We recently bought 25 MDX Type S and and are very happy about our selection. Air suspension, massaging seats and excellent audio system makes this car so special.
Absolutely incredible vehicle. Truly marvelous. I just can’t believe we live in a time and have a market where this costs more than $55k. I mean $75,000USD without dealer markup?? That’s insane.
It's a real niche buyer who wants a daily that can carry 6 people, be ultra reliable, and still has a lot of sport character. But IDK what else is in this segment even, so Acura wins lol
@@franktank9573handles well. They said it in the review, sport does not mean tons of HP. It's the driving dynamic. Also it has beat some similar priced SUV in the 1/4 mile. Sam Car Legion has a lot of videos of it.
Yeah I couldn't swing for the Type S upcharge for many reasons one being that I was already considering exhaust upgrades 😂. I got a CPO Advance for a great deal at 1.49%, there were few CPO Type S models and they were marked up way more than thr NA models.
Owner here of a 22. I'm glad to see the new touch screen but getting rid of the palm rest is a mistake especially when the arm rest doesn't slide. You can tell that acura didn't know what to do with the space after removing the touch pad. In my opinion they should've kept the touch pad in addition to the new touch screen. I test drove the 25 and I can tell you it's a much more refined vehicle and the speakers are amazing
As crazy as it sounds i miss my dual screen from my 2018 it ended up being way more convenient once you learned how to use it. I find the single screen limits functionality and heads up info. Also the dynamic drive control selector wheel is a huge waste of space in current design in my opinion im surprised it hasnt changed but oh well
The new shirt designs are absolute heaters. I think it’s brilliant and very original. I think it would be cool to have the BMW M2 front end on one. Or the single older gen M3 with the polarizing huge grills. We’re definitely need like a jdm legends line with the R34, Supra, RX7, 300ZX, 3000GT and possibly the Hawkeye WRX STI and one of the Mitsu Evos.
Agreed. I have a 2023 MDX Type S Advance and absolutely love the touch pad. Once you get used to it, you realize it's a much safer and much more hygienic design than a touch screen.
Exactly. My aunt has one of these and it’s absolutely amazing. The pad doesn’t bother her at all. Idk why every time I watch a car review video the pad is the main focus. It’s not even bad at all.
To fix the subpar drivetrain, acura stated that they'd have to charge an extra $15k. I am curious to what that would end up being. The option to buy a very reliable 550 hp turbo v6 3-row vehicle with a top speed of 180 mph for $90k would be a game changer
Nice to think about but never going to happen. Look how ridiculously long it took just to get a turbocharged V6 and they still package this vehicle with the base normally aspirated 3.5 from yesteryear.
acura/honda (or any japanese manufacturer for that matter) would never put a 550 hp v6 in any somewhat family-oriented car. max theyd do would probably be 450-500 hp from a v6t + phev system. keep in mind, audi makes the 3-row sq7 for 90k with around 550 bhp from a turbo v8, and aside from reliability (most people lease these kinds of cars anyways), the q7 is generally better than the mdx - coming from an mdx advance owner.
The 2025 Acura MDX is pretty much peak Acura, like they pretty much nailed everything there is to nail for this category EXCEPT the drivetrain, the mpg leaves quite a bit to be desired. The pricing is also pretty rough but that’s everything these days, I’m so glad you can purchase a A-spec and Technology trim together now, but honestly at that price the TYPE S is right there lol. But yeah, you know this car is good when you own two of them 😭 hoping to get that X5 next though 🙏
@@BAKS7U not really, and no 3rd row either. If equally optioned, price will be way off. Sorry but exactly what is being measured here to "beat"? I live in NYC, see Ms/AMGs/ et al regularly, and I can assure you their drivers aren't carving corners or ripping off from lights/passing. They're putzing along with everyone else, which always has me question why they paid for 500+ under the hood (I know the answer, I just don't share the sentiment).
Was playing in the Acura build config and decided to look at this vehicle. Of course I came here for a review.. 3 months late but still wanna say sideways shirts of cars are cool!
Find them elsewhere. Most of them are BS anyway. This one is not fast Figure 5.5-6.4 second range depending on how much drivetrain abuse you want to do to your $75,000+ SUV.
@@cbotten106 "not fast" lol... sound like a teenager who reads about exotics all day. 5.5 secs for a heavy family hauling SUV is plenty, if you want real speed buy a sports car (if you can afford the price, not the payment).
They should also sell the same design just not sideways and see what sells more... I really like the designs of them (I would love a 05 wrx sti version) but I'm not sold on the sideways
Especially that NA Mitata design that looks like a smiley face. I'd love that in regular horizontal orientation so it looks even more like a smiley face.
