Posted By Shoaib Ahmed
2014 Acura MDX
Those who want a utility vehicle that's sensible and practical yet also luxurious and enjoyable to drive should place the 2014 Acura MDX near the top of their shopping list. For for more than a decade, Acura has honed the MDX into a remarkably sharp-looking, responsive-driving vehicle that doesn't include a lot of compromise.
The only thing—seemingly minor to most shoppers—that you forgo with the MDX is off-road ability, or the appearance that you're ready to head out to the Rubicon. Furthermore, MDX buyers can dodge the reliability issues and depreciation that have affected some rival models.
Premium-brand, three-row crossovers like the 2014 Acura MDX can make impressive, high-class alternatives to minivans for large families, and it seems that the new 2014 MDX takes a step in that direction as well. With jiggered second- and third-row seats, a new fully flat-folding second row, a lower passenger floor, and a lower cargo floor, the 2014 model takes a package that's about the same size and makes it more useful inside. While the current identity (and future) of Acura’s sedans like the RLX, TL, TSX, and ILX feels as nebulous as that next corner in the pouring rain, the MDX is clearer and more focused than ever.
Design-wise, there are no big surprises. The 2014 MDX takes to a shape that's a little more sport-wagon influenced, perhaps, and mates that with interiors that are a little warmer. The sleeker profile, more curvaceous sheetmetal, and some new, precise front-end details serve to give it a leaner look overall. Our editors are split on whether Acura’s ‘beak’ front end works, but we think that it’s much more flattering on the brand’s utility vehicles—and this new MDX—than on its sedans. Crisp matte-chrome details and ‘jewel-eye’ LED headlamps altogether gives this model a streamlined, elegant look. Inside, Acura has paid much more attention to properly coordinated materials and trims, and it shows.
2014 Acura MDX
The 2014 Acura MDX is more focused than ever on its mission of keeping
the entire family comfortable, content, and entertained—and yes, that
still includes the driver
2014 Acura MDX
Those who want a utility vehicle that's sensible and practical yet also luxurious and enjoyable to drive should place the 2014 Acura MDX near the top of their shopping list. For for more than a decade, Acura has honed the MDX into a remarkably sharp-looking, responsive-driving vehicle that doesn't include a lot of compromise.
The only thing—seemingly minor to most shoppers—that you forgo with the MDX is off-road ability, or the appearance that you're ready to head out to the Rubicon. Furthermore, MDX buyers can dodge the reliability issues and depreciation that have affected some rival models.
Premium-brand, three-row crossovers like the 2014 Acura MDX can make impressive, high-class alternatives to minivans for large families, and it seems that the new 2014 MDX takes a step in that direction as well. With jiggered second- and third-row seats, a new fully flat-folding second row, a lower passenger floor, and a lower cargo floor, the 2014 model takes a package that's about the same size and makes it more useful inside. While the current identity (and future) of Acura’s sedans like the RLX, TL, TSX, and ILX feels as nebulous as that next corner in the pouring rain, the MDX is clearer and more focused than ever.
Design-wise, there are no big surprises. The 2014 MDX takes to a shape that's a little more sport-wagon influenced, perhaps, and mates that with interiors that are a little warmer. The sleeker profile, more curvaceous sheetmetal, and some new, precise front-end details serve to give it a leaner look overall. Our editors are split on whether Acura’s ‘beak’ front end works, but we think that it’s much more flattering on the brand’s utility vehicles—and this new MDX—than on its sedans. Crisp matte-chrome details and ‘jewel-eye’ LED headlamps altogether gives this model a streamlined, elegant look. Inside, Acura has paid much more attention to properly coordinated materials and trims, and it shows.
2014 Acura MDX
The 2014 MDX is powered by a 290-horsepower version of Acura’s
always-excellent 3.5-liter V-6 engine—now fed with direct injection and
kosher with the full suite of Honda’s so-called Earth Dreams
technologies. Across the lineup, it’s mated to a six-speed automatic
transmission that includes steering-wheel paddle shifters. The so-called
Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system that’s available in the
MDX (yes, front-wheel drive is now standard, if that’s all you need)
provides more all-weather traction, and even a little more cornering
control in some situations, and it can vary front-wheel torque
distribution from 90 percent down to 30 percent (70 percent to the
rear)—or up to a hundred percent to either the left or right wheels.
