Acura to release first electric vehicle engineered on Honda-developed platform

Acura announced that its next-generation electric vehicle (EV) will carry the "RSX" nameplate. Based on the Acura Performance EV Concept, the all-new Acura RSX will be the first model engineered on the new Honda-developed EV platform and mark the launch of the new proprietary ASIMO OS operating system introduced by Honda at CES 2025. Importantly, the all-electric premium SUV also will be the first EV produced at the Honda EV Hub in Ohio, which is scheduled for production later this year.

Development testing in real-world conditions for the all-electric RSX begins this week, with prototype models driving around in a unique camouflage wrap designed by the global Acura Design team.

"The RSX nameplate returns to the Acura brand in our next-generation RSX with its coupe-like silhouette, and it truly represents a forward-looking approach to fun-to-drive performance," says Mike Langel, assistant vice president, Acura National Sales. "Our second all-electric SUV will solidify our EV credentials even as its ICE stablemates, the all-new ADX, RDX, MDX, TLX and Integra continue to attract new buyers to the Acura brand."

Honda EV Hub
Establishing the Honda EV Hub in Ohio will create the flexibility to produce internal combustion, hybrid-electric, and battery electric vehicles on the same manufacturing line. Honda is utilizing the retooling of the Marysville Auto Plant, the East Liberty Auto Plant, and the Anna Engine Plant to reimagine its approach to vehicle production, focusing on human-friendly and environmentally responsible manufacturing layouts, processes, and materials that will also achieve the highest level of quality, efficiency, and value to customers.

"We began production of Acura vehicles in America 30 years ago, so we are excited to make the Acura RSX the first EV we build at the Honda EV Hub," says Mike Fischer, executive chief engineer and leader of the Honda North American BEV Project. "The establishment of the Honda EV Hub represents not only the start of EV production but the complete reimagining of our approach to manufacturing that will establish our global standard for EV production."

The Honda EV Hub is less than a year away from EV production in Ohio, and significant retooling efforts are already well underway, including the installation of the first of six 6,000-ton high-pressure die cast machines at the Anna Engine Plant for megacasting the cases for the Intelligent Power Unit (IPU), which houses the EV battery and serves as part of the vehicle platform. The IPU cases being developed are much larger than anything Honda has die cast before, with megacasting representing a new capability for Honda globally.