They need to offer 20” tire option. Built my 2022 GLE450 with 20s and the taller profile tires give a smoother ride and pothole forgiveness. You WILL have blowouts on those 21” rubber bands.
The shirts are a genius idea! I'd love to see you guys extend them to some classic older cars as well! For instance, I own a '91 240SX (S13), and I'd totally grab a couple of those... Another idea... the rear view of each car on the back. Possibly an options with a higher price since I'm sure it'd cost more to manufacture.
I remember when Acura first announced pricing on the 2022 MDX Type-S. The comments (which are normally wrong) said, “there’s no way people are going to buy that.” Boy were they wrong 😂.
Thank you for incessant complaining about rhe most ridiculous thing. This will help lower the cost of the 22 type s for me in 2 years when I plan to buy one!
I don't understand the obsession with touchscreens in cars. A quality physical control is so much better, more ergonomic, safer, everything. Take a BMW iDrive 6 or 7. That thing is perfect.
Me too. It’s a pretty rare color, having only seen like 2-3 in Gold out of maybe 12-15 MDX Type S I’ve seen on the road. They don’t have it anymore for 2025 for some reason.
The 2025 Acura MDX Type S exterior remains unchanged, with only minor alterations. The engine still delivers 355 HP in a traditional, albeit unexciting, fashion.
The next thing that needs to be phased out is wireless phone heaters/charging pads. They don’t work, and they waste SO much space. Either put them somewhere super discrete, or dont put them in at all.
The "They Fixed It" refers to they now have a touch screen, rather than the touch pad. That was a big complaint at this price point for potential buyers.
@@gregb.6799 that's exactly my point, many of us owners , including myself, prefer the the touch pad to the touch screen (I can say that having just come out of an XC90). It's flat out easier to use. So, maybe to some "broken" is accurate, but certainly not to all.
@@scooter5940 that would have been a better solution, agree. The touch pad (and iDrive controller) fall naturally at your hand and are easier (at least to me) to use.
5:45 I would rather buy an RDX over a MDX, yes there is no type s yet, but the RDX shares a lot of parts with the Civic Type R, and most if not all of the performance upgrades that are available for the CTR can be swapped into the RDX, with a few bolt-ons and a tune you can get 450hp which would be way faster than the MDX.
Awesome suv and still love my 2023....might trade in for new one even though i was hoping for more power with hybrid system and better gear ratio....still an awesome everyday suv. I love track pad as a owner of mdx, rdx, and tlx with it...even though I don't have issues with my 2020 2.0T Accord and 2023 integra except on rough roads to operate or traffic
I have a 2019 RDX with the 10 speed. The shift programming in any of the automatic modes is awful. I drive it exclusively in the Sport Manual Mode. It transforms the vehicle from a frustrating clumsy dog into a fun to drive vehicle. It still falls on it's face when coasting down to a light that turns green before a stop, but diligent manual downshifting can fix that.
Love this SUV. A few things I would like to see them change. - Add more overall leg room, storage, headroom, and cargo space to this SUV. (Similarly sized to the TX500) - 3rd row AC vents - No piano black plastic in the dash area - 10% increase in hp & torque With these changes it will by far best the best in it's class for years to come.
@ShaiyanHossain Na. What I said doesn’t equate 100% to a minivan. What it equates too is their competitor the Lexus TX and their sister SUV the Honda Pilot outside of there power trains.
Dudes. Those shirts rock. But I personally want front and rear sideways shirts. Print the rear of the car on the back of the shirt same as the front!!!. And please do a Jaguar F Type. I won’t even tell you the body style/generation. I trust y’all!
This MDX is 🔥! However, gas mileage is a concern. Would you guys consider the Mercedes GLE 450e maybe a better option that offers the same but save on gas?
I love it, I think it looks fantastic inside and out, however, I would still go with an X5 Xdrive40i. Base engine, faster than the MDX type S, much better fuel economy, glorious, sounding….
Any chance you guys might review the non-Type S MDX, or have you had a chance to drive one? Curious how dramatic the performance difference is or if the air suspension is missed.
I think it's a great car but not a good alternative minivan option. There is no upper AC vent for the 3rd row, so third row passengers are very uncomfortable in summer. Having vents in the floor for the 3rd row is pretty ineffective.
