In the week I drove the new Acura MDX I struggled to put my finger on it. It’s so very different in principle than the previous generation. The old one was a hard edged hard core sports crossover. Famously tuned on the Nurburgring, with Super Handling All Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) and sharp creased S.H.I.E.D styling, it was certainly aggressive. Especially for a 7 seat family CUV.
But this new one is different. It’s lower, longer and narrower, to make it cut through the air much more cleanly. The forms are softer now too. There are no bulging wheel arches and chiseled grills. It reminds me of the old MDX, just more grown up.
