Electrifying Luxury: Reserve Your 2024 Acura ZDX Online for a Cutting-Edge Driving Experience

2024 Acura ZDX Type S

Acura unveils an electrifying future with reservations now open for the highly anticipated 2024 Acura ZDX performance SUV and the high-performance ZDX Type S. Clients can secure their spot for the all-electric models either online at www.acura.com/reservezdx or through Acura dealerships, with initial deliveries scheduled for early 2024. The reservation package includes an exclusive Acura Energy Key Card, unlocking benefits like discounts to Acura-sponsored events and special privileges.

In a groundbreaking move, Acura has transitioned all ZDX sales to an innovative omni-channel digital process, providing a seamless shopping experience accessible from the comfort of home or at any Acura dealership.

The 2024 ZDX A-Spec, featuring a single-motor (rear-wheel-drive) powertrain, is anticipated to start in the $60,000 range. For those seeking a more robust option, the ZDX Type S, equipped with a performance-tuned dual-motor AWD powertrain boasting an estimated 500 hp, is expected to start in the $70,000 range.

Exclusive to ZDX reservation holders, the Acura Energy Key Card offers privileged access to national Acura-sponsored events like the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and the 2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, providing VIP access to Acura Owner spaces and special programming. The key card also unlocks discounts with Acura’s esteemed entertainment and audio partners, including Topgolf and Bang & Olufsen.

ZDX sets a new standard with top-notch home and public charging solutions. Clients can choose from three available charging packages, included with their vehicle purchase, along with access to North America’s largest charging networks.

Step into the future of luxury driving with the 2024 Acura ZDX. Reserve your spot today for an electrifying journey ahead.

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Acura Puts You in the Driver’s Seat: Unveiling a Streamlined Pre-Owned Leasing Calculator for CPO Vehicles

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Acura Launches User-Friendly Pre-Owned Leasing Calculator on AcuraCertified.com, Expanding Options for Premium Used Car Shoppers

Acura is revolutionizing the pre-owned car market with its Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) leasing program, providing a new avenue for discerning buyers to access premium vehicles with flexible terms. The brand introduces an easy-to-use pre-owned vehicle leasing calculator on AcuraCertified.com, simplifying the online shopping experience for potential customers.

Acura’s CPO leasing initiative offers clients the flexibility to adjust down payments, thereby lowering monthly payments. This allows customers to upgrade to larger or more feature-rich Acura models while navigating the rising prices of new cars. The leasing program covers current model year Acura CPO vehicles or those from 2018 to 2023, providing a range of options. At the end of the lease term, customers can choose to purchase the vehicle or return it to an Acura dealer.

Dan Rodriguez, Senior Manager of Auto Remarketing at American Honda, notes, “Acura’s new Certified Pre-Owned leasing program is perfect for buyers looking for ways to drive a premium performance vehicle without paying a premium price. Higher new-vehicle prices make leasing an Acura certified used vehicle an even more critical gateway for first-time premium buyers.”

This initiative builds upon Acura’s commitment to its certified pre-owned program, following the recent introduction of Acura Precision Used. This extension now includes used vehicles aged 6 to 10 years in the Acura CPO family, making Acura the first luxury brand to offer certified used vehicles for up to 10 years old. Acura’s CPO sales have experienced remarkable growth in 2023, with a 33% increase, outpacing key competitors.

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Acura Integra Type S Clinches Car and Driver’s 10 Best Cars Award, Adding to Its Storied Achievements

Acura Integra Type S

Top Honors for Acura Integra Type S: Secures Coveted Car and Driver 10 Best Cars Award, Bolstering its Impressive Array of Accolades

Acura’s powerhouse, the award-winning Integra Type S, continues its reign as a leader in the automotive world, clinching the prestigious 2024 Car and Driver 10Best Cars award. This latest accolade joins the Integra’s already illustrious collection of honors, including the esteemed 2023 North American Car of the Year™.

Recognized for its class-leading power, dynamic performance, and a blend of premium features and refinement, the Acura Integra Type S stands as the epitome of automotive excellence. Emile Korkor, Assistant Vice President of Acura National Sales, expressed pride in the Integra’s success, stating, “The Integra continues to resonate in the market, capturing nearly 40% of buyers in its class and bringing in the next generation of customers to the Acura brand.”

The Car and Driver 10Best List, a benchmark of excellence for over 40 years, requires vehicles to be all-new, winners of the 2023 10Best competition, newly available for 2024, or significantly updated. With stringent criteria, the Integra Type S emerged victorious, boasting 320 horsepower and the distinction of offering the only manual transmission in its class.

Since its reintroduction in the 2023 model year, the next-gen Integra has dominated the premium sport compact segment, becoming the best-selling model and capturing nearly 40% of class sales. With over 2,000 units sold for 14 consecutive months, the high-performance Integra Type S has contributed significantly to this success.

Built exclusively at the Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio, alongside other Acura models, the 2024 Integra Type S is a testament to precision engineering and American manufacturing. The Acura lineup, consisting of sport sedans (Integra and TLX) and sport-utility vehicles (RDX, MDX, and all-electric ZDX), embodies the brand’s commitment to delivering expressive styling and high performance.

In summary, the Acura Integra Type S’s latest triumph in securing the Car and Driver 10Best Cars award reinforces its position as a true icon in the automotive world, embodying the spirit of Acura Precision Crafted Performance.

