- Acura’s second EV would be the RSX crossover
- It enters manufacturing in late 2025 on the Honda EV Hub plant in Ohio
- It can share a platform with Honda’s 0 Sequence EVs, which may also be in-built Ohio
Acura will revive its RSX nameplate later this yr for an electrical crossover, the automaker has confirmed.
The unique RSX, badged as a Honda Integra exterior the U.S., was a sporty coupe offered within the early 2000s. In an announcement launched on Jan. 15, Acura mentioned the fashionable car will keep true to the nameplate by providing a coupe-like profile and a fun-to-drive expertise behind the wheel.
2005 Acura RSX Kind-S
A teaser photograph of a camouflaged prototype, launched along with the assertion, reveals a high-riding car with 4 doorways, a liftback tailgate, and door handles flush with the physique. Acura mentioned the styling was previewed by final yr’s Efficiency EV idea automotive.
Manufacturing will probably be dealt with on the Honda EV Hub plant in Marysville, Ohio, beginning in late 2025, that means we’ll possible see the brand new RSX arrive as a 2026 mannequin within the U.S. Prototype testing on public roads commences this week.
Acura Efficiency EV idea
Acura Efficiency EV idea
The car would be the first based mostly on a brand new EV platform developed in-house at Honda. This contrasts with Acura’s debut EV, the ZDX, which depends on Basic Motors for its platform and manufacturing web site.
The brand new platform, which can run Honda’s personal ASIMO OS software program, may also underpin Honda’s 0 SUV and 0 Saloon fashions, which had been previewed earlier this month on the 2025 CES occasion in Las Vegas. The brand new 0 Sequence fashions will begin manufacturing on the Marysville plant in 2026.
Honda 0 SUV prototype
Honda has mentioned it leveraged its Formulation 1 expertise—most not too long ago supplying energy items to the championship-winning Purple Bull Racing crew—to assist guarantee its platform stays skinny and light-weight. The automaker has hinted at a weight discount of round 220 kilos in comparison with its earlier EV platforms. This could bode effectively for efficiency autos based mostly on the platform, together with doubtlessly a brand new Acura NSX supercar.
Acura, on Jan. 15, additionally mentioned its new ADX compact crossover will begin gross sales this spring and will probably be joined later within the yr by an up to date Integra compact hatchback boasting exterior and inside tweaks.