Then get 2025 Honda Pilot Elite or Black Edition trim. I call it the Poor Man's Acura MDX Advance Package alternative. The Pilot has 3rd Row A/C vents. It has more room in 3rd Row. The 2nd Row center seat can be stored away in the rear under floor well unlike MDX. So if not seat underneath you have good usable space but not as much as Ridgeline in-bed trunk. Pilot Elite doesn't give you Double Wishbone Suspension and Jewel Eye Headlights type of stuff as MDX with Advance Package. But you get 360 Multi-View Camera System like Type S and MDX Advance Package. Ventilated heated front Seats and 2nd Row Outboard Heated Seats Heads-Up Display , Panoramic Roof like MDX Heated Steering Wheel Rain Sensing Wipers. Elite Pilot doesn't have Bang and Olesfen sound system. But it has a 12 speaker Bose 70 series Audio System. But No Honda Minivan or many other have The Acura Super Handling AWD System. The Pilot Elite and Black Edition have The IVTM4 Torque Vectorng AWD System mechanically simular to SH-AWD not sure if same on new Pilot. They were just programmed differently.
To be honest guys I’d rather just get the shirts with the logo on correctly. It’d get annoying having to turn my shirt sideways somehow to explain this to people. Great idea tho 👍🏽
Wonder if there’s a way to change the colour of the buttons on the left, seems like such an eyesore given that the Acura interface is black, but the home buttons are blue-ish.
Since you 100% single handedly got Acura to fix the touchsense in the MDX, can you start bugging them to A.) Do the same in the RDX and B.) Make a Type-S for the RDX?
Just me or does the exhaust sound kinda bad. Doesn’t seem any sportier than a normal mdx. Kind of vacuum cleaner sounding. The exhaust on the sq5 sounds so much nicer
Definitely not a minivan alternative with just 5 adult seats and barely useable cargo space behind the third row. Strollers? Bags? The trick suspension looks cool.
Hondas were so awesome in the 80s and 90s. So cool and impressive and nice and they smelled good, and they all got 30mpg. It’s a shame their cars are so meh today. It seems so counterintuitive.
As a smaller person, that touch screen in the MDX is too darned far away! I just saw Doug DeMuro test the new Lincoln Nautilus, with the best screen solution ever introduced to the automobile industry - By far! They put the touch screen up nice and close and easy to use, while the main screen goes from door to door across below the windscreen... check it out peeps... it's the only one that actually makes sense... and no piano black either! Ford leads the way...
Glad infotainment is up to date and is no longer in 2010s. On another note, no more TLX?! Come on HONDA!! Dis Too Much!! One more last ride for the TL/TLX!!
I like it, but..Me personally prefer usual 2-nd row seat without ability to deinstall it, but slide able. I wish they had different options for 2-nd row to choose . Black shiny plastic… why not change it for smth different for more expensive Type-S? 7 seat MDX should have a glass box with mirror as Pilot has to see what happens behind. Back view mirror doesn’t have camera mode for the case when car is fully loaded and driver doesn’t have nice visibility. Fuel efficiency… hope, hope, hope they will represent hybrid version, smth like RLX Sport hybrid was, but with this styling, infotainment and as a SUV
Throwing it out there, but those shirts would be even dope-r (imo), if you had the current design on the back, and then the name of the car/brand logo on the front on the upper right part of the chest (when looking at the shirt). BUT I know this would run into copyright issues, etc. Check out the In-n-Out shirts for what I mean by big graphic on the back, with small one on the front right. Sick designs though!
So much to like about the TYPE S. Great looking, about as fun to drive as you could want from a three row. However, the whole point of a three row is as a family hauler and a 18.5 gallon tank is too small. Coupled with 19mpg the range is a paltry 350 miles…. In the real world the gas light is coming on all the time. In comparison the X5 and X7 are getting 25mpg and have 22 gallon tanks. Their ranges are close to 600 miles on a tank. These are the things you don’t realize until you’ve lived with both. Until acura can improve MPG and increase tank size the car becomes a hassle to own as you are always fueling up….
Why would you show the converted base price from CAD to USD but not the as tested price? I remember you used to always show both converted prices. Can you bring that back? Thanks.
Front face of cars r very good idea on a t shirts, how about tail section of the cars printed to the back side of the t shirts ,have you guys thought doing that? thankyou
Great car that I have been dreaming for years. The only thing that is holding me back about the MDX is car theft and high insurance premiums due to theft.
I wasn’t aware of this? Where do you live? Our insurance rates on our MDX hasn’t increased at all and I (we’ve owned Acuras since 1990j wasn’t even aware of this theft issue…
Kinda funny to see how far he had to stretch while driving to use the touch screen. Think Acura should have kept the touchpad and offer users both...... If you ain't going to be driving the vehicle long enough to get accustom to it , I can understand your complaints
The best buy for an MDX is a 2007, 2008, or a 2009. They were the most reliable of all the MDX. If you have the means, sure go ahead and get the 2025 model. For the rest of us mere mortals who live on a budget tho, the 2025 is simply unaffordable!
