2022 Acura MDX SH-AWDy Takes On The Out of Spec Hill Climb Challenge

Kyle gets in the 2022 Acura MDX to put it through our brand new Out of Spec hill climb challenge. This is a test that pushes AWD vehicles to and beyond their limits and we start it with this three-row Acura!

[@slimdaddyy]

Fail on the drivers part.

[@Eric-xp1kl]

Kyle, normal you know your vehicles, but on the MDX your prep was lacking. I’ve had a 2012 MDX for 10 years now. SHAWD is arguably the best on the market and does not use the brakes.

[@AldrinHernando]

This was a driver fail.. this clip proves it from someone who knows how sh-awd works kzbin.infoUgkxSzYodp2PY61vU_CvRBm2jhbxgs6rC1_U

[@Justonn]

I was about to say that myself. U have a 17 and ive went up hills like this before. I hate when people want to prove a point that they dont even try

[@Honestandtruth]

@@AldrinHernando Clueless people talk like this.... MDX is Not Built for Off-road like Jeep and Subaru, got it The Ground Clearance is the Factor

[@Honestandtruth]

@@Justonn These people are from other Car brands lovers but not Acura or Lexus nor Subaru

[@user-nm9mj5rz9g]

This car needs another driver!

[@723lion]

this might be sponsored by Toyota

[@truevang582]

Bad driver don't know how drive..

[@tonyhuynh6789]

this video should be downvoted

[@lexmarr5172]

I'm on my 4th acura and I can tell you this guy don't know shit about acura , most people that really know these cars would have gotten up that hill no problem...and yes I will be getting a 5th one..😉

[@723lion]

me getting 4th, shawd or nothing haha

[@tonyhuynh6789]

this video should be downvoted

[@mrgold3591]

The MDX is a jack of all trades and master of none type of vehicle. Not the best in any one area; but, one of the best overall if you need to check a lot of boxes. Taking the +$62,000 MDX rock climbing is like going hiking in a business suit. You can do it; but, not the best tool for the job.

[@scar3xcr0]

I have a 2004 mdx. I take it on rough dirt roads like these often while camping. Never had a problem with it and it only cost me $5,000 with less than 100k. Used 4runners cost way more like 2x or 3x because they are in demand for off roading. I told down the back seats and put my air mattress in and don't even have to set up a tent.

[@canyonero2050]

Try changing the driver, that should help. That said this vehicle has no place on that offroad trail. Keep it on snowy/icy paved roads where it was designed to be.

[@tonij4073]

I don't think mdx fail, i think driver Failed. You can't call it fail one try bro! how many real off road vehicles get stuck and try back and forth and different variant! sorry but big Fail on you.. and Big Dislike if that matters!! ;)

[@gazasqreech]

Failed miserably

[@AldrinHernando]

This was a driver fail.. this clip proves it from someone who knows how sh-awd works kzbin.infoUgkxSzYodp2PY61vU_CvRBm2jhbxgs6rC1_U

[@hondafreak8613]

On top of that it has probably Hard 80k mile Michelin Highway Tires. Momentum is EVERYTHING in Off Road

[@KinGaming401]

Driver deff failed. He needed speed to get thru

[@guntuk1536]

@@hondafreak8613 idk but if you said momentum is everything when offroading. Then you totally dont understand what is offroading. This trail is children playground, not to mention this suv using IFS axle which is.....well, for this kind of vehicle maybe this is the suitable tracks. Solid axle all the way + twin locker 🤣

[@JTMoodie2]

Mixed feelings about this video

[@joshuahumphrey65]

user error

[@AldrinHernando]

kzbin.infoUgkxSzYodp2PY61vU_CvRBm2jhbxgs6rC1_U

[@speedRacer05]

The Type S with adjustable suspension seems to be a prime candidate for Acura to add an off-road mode. I wouldn't expect Land Rover but, for the SHAWD to be reprogrammed for this type of challenge would be pretty awesome.

[@KrisS8528]

Liked the video. It should open the eyes of those who thought to take this vehicle to places it was not designed for. Thank you. Despite this “failure” I am still getting an MDX.

