2022 Acura MDX SUPER HANDLING All-Wheel Drive

Acura's styling direction is back on track—and exemplified well by the new MDX. This is a sharp-looking SUV, based in bold proportions and set with angular motifs that interact nicely around the car. Features like the slim LED headlights and taillights, classy multispoke wheels, and prominent exhaust tips help this MDX meet the dress code required for the luxury SUV club. Acura redesigned the MDX for 2022, skipping the 2021 model year. The new SUV shares its styling and technology with the recently revamped RDX and TLX models. The new MDX uses the same 290-hp 3.5-liter V-6 as the outgoing model, but the engine is now mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission instead of a nine-speed. Front-wheel drive remains standard with all-wheel drive available as an option. The outgoing 2020 MDX also offered a hybrid powertrain, but so far Acura has not indicated an intention to hybridize the 2022 MDX. The sporty Type S model is powered by a 355-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 and comes standard with all-wheel drive. We haven't driven the Type S yet, but our test drive of an all-wheel drive Advance model with the standard powertrain revealed surprisingly nimble handling and perky acceleration. Acura's time-tested 3.5-liter V-6 returns, lightly tweaked to reduce noise and particulate emissions. Output remains unchanged from its previous MDX application, with 290 hp and 267 lb-ft of torque arriving high in the rev range. However, the new 10-speed automatic seems like an improvement over the earlier nine-speed transmission. Shifts are slushy but smooth, and they don't disrupt the flow of power as the transmission works to balance efficiency and acceleration. It keeps rpm low when it can but kicks down quickly—as many as four gears at a time—when the driver boots the throttle for a pass. Acceleration to 60 mph and combined fuel economy likely won't change much, measuring in the low 6.0-second range and 21 mpg, respectively, with AWD. Pricing for the 2022 MDX start at $47,925, an increase of more than $2,000 over the outgoing model—new platforms and big displays aren't pulled from thin air, after all. SH-AWD adds $2,000 to the front-drive base and Tech trims. It's included on the sport-inspired A-Spec model, which runs $58,125, and this $61,675 Advance model. That pricing aligns the MDX with well-known players such as the Volvo XC90 and recently refreshed Land Rover Discovery. But as rising stars such as the Lincoln Aviator or Genesis GV80 shake up the space, the MDX's badge equity isn't as strong as it once was. And when a fully loaded Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy can be had for $48,935, price-conscious three-row-SUV shoppers should remember that there's competition from outside the luxury establishment. Although the MDX will save you money over a similarly optioned three-row Mercedes-Benz or BMW, those are far from the only competitors these days.
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