- We simply bought our first glimpse of Honda’s subsequent EV for the U.S. market, the Acura RSX.
- The RSX will enter manufacturing at Honda’s Ohio EV plant in late 2025.
- It’ll debut Honda’s next-generation, in-house EV know-how and Asimo OS software program.
Honda’s been sluggish to the electrical car sport, however now it is getting critical. It’s launching a tech-heavy collaboration with Sony in 2026 after which a flagship sedan primarily based on the wild-looking 0 Collection Saloon prototype. However the first of Honda’s next-generation EVs goes into manufacturing on the finish of this 12 months, and we simply bought our first glimpse of it.
On Wednesday, Honda introduced the inaugural mannequin constructed on its upcoming, in-house EV platform might be known as the Acura RSX. We already knew this car would come from Honda’s premium model, and we additionally knew it might look vaguely just like the Acura Efficiency EV Idea revealed final summer season.
Now the mannequin has a reputation, which, by the best way, is a throwback to what Acura known as the fourth-generation Integra within the U.S. again within the 2000s. And now we will begin to collect what it’ll really appear to be from a teaser picture (pictured above) Honda shared depicting a camouflaged automobile.
The manufacturing RSX takes some broad cues from the idea, however loses its most exaggerated parts and features sensible options like aspect mirrors.
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The Acura Efficiency EV Idea.
The RSX is a coupe-style SUV with a fastback roofline and a profile that resembles the Tesla Mannequin Y and the Ford Mustang Mach-E. It sports activities a deep, angular crease within the driver-side door, which appears to be an air vent. The RSX has flush door handles, which possible come out when unlocked. The again of the automobile is outlined by a full-width gentle bar and an upturned rear hatch lid.
Curiously, the RSX’s cost port is situated by the entrance left fender. Different automakers have made an effort to relocate their ports to the again left—to imitate the best way Tesla does issues and to make utilizing Tesla Superchargers simpler on clients. (On Wednesday, Honda additionally introduced that Acura and Honda EV clients will acquire Supercharger entry through adapters this spring. It beforehand mentioned that its electrical automobiles launched beginning in 2025 could be outfitted with the Tesla-style North American Charging Normal port.)
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The Acura Efficiency EV Idea.
That one picture uptop is all we’re getting as we speak. So we’ll have to attend to get a greater sense of what the RSX appears like from different angles. Acura additionally didn’t share particulars about value, vary, charging occasions, battery dimension or different specs. Nonetheless, a Honda spokesperson mentioned the RSX might be smaller than the ZDX, Acura’s sole EV in the meanwhile.
Right this moment, Honda sells two EVs in America: the Acura ZDX and the Honda Prologue. Each are Normal Motors EVs beneath, utilizing that automaker’s “Ultium” battery platform. The RSX will mark the beginning of Honda’s next-generation EVs, automobiles with platforms developed fully in-house. The RSX can even debut Honda’s new car working system, Asimo OS, which is able to run features just like the infotainment and automatic driving options whereas making automobiles deeply updatable over time.
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The Acura Efficiency EV Idea.
If the slightly stunning success of the Prologue is any indication, Individuals are hungry for EVs from the Japanese manufacturers they know and belief. So having a full EV lineup will possible serve Honda properly.
The Acura RSX will hit the market in early 2026, shortly after manufacturing begins on the Honda EV Hub in Ohio, a spokesperson informed reporters on Tuesday.
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