[@Zhenocnra]

Thank you! This is exactly the kind of videos I'm looking for when I decide to spend money on a vehicle with AWD. If possible, please keep making videos like this. There are plenty of manufacturers who slap the AWD badge on their vehicles when it's really just AWD in name only or a technicality. These kinds of test, especially the diagonal AWD test, is exactly the kind of test that tells you what the system can do when you really do need AWD. I do have to wonder what the sport mode would have done to the power in the rear though. The rear passenger-side wheel and the front driver-side wheel really needed the power when the MDX got stuck. The SH-AWD is supposed to overdrive the rear so on paper, the rear passenger-side wheel should have helped you in that situation near the end but it didn't. It's always a game of figuring out which system and drive mode to enable or disable to get the power routed as best as possible to really determine if the system is just not as capable as the paper specs make it seem to be. Either way, thank you for showing normal mode with traction control on and snow mode with traction control on and then off. Sometimes these systems need a few more seconds of constant throttle input to really figure out they need to shift power elsewhere (especially with open systems). I am very happy to see you did give more time than many others would have to allow the system to show it can or cannot do it. That is very key with these systems that have no lockers that a lot of people don't understand when they make these videos. Most other people give it 1 second or less and then just throw up their hands saying "nope, doesn't work" which just shows those people don't understand AWD systems that don't use lockers. Please don't let the negative comments phase you. You're doing exactly what many of us in the AWD world love to see.

[@bbbt8090]

Thanks for trying but at least put the effort into it! Where is the spotter? Add a spotter or even a better driver and im 100% positive this thing would climb that hill easy. This car wasnt made to be a overlander but it would climb that measly hill better than filmed. My 2018 MDX would make it up that hill no issue with my summer tires

[@AldrinHernando]

This was a driver fail.. this clip proves it from someone who knows how sh-awd works kzbin.infoUgkxSzYodp2PY61vU_CvRBm2jhbxgs6rC1_U

[@GlennTerryJr]

This review was bad. Also you partially disabled the VSA, but didn’t turn off traction control. There is a pedal dance you have to do to disable the traction control. (Plenty of KZbin tutorials) Most Acura enthusiasts do this before having fun in the snow.

[@earlrdxturbo46]

Driver failed not the vehicle. He didn’t even turn the wheels left to right. He just said that is it for the MDX lmfao rookie driver.

[@marcusj4467]

Those were two nasty rocks you went over backing down that brand new vehicle, trust you have a good relationship with the dealer :)

[@MrAsh-cw5cq]

It doesn't use the breaks to send power

[@anthonygordon1131]

How many people who purchase this vehicle will be doing this type of hill climbing with it practically none .

[@bmwproboi05]

Glad you guys tried this, but... Wish you guys would have tried sport mode and trying transmission in d or s and not shift(granted depending what setting you are in it won't stay in first long. Snow mode is heavily front wheel biased. While sport is biased more rear wards. Either way great video

[@AldrinHernando]

This was a driver fail.. this clip proves it from someone who knows how sh-awd works kzbin.infoUgkxSzYodp2PY61vU_CvRBm2jhbxgs6rC1_U

[@jeffmeskis3663]

i think they wanted the Acura to fail. its obviouse that the sh-awd wasnt working. even when they took traction off. all wheels would spin. this reviewer is crap

[@danielmelendez9943]

I believe he could have taken a different angle of approach and overcome the hill.

[@thejake8099]

Hmm, you didn't go through the other drive modes, nor spend much time trying a different line..oh well

[@a1daily]

not gonna try turning the wheel? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🙄

[@gazasqreech]

Or reversing a bit

[@cypvh74]

I haven’t watched an ICE vehicle review in a long time. Weird to see exhaust spew out.

[@bohan9957]

Why are you guys doing this to the MDX?

