Archive for January 11th, 2010

She – Competing in the category of personal size SUVs, compact crossovers, or whatever group Acura RDX aspires to is, like choosing sides for playground basketball game from a group of NBA all stars – there are so many great vehicles available  in this group, choosing a favorite is totally subjective.

New to the Acura lineup in 2007, the RDX broke ground for the premium Honda brand by being the first of the brand to embrace turbocharging and the first Acura SUV outfitted with innovative Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD).  Combined with strong design elements and Acura’s full features, the RDX is one of those all-stars.

He – For the first three years, the RDX had only one option, other than colors — the technology package.  The RDX had everything including Acura’s innovative SH-AWD.  For 2009, options were increased by 200 percent to two.  Now the RDX is available with front-wheel drive or SH-AWD.  While the FWD model loses some degree of handling and traction prowess, it does have some advantages.  The FWD RDX weighs 188 pounds less, accelerates to 60 mph 0.3 seconds faster, gets an average two miles per gallon better fuel economy and costs $2,000 less. Read the rest of this entry »