The 2025 Acura ZDX features a strong GM chassis and rides on the Ultium platform, but its interior is surprisingly staid for an Acura model.

On the outside, however, the Acura ZDX is arguably one of the most handsome Acura vehicles ever.

GM Bones Meets Acura Style

It’s not a secret that the 2025 Acura ZDX uses the GM Ultium platform, features an interior built with GM parts, and is even on the GM production line in Tennessee. The most GM part about the ZDX is how it provides a ton more features than its rivals, but its interior is pretty boring. Not far from the description of many Cadillac models.

The other thing about the ZDX is that its main rival is, in fact, the Cadillac Lyriq. The Lyriq offers a similar price tag, features, and EV specs, but oddly, its interior isn’t at all boring. The two models share the same platform and basically the same motor choices. It’s difficult not to compare the two for this reason.

Why choose the ZDX over the Lyriq? To sum up, the ZDX has more features for the money and delivers better handling than the Lyriq. Let’s take a closer look at what the ZDX has to offer compared to other similar electric vehicles.

Three Versions of the ZDX

The Acura ZDX starts at $65,850 for the base A-Spec trim. It makes 358 horsepower and is in a RWD layout. It’s rated for about 313 miles on a full charge, which is roughly the same as the Lyriq and Chevrolet Blazer EV. However, it’s stronger performance than anything from Hyundai, Kia, or Genesis. Other luxury models are a lot more expensive than the Acura.

The dual-motor A-Spec adds a front motor to deliver a total of 490 horsepower. The range for this one is right around 304 miles, slightly less than the Lyriq with a dual motor. However, the ZDX’s trump card comes in the form of the ZDX Type S.

The ZDX Type S makes up to 499 horsepower and an impressive 544 pound-feet of torque. The range dips sharply to about 278 miles, but that’s still better than many electric vehicles on the market, especially high-performance ones. For example, the Genesis GV60 Performance only gets 235 miles.

Driving the Acura ZDX

The interior of the ZDX, as mentioned above, is not very noteworthy, but the main reason to get the ZDX is performance. The A-Spec trim gets adaptive dampers and the Type S has a height-adjustable air suspension paired with Brembo brakes. The ZDX boasts an incredibly smooth ride in every trim.

If you’re after a ride that’s a little more sporty, you can set the ZDX to Sport mode for an automatically lowered suspension and firmer dampers. You can feel bumps more in this setting, but the ZDX hugs corners and injects nimble handling into your daily driver.

Ultimately, the Acura ZDX competes strongly against other electric vehicles on performance and range, but its uninspiring interior is somewhat of a distraction in an otherwise luxury package.