![]() ![]() EPA passenger/cargo volume: 104/31 cubic feet.Transmission: 10-speed automatic with manual shift mode and all-wheel drive.Engine: 2.0-liter four-cylinder, turbocharged 272 hp, 280 lb-ft torque.Model: 2019 Acura RDX A-Spec four-door crossover sport utility vehicle.However, the A-Spec has an inflator kit but no spare wheel. The area includes three storage tubs, two under the cargo floor. There’s 31 cubic feet for cargo behind the rear seat, which expands to 80 with the seatbacks folded. Best to get things set up while the RDX is parked. The touchpad itself can be operated without looking, but the driver’s eyes still must focus on the screen. Screen displays correspond exactly to the location of a finger on the touchpad. It controls all vehicle functions displayed on the elevated center screen. The RDX has a nearly flat floor to provide foot and knee space for the center-rear passenger, who unfortunately must sit on a narrow, flat and hard cushion.Īcura’s trademarked True Touchpad Interface is certain to cause some initial consternation, as it requires a good bit of study and practice to operate. The aggressively bolstered front seats are supportive and hold the torso securely in hard cornering. The tested all-wheel drive A-Spec model, with a $46,495 price tag, also came with red leather sport front seats with faux suede inserts black 20-inch alloy wheels an ELS premium audio system with 16 speakers, including four in the headliner gloss black body accents sport steering wheel, four-inch round exhaust tips and A-Spec badging. Adaptive shock absorbers, rear cross traffic alert and power tailgate are standard on top trim levels. Standard equipment on all RDX trims includes automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, road departure mitigation, Acura Watch technology suite, panoramic sunroof with power shade, SXM satellite radio, Apple CarPlay (but no Android Auto yet), dual-zone automatic climate control, LED headlights and taillights, pushbutton starting and stop-start engine idling. It includes instruments - tachometer and speedometer - with red numerals on a gray background, which look great at night but are difficult to read in daylight. Tested for this review was the A-Spec, which is mechanically the same as the others but adds appearance items to give it a youthful appeal. The RDX comes in four trim levels: Standard Technology A-Spec and Advanced, with either front-wheel drive or the SH-AWD all-wheel drive. As might be expected, the handling improves but the ride gets a bit choppy in sport and sport plus. There are four selectable drive modes: snow, comfort, sport and sport plus, which adjust transmission shift points and suspension settings to improve ride, handling and overall performance. It can shift 70% of the power to the rear wheels and direct 100% of that to either rear wheel. The system uses torque vectoring to control side-to-side movements. With 272 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque, connected to the front wheels or all four wheels through a 10-speed automatic transmission that can be manually shifted with steering-wheel paddles, the new RDX is an exciting performer with an adjustable ride and Acura’s super-handling all-wheel drive, or SH-AWD. It is joining an army of 2.0-liter turbo engines that are becoming an auto industry standard, much as V8 and V6 engines were years ago. The new one is smaller than the original. But the four-banger turbo motor of today is more refined and sophisticated than the original 2007 because of computer and software advances. Now, with the all-new 2019 model, the RDX returns to a four-cylinder turbocharged engine. It was luxurious and quiet with precise handling and a creamy ride.īy 2017, it was nipping at the tailgate of its bigger MDX sibling, and early in 2018 it had become Acura’s best selling vehicle. Though a good first effort, the original RDX was faulted - even by some of its own people at American Honda - for a hard ride and poor fuel economy.Īcura remedied that with the 2013 RDX, substituting a smooth and powerful 3.5-liter V6 engine that delivered better fuel economy as well as 263 hp and 220 lb-ft of torque through a six-speed automatic transmission. In 2007, it had modest sales of 23,356, well behind the 58,545 sales of the midsize MDX. It delivered 240 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque, mated to a five-speed automatic transmission. That RDX came with a turbocharged 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine. ![]() ![]() When it was introduced as a 2007 model, the RDX was the first luxury compact crossover sport utility vehicle, slightly larger than its garage-mate at Honda, the popular-priced CR-V. With an all-new vehicle for 2019, the Acura RDX has come full circle in a dozen years. ![]()
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