The 2022 Acura MDX is a 3-Row Sport Sedan | MotorWeek Road Test
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- Quick, what is the best-selling luxury 3-row utility vehicle of all time? Time’s up. It’s the Acura MDX, with over a million on the road since it arrived for 2001. So let's find out what makes the MDX so popular, and what Acura has done to make it ever more so for 2022.
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Love how the new MDX looks 🔥 ready for the Type-S version
That body looks, proportionately, so correct..love it. Acura nailed it..❤️
Not really. Just an ugly bloated box on wheels.
@@alexeivoloshin5984 I don't agree with you man. This is the 4th generation one but to me looks the best of all. Very similar body shape to Genesis GV80
Still uses a SOHC engine with a timing belt from the early 2000's. Acura really?
@@caldera878 So what's wrong in that? I'm glad that they still offer V6 instead of going for 4 cylinders and I'm fine with that.
@@randomrahul5221 It's a proven engine design but why Honda won't innovative a new clean design for this long and for its Acura premium brand image is beyond questioning. They are not struggling with any resources or money to do so.
Acura did a great job with this actually
John Davis is king of cars and trucks reviews! ❤️👍
John Davis is a legend 💫
Can’t wait for the type s! Come on Acura what are you waiting for??
Chips
Man does it look stunning in red
Performance Red is sooooo vibrant in person, almost as beautiful as Mazda’s Soul Red Crystal Metallic 😍 !
Stolen from Mazda.
No it doesn't. And the taillights are too wimpy.
They nailed this exterior design!!!!! 🔥
The best seller 🔥 super excited to test the Type-S MDX.
1:09 Au contraire! We mustn’t forget the Isuzu Trooper-based Acura SLX of the 1990’s!
Those were nice
Such a great package and deal. I wish they'd do a Type S RDX. I don't need a three row SUV, and love my '11 RDX. Very useful.
I believe they're gonna type S everything but the rdx will likely come later
That 2001 clip 😆. They were damn lucky it made it out of that creek.
I honestly thought the transmission will self-destruct first.
The water was barely above the sill. That’s probably no problem for most crossovers.
@@icculus I tried doing that in the CR-V during a flash flood in Houston and the engine splash shield on the underside got peeled off like the top of a sardine can. Lol
These videos and presentation seem pulled straight out of the nineties
Haven’t you heard? The 90s are cool again
Nineties were great times.
That was my first thought as well. Probably the same style as when they reviewed the first MDX from that dated, 20-year-old video clip. Lol.
1:20 I’d like to see modern luxury SUVs tested like this!
WOW!!!! THE PERFECT FAMILY CRUISER!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
Nice review! Thank you for the update, the MDX have never been so good. I’m seriously considering it as my next car (currently driving a 17 Pilot). I’ll wait to see what the next Pilot will be though as I feel it will likely be an even better value...
I replaced my 2016 Pilot with one. You won’t regret it.
Not sure it's time to punt my 2017 Advance but glad to see they kept the NA V-6 instead of taking the turbo route.
The Type-S is getting a turbocharged J30-series motor.
Other than that, all other models get Honda's ol' reliable-- the J35
Agreed! It's a gem of a motor and it seems like Honda fine tuned it a bit more for the new generation MDX. I wish the TLX would have received the J35/10AT treatment...at least as a mid-level option. (i.e.: Lexus IS300)
Its a great engine. 4cy Turbos sound like a struggle. Better than ever they still make me want a Honda or Toyota V6
J37 owner here and it pulls hard up to redline like classic Hondas.
TL?
Looks amazing
Hopefully Acura will release a Hybrid version
Why a hybrid - jack of all trades?
How about a pure EV option?
@@metamorphic75 An EV option would be great! Hopefully, one of the two.
