{"id":22553,"date":"2018-07-17T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T21:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=22553"},"modified":"2018-07-17T17:34:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T21:34:00","slug":"acura-debuts-an-updated-mdx-crossover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/acura-debuts-an-updated-mdx-crossover","title":{"rendered":"Acura debuts an updated MDX crossover"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Acura introduced the 2019 model of its three-row\u00a02019 MDX crossover on Tuesday, but the vehicle\u2019s minor updates don’t tell the full story of big changes in both Acura\u2019s brand and the American manufacturing market.<\/p>\n

Introduced in 2001, the Ohio-built MDX is the third-best-selling three-row ute in the U.S. behind the Lexus RX and Cadillac XT5. Now in its third generation, the MDX received a stem-to-stern redesign in 2014 to be lighter and more powerful. But, unusual for mid-cycle refreshes, MDX development has accelerated over the last two years as the Acura brand has remade itself to be a more performance-oriented brand.<\/p>\n

In 2017 the MDX was the first Acura to get the \u201cdiamond pentagon\u201d grille \u2013 reflecting a\u00a0major design change previewed by the Acura Precision Concept at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show<\/a>. The grille is now spreading to all vehicles in the Acura lineup including the TLX sedan and the\u00a0hot-selling, compact RDX crossover.<\/p>\n

The ’17 MDX line also imported radical new technology from another Acura halo car \u2013 the NSX hybrid supercar. The MDX Sport Hybrid debuted with a similar\u00a0twin-electric motor with all-wheel-drive system as the NSX. That made\u00a0for better fuel economy as well as improved handling.<\/p>\n

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