2020 Acura RDX Review: This is How You Do It

Auto123 reviews the 2020 Acura RDX, beautified with the A-Spec package

It’s been a year since the redesigned RDX SUV arrived on the market, and the initial enthusiasm regarding the new product’s looks and performance has been stamped and certified by owners doing the on-the-ground driving. The Acura RDX is now the best-selling model in the luxury carmaker’s North American lineup. According to Acura, it’s also the second-favourite luxury SUV among American buyers in the segment.

It’s not hard to see why, frankly. This new model is sharp-looking, performs crisply and offers a comfortable, premium interior environment. A useful exercise is to compare the model with its larger sibling in the Acura lineup, the MDX SUV. The new RDX stands in almost direct opposition to that staid, nondescript and long-in-the-tooth model.

How so, precisely? Well the RDX is sleek, aggressive and streamlined in its exterior styling where the MDX is squarish and anonymous; it features a responsive powertrain that delivers sporty driving dynamics where the MDX’s is plodding and workmanlike; and it’s much younger inside, featuring a more-modern interior and more advanced tech.

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