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I want one for the S2000. AP1 please. Yellow shirt is preferrable. I mean I'm not demanding or anything. But I would absolutely buy that.
these shirts and the names are amazing! needs a ‘alfalfa romeo julia’. i’d buy 3
Can we get car face hats? 🤔
You need to offer a 124 Spider variant of that Miata shirt.
We recently bought 25 MDX Type S and and are very happy about our selection. Air suspension, massaging seats and excellent audio system makes this car so special.
Great to hear!
Glad you’re happy with the car but at that price point a BMW would blow your shoes of next to eng. from the Japs
Just my 2 cents tho
Wow a fleet of 25! You must be rich
Enjoy it! Looks like a very nice ride.
You Bought it or leased it?
Absolutely incredible vehicle. Truly marvelous. I just can’t believe we live in a time and have a market where this costs more than $55k. I mean $75,000USD without dealer markup?? That’s insane.
It's a real niche buyer who wants a daily that can carry 6 people, be ultra reliable, and still has a lot of sport character. But IDK what else is in this segment even, so Acura wins lol
@@nathanaelbennett8286 True
@@nathanaelbennett8286 Ya sport character.... You mean appearance? Cuz its slow af
@@nathanaelbennett8286bmw X5, Audi Q7 55, Genesis GV89 3.5t, Lincoln Aviator
@@franktank9573handles well. They said it in the review, sport does not mean tons of HP. It's the driving dynamic. Also it has beat some similar priced SUV in the 1/4 mile. Sam Car Legion has a lot of videos of it.
These look better than any other SUV on the road. I love seeing them around town
Ehhh maybe
When your standards are low I guess is ok!! 🤷🏽♂️
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Acura should’ve pulled a 2014 Jaguar move and put the loudest exhaust possible on these Type S models. Too boring 🥱
Wiell the jaguars a V8 soo
Yeah and look at where Jag is now, in the toilet.
@@TheChimples my point is that it got everyone’s attention. These Type S modes are too bland and boring.
Easy fix in the aftermarket
Yeah I couldn't swing for the Type S upcharge for many reasons one being that I was already considering exhaust upgrades 😂. I got a CPO Advance for a great deal at 1.49%, there were few CPO Type S models and they were marked up way more than thr NA models.
Owner here of a 22. I'm glad to see the new touch screen but getting rid of the palm rest is a mistake especially when the arm rest doesn't slide. You can tell that acura didn't know what to do with the space after removing the touch pad. In my opinion they should've kept the touch pad in addition to the new touch screen. I test drove the 25 and I can tell you it's a much more refined vehicle and the speakers are amazing
Keeping both technologies would've been great. The touchpad wasn't bad either, people just don't like to adapt.
As crazy as it sounds i miss my dual screen from my 2018 it ended up being way more convenient once you learned how to use it. I find the single screen limits functionality and heads up info. Also the dynamic drive control selector wheel is a huge waste of space in current design in my opinion im surprised it hasnt changed but oh well
@@tylershannon6062 i agree, dual screens made the interior look super cool
The new shirt designs are absolute heaters. I think it’s brilliant and very original. I think it would be cool to have the BMW M2 front end on one. Or the single older gen M3 with the polarizing huge grills. We’re definitely need like a jdm legends line with the R34, Supra, RX7, 300ZX, 3000GT and possibly the Hawkeye WRX STI and one of the Mitsu Evos.
Yeah subie shirts!!
real owners love the touch pad! only reviewers complain. No more fingerprints and after 1 week super easy to use
Agreed. I have a 2023 MDX Type S Advance and absolutely love the touch pad. Once you get used to it, you realize it's a much safer and much more hygienic design than a touch screen.
Love my ‘24. The True touch is not bad.
Sorry but I hate my touchpad. I got used to it but I still hate it.
Exactly. My aunt has one of these and it’s absolutely amazing. The pad doesn’t bother her at all. Idk why every time I watch a car review video the pad is the main focus. It’s not even bad at all.
Real owner here: throw touchsense in the trash and never look back
To fix the subpar drivetrain, acura stated that they'd have to charge an extra $15k. I am curious to what that would end up being. The option to buy a very reliable 550 hp turbo v6 3-row vehicle with a top speed of 180 mph for $90k would be a game changer
Nice to think about but never going to happen. Look how ridiculously long it took just to get a turbocharged V6 and they still package this vehicle with the base normally aspirated 3.5 from yesteryear.
acura/honda (or any japanese manufacturer for that matter) would never put a 550 hp v6 in any somewhat family-oriented car. max theyd do would probably be 450-500 hp from a v6t + phev system. keep in mind, audi makes the 3-row sq7 for 90k with around 550 bhp from a turbo v8, and aside from reliability (most people lease these kinds of cars anyways), the q7 is generally better than the mdx - coming from an mdx advance owner.
