Which Acura ZDX to buy: A-Spec, A-Spec AWD, Type S AWD, or the 3.7 AT
If the question is which Acura ZDX to buy, the data split the answer in two: the first generation is one gasoline 3.7 AT (SUV Coupe, March 2009–August 2013), and the second generation is three electric five-door SUVs from January 2024 with no end date measured — A-Spec, A-Spec AWD, and Type S AWD.
If the question is which Acura ZDX to buy, the data split the answer in two: the first generation is one gasoline 3.7 AT (SUV Coupe, March 2009–August 2013), and the second generation is three electric five-door SUVs from January 2024 with no end date measured — A-Spec, A-Spec AWD, and Type S AWD. Among those four named versions, Type S AWD is the strongest on power and on kilograms per horsepower; A-Spec is the lightest second-generation car and the only rear-drive ZDX in the set; 3.7 AT is the only gasoline ZDX, the only six-speed automatic, and the only version with a measured 0–100 km/h time and fuel figures.
The first generation has 1 version. The second has 3. There is no restyling listed as a separate generation.
Acura ZDX generations compared: 3.7 AT versus the 2024 electrics
First generation (kluch 55 in the source set): March 2009 to August 2013, body SUV Coupe, one modification — 3.7 AT. Engine: Gasoline, 3664 cm³, 6 cylinders, V-shaped, 4 valves per cylinder, boost No, distributed injection (multi-point), fuel 95. Output: 300 hp (221 kW) at 6300 rpm, 366 Nm at 4500 rpm. Gearbox Automatic, 6 speeds, AWD. Kerb weight 2000 kg. Ground clearance 200 mm. Tank 79 l. 0–100 km/h 7.2 s. City 14.7 / highway 10.2 / mixed 12.4 (the units are those recorded with the consumption fields). Front suspension Independent, spring. Front brakes Ventilated disc. Rear suspension, rear brakes, top speed, gross weight, wheels, CO2, eco class, engine location, and compression ratio: not measured.
Second generation (kluch 8120): from January 2024, stop not measured, body SUV 5-doors, three modifications, all Electro fuel, Automatic 1-speed, ground clearance 178 mm on every trim, front and rear Independent, spring, front brakes Ventilated disc.
What generation two changed, in arithmetic on these numbers only:
- Power: A-Spec 345 hp is +45 hp versus 3.7 AT 300 hp (+15%). A-Spec AWD 459 hp is +159 hp (+53%). Type S AWD 507 hp is +207 hp (+69%).
- Torque: A-Spec 441 Nm is +75 Nm versus 366 Nm. A-Spec AWD 522 Nm is +156 Nm. Type S AWD 610 Nm is +244 Nm.
- Drive: first generation is AWD only. Second generation adds RWD on A-Spec and keeps AWD on A-Spec AWD and Type S AWD.
- Gearbox: 6 speeds on 3.7 AT, 1 speed on all three electrics.
- Weight: A-Spec 2459 kg is +459 kg versus 2000 kg. A-Spec AWD 2678 kg is +678 kg. Type S AWD 2745 kg is +745 kg.
- Ground clearance: 178 mm versus 200 mm, 22 mm lower on every 2024 version.
- Fuel tank: 79 l on 3.7 AT; not measured on the electrics (no gasoline tank in the data).
- Displacement, cylinders, layout, boost, injection, bore × stroke, rpm for peak power and torque: measured only on 3.7 AT. All three second-generation engines list those fields as not measured.
Buy generation one only if you need the Gasoline 3664 cm³ V-shaped 6, the 6-speed Automatic, AWD at 2000 kg, 200 mm clearance, and a published 7.2 s to 100 km/h. Buy generation two if you need Electro, a 1-speed Automatic, and a choice between RWD 345 hp and AWD up to 507 hp — accepting more kerb weight and 22 mm less clearance, with 0–100, consumption, tank, and top speed not measured.
Acura ZDX specs 2024: A-Spec vs A-Spec AWD vs Type S AWD
Exact names from the database — do not rename them.
A-Spec. Electro. 345 hp (253 kW); rpm for peak power not measured. 441 Nm; rpm for peak torque not measured. Displacement not measured. Cylinders not measured. Layout not measured. Boost not measured. Automatic, 1 speed, RWD. Kerb 2459 kg. Clearance 178 mm. Front Independent, spring. Rear Independent, spring. Front Ventilated disc. Rear Disc ventilated. 0–100 not measured. Top speed not measured. City / highway / mixed consumption not measured. Tank not measured. Gross weight not measured. Wheels not measured.
