The Acura RSX Prototype is a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive performance SUV

All your coupe heroes are dead. This is the Acura RSX Prototype. As the name suggests, it’s merely a precursor, a dual-motor premonition of what to expect when a production car bearing this exact badge emerges from the factory floor in 2026. And as you can see, that badge won't be on the back of a brilliant-to-drive, handsome, US-spec coupe.

It's another SUV. A fast one, too. We have but a few design and powertrain details to digest, so, design first. Smart looking thing, if a little like a Lotus Eletre. Giant, squared-off jawline, too. Should be useful for clearing the snow come winter, if we ever see snow again.

Acura reckons the “dramatic fastback roofline” and “powerful proportions” are a good way of showing off Honda’s new bespoke, ‘next-gen’ EV platform, which this RSX will be spun off. So naturally, it needs massive rimz. This one gets 21in multi-spoke items, hiding ‘large’ Brembos, sitting in each corner of a ‘long’ wheelbase.

Interestingly, the rear lightbar is apparently a nod to the second-gen NSX supercar, because of course this one’s a performance SUV. Acura hasn’t mentioned power, only that it gets a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup, and “sport-tuned” double wishbone front suspension.

“RSX promises to deliver a fun to drive and engaging driving experience,” said Acura. It’ll also showcase “top-of-the-class” assistance tech. Nobody likes an apple-polisher, Acura.

It’ll sit at the top of Acura’s new tree when it does arrive. “Starting from this all-new RSX, we will redefine the Acura brand around timeless beauty and a high-tech feel that is essential for a performance and unique brand,” said Yasutake Tsuchida, Acura’s creative director and VP of R&D.