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Although rear-wheel-drive vehicles dominate the luxury segment, Honda's new president Takanobu Ito has said that he intends to maintain the company's current policy against building RWD sedans. Instead, Ito wants to push the design and technology envelopes by offering better fuel economy and more powertrain options for consumers. (Case in point: the seriously sweet 2010 Acura ZDX.) But will all-wheel-drive on Hondas and Acuras sate upscale drivers' hunger for speed and handling? [MotorAuthority]

Honda's luxury arm, Acura, may have more than coupe-like vehicles on its mind.

Earlier this year, the 2010 Acura ZDX broke cover. In the mold of the new BMW X6, the 2010 ZDX takes a sport-ute set of mechanicals and tops it with a swankier four-door "coupe" body. Though it's not really a coupe, vehicles like the ZDX and the X6 are being pushed by automakers as a slinkier alternative--and you can thank the Mercedes-Benz CLS for jump-starting it all.

Now, Honda might be prepping another four-door coupe--this one a passenger car based on its 2009 TSX sedan. Various Web sites are suggesting a new Acura sports "coupe" is in the works, sharing the...

Well, after half a dozen or so teases, we just saw the real-deal Acura ZDX crossover at the New York Auto Show. Well, almost real-deal; they did admit that the vehicle you see here is actually the concept. Lights, lower fascia, and taillights are likely to be different for the production model.

Taking a page out of BMW's book, they claim it's "an entirely new category of vehicle." Could've fooled us, though it does appear to sit lower to the ground than BMW's X6 Sports Activity Coupe.

Primary designer Michelle Christiansen, just 25 years old, did an admirable job, producing an interesting, elegant vehicle. I found the rear and rear 3/4...