Facelifted 2016 Acura RDX Heads to Chicago Auto Show
02-12-15, 09:58 AM
#32
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no adaptive cruise or lane keep assist (as avail on crv)? 
not real jazzed about the new front end.
not real jazzed about the new front end.
02-13-15, 02:36 AM
#35
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Don't see it as much better-looking than the current model. In fact, those fragile and flowery-looking rims are a downgrade from what we are offered now. The filled-in grille still ruins the entire front end. That should be the #1 complaint by all, but Acura has forced this feature down our throats for so many years now, we've learned to look beyond it and focus on other things. We cannot forget the filled in grille is still one of the most unattractive design features to mare any vehicle line-up. (Make noise!)
02-13-15, 05:21 AM
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I like Acura's look of "understated luxury". The amount of tech features packed in their cars also offer tremendous value. The refreshed ILX has been getting positive reviews, and I suspect this RDX will too.
02-13-15, 08:14 AM
#38
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A batch of new collision-avoidance technologies is grouped into a package called AcuraWatch. That includes adaptive cruise control, forward-collision warning with automatic braking, lane-departure warning, and lane-keeping assist. Commendably, the AcuraWatch features can be had on any trim level, although they’re standard with the new, top-spec Advance package. Should all the electronic nannies somehow fail to keep you out of trouble, Acura claims that the 2016 RDX also has improved crash-test performance.
02-13-15, 09:34 AM
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02-13-15, 10:19 AM
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No problem. We looked at the RDX previously and really liked it, but definitely noticed that it was missing a lot of tech. I'm glad to see that's been remedied.
02-13-15, 10:24 AM
#42
Don't see it as much better-looking than the current model. In fact, those fragile and flowery-looking rims are a downgrade from what we are offered now. The filled-in grille still ruins the entire front end. That should be the #1 complaint by all, but Acura has forced this feature down our throats for so many years now, we've learned to look beyond it and focus on other things. We cannot forget the filled in grille is still one of the most unattractive design features to mare any vehicle line-up. (Make noise!)
Both Pilot and this seems so mediocre design wise.
02-13-15, 12:37 PM
#43
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The future is small displacement turbo applications.. Naturally aspirated engines are yesterdays tech.
Base HP is 240. With an intake, larger inter cooler, exhaust and a good tune you are looking at 300+. Add the SH-AWD and that = one fun lil CUV!
Really? I guess you never drove one.
I do LOVE the new look with the jewel headlights though!
The V6 in the RDX already does that. The current V6 version also makes more power and is quicker then the original RDX with the turbo. I think a 4 cylinder turbo would be a step down. I would rather see SHawd as a option for the RDX and a Earth Dreams DI version of the V6 engine it has with more power.
Base HP is 240. With an intake, larger inter cooler, exhaust and a good tune you are looking at 300+. Add the SH-AWD and that = one fun lil CUV!
I do LOVE the new look with the jewel headlights though!
Last edited by GSJake; 02-13-15 at 03:49 PM.
02-15-15, 11:23 AM
#44
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Turbo engines are not a new invention or the new thing. Give me a smooth powerful 6 cylinder in a bigger vehicle any day over a turbo charged 4 cylinder, there is no real advantage of a turbo 4 cylinder in bigger vehicles. The 6 cylinder in the newer RDX is better in pretty much every way over the old turbo 4. Turbo 4 cylinders are offered more now because automakers have been forced to put them in lineups to deal with CAFE, not because they are the best engine and that buyers really demand them in the US. The current crop of mainstream turbo 4 cylinders are designed for fuel economy and emissions, not performance. It is not as easy to tune them for more power these days and in many cases very difficult compared to the past when they were mostly designed for power and performance and pretty easy to tune and get more power from.
02-15-15, 10:05 PM
#45
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Turbo engines are not a new invention or the new thing. Give me a smooth powerful 6 cylinder in a bigger vehicle any day over a turbo charged 4 cylinder, there is no real advantage of a turbo 4 cylinder in bigger vehicles. The 6 cylinder in the newer RDX is better in pretty much every way over the old turbo 4. Turbo 4 cylinders are offered more now because automakers have been forced to put them in lineups to deal with CAFE, not because they are the best engine and that buyers really demand them in the US. The current crop of mainstream turbo 4 cylinders are designed for fuel economy and emissions, not performance. It is not as easy to tune them for more power these days and in many cases very difficult compared to the past when they were mostly designed for power and performance and pretty easy to tune and get more power from.