[@jjjrickey]

Test the MDX Type S!! Honda is notorious for limiting their best drivelines to only the top trim of vehicles. Take the old TL-SH-awd for example; it had the highest output 3.7L that no other Acura ever saw After all, the engine is the car tested here is nearly identical to the same year Honda minivan 😅

[@danielmelendez9943]

I think driver could have given another angle of climb to see if there was a possibility to get a bit higher up the hill

[@dconner9]

Great video! Love the new channel :)

[@chibuzz6358]

But are u subscribed 🤔

[@shoesters6298]

I would have gotten it up.

[@onaweekend5138]

you don't wana go off-roading with this driver else you'd get stuck.

[@drewpickard554]

Ok drop the jeep rock climbing mentality. Alot of the specs were wrong, and really so was the driving for the vehicle. Dont lock it in first, and do what a normal person would do in those circumstances and it would get through it fine. Ive made it through worse in my MDX. SH AWD gets a whole lot of inputs for where to send power from various sources, like steering and throttle input. So turning right a hair or wheel back and forth would of done it as it shifted power left and right. I really do think locking it in first like you did was the big mistake it should of transferred power to the rear.

[@Kuhladestkyicky]

Like most MDX owners I leave my truck at home and go off-road.

[@chrised1115]

As soon as the wheels spun you just tried changing driving modes and flooring it digging yourself even more stuck. Clearly this is not a proper test of the vehicle.

[@GoBrand0n]

Amazing vehicle

[@DoubleDsp]

There's someone who didn't want to push a $61000 vehicle to its limits. Didn't even try a different line. Still probably wouldn't make it up but didn't even try!

[@mannycrisferrer8298]

Wtf my 2005 Acura mdx did this climb and only modifications was bigger tire on same 17 “ oem wheel, let someone give justice to that New Mdx😂

[@toddmeerdink4782]

Thought the SH-AWD would have done much better than this. Why did it fail?

[@TheBeatlesJustin25]

He didn’t know how to drive since the SHAWD System is very far superior than any other AWD system out there.

[@tingokuman]

Same reason you don't cut a steak with a butter knife. Wrong tool. In this case wrong vehicle, wrong tires. Sh Awd is for rain, sleet and snow not climbing 😑 loose dirt trails. I own an MDX.

[@AldrinHernando]

This was a driver fail.. this clip proves it from someone who knows how sh-awd works kzbin.infoUgkxSzYodp2PY61vU_CvRBm2jhbxgs6rC1_U

[@ryanturnerboles]

@@TheBeatlesJustin25 lmao it's a FWD biased system. You're telling me it's better than BMW'S Xdrive, or Land Rovers AWD system? 😂

[@maga6319]

@@ryanturnerboles of carscoop?

[@Aheitchoo]

DO THE EXPLORER ST!

[@precisionlaser2158]

Was not meant for that environment

[@jeffmeskis3663]

something wrong, you take traction control off and still one tire spinning. something wrong. i own an mdx. with traction off all wheels spin.

[@mokutekimotorsport2566]

I'm getting James Pumphrey vibes

[@JTMoodie2]

Oh, absolutely

[@poormanshellcat]

It's awd for snowy roads not rocky hill climbs

[@ChristmasDiamond]

Did you even try cause MDX can and could have gone up that hill. More gas more speed

[@anirudh0000]

Wheels turn at 5:21

[@Honestandtruth]

Not Enough Ground Clearance like Subaru That's why it can not do off-road

[@anasidris5194]

Try VW Tiguan

[@AldrinHernando]

If you were patient with the throttle it will eventually turn the wheel that's not slipping like in this video.. kzbin.infoUgkxSzYodp2PY61vU_CvRBm2jhbxgs6rC1_U this is a driver fail that didn't understand how the sh-awd works.

[@Superdimensional]

On a street radial lol

[@jorad4887]

So it's a sports car similar to getting a F1 car and trying to climb up a mountain??? It's like you have dress shoes and you re ready to run the Boston marathon. Great comparison!

[@md8744]

There's only one company produce cars with good off road ability that is Toyota.

[@tingokuman]

I own an MDX. What did you think was going to happen 🤔. I laughed when I saw the thumbnail. I own an XJ too. They are not the same.