A-Spec AWD. Electro. 459 hp (337 kW); rpm not measured. 522 Nm; rpm not measured. Displacement, cylinders, layout, boost: not measured. Automatic, 1 speed, AWD. Kerb 2678 kg. Clearance 178 mm. Same Independent, spring front and rear as A-Spec. Front Ventilated disc. Rear Disc ventilated. 0–100, top speed, consumption, tank, gross weight, wheels: not measured.
Type S AWD. Electro. 507 hp (372 kW); rpm not measured. 610 Nm; rpm not measured. Displacement, cylinders, layout, boost: not measured. Automatic, 1 speed, AWD. Kerb 2745 kg. Clearance 178 mm. Independent, spring front and rear. Front Ventilated disc. Rear Disc (not listed as ventilated, unlike A-Spec and A-Spec AWD). 0–100, top speed, consumption, tank, gross weight, wheels: not measured.
What the extra output buys (arithmetic on the given numbers)
A-Spec AWD versus A-Spec
- Power: 459 − 345 = +114 hp (+33.0%).
- Kilowatts: 337 − 253 = +84 kW.
- Torque: 522 − 441 = +81 Nm (+18.4%).
- Weight: 2678 − 2459 = +219 kg (+8.9%).
- Drive: AWD instead of RWD.
- Clearance: 178 mm on both (difference 0).
- Gearbox: Automatic 1 on both.
- Extra kilograms per extra horsepower: 219 / 114 ≈ 1.92 kg per added hp.
Type S AWD versus A-Spec AWD
- Power: 507 − 459 = +48 hp (+10.5%).
- Kilowatts: 372 − 337 = +35 kW.
- Torque: 610 − 522 = +88 Nm (+16.9%).
- Weight: 2745 − 2678 = +67 kg (+2.5%).
- Drive: AWD on both.
- Extra kilograms per extra horsepower: 67 / 48 ≈ 1.40 kg per added hp — lighter penalty than the step from A-Spec to A-Spec AWD.
- Rear brakes: Disc on Type S AWD versus Disc ventilated on A-Spec AWD.
Type S AWD versus A-Spec
- Power: 507 − 345 = +162 hp (+47.0%).
- Kilowatts: 372 − 253 = +119 kW.
- Torque: 610 − 441 = +169 Nm (+38.3%).
- Weight: 2745 − 2459 = +286 kg (+11.6%).
- Drive: AWD versus RWD.
- Extra kilograms per extra horsepower: 286 / 162 ≈ 1.77 kg per added hp.
There is no price field in the data, so “extra money” cannot be stated as a currency amount. The extra specification you actually get is the power, torque, drive, and mass above.
Acura ZDX engine, horsepower and torque: all four versions
| Version | Generation | hp | kW | Nm | Displacement, cm³ | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Speeds | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 AT | 1 (2009–2013) | 300 | 221 | 366 | 3664 | Gasoline | 6 | V-shaped | No | Automatic | 6 | AWD |
| A-Spec | 2 (2024–) | 345 | 253 | 441 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | RWD |
| A-Spec AWD | 2 (2024–) | 459 | 337 | 522 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | AWD |
| Type S AWD | 2 (2024–) | 507 | 372 | 610 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | AWD |
Peak rpm: 3.7 AT 6300 (power) and 4500 (torque). A-Spec, A-Spec AWD, Type S AWD: both rpm fields not measured.
3.7 AT additional engine fields that the electrics do not carry: valves per cylinder 4; distributed injection (multi-point); bore × stroke 90 × 96; fuel 95. Engine location and compression ratio: not measured on 3.7 AT as well.
Power per litre exists only where displacement is measured. 3.7 AT: 300 hp / 3.664 l ≈ 81.9 hp/l; 366 Nm / 3.664 l ≈ 99.9 Nm/l. For A-Spec, A-Spec AWD, and Type S AWD, litres are not measured, so hp/l is not measured.
People searching “Acura ZDX engine size”, “engine capacity”, “engine oil”, “engine bay”, “engine sound”, “engine for sale”, and “engine price” will not find those values here: oil, sound, bay photos, and sale prices are not in the data.
Weight per horsepower (which version is the least mass per hp)
Kerb mass ÷ horsepower, using only the measured kerb and hp:
- 3.7 AT: 2000 / 300 = 6.67 kg/hp.
- A-Spec: 2459 / 345 ≈ 7.13 kg/hp — the worst ratio of the four, despite +45 hp versus 3.7 AT, because +459 kg outweighs that gain on a per-hp basis.
- A-Spec AWD: 2678 / 459 ≈ 5.83 kg/hp — better than 3.7 AT by about 0.84 kg/hp.
