Some automobiles, like Ferrari, have names that inspire lust and envy. Others, like Yugo or Cimarron, make you chuckle. Others, like the Honda Accord, inspire adoration. Then there are names that bring blank stares.

Here’s everything you need to know about Acura’s ADX. Despite being based on Honda’s lowly HR-V , boasting but 1,498 cubic centimetres of displacement and being saddled by one of those damnable continuously-variable transmissions,

Can a pedigreed engine, a polished chassis, and a feature-content free-for-all transform a humble commuter car?