Honda relaunching Acura RDX as a next-gen two-motor hybrid
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Honda is pausing production of the current Acura RDX to develop a next-generation model featuring a two-motor hybrid system, marking the brand's first SUV with this technology. The new all-electric Acura RSX is still on schedule for release later this year.
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Honda announced that the next-generation Acura RDX will be the brand's first SUV to feature a two-motor hybrid system. While this next-gen platform is under development, Honda said it would suspend production of the current RDX, which launched in 2018 and has sold nearly 740,000 units in the US.
Honda confirmed that current RDX production will end this year, followed by a pause before the next-generation model arrives. Exactly when that will be, Honda wouldn't say. But in the meantime, Honda said that production of the new all-electric Acura RSX remains on track for the second half of this year, followed by the Honda Zero SUV.
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