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2025 Acura MDX

The Best Gets Better: 2025 Acura MDX Receives Bolder Styling, Enhanced Tech and Bang & Olufsen Audio

• Refreshed MDX gains more aggressive front fascia with new diamond pentagon grille, darker headlights/taillights and bolder wheel designs

•Tech-rich cabin undergoes total makeover with a new 12.3-inch touchscreen user interface featuring Google built-in

•Enhanced audio performance on all trims; MDX Type S with Advance Package debuts Acura's most impressive and most powerful audio system yet, developed by Bang & Olufsen and boasting an incredible 31-speakers

•MDX Type S with Advance Package debuts AcuraWatch™ 360 – a more advanced driver assistive technology

•MDX A-Spec now available with Advance Package, combining sport appearance with additional premium features

Acura today revealed an extensive refresh of the 2025 MDX, the performance brand's flagship and the best-selling 3-row luxury SUV of all-time. The MDX boasts styling enhancements, a new 12.3-inch touchscreen interface featuring Google built-in1, a quieter cabin, improved safety features, and a Bang & Olufsen luxury audio system. The high-performance 2025 MDX Type S with Advance Package debuts the new AcuraWatch™ 360 system that introduces more advanced driver assistive capabilities thanks to additional front corner radars, a higher-fidelity front camera, and new front millimeter wave radar. The standard AcuraWatch™ suite of safety and driver assistive technologies on all other MDX grades also features updated hardware for enhanced safety performance.

The 2025 MDX and MDX Type S performance SUVs will begin arriving at Acura dealers nationwide this May.

'The best never stand still; they keep getting better, and that's what we did with the new 2025 Acura MDX by taking our most popular model and flagship 3-row SUV to a new level, as we continue to advance Precision Crafted Performance at every point in the Acura lineup,' said Mamadou Diallo, Senior Vice President of American Honda Auto Sales. 'We've enhanced MDX in almost every way, adding incredible new tech, a quick and intuitive touchscreen interface, world-class Bang & Olufsen luxury audio and lots more. It's simply the best MDX we've ever made.'

New for the 2025 model year is the arrival of the MDX A-Spec with Advance Package, which combines sport appearance with additional premium features including a head-up display, 16-way power front seats, heated outboard second-row seats, heated steering wheel, and Surround View Camera. MDX with Advance Package and MDX A-Spec with Advance Package also feature curvilinear-quilted leather and massaging front seats, previously exclusive to MDX Type S.

Additionally, the turbocharged MDX Type S now comes standard with the previously optional Advance Package, further enhancing the high-performance variant with premium features, including a head-up display, 16-way power front seats, 9-way massaging front seats, heated outboard second-row seats, heated steering wheel, and Surround View Camera. The 2025 MDX Type S with Advance Package introduces Acura's most impressive audio system yet, an all-new 31-speaker Bang & Olufsen luxury audio system that elevates MDX's already class-leading audio experience.

What's New (MDX):

•Enhanced AcuraWatch™ suite of safety and driver assistive technologies (standard)

•12.3-inch touchscreen interface featuring Google built-in1 (standard)

•Redesigned center console with improved functionality, USB-C ports inside and in the rear of the console box, increased storage and a more accessible wireless smartphone charger (standard)

•Front fascia with redesigned bumper, open-frame Diamond Pentagon grille with new more aggressive mesh pattern, and darkened headlights and taillights (standard)

•Redesigned 20-inch wheels (Technology Package and above)

•Available curvilinear-quilted 16-way Milano leather front seats with 9-way massaging function (Advance Package, A-Spec with Advance Package)

•11-speaker (+2), 8-channel audio system

•19-speaker (+3 on Advance Package and A-Spec, +7 on Technology) Bang & Olufsen luxury audio system (Technology Package and above)

•Extensive refinement updates for a quieter cabin, including laminated rear door glass and additional insulation (Technology Package and above)

•Rear seatbelt reminder system (standard)

•Two new available colors: Canyon River Blue Metallic (all trims except A-Spec and A-Spec with Advance Package) and Urban Gray Pearl (A-Spec with Advance Package)

