Acura ZDX prototype

When Acura ZDX was revealed the immediate reaction was that Honda take on the BMW X6 design. The design shares the same fastback four-door SUV/crossover profile and is to the Acura RDX what the BMW X6 is to the BMW X5; it shares the same platform and most of its interior with its more conventional sibling. The Acura is a smaller-class it can be compared with the BMW X3 more than with X5 and is less off-road and aggressive in terms of design identity. Beyond its coupe-like crossover design, the most striking aspect of the ZDX is the way its crisp, diving side crease lifts up over the rear wheel. This feature line then runs, slightly lazily, up around the trailing edge of the C-pillar and forwards along the cant rail. Another side feature line picks up just below the base of the A-pillar to wrap forwards under a near-horizontal upper surface, the headlamps and the grille…more here.