On that note, the MDX will be offered in Type S guise, powered by a 3.0 litre turbocharged V6 that will produce an estimated 355 hp and 480 Nm of torque. This is sent to all four wheels via a 10-speed automatic transmission and Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system. The performance variant will also have Brembo four-piston brake calipers at all four corners.
Lesser variants that are set to arrive earlier in 2021 will get a 3.5 litre V6 instead, also with a 10-speed auto. The MDX’s Intelligent Dynamics System (IDS) will give drivers the chance to cycle through different drive modes using the dial prominently display in the centre console.
The next-generation Acura MDX is here, almost. This three-row crossover you’re looking at is technically being called the MDX Prototype by Acura, but it’s about as close to production as any prototype can get.
And what a looker it is. Acura has followed up the slick TLX sedan with another attractive design. With the MDX now the best-selling Acura nameplate of all time, this one was even more important for Acura to get right. Just like the TLX, it benefits from a much longer dash-to-axle dimension, measuring in six inches longer than the outgoing MDX. The pentagon grille, and Chicane-shaped DRLs in the headlights now grace a much wider car. Acura gave this MDX a wider track and a three-inch longer wheelbase, both aiding in making it appear far more graceful and sporty.
Acura clearly isn’t holding much of anything back with this MDX Prototype versus the final production car, and we’re liking what we can see so far. Many of the design elements we liked so much on the TLX are transferred over to this crossover body style, and Acura has done so with class.
