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I am a two-times owner of MDX 01 and 05, and although 07 redesign put gen 1 to shame in terms of handling, its exterior styling left me completely cold. Plastic trim on a 40k+ suv looks silly, imo. After test drive, right after RX test-drive, I was far more impressed with RX. 09 MDX driving felt very similar to 05 MDX, plus the quality issues I had with both Acuras made me look the other way.