Practically 25 years in the past, the Acura RSX debuted as a successor to the Integra, and it very a lot continued in that automobile’s vein—a fancier model of the Honda Civic. Now, the RSX is again as one thing utterly totally different, an electrical crossover with a fastback roof. Acura is debuting the brand new RSX Prototype throughout Monterey Automotive Week, and it previews a soon-arriving EV.
Not like the ZDX, which makes use of GM’s Ultium electric-car structure, the RSX is a homegrown effort. This would be the first manufacturing automobile on Honda’s new EV platform—which debuted with the Honda 0 Collection ideas—and Acura plans to construct it on the identical Marysville, Ohio, line because the gas-powered Integra. (Aspect word: Think about telling somebody 20 years in the past that the RSX and Integra would exist alongside one another, and that one could be an SUV.)
Acura calls this a “prototype,” however sometimes, Honda’s prototypes are very near the eventual manufacturing fashions. So, that is just about what the brand new RSX will seem like, although we’re undecided if the yellow paint might be an possibility.
Mechanically, the RSX could have dual-motor all-wheel drive, double wishbone entrance suspension, and Brembo-branded brakes. The prototype sits on 21-inch wheels, and Acura says the vast rear-end is impressed by the second-generation NSX.
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The RSX may also be the primary Honda product to run the automaker’s new infotainment system, ASIMO OS, named for its beloved humanoid robotic. Acura considers this a “software-defined” automobile, with an OS that learns consumer preferences, and a system that may deal with over-the-air software program updates.
The RSX may also get a Tesla-style North American Charging Customary (NACS) charging port, and it has vehicle-to-load capabilities, so you possibly can primarily use it as a generator of kinds.
Acura was fairly mum on particulars, although. We do not know what kind of efficiency the RSX could have, battery measurement, vary, or something, actually. We additionally do not know what it’ll value, however because it’s smaller than the ZDX, we’ve to imagine it’s going to be cheaper.
Fortunately, we should not have to attend lengthy, as is often the case with Honda ideas.
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