Honda and Acura have a pattern of showing multiple stages of concepts, those that we would more traditionally think of as design concepts and what they like to call prototypes. The concepts are a bit more out there and the public prototypes are for all intents and purposes the production models,

The original Acura RSX was a two-door coupe closely related to the Integra of the time, but the new one won't be anything like the front-wheel-drive hot hatch. Acura today unveiled the RSX Prototype,

That is why Acura has gone into its archives to pull out the RSX nameplate, which hasn't been used since 2006. The Acura RSX Prototype makes its global debut at Monterey Car Week 2025, ahead of its on-sale date in the second half of 2026.