2025 Acura MDX | MotorWeek First Drive

The Acura MDX gets a mid-cycle makeover for 2025 and our Stephanie Hart recently was able to get behind the wheel for a First Drive!
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[@JPZ89]

Everyone fanboying for hybrid tech until their hybrid car has a MGU or battery pack crap out outside of warranty. Have fun shelling out thousands for that replacement. The fact that Acura can still build these without a hybrid and still satisfy increasingly stiffer emissions regulations is the real innovation here.

[@georgeg.7124]

Seriously, we are getting so lazy as a society we need our cars to make lane changes for us?

[@ForgotToMentionThat]

That’s not it. We are collectively being conditioned and being prepped for autonomous driving. Like Pavlov’s dog. 😂😂😂😂

[@stevennevins6643]

I bit the true-touch bullet and bought a 2024 Advance trim. Took a few days to get use to it, but now I really like it.

[@mbox314]

This seems like a nice car, they did not go nuts trying to make it into a rolling cellphone on wheels with a glass drivetrain.

[@dave1956]

I loved my 2013 MDX. I especially loved the 3.5 litre V6. I’m surprised that I still have a driver’s license after driving it. I’d get on the freeway and just cruising along. I’d look at the speedometer and I going over 90.

[@danielmelendez9943]

correction the 2011-2013 have the 3.7 engine which puts 300HP, I too can do 100 MPH and my MDX handles amazing because of the torque vectoring! i have 120K miles in mi car,

[@dave1956]

@@danielmelendez9943 My 2013 had a 3.5 V6 with around 268 horsepower or so.

[@jrod237]

Lovely vehicle with nice upgrades, always liked the MDX design since the 1st gen. Glad they stuck with a tried and true power train.

[@constantinedimopoulos1110]

Another beautiful vehicle most of us can’t afford.

[@o-_-ojb]

31 speakers?!

[@ElementalAdventures]

On the type s version. I had a chance to talk with the sound engineers and it's pretty cool all the tech behind it. They've been in business almost 100 years now

[@palletwizard]

Under 51,000 by a hundred dollars lol

[@manfredmann2766]

Only 51 k ?? Great car, but I am content occasionally driving my wife’s 2015 MDX, it should easily make it to 2035 with minimal problems.

[@LandonMillertotheMaxx]

now that's a fantastic touchscreen, for a refreshed Acura.

[@TheBreakfastLover]

Acura's previous TTI touch pad was actually less distracting to use than a touch screen. The catch is that there's a 2 week learning curve to develop the muscle memory. Reviewers and test drivers won't drive the vehicle long enough to appreciate this, but owners do.

[@LongIslandMopars]

Yep. We have a 2024 RDX and the touchpad is fine. Less time with eyes off the road Plus, the screen isn't marred with fingerprints.

[@stevenfarley4738]

Fully agree - we have a 2024 Type S (coming from a Volvo XC90) and really like the touch pad over the touchscreen. More intuitive and easier to navigate, after the aforementioned learning curve.

[@bertram46]

I sell them in Naples Florida. Ship anywhere. Price will not be beat

[@aonforme3349]

Then post the prices and let's see...

[@Canadian_Gamer]

These soccer mom vehicles are cringy af… 😂

[@tspidey007]

If it had the same level of seat comfort for both driver and passenger front seats, the Mazda CX-90 is a better vehicle.

[@Aa-ji2yf]

Such a lazy review

[@alphabeta8403]

*No hybrid tech, abysmal MPG, late to touchscreen game; Acura unfortunately stopped innovating.*

[@mbox314]

Innovation in the auto world in the past decade has been to move towards tistra lcting gimicky tech overload so If they moved backwards that would be welcome.

[@scottarmen9097]

The Acura 3.5 V6 is one of the best engines ever built. Ask Hyundai owners if they like their engines.

[@boricua4052]

@@scottarmen9097True. I leased the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid. What a piece of junk. Lots of software problems. Dangerous turbo lag, quality issues abound. Hyundai will NOT help you. They will blame it on YOU. They are still giving me a headache after I traded in the car. Run away as fast as you can from Hyundai- Kia.