Acura will unveil the 2022 MDX in manufacturing kind subsequent Tuesday, Dec. 8, promising it will likely be “probably the most premium, performance-focused and technologically superior SUV in Acura historical past.” Acura will host the debut on its website online at 11:30 a.m. EST.
When you thought we already noticed the 2022 Acura MDX, it is as a result of we did. Acura confirmed the TLX-inspired design again in October with a “prototype.” Like guardian firm Honda, Acura tends to indicate “prototypes” which are dead-ringers for his or her manufacturing variants, and this seems to be no completely different.
The beneath left is Acura’s teaser picture with the degrees introduced as much as reveal extra element; the beneath proper is a picture of the “prototype” proven in October. From what we will see right here, they’re just about equivalent, and nothing we have seen in spy images means that we’re in for any surprises when the actual factor bows subsequent week.
The 2022 MDX rides on a brand new mild truck platform that Acura says will present extra athletic dealing with, higher experience consolation and a quieter cabin versus the outgoing automotive. Like the brand new TLX, it can incorporate a double-wishbone entrance suspension, which must also enhance experience and dealing with.
Acura says it can provide a Kind S model of the MDX is with the identical turbocharged V6 that can energy the brand new TLX Kind S. That variant will make 355 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque (similar because the TLX), whereas the usual engine will proceed to be Acura’s 290-horsepower 3.5-liter V6. Each engines can be mated to Acura’s 10-speed computerized transmission and ship energy to all 4 wheels utilizing the newest fourth-generation SH-AWD system.
Not all the efficiency particulars can be found but, however Acura says the MDX will be had with four-piston Brembo brake calipers (possible one other Kind S characteristic) and comes with a drive mode selector that lets you regulate experience, dealing with, steering, suspension and powertrain traits.
Primarily based on the prototype, the inside matches the outside for aptitude and magnificence. We just like the open-pore wooden that’s been infused with metallic flake, French stitching, distinction piping and quilted leather-based in all three rows. Acura says that every one three rows get extra legroom this 12 months, and first and third rows get extra headroom. A brand new panoramic moonroof ought to make the cabin even airier for rear occupants.
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