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Acura RDX

2022 Acura RDX
2022 Acura RDX. Photo: NetCarShow

Acura has built the RDX since 2005. Autoknowtive’s catalog has 6 of them, from the 2005 Acura RDX to the 2022 Acura RDX. Body styles here: SUV. Sold new in North America and Asia.

Built
2005–today
Brand from
Japan
Part of
Honda
Body styles
SUV
Sold new in
North America and Asia
In the catalog
6 cars, 3 of them concepts

How it changed

Power went from 283 hp in the 2016 RDX to 272 hp in the 2022 RDX. It got heavier along the way: 1,770 kg for the 2016 car, 1,826 kg for the 2022. The most powerful here is the 2016 Acura RDX at 283 hp (211 kW), more than 60% of the cars in the catalog.

Every RDX in the catalog

2005 Acura RDX

2005 Acura RDX Concept

Specs not listed

The Acura RD-X Concept SUV debuted today at the North American International Auto Show. The RD-X features Acura's new Super Handling All-Wheel Drive' system and combines the performance of a sports sedan with the all-wheel drive capability and functional utility of an SUV.

Text: press release via NetCarShow

Photo: NetCarShow

2006 Acura RDX

2006 Acura RDX Concept

239 hp · 0–62 mph 6.8 s · 1,780 kg

The highly anticipated Acura RDX Prototype SUV debuted today at the North American International Auto Show. Combining sport utility with sports sedan handling and performance, RDX features an innovative 2.3-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine, Acura's exclusive Super Handling All-Wheel Drive(TM) (SH-AWD(TM)), and is designed to redefine the entry premium SUV segment.

Text: press release via NetCarShow

Photo: NetCarShow

2016 Acura RDX

2016 Acura RDX

283 hp · 1,770 kg

The Acura RDX is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV produced by Acura since 2006 for the 2007 model year, a luxury vehicle division of Honda, as the second crossover SUV offering from the brand after the mid-size MDX. Since it was introduced, it has shared its platform with the Honda Civic and CR-V.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons

2018 Acura RDX

2018 Acura RDX Concept

210 hp

The 2019 Acura RDX, presaged by the RDX Prototype, has undergone a clean-sheet, top-to-bottom remake and will be the first Acura model to fully embody Acura's new design language as envisioned in the Acura Precision Concept, and its new interior design and technology as imagined in the Acura Precision Cockpit.

Text: press release via NetCarShow

Photo: NetCarShow

2022 Acura RDX

2022 Acura RDX

272 hp · 1,826 kg

Photo: NetCarShow

Specs side by side

CarPowerTorque0–62 mphTop speedWeightEngineDriveGearboxEPA combined
2006 RDX239 hp (178 kW)260 lb-ft (353 Nm)6.8 s130 mph (209 km/h)1,780 kg (3,924 lb)2.3 L inline-4All Wheel Drive5-speed automatic—
2016 RDX283 hp (211 kW)252 lb-ft (342 Nm)——1,770 kg (3,902 lb)3.5 L V6All Wheel Drive6-speed automatic23 mpg
2018 RDX210 hp (157 kW)280 lb-ft (380 Nm)———2.0 L inline-4All Wheel Drive10-Speed automatic—
2019 RDX210 hp (157 kW)280 lb-ft (380 Nm)———2.0 L inline-4All Wheel Drive10-Speed automatic24 mpg
2022 RDX272 hp (203 kW)280 lb-ft (380 Nm)——1,826 kg (4,026 lb)2.0 L inline-4All Wheel Drive10-speed automatic24 mpg

Power is the figure quoted for that version. Fuel economy is the best EPA combined rating, US models only.

Rivals

Cars from other brands in the same class, with similar power and from the same years:

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