Luxury car Acura RLX 2018 has a surprising makeover

The flagship sedan of the Acura brand in the US market has officially launched the 2018 version, but the selling price to end users has not been announced.

Entering the new generation, the Acura RLX 2018 applies a different design language and a series of modern technologies. Improvements include: a new pentagonal grille, on both sides are redesigned Jewel Eye headlights, a strong embossed hood, new front bumper and alloy wheels, at the back are added LED taillights, a glossy black diffuser and chrome exhaust pipes.

The interior layout remains the same, but with new materials, redesigned seats with contrasting piping and stitching. A new Espresso Brown interior color is also available for the 2018 RLX. Standard equipment on the 2018 Acura RLX includes: Krell Audio sound system, surround view camera, parking sensors, LED fog lights, remote engine start, heated/ventilated front seats and heated rear seats/steering wheel.

The AcuraWatch safety suite includes features such as traffic jam assist, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation braking, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, forward collision warning, lane keeping assist and lane departure mitigation.

The 2018 Acura RLX still uses the Sport Hybrid Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive, combining a 3.5-liter V6 gasoline engine, direct fuel injection, lithium-ion battery pack, 7-speed DCT automatic transmission and 3 electric motors. Of which, one motor is integrated in the DCT transmission. The remaining 2 motors are located on both sides of the rear wheels. The above drive system produces a maximum capacity of 377 horsepower and a maximum torque of 462 Nm, unchanged from before.

If desired, customers can choose to use the same V6 gasoline engine as above but with a maximum capacity of 310 horsepower and maximum torque of 369 Nm. The car drives the front wheels through a 10-speed automatic transmission instead of the old 6-speed.

In the US market, the car has 3 new exterior paint color options, Brilliant Red Metallic and Majestic Black Pearl are 2 new premium paint colors.

According to Dan Viet Newspaper