The 2025 Acura MDX is pretty much peak Acura, like they pretty much nailed everything there is to nail for this category EXCEPT the drivetrain, the mpg leaves quite a bit to be desired. The pricing is also pretty rough but that’s everything these days, I’m so glad you can purchase a A-spec and Technology trim together now, but honestly at that price the TYPE S is right there lol. But yeah, you know this car is good when you own two of them 😭 hoping to get that X5 next though 🙏
peak acura = behind everyone
@@v12kingV10pretty much, X5 beats it in every aspect
@@BAKS7Uexcept price.
@@BAKS7U not really, and no 3rd row either. If equally optioned, price will be way off. Sorry but exactly what is being measured here to "beat"? I live in NYC, see Ms/AMGs/ et al regularly, and I can assure you their drivers aren't carving corners or ripping off from lights/passing. They're putzing along with everyone else, which always has me question why they paid for 500+ under the hood (I know the answer, I just don't share the sentiment).
@@MixedG80 then buy a Toyota Corolla instead of MDX
You touched upon it: unlike the CR-V, NO CVT in the RDX/MDX
Was playing in the Acura build config and decided to look at this vehicle. Of course I came here for a review.. 3 months late but still wanna say sideways shirts of cars are cool!
Whoever approved the coolant reservoir to sit over the turbo should be fired
I picked the 2023 Pilot Elite over the 2023 MDX Type-S due to the touchpad. I truly enjoy my Pilot Elite 💯
The funny thing is: same car!!!
You do launch every video anyway, so try adding 0-60 times.. I find it useful.
@@ICUall666 Go get those from one of the other 300+ sources!
@@ICUall666 You mean you couldn’t care any less; right?
Find them elsewhere. Most of them are BS anyway. This one is not fast Figure 5.5-6.4 second range depending on how much drivetrain abuse you want to do to your $75,000+ SUV.
@@cbotten106 6.4 for the base N/A 3.5 spec. All Type-S cars are sub 6 seconds, which is fast. Especially when moving almost 5,000lbs.
@@cbotten106 "not fast" lol... sound like a teenager who reads about exotics all day. 5.5 secs for a heavy family hauling SUV is plenty, if you want real speed buy a sports car (if you can afford the price, not the payment).
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Some great shirt designs. Would love to buy a Honda Element shirt for my father's birthday. I know you had one and we still have our 2007 and love it.
I’ll add it to the list!
Love the mdx! I have had 3 Hondas in Sonic Grey Pearl, current urban grey. But if they did a green I’d be all over it!
The Deadpool x Wolverine almost took me out!! 😂😂😂
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Now that I own an RDX, I actually really like the trackpad. I just wish they perfected it instead of getting rid of it.
Clever shirt idea, but I bet they would sell better not being sideways.
They should also sell the same design just not sideways and see what sells more...
I really like the designs of them (I would love a 05 wrx sti version) but I'm not sold on the sideways
100%
Especially that NA Mitata design that looks like a smiley face. I'd love that in regular horizontal orientation so it looks even more like a smiley face.
Love the T-Shirts can’t wait for the classic 67 mustang one…. How about putting the taillights on the back???? The gem of the vehicle 🚗
They need to offer 20” tire option. Built my 2022 GLE450 with 20s and the taller profile tires give a smoother ride and pothole forgiveness. You WILL have blowouts on those 21” rubber bands.
So funny I love that touch feature much more user friendly while driving
The shirts are a genius idea! I'd love to see you guys extend them to some classic older cars as well! For instance, I own a '91 240SX (S13), and I'd totally grab a couple of those... Another idea... the rear view of each car on the back. Possibly an options with a higher price since I'm sure it'd cost more to manufacture.
I remember when Acura first announced pricing on the 2022 MDX Type-S. The comments (which are normally wrong) said, “there’s no way people are going to buy that.” Boy were they wrong 😂.
it’s sold poorly unfortunately
You are so right, ive see 2 of them in the past 2 years....
@@franktank9573 no one wants an expensive meh performance, meh luxury , poor mpg acura but youtuber car reviewers
Outrageous . I see none where normal people live!! Allot of Toyota no New Acura! Quality, price, cheap products...my next buy will be Toyota hybrid...
