Before it was still fashionable for automakers not to call an SUV an SUV, the Acura ZDX existed. The model tried its hardest not to look like an SUV, with the original ZDX’s lead designer, Michelle Christensen, describing it as a “4-door luxury sports coupe.” Acura’s official stance was that the ZDX “blurs the distinction between coupe, sedan, and sport utility vehicle.” Unfortunately, the ZDX arrived in 2009 but went out of production in 2013 due to low demand. But its story is a fascinating one and didn’t end in 2013.
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