2025 Acura SUV Changes and Updates: Small ADX Joins the Lineup, MDX Gains a Touchscreen
The luxury brand’s SUV lineup grows again for 2025.
After adding the all-electric ZDX to its SUV lineup last year, Acura shows no sign of slowing down for 2025. A new, more affordable entry-level gasoline-powered crossover makes its debut, expanding Acura’s SUV offerings to four, up from just two a couple short years ago. The brand also continues to update its other luxury utes with new technology and styling. Read on for more about 2025 Acura SUVs.
2025 Acura RDX: What’s New
Changes to Acura’s compact crossover can be characterized as mostly cosmetic, though the upgraded 10.2-inch touchscreen probably counts as more a tech update. It doesn’t get bigger, but the display space is used more completely when either Apple CarPlay or Android Auto is running.
New wheels include painted 19s in Berlina Black and machine-finished Berlina Black rims with the Advance package, in 19s or 20s if you pair the package with the A-Spec model. Sans the Advance pack mods, the 2025 RDX A-Spec is offered with new Shark Grey 20-inch wheels.
The grille on the RDX’s schnoz is now frameless and comes with a different mesh. Gloss black exterior trim pieces are newly standard on the base model, and with the Advance package, lower accents are color-matched to the body. And speaking of colors, the RDX gets three fresh hues for 2025: Solar Silver and Canyon River Blue metallics and Urban Grey Pearl.
2025 Acura RDX Pros and Cons
Pros
- Nimble handling
- Good safety ratings
- Premium cabin
- Well-equipped base model
Cons
- Annoying infotainment touchpad interface
- No hybrid powertrain
- Limited rear visibility
- Road noise in the cabin
2025 Acura MDX: What’s New
A standard touchscreen (finally!) for the brand’s three-row SUV is arguably the biggest news to emerge from the MDX’s midcycle refresh this year, but it’s far from the only update. The 12.3-inch infotainment interface now runs Google software, and the cabin’s center console has been redesigned with a standard wireless charging pad and USB-C ports. Audio upgrades include two additional speakers for the standard 11-speaker system, while the available Bang & Olufsen systems have expanded to 19 and 31 speakers, increasing the total by three and six speakers, respectively. All trims above the MDX base model now include added insulation to reduce road noise.
New power massaging Milano leather front seats are available, and the Type S comes with redesigned model-specific front chairs that feature Ultrasuede bolsters and Type S logos on the headrests. Camera and radar systems have been upgraded for the MDX’s driver assist systems, a rear seat belt reminder is now standard, and the available AcuraWatch 360 package picks up active lane change assist, lane change collision mitigation, and front cross-traffic warning. The Advance package is standard with the Type S and available with the A-Spec model.
Exterior changes include a restyled front fascia with new model-specific grilles and darker headlights and taillights. The MDX A-Spec and Technology and Advance packages each receive updated 20-inch wheels, while the Type S gets a redesigned set of 21s. Finally, Canyon River Blue Metallic and Urban Gray Pearl have been added to the 2025 MDX’s exterior color palette.
2025 Acura MDX Pros and Cons
Pros
- Finally, a touchscreen
- Good build quality
- Nicely equipped
- Attractive exterior styling
Cons
- Forgettable driving manners
- Not as upscale as some rivals
- AWD costs extra
2025 Acura ZDX: What’s New
Brand new for 2024, the ZDX is expected to carry over into 2025 unchanged. Acura’s first production EV rides on GM architecture. Its styling, and its Double Apex Blue Pearl paint, echoes what the luxury brand showed us on its Precision EV concept. Acura offers the ZDX in single- or dual-motor configurations, with AWD outputs up to 500 hp. Max range is as much as 325 miles for single-motor RWD models and 315 miles for dual-motor AWD variants. The crossover is also a technology tour de force, boasting a Google infotainment operating system, new rear cross-traffic braking, blind-zone steering assist, and rear pedestrian alert driver assists, and available features including 18-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio and, for the Type S, automatic parking assist and hands-free driving tech.
2025 Acura ZDX Pros and Cons
Pros
- Handsome exterior
- Quiet driving experience
- Strong motors
- Impressive standard tech
Cons
- Ride could be smoother
- Not much more premium than Honda Prologue
- High price
2025 Acura ADX: All-New Model
Consumers can’t get enough small crossovers, so to beef up its lineup, Acura adds the ADX subcompact SUV this model year, a new entry-level vehicle positioned under the RDX. Based on the Honda HR-V’s bones, it features a distinct exterior with the luxury brand’s language and a more premium cabin with nicer materials and better sound systems that include a 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen setup. Ventilated front seats, a 360-degree camera, remote vehicle start, heated steering wheel, and hands-free liftgate are among other premium upgrades. Standard features include a 10.2-inch driver display, 9.0-inch touchscreen, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, a wireless smartphone charger, and AcuraWatch driver assist features that include blind-spot monitoring, lane keeping, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and traffic sign recognition.
As expected, the ADX receives a powertrain that should deliver more grunt than the HR-V’s 158 hp, too—it’s the turbo setup from the Honda Civic Si and base Integra that makes 200 hp. FWD is the standard configuration, and AWD models are available, though it seems unlikely the ADX will get a scaled-down version of the brand’s more advanced Super-Handling All Wheel Drive. The ADX arrives in early 2025.
2025 Acura SUVs: What’s New
- 2025 Acura RDX: Minor update
- 2025 Acura MDX: Significant update
- 2025 Acura ZDX: Mostly unchanged
- 2025 Acura ADX: All-new model
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