@@franktank9573 in Massachusetts, I almost see one daily. Twice a week guaranteed
Love the shirts. I’ll pull the trigger when the S2000 ap1 is added 👀
Those shirts are a great! You should leave the link for each model's shirt in the videos reviee description. I would buy an MDX one!
Would also buy an MDX one!
Thank you for incessant complaining about rhe most ridiculous thing. This will help lower the cost of the 22 type s for me in 2 years when I plan to buy one!
I don't understand the obsession with touchscreens in cars.
A quality physical control is so much better, more ergonomic, safer, everything. Take a BMW iDrive 6 or 7. That thing is perfect.
But pointless since you’ll be in the shop half the time 😂
@@ArtieMcYardie given the reliability ratings as of last couple years, it’s more likely for Honda than BMW…
@@Van-dh5ry you in complete utter denial about German garbage.
well i’m physically touching the screen so
@@ArtieMcYardie 😆 Looks like you need to inform yourself better to avoid that "complete utter denial" yourself.
Green is definitely the new gray
Thank god too. If I see another $250,000 sportscar/supercar in primer gray I'm going to puke.
Good looking SUV! We don't get Acura in the UK!
Personally love the Gold they offer on Type S models, including the MDX.
Me too. It’s a pretty rare color, having only seen like 2-3 in Gold out of maybe 12-15 MDX Type S I’ve seen on the road. They don’t have it anymore for 2025 for some reason.
it looks good in sunlight but awful when its cloudy
I loved the touch pad after living with it for a couple of weeks
The 2025 Acura MDX Type S exterior remains unchanged, with only minor alterations. The engine still delivers 355 HP in a traditional, albeit unexciting, fashion.
Yuri! Make a Lexus shirt, and I'm all over it! I'm biased, but the 4th Gen GS should be your inspiration. 💯😁
6'11/2" CLUB! 😎 3:20
The next thing that needs to be phased out is wireless phone heaters/charging pads. They don’t work, and they waste SO much space. Either put them somewhere super discrete, or dont put them in at all.
The legacy tracking device has been mastered and works great. It doesn’t require much skill.
btw-be prepared to be annoyed rear diff needs replacement often. The fwd platform that biases the rear wheels must generate lots of heat!!!!
The "They Fixed It" title implies something was broken. To many of us Type S owners, the track pad was not broken - different yes, but broken, no.
The "They Fixed It" refers to they now have a touch screen, rather than the touch pad. That was a big complaint at this price point for potential buyers.
@@gregb.6799 that's exactly my point, many of us owners , including myself, prefer the the touch pad to the touch screen (I can say that having just come out of an XC90). It's flat out easier to use. So, maybe to some "broken" is accurate, but certainly not to all.
@@stevenfarley4738The MDX should have kept both. The X5 has both the Idrive controller and the touch screen, and I use both.
@@scooter5940 that would have been a better solution, agree. The touch pad (and iDrive controller) fall naturally at your hand and are easier (at least to me) to use.
5:45 I would rather buy an RDX over a MDX, yes there is no type s yet, but the RDX shares a lot of parts with the Civic Type R, and most if not all of the performance upgrades that are available for the CTR can be swapped into the RDX, with a few bolt-ons and a tune you can get 450hp which would be way faster than the MDX.
if you dont need the 3 rows its also a lot cheaper, a little better on gas, and the K20C is going to be easier to service than the J30AC
Yes! You have the t shirt of my car and I’m stoked. I have a Mk 7.5 GTI.
Now you need the shirt
Awesome suv and still love my 2023....might trade in for new one even though i was hoping for more power with hybrid system and better gear ratio....still an awesome everyday suv. I love track pad as a owner of mdx, rdx, and tlx with it...even though I don't have issues with my 2020 2.0T Accord and 2023 integra except on rough roads to operate or traffic
I think the sideways shirt is an awesome idea. It looks so weird until you laydown or someone tilts their head.
Sweet shirt idea. Tail lights on the back would be sweet. Do Mk5 GTI!
I have a 2019 RDX with the 10 speed. The shift programming in any of the automatic modes is awful. I drive it exclusively in the Sport Manual Mode. It transforms the vehicle from a frustrating clumsy dog into a fun to drive vehicle. It still falls on it's face when coasting down to a light that turns green before a stop, but diligent manual downshifting can fix that.
Highly considering this car. I think this review sold me better than the dealership lol
i love how "finally good" is both a compliment and an insult to the car, glad it's finally been fixed though
The infotainment has been a deal breaker for a lot of people.
355 hp isn’t enough for the high price they charge for it. The fuel economy is also terrible
It's plenty
It’s really not. It’s also limited to 110mph yuck. They’re quick but leave much to be desired. My 2024 just didn’t cut it.
