Acura does not build many cars like the Acura RDX: a 5-door SUV with 2.3 L K23A1 turbo I4, built from 2006 to 2026 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Its designer of record is Jon Ikeda (2004).
How it came about
The Acura RDX is a compact luxury crossover SUV produced by Honda for their Acura brand since 2006 for the 2007 model year as the second crossover SUV offering from the brand after the mid-size MDX. Since it was introduced, it has shared its platform with the Honda Civic and CR-V.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 2.3 L K23A1 turbo I4. Kerb weight is 3968 lb. The gearbox is a 5-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 104.3 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Acura's history is not in doubt: it was built at Marysville, Ohio (Marysville Auto Plant), United States. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Nissan Qashqai, the Audi R8, the Nissan GT-R. Its Acura stablemates include the Acura ADX and the Acura ARX-06.
The money
On the used market today a Acura RDX typically changes hands for $13,300–$65,000, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,816–$6,922 a year. Insurance sits around $1,490–$3,420 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.