I have 2019 MDX Advance. Love the new look and Improvements to the interior. Two things of criticism: The Touch Pad Infotainment (What is Acura Thinking !!! It was the reason I didn't take the RDX in June 2019) & Acura should have "tweaked" the HP / Torque a little. It is "winking" at me. My Current lease terminates in June 2022.... However, sometimes there are good Trade Up Programs that Car makers will offer in advance of that . With only 18K miles on my clock, I may have "equity" over the early termination costs on my car. BUT I will need to not just do a 20 minute test drive, due to that Touch Screen. I full day or more usage (a week even better), would allow me to see if I could be comfortable with that Freakin Touch Pad. It seems that since Acura has this touch pad in the re-dseigned RDX and now the TLX and MDX , it is here to stay .... They probably invested a lot of $$$$ into that technology and won't turn away from it too soon. If it was Touch Screen (even with a secondary pad for those that like that stuff), This would be a complete NO-BRAINER Upgrade for me. I don't really need a 3rd row,at 69 YO ,and scattered Grandkids that ride with me and my wife....
2:17 Nice choice of music for a test drive.... Shoots and Ladders by Korn! \m/
Sports Sedan? Yeah..
What, are you saying that a SUV is not a sedan???
Why is there snow on the ground? Was this video from winter or recently in northern Alaska?
John Davis 👌🏽
If you want a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, buy a Porsche Cayenne Turbo. This is all the performance the typical SUV buyer is going to need.
The best car review ever. I miss his voice.
Best bang for your buck!!!!
This thing is beautiful godammit
This guy sounds so 80s lol I like it
plastic trim on fenders says look out ! I'm ready for MOAB !
Look out I'm ready for my gravel driveway :)
Does it run on Korn?
Time to trade in for the new!
Looks good but that piano black wow..
yep
Acura had already tried the badge-engineered SUV approach prior to the MDX, with the Isuzu Trooper-derived Acura SLX. Didn’t work out that well, both in terms of sales and PR, given Consumer Reports’ publicity that showed the vehicle with a tendency to topple in emergency lane change maneuvers.
I can’t believe they don’t remember that and went all into that whole badge engineering bit LOL
Also the CL, ILX, and ZDX.
@@lordmaster5522 I feel like I'm the only person who liked the zdx. Yeah the beak grill era was rough but switch it out and now it's a 300 HP nicer crosstour
@@lordmaster5522 None of those share any body panels with their Honda platform mates. Platform sharing ≠ badge engineering.
The SLX was literally just a grille and badge change away from the Trooper.
@@traviszack3 actually, the zdx wasn’t based on the crosstour. It was based on the same year MDX, so it was basically an MDX “coupe”
mazda cx5 is waving
That red paint is wonderful. right up there with Mazda's red
It’s better than Mazda’s
Probably the best SUV under $70K with the exception of Genesis GX80!
Did my homework and $70k was my limit and ended up w a white A Spec!! No other 3rd row touches this MDX.
Nice sports sedan man!!!!!
@Allen Tokyoo it’s a joke look at the title LMAO
Hybrid model available?
John Devis much be the next president of USA
Long live John timeless😀😀
One great Premium Midsize SUV
Except that the larger 3rd row seated Cadillac XT6 beats the 2022 MDX by about a second in Motor Trend handling course. The XT6 also gets TSP+ and tops MDX with 310 hp!
@Allen Tokyoo runs rings around SH-AWD.
So who makes this new 10 speed automatic? Is it another ZF design, from another company like Aisin, or Honda's own new development?
It's designed in-house by Honda.
Nice!👌😎👍
This looks like it was filmed in the early 2000s. Tell your production team to step it up a little.
Holy cow John has had rebuilding or have they managed a clone or android?
👍🏻 Acura
Acura, Mazdafied this MDX generation.
I guess this SUV identities as a "sport sedan" lmfao 😂
Only took 20 years for a Type S
Great SUV for a good price,
That infotainment controller is a mess that needs to go away ASAP
It reminds me of my Mazda CX9 with a 6 cyl.
The sheet metal will be different but underneath is what the 2022 Honda Pilot will be. Kinda of disappointing. I was hoping the Pilot would bring more to fight the Palisade, etc. Looks like I’ll be keeping my 2019 Pilot.
Hasn’t even came out yet.. Calm down
I didn't touch the screen, unfortunately.
It is a good looking SUV, although It looks better with the chrome IMO
sir why are you dangas?
them gov regulations sucked all the fun and originality out of cars a long time ago. pretty sure they would rather us sit in them driverless cars staring at facebook while the AI takes you where you need to go anyways.
That is not a fucking sedan, that's an SUV.