What other vehicles in the class that have more horsepower and cheaper and also quicker 0-60? You won’t find any.
@@blackwhirlwind1245 I think you could get an X5 for around that price or a GLE
@@czwhat328 X5 base engine is just over 80K, GLE is 90K.
That interior is sharp! 🔥 👌🏽
Love this SUV. A few things I would like to see them change.
- Add more overall leg room, storage, headroom, and cargo space to this SUV. (Similarly sized to the TX500)
- 3rd row AC vents
- No piano black plastic in the dash area
- 10% increase in hp & torque
With these changes it will by far best the best in it's class for years to come.
so you just want a minivan
@ShaiyanHossain Na. What I said doesn’t equate 100% to a minivan. What it equates too is their competitor the Lexus TX and their sister SUV the Honda Pilot outside of there power trains.
I was cracking up at the whole video. Absolutely hilarious!
Dudes. Those shirts rock. But I personally want front and rear sideways shirts. Print the rear of the car on the back of the shirt same as the front!!!. And please do a Jaguar F Type. I won’t even tell you the body style/generation. I trust y’all!
6:38 You guys are dorks….and I’m here for it. Love it!!! 😂
This MDX is 🔥! However, gas mileage is a concern. Would you guys consider the Mercedes GLE 450e maybe a better option that offers the same but save on gas?
Acura should make a coupe style version of the mdx like the gle or x6 that would be dope
Yuri that's a great idea for a t-shirt! Love it
Look at that Miata shirt with the sideways smile.
I love it, I think it looks fantastic inside and out, however, I would still go with an X5 Xdrive40i. Base engine, faster than the MDX type S, much better fuel economy, glorious, sounding….
I would totally recommend the x5
I have one
no 3 row in X5 folks....apples oranges
X5 has an optional 3rd row
Nah, not a serious option and about the size of the rear seats in my lc500. Mdx is about 5 inches longer@@pegcity4eva
Green is the new burgundy. 🤔 Goes with tan interior. 🙂
Hilarious video guys 😂 love the shirts too 🙌🏻
Yes green. My Bronco has eruptions green. But the Acura at that price is not viable, I would take an X5 instead even with less equipment
Love the t-shirt design!! 👌🏿
Need a sideways raptor shirt. First gen of course
I prefer the wheels on the 24 !! Whats more important?🤔
Any chance you guys might review the non-Type S MDX, or have you had a chance to drive one? Curious how dramatic the performance difference is or if the air suspension is missed.
2024 - ELS Sound System & Touchpad
2025 - B&O Sound System & Touchscreen
You just can’t win 😂
is the els better ?
@@matthewgeorge6620 - YESSSS!!!!
I honestly;y believe they switched from ELS to B&O for name recognition only…. ELS is that good.
I liked the touchpad in my 21 acura tlx, felt easier to use while driving
yes only reviewers complained about it and people who are not owners. all owners had a 100% satisfactory rating with it.
If you guys do a K5 shirt I'm buying it!
Nice idea with the shirts 👍
I think it's a great car but not a good alternative minivan option. There is no upper AC vent for the 3rd row, so third row passengers are very uncomfortable in summer. Having vents in the floor for the 3rd row is pretty ineffective.
Then get 2025 Honda Pilot Elite or Black Edition trim.
I call it the Poor Man's Acura MDX Advance Package alternative.
The Pilot has 3rd Row A/C vents.
It has more room in 3rd Row.
The 2nd Row center seat can be stored away in the rear under floor well unlike MDX. So if not seat underneath you have good usable space but not as much as Ridgeline in-bed trunk.
Pilot Elite doesn't give you Double Wishbone Suspension and Jewel Eye Headlights type of stuff as MDX with Advance Package.
But you get 360 Multi-View Camera System like Type S and MDX Advance Package.
Ventilated heated front Seats and 2nd Row Outboard Heated Seats
Heads-Up Display , Panoramic Roof like MDX Heated Steering Wheel Rain Sensing Wipers.
Elite Pilot doesn't have Bang and Olesfen sound system. But it has a 12 speaker Bose 70 series Audio System.
But No Honda Minivan or many other have The Acura Super Handling AWD System. The Pilot Elite and Black Edition have The IVTM4 Torque Vectorng AWD System mechanically simular to SH-AWD not sure if same on new Pilot. They were just programmed differently.
To be honest guys I’d rather just get the shirts with the logo on correctly. It’d get annoying having to turn my shirt sideways somehow to explain this to people. Great idea tho 👍🏽
Wonder if there’s a way to change the colour of the buttons on the left, seems like such an eyesore given that the Acura interface is black, but the home buttons are blue-ish.
