2011 Acura RDX Tech - Automobile Magazine

Exactly five years after I first drove the Acura RDX, I find that it is not aging well. There's a distinct lack of a "premium" feeling to the RDX, especially when compared with the newer entries in this segment like the Volvo XC60, the Audi Q5, the Mercedes-Benz GLK, and the BMW X3. Heck, there are small crossovers from non-premium... The RDX is definitely overdue for a re-do. If I were thinking about buying an RDX, I'd make sure to get one with the SH-AWD system. I just love the interior of the RDX -- the great spacious feeling delivered by the low cowl, the cheerfulness and clarity of the instrument cluster, and the exceptional execution of the center-stack controls. The buttons and rotary dials have the look and feel of premium home-audio equipment. Like many Acuras, the RDX suffers for being a 'tweener. Its size and pricing put it roughly in the same category as the BMW X3 and Audi Q5, but its exclusive reliance on four-cylinder power and its overall disposition are much closer to the cheaper Mini Countryman and other "sporty" compact crossovers. This leaves the RDX ill-equipped to compete in either class -- it lacks the refinement and premium feel to compete with BMW or. Source: www.automobilemag.com