With two new SUVs and a redesigned RDX in the works, Acura models might be getting a bit more rugged.
Acura has big plans for its SUV lineup in the coming years, with three new models bound for North America starting in 2028. Two of those models will be expanding the current range, and a new patent filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hints at what those vehicles could be called.
Earlier this month, Acura filed patents on four trademarked names: TDX, LDX, TYPE-TRAIL, and TYPE T. Based on the company’s current usage of Type S, it stands to reason that the latter two trademarks refer to potential new trim levels for existing Acura products.
Parent company Honda has been having success with its TrailSport lineup of products, and Acura is likely looking to build out its own off-road-oriented offerings. Along with an all-new replacement for the current RDX, it has also said that a more adventuresome SUV will be joining the fleet in 2028, with a larger eight-passenger SUV sitting above the MDX as the largest Acura ever built.
Acura’s naming structure is pretty clinical, setting aside the Integra hatchback. If the company ends up going with Type T as a trim for a more off-roadish MDX, then the new off-road-oriented SUV is probably going to be the TDX. And considering that Acura’s flagship sedan used to be the RL, the LDX will likely be the eight-passenger machine.
Powering these vehicles will be a couple of new hybrid engine offerings, one of them a new V-6 hybrid intended for the larger SUVs.
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