At the time, Acura was supposedly targeting the ZDX at sort of well-to-do-but-conservative empty nesters. I guess because the car had a nicer interior than anything else they sold, and it was really not practical for someone who wanted to haul kids and their stuff, with less room and more difficult access than the MDX…

It was nice enough to drive, for a heavy SUV. But not noticeably different from the less expensive, roomier, more capable MDX (which we ended up buying instead).

Shiftify, Brother, shiftify.

Anticipating his move to Chrysler and the dawn of the K car, he wanted to remove the more reliable and sophisticated competition before hand.

“Hey Vern, we got over fifty hits on our Interweb today!”

I’ve not only seen a couple of these, but actually driven one.

Saw this right after reading your post:

Okay, although I want the brown Tesla, it might not have all the sensors required to support the latest features...they slipped those into the car sometime in 2014 iirc.

I want that car so much. Excellent find.

You genuinely make the internet a better place. Oppo in particular.

Leave it to $kaycog to brighten the place up. :-)

I’m looking for an 11 valve two stroke wankel Miata, anyone know where I can get one?

The major issue with the Vega was that it turned out to be a sort of reverse sea monkey, turning inanimate when exposed to water.

Oh sure, if you want to be all scientific about it...

Can’t believe I’m just finding this article now, but glad I did. Always enjoy your writing here Stef, but this one especially! Thanks for sharing this.

Geez, leave a little dirt for the mole people, willya?

It shows, and lucky for us!

Wow, another great article Tyler. Your work is some of the very best on Jalopnik. Interesting topics, clearly written. Much admiration for your research and writing.

Is this a secret Archer plot to smuggle cocaine by crudely molding it into the shape of a car?

There isn't enough time or money in this spiral arm of the galaxy to keep this thing working more than a few minutes at a time.