To launch the third-gen MDX, Acura didn't just buy ads — it built 8 comedy shorts with Jerry Seinfeld and became exclusive sponsor of his show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
Lead trim: AWD A-SPEC · up to 321 hp
Acura MDXYD3 · 2014–2020
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FactTo launch the third-gen MDX, Acura didn't just buy ads — it built 8 comedy shorts with Jerry Seinfeld and became exclusive sponsor of his show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
Trims & Figures
8 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2WD · 6-spd auto | 2014–2015 | 3.5 L V6 | 290 hp | 267 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 2WD · 9-spd auto | 2016–2016 | 3.5 L V6 | 290 hp | 267 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic (S9) | — |
| 4WD · 6-spd auto · 3.5L · AWD | 2014–2015 | 3.5 L V6 | 290 hp | 267 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 4WD · 9-spd auto · 3.5L · AWD | 2016–2016 | 3.5 L V6 | 290 hp | 267 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S9) | — |
| AWD A-SPEC | 2019–2020 | 3.5 L V6 | 290 hp | 267 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S9) | — |
| AWD · 9-spd auto | 2017–2020 | 3.5 L V6 | 290 hp | 267 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S9) | — |
| FWD · 9-spd auto | 2017–2020 | 3.5 L V6 | 290 hp | 267 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic (S9) | — |
| Hybrid AWD | 2017–2020 | 3.0 L 6-cyl | 321 hp | 289 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (AM-S7) | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 2WD · 9-spd auto trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
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When Acura discontinued its RLX flagship sedan in 2020, the model that inherited flagship status for the whole brand was this fourth-generation MDX — an SUV.
To launch the third-gen MDX, Acura didn't just buy ads — it built 8 comedy shorts with Jerry Seinfeld and became exclusive sponsor of his show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
Acura didn't tune this MDX's suspension in a parking lot — it sent the three-row family SUV to the Nürburgring to get it right.
The first-generation MDX was built at Honda's plant in Lincoln, Alabama, making it the first Acura SUV to be manufactured in the United States.
Rivals
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