Thursday, September 10, 2009

Acura ZDX: Sports Coupe or Crossover?

Acura has appear that its fresh ZDX, which fabricated its admission as a ancestor at the Fresh York auto appearance in April, will access at dealerships this winter.
Acura is calling the ZDX a “four-door sports coupe,” alike admitting coupes are by analogue two-door vehicles. Be that as it may, the slope-backed Acura ZDX is a bit of a segment-bender, with a coupelike contour but four ancillary doors, a auto and basement for five. At one point it looked to be article different amid the Honda-Acura ancestors of vehicles, but afresh Honda appear the Crosstour, a agent advancing this abatement with a agnate profile.
The Acura ZDX will allotment absolutely a bit with the Acura MDX action account vehicle, including its belvedere and powertrain –- a 300-horsepower 3.7-liter V-6 agent akin to an all-new six-speed automated transmission. Standard accessories includes Acura’s absolute Super Handling All-Wheel Drive system.
When it was introduced, the Acura ZDX rustled up added than its allotment of publicity because it was abundantly advised by an abrupt adolescent woman, Michelle Christensen, appropriate out of architecture school.
“We’ve formed on about annihilation abroad for three years,” Ms. Christensen said at the time. “You accept to action for, and justify, every element.”
Acura said the assembly ZDX would be “staying accurate to the prototype,” which featured a across-the-board bottle roof, hidden rear-door handles and a hand-stitched covering interior. The Acura ZDX will be priced and positioned amid the Acura MDX and the Acura RL affluence sedan, Acura said. Pricing and added capacity accept not been announced.

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