Do you remember the RSX name? It was used for a short time for a car that was sold in the United States from 2002 to 2006. In what has become a popular tradition, the brand is bringing back the RSX name to be a new compact electric SUV that will slot below the ZDX. The new RDX will feature a sloping coupe-like roofline and should be the first all-electric Acura model developed without the GM Ultium battery platform.

What will this mean for the Acura brand?

Acura is focused on the future, with EV models heading to market to follow the ZDX. This new electric crossover was revealed at the Monterey Car Week last year as the Acura Performance EV concept. It will become the first vehicle to use Honda’s new EV platform, which is expected to be the platform used for the Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV models. These electric Hondas were on display at the Consumer Electronics Show that opened the 2025 show year, giving us a look at the future of Honda’s EV plans.

Where will this Acura be built?

The new 2026 Acura RSX will be built at the new Honda EV Hub in Ohio. This Honda facility has been under conversion for several months as the brand changes its Marysville and East Liberty plants into locations where hybris and EVs can be built alongside the traditional gas-powered models. The new RSX will become the first EV built at this facility , and the Honda 0-series models will be introduced next. The new RSX is likely to begin production in early 2026, but we don’t have full details about the timing or the vehicle yet.

In the meantime

Breaking through into the electric vehicle market isn’t easy for any automaker, especially one that’s reliant upon other brands to help make its vehicles possible. As the old saying goes ,“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,” and that means we should talk about what Acura already offers. Currently, the only electric vehicle from this luxury brand is the ZDX. This useful five-passenger SUV is built using the GM Ultium battery platform. It shares much of the same underpinnings as the Cadillac Lyriq and Chevy Blazer EV, but it is finished at Acura to wear the brand’s personality and style.

Strangely American

You might expect everything that isn’t connected to the batteries to be from Acura in the ZDX, but that’s not the case. This SUV has some of the same switchgear as the GM model instead of using Acura-specific items. This doesn’t take anything away from the ZDX but might make those who notice this wonder why the brand didn’t use its own stuff.

The driving experience in the ZDX is much like the models from GM. Hopefully, when the 2026 Acura RSX appears, it will be a much different experience for drivers. Even the ZDX Type S isn’t as exciting as a performance model should be. That said, the power for this SUV is impressive ,giving you a range rom 358 to 599 horsepower and the choice of RWD or AWD.

The ZDX is quick

Something the new Acura EV will need to live up to is the performance of the current model. The ZDX Type S can rocket to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds, which is pretty impressive for an SUV with the added weight of electric batteries. The other models are a bit slower, with the RWD base model hitting the same speed in 5.5 seconds. That’s no slouch, but in the EV world, it might not be as quick as some people would like.

Range and charging speed

Another area where the 2026 Acura RSX will need to perform is the driving range and charging speed. The ZDX has a serious advantage when using the Ultium battery platform. This current SUV provides up to 313 miles of driving range in the RWD A-Spec trim and 304 miles in the AWD version. The Type S achieves 278 miles of driving range, which isn’t bad. This Acura SUV can also add 81 miles of range in only 10 minutes when using a DC fast charging port.

The new 2026 Acura RSX is on the way, but we don’t know much about it yet. It will be the first vehicle on the Honda EV platform, which means there is pressure on it to meet or beat the current EV standards set by other models.

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