[@richardraymundo3523]

Dude you’re crazy, why would you try this vehicle on a place like that where you know it’s not design for it. You already know that it does not have an option for off road. I think you just don’t like that vehicle and you just want to have consumers to dislike this vehicle . Have you test this vehicle in snow? Prove it and let us know if this vehicle is a failure.. also keep in mind the tires is not meant for off road. Think about it dude. Just a comment don’t get mad because you are comparing an apple and banana. Sorry..

[@jeffmeskis3663]

obviously the sh awd wasnt working

[@Honestandtruth]

It's Not built for Off-road Foke Can you Run a marathon..❓❓❓😅😂 with that big Belly

[@vrod1a]

You knew it doesn’t have the ground clearance or the tires for that kind of off road track neither was it ever portrayed as an off road vehicle, why would you even attempt it ? What did you think would happen ? That’s a failure on the driver part due to stupidity 🙄 “ the problem lies between the steering wheel and the driver seat “

[@darinmurphy6426]

Driver error. Mdx win.

[@AldrinHernando]

Agree.. here's the same situation where driver knew to keep the throttle going and let the sh-awd apply power to the rear. kzbin.infoUgkxSzYodp2PY61vU_CvRBm2jhbxgs6rC1_U

[@runninrebel37]

Id 10 t error!

[@deesr.6641]

i dont think this guy knows what he is doing. the truck didnt even get power to the rear.. he did the video for views . i had to look to see if it even was a SH AWD

[@patoomeaning1388]

😂😂😂 the driver is bad

[@serbou007]

Its'n a subaru

[@lordtrini]

tires

[@AR-nz1yh]

It’s not Audi

[@user-pe3hr9fc5i]

Мне кажется что данный водитель не заедит в эту гору даже на Гелендвагене со всеми блокировками дифференциала😂😂😂 проблема не в машине проблема в водителе учитывая видео из России где предыдущая такая машина подымается на песочные подъёмы на много легче чем данный водитель по твёрдому грунту😂😂😂

[@barthakingsley6482]

Hahaha zero cred😂😂😂😂

[@e5disintegrate]

This is driver fail... maybe no more out of spec challenges

[@six8415]

So you talk 90% of the video. Less talk more driving .

[@typerlol]

Driver failed tbh, kinda sad to see such a bad driver with a good car

[@guntuk1536]

Its funny when one struggling on children playground tracks. But yes, this is not meant for true offroad. Yes they can go offroad. But IFS axle? Non locker? Maybe my 30 year old car can do better than this. Yes i mean the yotas, lc80🤣

[@04tsxpower]

Video is a failure. Learn how system works dude. Holding throttle to floor well done

[@markmikasa5630]

What a terrible test. Even if you had a 4 wheel drive you don't give up because you spin the wheels, you back up and take a different line. Have you never driven off road before. Don't judge the vehicle because you took a bad line and then refused to change your course.

[@mannycrisferrer8298]

Weak driver 😂😂

[@alphabeta8403]

MDXs are for suburban (soccer) moms and dads to haul their kids around on flat roads while occasionally boasting about SHAWD, which they hardly use lol. Shame Honda/Acura don’t make any off-road capable vehicles like 4 Runner, LX, etc.

[@ob4cl257]

How do you hardly use something that is on all the time? 🤡🤡🤡

[@vadym5050]

Honda Passport kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYO4d6afjdWpY5o&ab_channel=JonDZAdventuring

[@fbcaosgaming425]

You are not a good driver

[@mj28inpa]

This is the dumbest review I have ever wasted 7 minutes watching…. Smh

[@TX_Lawyer]

That was the most effeminate off- road review I have ever seen. You need to pursue other interests.

[@ian1204]

6 Minutes of talking about nothing, 1 minute of horrible driving.

[@723lion]

My 2011 MDX never failed me, 220k still kicking ass. I would take the MDX up snow mountain than the my 2019 4runner that almost got me killed first time off roading. So this out of spec test is probably human error. You cant beat a torque vectoring system and Acura is king of vector system.