A friend of mine loves his Acura ZDX. A rare, one-year-only affair that he got a great deal on, it was the car for him in a crowded field of premium electric SUVs.
But sometimes we both chat about how, as much as he enjoys his car, it feels like a bit of a stand-in for the level of luxury he’d want from his next vehicle. The ZDX is quiet and quick, but it’s missing a lot of features that he considers luxurious, like soft-close doors or quilted leather. Sure, other U.S.-market EVs can provide some of these features, but a lot of them are well out of his price range. From his perspective, it feels unfair that there’s such a high cost of entry for “luxury” cars that, from his perspective, don’t really feel worth it.
