Goodbye, fun-to-drive RDX. The new model is here and Acura has removed all of the punchy, turbo’d, quick-handling fun in favor of bland competence. Yawn.
With that as background, it would be difficult to rate this 2013 RDX as anything but a direct bullseye for Acura’s development team. This new crossover sort of “joins the herd” in terms of overall character and performance, and then immediately attempts to gain separation in the more traditional arenas of ride quality, content, fuel economy, and price.
We saw the concept in Detroit, and now Acura has debuted the production version of its ILX compact sedan. The new car marks a move downmarket for Acura, representing a sub-TSX line meant to draw younger buyers into the fold.
Acura has revealed the second generation of its RDX compact SUV, a vehicle that will go on sale in the spring of 2012, at the 2012 North American International Auto Show.
Acura has revealed a very close to production-ready concept of its upcoming ILX sedan, a car that will represent the new entry-level for the brand.
Yesterday, we had the chance to sample three of Acura’s 2010 model year offerings — the revised RDX, MDX, and TSX V-6. And while the…
Before we had even spent one minute behind the wheel of Acura’s new-for-2009 TL sedan, we could already pick out the feature that will ultimately divide shoppers into potential buyers and those who will choose to look elsewhere: the in-your-face grille.