2008 Acura MDX

2008 Acura MDX Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Acura MDX:

...provides one of the most appealing balances of comfort, performance, utility, safety, and style in the $35,000-to-$40,000 mid-size-SUV segment..

-- Automobile

The chassis's wide front and rear tracks and low roll center (6.2 inches above the ground) contribute to a genuine feeling of stability and control; this is not a tippy SUV..

-- Automobile

The 24-valve, all-aluminum engine, which is mated to a five-speed automatic transmission, is derived from the new V-6 in the CL coupe and is capable of propelling the MDX to 60 mph in less than nine seconds..

-- Automobile

...slick-folding third row of seats provides excellent versatility in this voluminous package..

-- Car and Driver

...there's a vent tube for the differential so that water won't get into it when you are bumper deep (actually up to 18 inches) in a creek..

-- New Car Test Drive

A novel addition to the nav[igation] system, uniquely appropriate for a vehicle equipped to seek out the uncharted outbacks, is a feature that leaves 'electronic bread crumbs' on screen..

-- New Car Test Drive

Acura provides an 'unstuck' button on the dash (that's what it says) that locks the differential progressively to get out of really tough situations..

-- New Car Test Drive

The MDX offers seven-passenger capacity and a unique four-wheel-drive system that prevents skids almost before they occur. All this is wrapped in a neat... package with the calm attention to detail expected of things Honda..

-- New Car Test Drive

What reviewers liked least about the Acura MDX:

Some tire noise infiltrates the cabin, due in part to the aggressive tread pattern on the P235/65R-17 Goodyears on our test vehicle..

-- AutoWeek

...a few owners, after living with the vehicle for a while, long for more power..

-- AutoWeek

...doesn't have a 4WD-low gear range and the towing capacity is low....

-- Edmunds.com

Acura MDX Comparisons:

The MDX is far more refined than any of its domestic competitors, it's better looking than the Mercedes-Benz M-class, and it's much roomier than the Lexus RX300 and the BMW X5..

-- Automobile

The MDX's standard engine is the most powerful V6 in its class: a 240 horsepower 3.5 litre SOHC V6....

-- Canadian Driver

Though it doesn't look it, the MDX is bigger than all of its competitors..

-- Canadian Driver

With... EPA rating of 17 city and 23 highway, the MDX is...one of the most fuel-efficient... in its class..

-- Edmunds.com

more power, more room, three rows of seats (not two) and better winter traction [than Lexus RX300]..

-- USA Today

Best one-liner about the Acura MDX:

...a box-gobbling, seven-passenger Jonah's whale of a vehicle that didn't need a... gas-guzzling V-8 to make the whole package work..

-- The Car Connection

...kicked the goobers out of rivals on snow and slush in the Rocky Mountains..

-- USA Today