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Acura Thinks Performance Will Set Its EVs Apart
Acura Thinks Performance Will Set Its EVs Apart-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:55

A camouflaged 2024 Acura ZDX Type S.

There are so many coming out pretty much all the time now, so it can be a bit hard to differentiate them among brands and price points. , though, has a solution. According to , the automaker wants to distinguish itself amongst its electric vehicle rivals by turning its sights to performance and driving dynamics.

To go along with the , , and performance variants, Acrua will also apparently be adding a Type S variant to its u. It’s set to launch sometime next year. There’s no word on what will set the Type S apart from the normal crossover just yet, as well as who will be doing the work to make it Type S-ish. After all, the ZDX is based on , along with its sibling, the .

“We still have a lot of [engineering] space when it comes to the agility and performance characteristic of Evs, so outside of streamline acceleration, dynamic performance will be another clear strength for Acura as we move in the future,”

Korkor added that a common complaint about EVs is that they all feel the same, but he believes Acuras will be different.

“The last thing you want is a numb feeling in a car,” he told the outlet. “You put the pedal to the metal and it goes great in a straight line, but what good is that in the street where you have speed limits?

The outlet reports that Honda Motor Co. plans to sell 800,000 EVs in North America by 2030 amongst its two brands. is supposed to sell half a million EVs, and Acura is set to see a further 300,000. However, those are just estimates. AutoNews says that Acura’s transition to EVs will be “more aggressive” than Honda’s. It expects 60 percent of Acrua’s sales volume to come from EVs in that time frame.

“You can do all kinds of things with battery power, like how much you draw from that battery to generate performance, or how you tweak the suspension system,” Korker said. “Those will be defining characteristics so you’re not in a sea of sameness.”

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