What's New (MDX Type S with Advance Package):

•31-speaker (+6) Bang & Olufsen luxury audio system

•AcuraWatch™ 360 system adds Front Cross Traffic Warning7, Lane Change Collision Mitigation and Active Lane Change Assist

•Redesigned front seats with Ultrasuede bolsters and Type S logo embossed on head restraints

•Redesigned 21-inch wheels with machined face and Berlina Black accents

•Front fascia with redesigned bumper and frameless Diamond Pentagon grille

•New available color: Urban Gray Pearl

Styling Enhancements

All 2025 MDX models feature a new, more aggressive front fascia with a new open-frame Diamond Pentagon grille and a redesigned diamond pattern grille mesh. The sleek new design is framed by Acura's signature four JewelEye® LED headlight elements and 'Chicane' LED daytime running lights.

MDX A-Spec, for buyers who desire an even sportier appearance, now offers a more aggressive front fascia shared with the MDX Type S, a frameless Diamond Pentagon grille with redesigned grille mesh, blacked-out exterior treatment, A-Spec badges and redesigned 20-inch wheels. The Technology Package and Advance Package also receive new 20-inch wheel designs.

The styling of the more powerful MDX Type S is further enhanced with a new frameless Diamond Pentagon grille with redesigned open-surface mesh, which provides airflow to its exclusive Type S Turbo V6 engine, and redesigned Berlina Black 21-inch split-spoke wheels with a machined finish. Type S is further differentiated with an exclusive rear diffuser, large quad exhaust outlets and red Brembo® 4-piston front brake calipers.

Two exciting new paint colors are available for the first time on MDX: the all-new Canyon River Blue Metallic and Urban Gray Pearl, which debuted on the 2024 TLX.

More Standard Tech

Inside, Acura customers will find even more advanced tech and cutting-edge connectivity smartly integrated in MDX for a premium cabin experience. All 2025 MDX models now feature a new 12.3-inch touchscreen interface featuring Google built-in1, wireless Apple CarPlay3 and Android Auto™4 capability are also standard.

Complementing the new touchscreen interface is a more functional center console to further advance the cabin experience with increased storage and improved access to the standard wireless charging pad.

Every 2025 MDX features the latest generation of AcuraLink™5, with in-vehicle 4GLTE Wi-Fi compatibility, over-the-air software update capability and a wide array of available cloud-based services, including emergency roadside assistance, remote locking/unlocking and engine start.

Bang & Olufsen Luxury Audio

Acura has long been recognized for its outstanding audio performance and the 2025 MDX is the latest model to feature an immersive audio experience developed in partnership with Bang & Olufsen. Two new innovative, world-class Bang & Olufsen audio systems have been developed exclusively for the Acura MDX to elevate the in-vehicle audio experience with class-leading performance and powerful and sophisticated concert hall sound.

At the top of the MDX lineup, the 2025 MDX Type S with Advance Package exclusively features a new 31-speaker Bang & Olufsen's luxury audio system. Boasting six more speakers than the outgoing system, it is the most powerful Acura audio system ever with Bang & Olufsen Acoustic Lens Tweeters, an 8.8' subwoofer, two amplifiers, 24 channels of power and an incredible 31 speakers, including 12 mounted in the headliner.

The MDX with Technology Package, MDX with Advance Package, and MDX A-Spec models get a new 19-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system featuring 16 channels with Acoustic Lens Tweeters, and four speakers in the headliner.

The two bespoke Acura audio systems feature Bang & Olufsen's latest 3D Sound Control, as well as the brand's exclusive Beosonic™ feature and proprietary Acoustic Lens Technology. Bang & Olufsen's intuitive Beosonic™ one-touch sound control interface enables Acura MDX clients to create a personal in-car audio experience with four distinct audio moods: Bright, Energetic, Warm and Relaxed. Bang & Olufsen's Acoustic Lens Technology uniformly disperses high frequencies horizontally 180 degrees while limiting vertical reflections, improving the overall sense of space and realism for all passengers as they hear every note and every nuanced sound.