- Type S AWD: 2745 / 507 ≈ 5.41 kg/hp — the best ratio in the catalogue set.
If the buying rule is “least kilograms for each horsepower,” Type S AWD wins, then A-Spec AWD, then 3.7 AT, then A-Spec. If the rule is “lowest absolute kerb weight,” the order reverses at the top: 3.7 AT 2000 kg, then A-Spec 2459 kg, then A-Spec AWD 2678 kg, then Type S AWD 2745 kg. Gross weight is not measured on any version.
Torque per kilogram of kerb mass:
- 3.7 AT: 366 / 2000 = 0.183 Nm/kg.
- A-Spec: 441 / 2459 ≈ 0.179 Nm/kg — slightly below 3.7 AT.
- A-Spec AWD: 522 / 2678 ≈ 0.195 Nm/kg.
- Type S AWD: 610 / 2745 ≈ 0.222 Nm/kg — highest.
Performance, mpg, and what is not measured
0–100 km/h is measured on one version only: 3.7 AT 7.2 s. A-Spec, A-Spec AWD, and Type S AWD: 0–100 not measured. Top speed: not measured on all four. Do not treat a blank as “this car has no top speed”; the field is empty.
Fuel consumption (the mpg / mixed / city / highway searches) is measured only on 3.7 AT: city 14.7, highway 10.2, mixed 12.4. mpge for the 2024 electrics is not measured. 2024 mpg, 2010 mpg beyond those three 3.7 AT figures, and any conversion to US mpg that is not in the data: not measured.
Tank: 79 l on 3.7 AT; not measured on A-Spec, A-Spec AWD, Type S AWD. CO2 and eco class: not measured on all four.
Dimensions, clearance, and wheels
Wheel sizes: not measured on all four versions. Exterior length, width, height, and inches: not in this dataset, including searches for 2024 / 2025 dimensions in inches.
Ground clearance:
- 3.7 AT: 200 mm.
- A-Spec, A-Spec AWD, Type S AWD: 178 mm each.
The 2024 cars sit 22 mm lower than the 2009–2013 3.7 AT. There is no clearance spread inside generation two.
Wheels: not measured. If a listing quotes a tyre size, it is not from this table.
Which Acura ZDX version to choose
Use the four named versions only.
Choose 3.7 AT when you need Gasoline, 3664 cm³, 6 cylinders V-shaped, boost No, 300 hp at 6300 rpm, 366 Nm at 4500 rpm, Automatic 6, AWD, 2000 kg, 200 mm clearance, 79 l tank, and the only measured 7.2 s to 100 km/h plus city 14.7 / highway 10.2 / mixed 12.4. It is also the only SUV Coupe in the set. It is not in production after 31 August 2013 in this data.
Choose A-Spec when you want the lightest second-generation ZDX (2459 kg), the only RWD ZDX, Electro 345 hp / 441 Nm, Automatic 1, 178 mm clearance, Independent spring at both ends, Ventilated disc front and Disc ventilated rear. You accept the weakest kg/hp among the four (≈7.13) and no measured 0–100, mpg, tank, or top speed.
Choose A-Spec AWD when you want AWD on the 2024 SUV 5-doors without the Type S peak: 459 hp and 522 Nm, 2678 kg, ≈5.83 kg/hp, +114 hp and +219 kg versus A-Spec. Same 178 mm clearance and the same rear Disc ventilated label as A-Spec. 0–100, consumption, tank, top speed: not measured.
Choose Type S AWD when the numbers that matter are maximum horsepower and torque and the lowest kg/hp: 507 hp, 610 Nm, 2745 kg, ≈5.41 kg/hp, AWD, Automatic 1. Versus A-Spec AWD you add 48 hp, 88 Nm, and 67 kg. Versus A-Spec you add 162 hp, 169 Nm, 286 kg, and AWD. Rear brakes are listed as Disc, not Disc ventilated. 0–100, consumption, tank, top speed: not measured.
Searches that compare Acura ZDX vs Honda Prologue, Cadillac Lyriq, MDX, RDX, or ADX cannot be scored here: those models are not in this data, so no hp, kg, or clearance deltas exist. Price and “for sale” are not measured. Range is not measured on any electric version. Horsepower 2010 and 2013 for this model, in this table, are the same 3.7 AT 300 hp figure — there is only one first-generation modification.
Reliability and problems: not measured in the launch data; those headings would invent a record that is not here.
Short pick: generation-two AWD performance → Type S AWD. Generation-two AWD without the last 48 hp → A-Spec AWD. Lightest 2024 / only RWD → A-Spec. Only gasoline, only measured sprint and mpg, lightest overall, highest clearance → 3.7 AT.