2019 Acura RDX
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A third generation, very nice. Should be interesting to see the NSX interior cues. Pretty funny that the original 2007 RDX pioneered and bucked the trend of naturally aspirated engines and used a turbo 4 before switching to a 3.5L V6. Here's to hoping they choose a 2.0T vs the puny 1.5T in Honda's arsenal.
#17
Driver School Candidate
I see this as a good opportunity for Acura to start on a blank sheet of paper and re-inject some of that old school Honda/Acura magic in their next generation vehicles. Their last gen (current) fleet of vehicles left a lot to be desired but if the huge success of the all-new Civic, CR-V, and Accord are any indication, perhaps they finally figured out what they need and finally got their ***** together.
I personally drive an Acura now and am not looking to get back into another one, but I want to see them succeed and be competitive as they once were before. Perhaps if they are *really* good, I'll consider one again. Really excited to see the 3G RDX unveiling on Jan 15th, hopefully they impress!
Edit: Honda/Acura has also patented a new 3.5 DOHC V6 Turbo engine (J-Series successor). Perhaps this new engine may find its way in the new RDX with a Type-S badge?
I personally drive an Acura now and am not looking to get back into another one, but I want to see them succeed and be competitive as they once were before. Perhaps if they are *really* good, I'll consider one again. Really excited to see the 3G RDX unveiling on Jan 15th, hopefully they impress!
Edit: Honda/Acura has also patented a new 3.5 DOHC V6 Turbo engine (J-Series successor). Perhaps this new engine may find its way in the new RDX with a Type-S badge?
Last edited by Noble8626; 12-22-17 at 07:05 AM.
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Last edited by oldcajun; 12-22-17 at 10:29 AM.
#23
2019 RDX truly looks like a pint sized MDX. The interior looks nice, though the layout is very similar to the Lexus NX with that waterfall center console, physical climate controls location, and the bigger fixed position infotainment screen. The polished seat control bezels look nice. Also looks like it has an Auto Start/Stop feature.
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Lexus Champion
Where is the control for the infotainment system? The display screen seems too far away from the driver for it to be a touchscreen, so there must be some control dial or touchpad somewhere.
Is this pencil eraser the control dial?
Or is this large round dial the control?
And what about the audio volume control? There has been such a big fuss about bringing back the real volume kn0b to the new Hondas, yet I do not see one on this new Acura.
Is this pencil eraser the control dial?
Or is this large round dial the control?
And what about the audio volume control? There has been such a big fuss about bringing back the real volume kn0b to the new Hondas, yet I do not see one on this new Acura.
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Thread Starter
Better Pics
In these pics you can see that the pop-out button to the top left of the center stack is the audio on/off volume button. Also the touchpad @ the bottom is the infotainment controller:
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Lexus Champion