Manufacturing for the 2022 Acura MDX is formally underway in East Liberty, Ohio. We obtained to see the MDX Proto late final yr, and the ultimate manufacturing MDX was revealed a pair months after it in December. Now, Acura is screwing them collectively.
Acura says the brand new MDX ought to start to hit dealerships on February 2. It feels mighty early for a 2022 mannequin yr car to already be hitting sellers, however that’s simply how Acura is dealing with it. Solely the usual MDX with its carryover 3.5-liter V6 (290 horsepower and 267 pound-feet of torque) will probably be accessible at first. We’ll have to attend till summer season for the Kind S and its 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 (355 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque) to come back on-line, just like the TLX Kind S.
Identical to the TLX, the MDX is driving on a brand new platform this yr. It’s designed to be far more athletic and opulent than earlier than. We’ll be getting our first flip behind the wheel quickly, so that you’ll wish to come again for the primary drive to see how Acura executed. The TLX’s chassis and dealing with enhancements give us excessive hopes for the MDX to see comparable positive aspects in refinement and agility.
There’s one first for Acura on the subject of the bodily manufacturing strategy of the MDX. It’s the primary Acura to make use of the plant’s new 5,000-ton stamping press. Acura says this new machine permits for “sharper sculpting of the hood and physique panels whereas forming metal and elevated quantities of aluminum.”
For all the main points we presently know concerning the MDX, try our full reveal submit right here.
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