Since you 100% single handedly got Acura to fix the touchsense in the MDX, can you start bugging them to A.) Do the same in the RDX and B.) Make a Type-S for the RDX?
Yes deal
Shirts are fire.
Just me or does the exhaust sound kinda bad. Doesn’t seem any sportier than a normal mdx. Kind of vacuum cleaner sounding. The exhaust on the sq5 sounds so much nicer
Definitely not a minivan alternative with just 5 adult seats and barely useable cargo space behind the third row. Strollers? Bags? The trick suspension looks cool.
Hondas were so awesome in the 80s and 90s. So cool and impressive and nice and they smelled good, and they all got 30mpg. It’s a shame their cars are so meh today. It seems so counterintuitive.
As a smaller person, that touch screen in the MDX is too darned far away! I just saw Doug DeMuro test the new Lincoln Nautilus, with the best screen solution ever introduced to the automobile industry - By far! They put the touch screen up nice and close and easy to use, while the main screen goes from door to door across below the windscreen... check it out peeps... it's the only one that actually makes sense... and no piano black either! Ford leads the way...
Glad infotainment is up to date and is no longer in 2010s. On another note, no more TLX?!
Come on HONDA!! Dis Too Much!! One more last ride for the TL/TLX!!
I'd be more interested if the graphic went across the chest rather than full length. Also if it doesn't exist, an S2K please.
now for MAZDA to follow suit and bring the screen closer and FULLY touch.
I like it, but..Me personally prefer usual 2-nd row seat without ability to deinstall it, but slide able. I wish they had different options for 2-nd row to choose . Black shiny plastic… why not change it for smth different for more expensive Type-S? 7 seat MDX should have a glass box with mirror as Pilot has to see what happens behind. Back view mirror doesn’t have camera mode for the case when car is fully loaded and driver doesn’t have nice visibility. Fuel efficiency… hope, hope, hope they will represent hybrid version, smth like RLX Sport hybrid was, but with this styling, infotainment and as a SUV
Wow. A visor pass test. 😂😂. Nice review. Nice car. Changes are great.
Throwing it out there, but those shirts would be even dope-r (imo), if you had the current design on the back, and then the name of the car/brand logo on the front on the upper right part of the chest (when looking at the shirt). BUT I know this would run into copyright issues, etc. Check out the In-n-Out shirts for what I mean by big graphic on the back, with small one on the front right. Sick designs though!
So much to like about the TYPE S. Great looking, about as fun to drive as you could want from a three row. However, the whole point of a three row is as a family hauler and a 18.5 gallon tank is too small. Coupled with 19mpg the range is a paltry 350 miles…. In the real world the gas light is coming on all the time. In comparison the X5 and X7 are getting 25mpg and have 22 gallon tanks. Their ranges are close to 600 miles on a tank. These are the things you don’t realize until you’ve lived with both. Until acura can improve MPG and increase tank size the car becomes a hassle to own as you are always fueling up….
I'm cross shopping this and a Genesis GV80 3.5 turbo. Take reliability out of the equation, which would you recommend? Which is fastest and quietest?
How about a 2024 Kona face t-shirt? The Robocop face should be a great look.
Why would you show the converted base price from CAD to USD but not the as tested price? I remember you used to always show both converted prices. Can you bring that back? Thanks.
6:30 I would support Acura for switching to the B&O sound system, I think it is just as good as ELS
Do they still require you to set the drive mode each time you get in?
Front face of cars r very good idea on a t shirts, how about tail section of the cars printed to the back side of the t shirts ,have you guys thought doing that? thankyou
Get rid of the button selector and it’s perfect. Go back to a lever
e46 m3 would be an iconic shirt
Great car that I have been dreaming for years. The only thing that is holding me back about the MDX is car theft and high insurance premiums due to theft.
I wasn’t aware of this? Where do you live? Our insurance rates on our MDX hasn’t increased at all and I (we’ve owned Acuras since 1990j wasn’t even aware of this theft issue…
@@Fabulousprofound168 in the US it's no problem. But I live in Ontario Canada so it is a problem
I wonder if a gen5 Prius shirt would look good. If you guys made one. I’d be very interested.
Shorts are a great idea. Do a FJ Cruiser!
Kinda funny to see how far he had to stretch while driving to use the touch screen. Think Acura should have kept the touchpad and offer users both...... If you ain't going to be driving the vehicle long enough to get accustom to it , I can understand your complaints
The best buy for an MDX is a 2007, 2008, or a 2009. They were the most reliable of all the MDX. If you have the means, sure go ahead and get the 2025 model. For the rest of us mere mortals who live on a budget tho, the 2025 is simply unaffordable!