Acura missed this one big time without making the screen, touch-screen. Hopefully the Type-S have it or 2023.
Acura MDX: I’m not badge engineered!
Honda Pilot and Ridgeline: Are we a joke to you?
Neither the Pilot nor Ridgeline is anywhere near as sporty to drive as the 3G MDX; the 4G MDX presented here is on a different level completely.
Badge engineering ≠ platform sharing. The MDX shares zero panels with the Ridgeline and Pilot. So unless you consider the entire body a “badge,” the MDX isn’t badge-engineered.
You obviously don’t know what badge engineering is lol
@@jjax3661 Butthurt Relief Cream. Now in cherry flavor. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if Butthurt Relief Cream is right for you.
@@judethaddaeus9742 You worship a Honda in hair and makeup. Get over yourself.
Strange that Acura (and Honda) has failed to release or even announce an EV while others are seriously making investments and retooling production lines to support battery and EV car production.
Acura once led in innovation, now they have nothing on the horizon while the market is well underway to a transition to EV.
They'll get there. In the not too distant future (~2030), all they'll offer will be electric and hybrid powertrains and we'll be pining for the good old days of their J-series V6 gasoline engines.
Type S needs brembos, 40 more hp, 60 torque and a good body kit
Acura/Honda has always been struggling with their performance image. Either a forgettable $150K supercar or something that a 17 year old would drive with a fart can.
Being the owner of the first gen MDX it is hard to justify this 22' model being that it is basically built around the same engine with 30 more horse power and double the price of the gen 1 MDX. If the Type-S with it's 3.0 355 HP Tourbo was $59k then it would be a justified purchase but not for over $73k.
4:22Better isolation means NO EXHAUST NOISE. So that “better isolation” is an ABSOLUTE FAIL!!!!!
Getting slower and heavier. At least the bigger Buick Enclave has 310hp!
When is the Acura RDX and MDX get recommended by Consumer Reports?
@Allen Tokyoo see Sam CarLeguon video of a Telluride/Palisade keeping up with MDX. Acura has fallen so far behind even the Korean needs to out a 2.5T in their minivan and it would be all over for MDX.
That’s a really large sedan...lol...
Acura needs to get rid of that infotainment. It’s really distracting to use while driving.
Step your brain up
M.A.G.A.
Make Acura Great Again
still a FWD based transverse engine chassis... just like economy cars.... Acura will never run with the big luxury boys if you use an Odyssey engine
NO sedan ever had 3 rows of seats. IT IS A SUV.
why is no one talking about the title? 🕐🕐🕐
Does it have the stupid annoying stop/start?
Good looking vehicle and when it came out i rushed to go look as was very interested. Once i seen it, the exterior was beautiful but that was where it ended, inside felt very plastic and cheap feeling, didn't even take for a test drive. The sales person was pushing to go for a ride i told him thanks but plastic doesnt do it and walked out.
lol
@Allen Tokyoo bite my ass, if i don't like it i will express my opinion just like you just did. If you look at it in comparison to other luxury brands, the Acura is incredibly plastic and cheap feeling and does even have a touch screen and in replace, they added a video game type control. Total stupid design
Why not go all the way and call it a sports car while you're at it? And why are you telling me how much CO2 this car generates, but not, say, H2O?
Cus h20 doesn’t stay in the atmosphere
The amount of water on earth and the atmosphere has always been constant throughout history whereas co2 emissions have not.
@@danielpark7821 How do you know that? H2O emissions by human activity has not been constant throughout history.
@@danielpark7821 Neither does CO2.
@@danielpark7821 Neither does CO2.
JUST DON'T GO TO ARDMORE ACURA IN ARDMORE PA
Or Joe Bullard in Mobile, AL. Stay clear of them also
If the gv80 didn’t exist the Acura MDX would be my number one choice for a luxury three row suv
I dont think the MDX will lose many sales to the GV80.
@@MidnightAspec I didn’t say the mdx will lose sales to the gv80 I’m just saying I would get the gv80 over the mdx
hi
Still think Acura screwed up on the infotainment. The touchpad is trash. They should of use a touchscreen and the center giant knob for navigation instead of changing “drive modes”. Your suburban mom is not going to be changing drive modes everyday.
