Honda made a number of bulletins Thursday concerning each its core band and its premium subsidiary, Acura, giving us a style of what to anticipate from each manufacturers in 2024. The most important information is that Acura will add a brand new small crossover to the lineup, slotted alongside the Integra sedan. We are able to additionally anticipate updates to the Honda Civic — most notably amongst them the introduction of a 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid mannequin for the brand new sedan and hatchback — and fewer important updates right here and there all through each lineups.
We all know little about this new child Acura crossover aside from what it is not, and that is a direct import of the CDX bought abroad. Scratch that notion out of your thoughts fully. Honda would not remark additional, however we suspect the small CUV’s elementary structure might be shared with the Honda HR-V, although we would not be stunned to see it profit from a powertrain improve. This isn’t to be confused with the Acura ZDX, which is the all-electric crossover because of arrive nearly any day now . The ZDX is bigger and shares its underpinnings not with something of Honda’s, however quite GM’s Ultium platform. Elsewhere at Acura, we will anticipate a radical inside and exterior replace of the MDX and “upgrades” to the RDX.
Over at Honda, the long-expected Civic Hybrid is now formally go. It should launch this 12 months as each a sedan and hatchback alongside a broader replace that can embrace new styling components (teased above) and inside upgrades; anticipate extra nearer to launch. Honda mentioned the Odyssey will obtain updates for the mannequin 12 months too, however didn’t elaborate on what to anticipate from the hassle. We anticipate extra on that later in 2024.
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