Acura RSX Prototype EV SUV Shows Off Its Slim Lights, Glowing Badge
For now, here’s the first official shadowy photo of the RSX Prototype’s front end.
Kristen LeeWriterManufacturerPhotographerAug 08, 2025
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Ahead of all the news and vehicle debuts from this year’s Monterey Car Week, here’s one to keep an eye on: the Acura RSX Prototype. We’ve been reporting on the return of the RSX as an electric SUV since January, and soon we’ll get to see the near-production version, as Acura’s past prototype cars have historically served as an approximate representation of the vehicles that make it to dealerships.
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Acura has teased the RSX Prototype, an upcoming electric SUV, with a shadowy photo. The RSX will be Acura’s first in-house designed EV, debuting next year. It features slim headlights, an illuminated emblem, and a new Asimo operating system, and will be produced at Honda’s new Ohio EV Hub.
A shadowy teaser of the prototype’s front end is all we have to work with for now, but we can immediately discern slim headlights, cool cutout shapes, the beaky Acura corporate fascia, and an illuminated emblem. It appears to be pretty low-slung, and is immediately recognizable as an Acura.
Once it reaches production and deliveries start in the latter half of next year, the RSX will represent the very first EV designed, developed, and produced in-house by Honda and Acura, as previewed by Honda’s 0 Series of EVs. Currently, the automaker offers the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX to EV buyers, but those vehicles are largely based on a platform sourced from General Motors.
Additionally, Acura will debut its all-new Asimo operating system for the new RSX, and the car will be the first of several Honda and Acura EVs to be built out of Honda’s new EV Hub manufacturing plant in Ohio. It’s also where the current Acura Integra is built.
Watch this space for your complete first look at the Acura RSX Prototype next week!
Kristen Lee
I got into cars the way most people do: my dad. Since I was little, it was always something we’d talk about and I think he was stoked to have his kid share his interest. He’d buy me the books, magazines, calendars, and diecast models—everything he could do to encourage a young enthusiast. Eventually, I went to school and got to the point where people start asking you what you want to do with your life. Seeing as cars are what I love and writing is what I enjoy doing, combining the two was the logical next step. This dream job is the only one I’ve ever wanted. Since then, I’ve worked at Road & Track, Jalopnik, Business Insider, The Drive, and now MotorTrend, and made appearances on Jay Leno’s Garage, Good Morning America, The Smoking Tire Podcast, Fusion’s Car vs. America, the Ask a Clean Person podcast, and MotorTrend’s Shift Talkers. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, cooking, and watching the Fast & Furious movies on repeat. Tokyo Drift is the best one.
