The Acura CDX is a

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produced by Acura, a luxury vehicle division of

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, for the Chinese market. The CDX was manufactured by

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. The car made its debut at the

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in April 2016. The CDX was produced at the Zengcheng Plant in

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, China and was available from July 2016 until April 2022, when Acura announced its departure from Chinese market. Upon release, the CDX was planned as a Chinese domestic model, as Acura announcing it has no plans to launch in North America. According to Jon Ikeda, group vice president of Acura USA, Acura had considered selling the CDX in the United States, though that ultimately never happened. In 2020, an A-Spec variant of the CDX was released, featuring more aggressive styling, blacked-out plastic trim, two-tone mirrors, and unique 18-inch wheels.

Powertrain

Power comes from a 1.5-liter DOHC VTEC Turbo "Earth Dreams" engine coupled to an 8-speed

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. It is available in front-wheel drive (FWD) and all-wheel drive (AWD) configurations.

Chassis

The CDX is based on the

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and uses a

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independent front suspension with a

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rigid axle rear suspension and is equipped with electronically adjustable adaptive damping that is similar to the Civic Type R.

Performance

GAC Acura CDX A-Spec For Guangzhou Auto Show 2020

The FWD Acura CDX can accelerate to in 8.6 seconds, and in 9.7 seconds for the AWD models. The top speed is electronically limited to .

References

External links

* {{Acura vehicles

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