The base two-wheel drive RDX is EPA-rated at 20/29/23 mpg city/highway/combined. A new 279-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 makes 6 more hp than last year, and fuel economy is up a smidge too. It corners nimbly, with little body lean, and has great zip from a stop, especially in Sport mode. The Acura RDX AWD or front-wheel-drive is fun to drive and handles like a smaller vehicle. It’s understated compared with the Lexus NX’s bold face and the MKC’s elegance, and it matches the Q5’s smart style. In back, there’s a more angular bumper and new LED taillights. Flashy multiple-LED headlights in the automaker’s signature jewel-eye design are standard and really pop against its more chiseled front end. Updates to its compact SUV for 2016, however, give the RDX a styling edge. Maybe it’s how Acura has tried so hard to stand out, with its ever-expanding, face-consuming shield grille that’s made its vehicles blend in. In the field of luxury vehicles, the Acura brand has been the automotive equivalent of Punky Brewster: shooting for bold and bright, but often coming off garish, brash and not very stylish. Compare the 20 models here.īody-type competitors include the Audi Q5, Lincoln MKC and Lexus NX 200t. The RDX is lightly updated this year, with fresh front and rear styling outside and a new optional multimedia system inside several advanced safety options are also new this year. ![]() ![]() The 2016 Acura RDX is a treat, with exciting driving dynamics and a posh, comfortable interior, but its fussy multimedia system left a bad taste in my mouth.
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