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The 2025 Acura MDX gets a handful of significant upgrades, adding appealing new audio systems and other features to what’s already one of the most popular three-row luxury SUVs. The MDX is Acura’s bestselling and most profitable vehicle. Honda’s luxury brand has sold more than 1.2 million MDXs since sales began in 2000.

Acura sells the 2025 ADX in a base trim level called ADX, to which you can add an A-Spec package or an A-Spec Advance package. Base prices range from $35,000 to $42,000, not including a destination charge of $1,350, and the SUV goes on sale in March 2025. Read our full preview of the 2025 Acura ADX for more background and details.

Acura's all-new ADX is its attempt to win over new drivers, priced competitively, but refined enough to hopefully make brand loyalists. Does it succeed?

Acura is filling the long-vacant entry-level compact SUV slot in its lineup with the all-new ADX. Positioned below the RDX, the ADX offers a straightforward three-trim lineup with a single powertrain,

Acura ADX, the brand’s fresh entry into the premium compact SUV market, blending Acura’s sporty DNA with contemporary style, advanced technology, and spacious interiors.