Moreover, brushed aluminum speaker grilles laser etched with the Bang & Olufsen logos further enhance MDX's premium interior design.

The standard MDX audio system receives two additional speakers for 2025.

Enhanced Safety & Driver Assistive Features

The Acura MDX sets the benchmark for both active and passive safety performance and driver-assistive systems in the premium 3-row SUV class with Acura's ACE™ body structure, next-generation front passenger airbag technology and the AcuraWatch™ suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies – all standard.

Standard on the MDX Type S with Advance Package, the new AcuraWatch™ 360 system is equipped with new and improved hardware, including an updated front long-range millimeter wave radar behind the Acura emblem, an updated front camera at the top of the windshield, new millimeter wave radars at all four corners, and a new steering wheel touch sensor. Together, this hardware enables multiple new driver assistance features, including Active Lane Change Assist2, Lane Change Collision Mitigation8, and Front Cross Traffic Warning7.

AcuraWatch™ 360 hardware also enhances existing driver assistance and collision avoidance technology, including Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with smoother acceleration and deceleration, longer-range blind spot information system (BSI)8, and more capable Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS)9 that can detect oncoming vehicles and additional potential collision scenarios. You can find more information on AcuraWatch™ 360 here.

For 2025, the standard AcuraWatch™ suite of safety and driver assistive technologies on other MDX grades also has been updated for enhanced performance, with expanded functions of a new front single-lens sensor camera with higher detection accuracy and new grille-mounted millimeter-wave radar; both the camera and radar have a wider field of view. The significantly more capable hardware improves collision avoidance performance via improved ability to recognize attributes of objects, such as vehicles, bicycles or pedestrians, as well as white lines and road boundaries like curbs and road signs.

In the rear, the blind spot information (BSI)8 system's warning range increased, enabling Lane Change Alert, which can help alert the driver to detected vehicles approaching from behind in adjacent lanes.

On MDX, the AcuraWatch™ suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies includes CMBS™9 with Pedestrian Detection, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow10, Forward Collision Warning11, Road Departure Mitigation (RDM)12 incorporating Lane Departure Warning (LDW)13, LKAS6 and the Traffic Sign Recognition System14. Adaptive Cruise Control with Cornering Speed Assist, which determines curvature of the lane and reduces vehicle speed when ACC is active, is new to all MDX models.

Also standard on every MDX for 2025 is a new rear seatbelt reminder system, which uses visual and audible cues to notify the driver whether rear seat occupants have buckled, or then unbuckled, their seatbelts.

Quieter Cabin

For an even more premium experience, the 2025 Acura MDX with Technology Package, Advance Package and MDX A-Spec models receive extensive updates to reduce road noise in the cabin by approximately 10%, including upgraded front and rear fender liners and additional door insulators. To further reduce wind noise, the rear doors now feature laminated glass.

Turbocharged Type S Performance

At the heart of the MDX Type S is the Turbo V6, a 24-valve, dual-overhead cam 3.0-liter engine that is exclusive to Type S, with direct-injection and a single twin-scroll turbocharger, producing 355 horsepower (SAE Net @ 5,500 rpm) and 354 lb.-ft. of torque (SAE Net @ 1,400 – 5,000 rpm). The engine was developed by some of the company's most experienced powertrain engineers, including members of championship winning motorsports programs.

The best performing MDX ever, the turbocharged Type S also features a sport-tuned 10-speed automatic transmission, double-wishbone front suspension, Brembo® front brakes and Type S-exclusive Sport+ driving mode. Power is distributed through Acura's Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™ system with true torque vectoring, which is also available on all MDX models. The rear-biased system is capable of sending up to 70% of torque to the rear axle, and 100% of that to the outside rear wheel.

