The redesigned Acura MDX, a lavishly appointed SUV, offers a feast of add-ons and upgrades. Dan Neil navigates the psychology of the showroom upsell.
The 2022 Acura MDX Type S Advance answers the question: How many options, extras and come- ons can be loaded aboard a family SUV before the tires pop? All of them, it turns out. This “lavishly equipped” version of the company’s premium people-mover “raises the bar for opulence,” says the wild-eyed press release. Is that really the word they were searching for?
Freshly redesigned for model-year 2022, Acura’s midsize three-row is built in Ohio, primarily for the North American market, and is retailed accordingly. Some few, emotionally evolved consumers will buy a base MDX , with front-wheel drive and a 3.5-liter, 290-hp V6, and be satisfied … probably.
FORWARD MERCH The Acura MDX, built in Ohio primarily for the North American market, starts at $49,125 and includes a 3.5-liter, 290 hp V6 and front-wheel drive. The MDX Type S Advance comes with a comprehensive list of over-the-top premium add ons, including a 25-speaker sound system by ELS Audio.Keep climbing Big Rock Candy Mountain and you will come to the MDX Type S Advance. Strangely, it’s a whole other thing, a distinctly non-linear perturbation in the MDX’s option/value gradient.
In a heated moment—constant-radius cornering with high side loads—Acura’s swagger wagon proves to be agreeably pointable and respectably athletic, especially with a positive throttle. It will rip a bit. Cabin noise levels at highway speeds are hushed, a curious overlay of synthetic and mechanical quiet. Drivers may drown out their thoughts with the ELS Studio audio system and its 25-speaker array.
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