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2018 Acura MDX Brings Updated Tech and Sporty Colors; A Perennial Best-Seller Gets Even Stronger

2018 Acura MDX Brings Updated Tech and Sporty Colors; A Perennial Best-Seller Gets Even Stronger

2018 Acura MDX Brings Updated Tech and Sporty Colors; A Perennial Best-Seller Gets Even Stronger

The powerful and sophisticated 2018 Acura MDX luxury SUV begins arriving at Acura dealerships tomorrow with a faster, more capable and modern user interface, vivid new colors and a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)1 starting at $44,200, just $150 more than the outgoing model. The Acura MDX is the best-selling three-row luxury SUV of all time3 and has been recognized by Edmunds.com as the “Most Wanted Luxury Midsize SUV” (2017) and as “Best Luxury Three-Row SUV for the Money” (2017) by U.S. News & World Report.

For 2018, the Acura MDX features a redesigned dual-screen user interface(ODMD 2.0) with more intuitive menus and command structures complemented by a new 7-inch capacitive touchscreen (previously resistive type) with a 30-percent faster response time. It includes support for Apple CarPlay™, which seamlessly integrates compatible iPhones in the car, allowing users to get directions optimized for traffic, make calls, send and receive messages, and listen to music. It also supports Android Auto™ compatibility – putting some of the most useful Android phone apps on the MDX’s display.

Two new eye-catching exterior colors expand the MDX color palette for 2018: Basque Red, available on base and Technology trims, and sporty San Marino Red on Advance trims.

2018 Acura MDX Brings Updated Tech and Sporty Colors; A Perennial Best-Seller Gets Even Stronger

Powertrain
The 2018 Acura MDX features a 3.5-liter direct-injected i-VTEC® 24-valve V6 engine rated at 290 peak horsepower (SAE net) and 267 lb.-ft. peak torque (SAE net) and is available in front-wheel drive or with Acura’s signature Super Handling-All Wheel Drive™ (SH-AWD®) system. The MDX with front-wheel drive and Idle Stop (included with Advance package) has an EPA fuel economy rating of 20 mpg city/27 highway/23 combined2, while the MDX with Super Handling-All Wheel Drive™ (SH-AWD®) and Idle Stop (included with Advance package) is EPA rated at 19 mpg city/26 highway/22 combined2.

The 2018 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid Super Handling-All Wheel Drive™ (SH-AWD®) model receives the same updates as the conventional MDX and will go on sale this winter. The MDX Sport Hybrid is the newest model in Acura’s lineup to utilize its revolutionary three-motor Sport Hybrid powertrain with electric torque vectoring, joining the NSX supercar and RLX Sport Hybrid as the third member of the Acura family to benefit from this proprietary technology.

Premium Features
The 2018 MDX offers a broad range of standard and available comfort and convenience features including an available Surround-View Camera System (a Multi-Angle Rearview Camera is standard), heated steering wheel, Smart Entry Keyless Access System and push-button start. The 2018 Acura MDX Technology and Advance packages add two 20-inch wheel and tire options, Bi-Directional Keyless Remote Engine Start, power folding side mirrors and HD Traffic.

In addition, the Advance grades include LED fog lights, genuine wood interior trim, a heated steering wheel and a Surround-View Camera System with six selectable viewing angles. Advance models can also be equipped with two second-row captain’s chairs and a center console with two additional USB ports for third-row passengers. An ultra-widescreen Rear Entertainment System is also available on models with the Advance Entertainment Package.

2018 Acura MDX Brings Updated Tech and Sporty Colors; A Perennial Best-Seller Gets Even Stronger

Standard Safety and Driver Assistive Technology
Similar to other Acura models, the 2018 Acura MDX offers the AcuraWatch™ suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies as standard equipment, which includes Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Lane Keeping Assist (LKAS), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with low-speed follow and Road Departure Mitigation (RDM). The 2018 Acura MDX earned a 5-Star NCAP overall vehicle score from the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and is expected to earn a TOP SAFETY PICK rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

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Acura Earns Two Class Victories and Sets Record at 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Acura Earns Two Class Victories and Sets Record at 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Acura Earns Two Class Victories and Sets Record at 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Acura entries were victorious at the 95th running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this past weekend. Making its first run to the 14,115-foot summit, the TLX GT, driven by long-time Acura race car driver Peter Cunningham, set a new Open Class record with a time of 9:33.797, finishing second overall and earning Cunningham “Rookie of the Year” honors for the annual event. The 2018 Acura TLX A-Spec, making its racing debut, won the top spot in the Exhibition Class with a time of 11:03.655, while the production-based NSX with GT3-inspired modifications earned a podium finish in 10:03.433, taking third place in the Time Attack 1 class.

“Just an incredible month of June was had by RealTime Racing in Colorado. Today’s result on the hill is the culmination of a ton of hard work by my team and the Honda Performance Development group,” said Cunningham. “The No. 42 Acura TLX GT achieved 100 percent reliability and great speed, including the time that mattered today on our one 12.42-mile run from the 9,390-foot start line to the 14,115-foot summit. “Congratulations to my Acura teammates Nick Robinson, securing the Exhibition Class title, and James Robinson, bringing home a podium in his Time Attack 1 NSX,” continued Cunningham. “A fantastic day for Acura at Pikes Peak!”

Acura Earns Two Class Victories and Sets Record at 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

“I couldn’t be happier with our finish today with the Time Attack 1 NSX,” said James Robinson. “Our time of 10:03 was very close to our goal to get a mass production NSX under 10 minutes. I think this speaks directly to the effectiveness of the Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive. In addition, we were able to get a third place in the Time Attack 1 class, and 7th fastest car overall.

“I’m very proud to say that we were able to give the brand-new 2018 Acura TLX A-Spec its first win here at Pikes Peak,” said Nick Robinson. “Combined with Peter’s win in the Open Class, I think we’ve really shown the Precision Crafted Performance of the TLX here at America’s Mountain!”

This is the sixth consecutive year that Acura has raced vehicles in the Pikes Peak event.

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