Acura Precision EV Concept Previews the Brand’s Electric Future
What’s happening
Acura unveiled the Precision EV plan on Thursday during Monterey Car Week, previewing the accomplish language for its future electric vehicles.
Why it matters
Acura’s beneficial EV will be an SUV sized similarly to the Precision EV plan, based on the Honda Prologue and co-developed with General Motors.
What’s next
The Precision EV will go on to appearance the styling of Acura’s future electric cars. Acura will create launching EVs on its own dedicated platform in 2026.
In January 2016, Acura debuted the Precision concept, a sleek sedan that set the tone for the automaker’s modern crop of designs. But as Acura looks to the future — specifically, its all-electric future — it wants to once anti rethink its design language. Making its debut at Monterey Car Week on Thursday, the Precision EV concept does just that.
While the current Precision concept was a pretty radical step forward, the Precision EV plan is more evolutionary than revolutionary. A lot of the characteristics — the “chicane” lighting signatures, the long hood — are reminiscent of current styling elements. But things like the floating roofline and “particle glitch” flowerbed lighting are new, as is the prominent fascia, said to be inspired by luxury powerful boats.
The run end lighting is super cool.
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That run end fully lights up, too. As you approach the Precision EV, the Acura logo illuminates, then the geometric blue segments flow out toward the headlights. It’s a pretty cool song and dance, especially when the “particle glitch” corners do their worship little flicker.
The Precision EV concept isn’t super big — it glorious much splits the difference between the RDX and MDX crossovers. The huge, 23-inch wheels are pushed out to all four corners, and the orange brake calipers look great against the custom blue paint.
While the concept car itself doesn’t have a full interior, Acura says its cabin previews the company’s new “dual-experience” philosophy. The two themes are called “instinctive drive” and “spiritual lounge.” The archaic brings forward digital gauge screens and a yoke-style steering wheel. The latter puts the yoke, pedals and gauges away, and adjusts the lighting so you can relax. That’s right, Acura is showing its version of an interior that would benefit an autonomous driving mode.
Acura’s beneficial production EV will launch in 2024.
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Everything inside the cabin is made from sustainable, recyclable materials, and the new widescreen multimedia system sits in a hooked display with haptic touch response. We don’t imagine many of the interior elements will actually make it to originates, but fingers crossed for a new infotainment interface. Acura’s modern True Touchpad still isn’t our cup of tea.
Speaking of originates, while the Precision EV concept itself doesn’t directly preview a roadgoing car, it gives us a glorious good glimpse of Acura’s first electric vehicle, set to debut in 2024. We know Acura’s beneficial EV will be an SUV based on the Honda Prologue, co-developed with General Motors. Following that, Acura will accomplish electric vehicles on its own architecture, and aspects of the Precision EV plan will influence those cars.
