Revealed: 2010 Acura ZDX

Wow, it's a modern day Pontiac Aztec, only twice as expensive and less practical.

It isn't as ugly as an FX, I'll give it that. But man, is this CUV thing really the future of cars? I'll take a Suburban, thanks.

*vomits

RS - Perhaps from a purely artistic standpoint, but practically speaking, this thing's still ugly & I don't see this design aging very well. Swing & MISS!

what the hell is honda/accura doing?

Any time you inject the word "coupe" (this is a CUV-coupe afterall, like the BMW X6 and Infinity FX models) into the discussion, practicality suffers. No argument there.

I just don't see the purpose of driving a big heavy vehicle if it isn't practical or at least cool looking.

BTW...It still looks like it's wearing a fake moustache.

I've been battling a queasy stomach off and on all day today. Thanks for making me lose that battle for good Edmunds. That styling makes me pine for the days of the Pontiac Aztek.

I don't think the Aztek comparison is fair. The Aztek had some practicality to it. This thing doesn't.

Is there ANY rear headroom?

I think it looks sharp. I like the design a lot. Although it lacks the space of a conventional SUV, it still provides more utility than a common sedan. IMO A CUV is not going to replace a conventional SUV, but for family already owns a Suburban or for those who live in big cities, the car does make sense.

I don't see this design has anything similar to Aztek besides the hatchback.

i think the FX looks 10x better. the front of this thing is just fugly...

It looks like a TL mixed with a Prius. Next!

it's a winning combination of ugly & boring. Hard to pull off but Acura did it again.

I'm pretty sure this will still sell. The X6 has sold, and I am sure that this isn't a high-production car anyway. Honda has gone a little bit bonkers with their styling.

I'd take the FX line over this any day.

Hello my name is Pig McUgly and my resale value can be posted at the bottom of the nearest canal.

As a design this thing has EPIC FAIL written all over it.

Q5, X60 or FX any time over this thing. It looks like a Deceptecon in mid transformation !

The front end needs work.
Too plain.

in my opinion, pretty good work has been done by Acura. I think the styling in sharp though it's different. it's a like-it-or-not one..

That C-pillar is came out really unsuccesful. Between the awkward shut line, door handle, and blacked out trim ... it's just a mess. Kind of like the rest of the car, really.

If Acura is relying on this kind of styling to entice buyers, they're in trouble. This thing is ugly all day long.

Personally, I think in order to design a Coupe/Suv Cross, you have to make a great Coupe and Suv. The MDX is great, but Acura has No coupe. There was the CL, but that was axed 6years ago... And if Acura is looking to it for style to sale a "stylish" vehicle, then as Cjasis said, they're in trouble.

The reason the X6 isn't 100% bad is because the stylers could look at the 3 and 6 series coupes for design. Oh, and its sporty to drive and people buy BMW for sport.

I still think Acura should Axe this now and spend the money on New Styling, A Coupe, a Convertible, and Bades for real names. I don't mind the Alphanumeric names, but it seems ZDX was just pulled out of thin air. I mean, one can't even make an Acronym for ZDX and keep a serious face.

Hopefully Acura took the rear seats out because nothing other than kiddies or pets will be able to sit back there.

Come on, the FX scares small children and looks like it will eat your soul. This thing is just flat ugly. What weird headlights.

OMG.

Just when I thought Acura couldn't make it worse.

I only have this to say. Ugly as hell. The only good thing about it is the interior. I wonder what Jeremy Clarkson has to say about the ZDX?

POWER PLENUM!

Seriously though, yesterday I met somebody who actually preferred the current TL styling to the last gen....I had no idea how to respond to that.

Either way, styling is subjective, but take a step back and from the side, this thing looks like Honda put some junk in the trunk of an Accord Coupe and welded the front of a TL to it. Even the chrome trimmed window outline is nearly identical the the Accord Coupe's...

On a positive note, I actually like the current Honda/Acura interiors; They are comfortable, functional and well finished - very much befitting their respective market segments.

"I don't think the Aztek comparison is fair. The Aztek had some practicality to it. This thing doesn't.

Is there ANY rear headroom?"

i dont see the issue beng headroom, i see it more being visability from the driver and rear passengers.

nothing i love more than sitting in someones back seat and seeing a plastic wall with a window above me.

and even worse i cant see this thing doing well with visability. the govenment seems to want to impliment all these saftey nannies but they dont seem to think we need to be able to look around us when were driving.

Holy cow, Acura needs to rethink their front end styling! Ugly!!! I finally saw a new TL on the road the other day. Other than the fugly front end it was not as bad in person as it has looked in pictures. They made it work on the TSX, but went too far overboard on everything else.

its going to be expensive, small, inefficient and its not attractive. What is the point? I guess Acura wants a low volume vehicle to boost their image. That sloping rear hatch is over the top. What will you be able to store behind the rear seats?

I thought the TL was a giant design mistake at first....have to say that it has grown on me over time - to the point that I'm not sure it was a mistake. This one hits me the same way initially. The styling / design may grow on me but it doesn't have the TL's practicality to have it make more sense......and who's gonna sit/fit in that backseat??

"it's a winning combination of ugly & boring."

My thoughts exactly. Boring and ugly....a rare but offensive combination. I'll take just boring, or just ugly....but together? FAIL. Honda and BMW have lost their ropes and my respect.

Honda appears to have truly lost its way. Hyundai, here I come. . .

The only thing I don't like is that there is no rear wiper. Big mistake IMO.

As much as I hate most CUVs, I don't think this really looks that bad, WITH EXCEPTION to the upper rear door/C pillar,, WTH is going on there? The Acura corporate grille is also hideous.

This thing is ugly and I don't understand why anybody would want one because it also lacks practicality. I also think the X6 is ugly. Neither is as ugly as the Aztec, but that bar is extremely low.

I drive a 2006 TL and am totally turned off by the new Acura styling with the hawk beaks. I would have loved to have a 2006 style TL with a hatchback that looked like the sedan, but offered more function. But, I guess good looking hatchbacks don't sell and aren't "image" cars.

this isnt even half suv, this is more half coupe half tall sedan. like a hunchback on wheels

They really have to stop it with that.. "grille". Things be gettin' outta hand.

I don't think it looks bad, and it certainly looks better than the new FX. I'll have to see it in person before I can truly judge, however.

Other than "6 cylinders is more than 4 cylinders", why would anyone buy this over an RDX? The RDX has more room, will most likely cost less, and be just about as fast and handle very similarly. And they are both similarly style challenged.

(The RDX engine is underrated in terms of power--it will run rings around an MDX despite being only about 10% lighter. So the V6 vs. turbo 4 arguments don't go anywhere.)

Isn't this just a near carbon copy of Honda's Accord based CrossTour? In that it's also unattractive and highly impractical.

I guess it's because they realistically don't sell, but manufacturers shouldn't have given up on making wagons. A wagon version would be better looking and actually, I don't know, hold stuff?!? Check out the UK Accord wagon to see how nice that looks. What a shame the US will never see one.

And I'm going to stop calling these things crossovers and start using 93aero's descriptive - hunchbacks.

Ugly, derivative, impractical. Acura has totally lost itself. Surest way to tell they've lost themself is they are trying to define themself with that God awful plastic giant front grill.