and now honda
April 12, 2009 @ 11:47 am
Then there should be a gen2 crossover ==V
April 12, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
[quote comment="228709"]i believe Lotus could use their APX design language to produce such SUV..[/quote]
If proton want to produce Lotus APX/Proton MSX they shoul scrap of the perdana. They must choose only one exclusive car. If not, in my opinion they cant sale it and will not make profit on it.
just my 2 cents..
April 13, 2009 @ 8:26 am
BMW better
April 13, 2009 @ 9:04 am
Look meaner and nicer than Beamer. I wonder can proton rolled out their APX or a jacked up version of Gen-2 to be in AWD market.
April 13, 2009 @ 11:04 am
TATA Nano better
April 14, 2009 @ 12:19 am
Not to say it’s an underperforming vehicle, but from the spec it’s not going to outperform the X6. Honda’s achilles heel has been the auto tranny, good to hear that this one will have a 6-speed, hope it’s as good as (dare I say better than) a ZF unit.