It’s not a NSX where that needs to be front and center.
Yeah smoothest running until the transmission slips.
The biggest disappointment for this vehicle is that annoying touch pad. Why do the Japanese which is known the world over for developing the best electronics have the worse infotainment systems on the market? The home land of Sony and Panasonic should be able to do better than that.
The same motor can be found in the new Toyota Highlander as well.
Same? Or just the same size and cylinder count?
@@CameronsCars honestly, I believe it's the same motor. But that's just my opinion.🤷🏾♂️
Definitely not. I’ve owned vehicles with both engine. Honda’s J series has VTEC, Toyota’s 2GR series does not. Way different feel and performance too.
Same here, I feel Honda has an edge over Toyota... IME, the Pilot beats the Highlander. I had both and currently drive a ‘17 Pilot. Next car will likely end in 22...
Honda and Toyota are sharing engines now?
The rear hatch area is sexy!!!
$47k and its slower than my 2004 Forester?
Infotainment is a deal breaker and no touch screen...just keep it simple
they went from manual standard to automatic standard to no manual option at all and now they have removed the shifter all together and just have buttons to push for drive and park. hahaha whats next? touchscreen buttons for gear selection? how bout touch screen door locks and window controls? damn the future for cars sucks, especially when all this electronic crap finally breaks and you need to get it fixed 🤣
@@jakedover5301 Tesla is way ahead of you. Have to unlock doors from touchscreen
@@dub88acc hahaha good god. does it use biometrics that specifically recognizes the users thumb print? hahaha its 1984 on wheels
70k CAD for a Honda SUV or the Benz GLE.
That’s a base GLE with a 4 cylinder turbo and leatherette seats
Guess which one will actually hold up well over time...
@@CytotoxicTrev The Benz will. Go ask any Honda tech if they would ever spend their own money on J35 V6 with cylinder deactivation. All of them have the same problems over time. It's fixable, but not what Consumers would expect from Honda design.
@@sp1pilot Oh wow. I didn't realize there were durability problems and Honda/Acura were doing that "variable cylinder mamagement" malarkey. I was thinking that J-series V6 was one of the best engines ever.
@@CytotoxicTrev it is one of the best engines ever, the other guy is a hater, plain and simple.
First!
Looks too much like a Mazda product
Acura has been lost for over a decade only just to catch up and copy Mazda's design even their soul red color.
@Allen Tokyoo lol yea they are.
at first i couldnt tell if i was looking at a mazda or a bmw or a mercedes or a nissan or a...
It does not look like a BMW or Mercedes at all
A Mazda with a dinner plate size logo.
whats the matter hose? you don't understand satire? other people get it thats all that matters.
whats the matter hose? you don't understand satire? other people get it thats all that matters.
whats the matter hose? you don't understand satire? other people get it thats all that matters.
The 2022 MDX is starting look as slab sided as the front wheel drive 2020 Ford explorer and with sh AWD makes for heavy and clumsy performance and handling, almost like a Chevy suburban.😢😮
Since when stupid crossovers are sport sedans. ?
Acura has managed to become a HORRIBLE manufacturer! I am on my sixth new Acura (22 MDX), and my last! My car has been in the body shop for the last three months waiting parts after I hit a deer. The delay is ALL on Acura and they have offered NOTHING for the severe inconvenience.. I haven’t had a car at all for 2 months (Insur only covered 30 days), reported the issue to Acura corporate and haven’t even gotten so much as a “sorry for the delay” from them. They are simply pretending that me and my issue don’t exist. GREAT after purchase customer service. I am done with Acura! I will definitely be in a Lexus once this lease is up.
Stole Mazda's design
Digital dashboards look cheap and fake.
Too expensive
Sport sedan? ....how much did Acura pay you to say this....it's a beautiful car, but it's underpowered and feels heavy. there are sportier 3 row SUV out there.
Captain’s chairs have arms. What kind of weak-ass captains is acura attempting to appeal to?
I guess they want you to use it as bench seats, also, Volvo XC90 doesn’t even have arm rest for captain’s chairs.
Not true, its underpowered and feels very heavy! Dont fall for this video
This is just some paid hype job.