Honda's premium arm is set to launch a new battery-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) this year. The 2026 Acura RSX will be the first all-electric Acura that is not based on a General Motors product.

Acura is bringing back the RSX name, but not as a performance-oriented sport compact coupe. Instead, it's an all-electric crossover based on the Acura Performance EV Concept shown at Monterey last year.

Acura will add a second electric SUV to its lineup this year, this time designed in-house, and once again recycling a name from the brand's past.

Acura RSX electric SUV coupe prototype. Acura. In spring 2024, Acura launched its first battery electric model, a General Motors-built crossover that revived the ZDX nameplat

The first in-house EV for Acura in the U.S. adopts the RSX name. We knew Acura was working on its first homespun electric vehicle for the North American market, based on the Acura Performance EV Concept.

The new RSX will be the first car to be built on Honda’s all-new EV-specific platform. Sales of the Acura RSX are expected to commence in early 2026. Hot on the heels of the company’s retro-name revival that has already included the likes of the Integra and the Honda Prelude,