Acura ZDX Crossover Spied

Acura first showed it's ZDX Concept at the New York International Auto Show only about 2 months ago. I've always seen the vehicle as a step forward for the brand in styling and design. Much better then the recent designs we've seen coming out from the company.

However, while Acura made it clear that it was just a thinly-veiled production preview, I commented that things could get ugly pretty fast in the transition between concept and production. From the spy shots at least, it seems like they are hewing as close as possible to the concept and that's a good thing.

You can't see much in the way of details but it's looking pretty close to the concept. The ZDX is part of a new strategy for increasing Acura's volume. Acura hasn't been doing as well as Honda wants it to, and they're working to take things up a notch. I believe they plan to go upmarket as well, possibly creating a V8 for the next-generation RL Sedan. 

If all goes to plan, the ZDX will be a very big selling product line for them, blurring segment lines to create something new. The ZDX will be their trump card of sorts.

We'll see how that works out for them. The only similar vehicles seem to be coming from BMW, with vehicles like the X6 (ZDX's primary competition) 5-Series GT and X1. While good looking as far as I can tell, will consumers really connect with the car and make it the hit that Acura needs? We'll find out soon enough as the ZDX makes it's way to dealers late this year. For more pictures, check out Leftlane News' gallery.