Made in America

The 2025 Acura MDX and MDX Type S are built exclusively in East Liberty, Ohio* on the same production line as the Acura RDX. All Acura engines, including the MDX's 3.5-liter V6 and 3.0-liter Type S Turbo V6, are made exclusively at the company's Anna, Ohio, engine plant. The MDX was designed in Los Angeles and engineered at the company's R&D facilities in Raymond, Ohio.

by Acura

by Acura

First introduced in 2001, Acura released the MDX into a market full of luxury SUV's. Sharing the same platform as the Honda Odyssey, the MDX shares much in common with the Honda Pilot. The MDX was built to compete with the BMW X5 and the Mercedes M-class. A luxurious vehicle, the Acura MDX featured leather seats and wood trim within a plush interior that had a dashboard full of cutting-edge electronics. Other features included heated power front bucket seats, a power sunroof, 17-inch alloy wheels, front side airbags, antilocking all-disc brakes, rear AC, heated mirrors and a CD player.

The upscale division of Honda designed and built this all-wheel-drive midsize sport-utility vehicle to compete against the very popular Lexus RX 300 and other car-based SUVs. MDX stood for ‘Multi-Dimensional Luxury' and was about 5 inches longer in length than a BMW X5 and 8.5 inches longer than a Lexus RX 300. The Acura MDX also holds up to seven passengers, while competitors only had seating for five.

The MDX featured a more powerful version of the Odyssey's 3.5-liter V6 that produced 240 horsepower and was attached to a five-speed automatic transmission rather than a four-speed. Normally the Standard Variable Torque Management (VTM-4) four-wheel drive powers the front wheels, and it's designed to sense impending wheel slippage and directs up to 52 % of power to the back wheel when necessary. Though no low-range gearing was included, a rear-wheel locking device kicks in for maximum traction below 6 mph. The Acura MDX is capable of towing a 3500-pound trailer or a 4500-pound boat.

The Touring package was optional and featured a driver's seat/mirror memory, roof rack, and a six disc in-dash CD changer. Also optional was a navigation system with a dashboard screen. Both second and third-row bench seats were standard, and much like the Odyssey, the third-row seat folds into the rear cargo floor. An SUV ‘first', the second-row seat also folds into the rear cargo floor. Since both seats were split, the sections can stow individually to suit passenger/cargo loads.

For the 2002 model year, noise-reduction measures were taken in the '02 edition of Acura's SUV. The windshield glass was produced thicker and sound dampening material was added to the roof and other areas. The door mirrors and roof rack were also repositioned. In this year the rear wiper/washer was made standard and child-seat anchors were installed.

The following year the MDX engine received an additional 20 horsepower along with an antiskid system that became standard. The MDX featured a shorter body than the Pilot, with very unique styling and a somewhat smaller cabin. Rain-sensing wipers and a new electronic ‘drive –by-wire' throttle were installed. Both the steering and suspension systems were revised for 2003 along with some structural stiffening occurring and wheels being restyled. The navigation system was now operated with voice control and 3-D graphics, and the screen served the newly optional rearview camera. Models that didn't have Acura's navigation system could install a new DVD-based rear-seat entertainment system.

For 2004 Acura featured new head-protecting curtain airbags along with a tire-pressure monitoring system on the MDX. The front and rear styling was also slightly altered.

The following year more entertainment options were added for the 2005 Acura MDX that included standard satellite radio on all models along with a larger fuel tank. Newly standard with the navigation system is OnStar assistance. For 2006 the Acura MDX received updated interior trim for the top-line model.

Celebrating its 20th year as a brand, Acura debuted a concept version of the all-new MDX luxury sport-utility vehicle on April 12th 2006 at the New York International Auto Show and released an artist's rendering of the new vehicle. Later during the 2007, the second generation of Acura's luxury SUV would be designed, developed and manufactured exclusively in North America. Nearly two-thirds of all Acura vehicles sold in America are designed, developed and manufactured in North America today.

At the same time as the release of the new Acura, the groundbreaking for a new Acura-exclusive facility – the Acura Design Center – was also scheduled to open in same summer, 2007. Located in the company's Torrance, California headquarters, the new facility will play an important role in the research and design of future Acura products.

by Jessican Donaldson