*Tested* The Updated 2025 Acura MDX Type S edges closer to 3-row SUV perfection...

#acura #mdx #types #luxury How good is Acura's updated MDX? I test out the #flagship #suv for Acura outside of San Deigo, CA to find out... Acura today revealed an extensive refresh of the 2025 MDX, the performance brand's flagship and the best-selling 3-row luxury SUV of all-time. The MDX boasts styling enhancements, a new 12.3-inch touchscreen interface featuring Google built-in1, a quieter cabin, improved safety features, and a Bang & Olufsen luxury audio system. The high-performance 2025 MDX Type S with Advance Package debuts the new AcuraWatch™ 360 system that introduces more advanced driver assistive capabilities thanks to additional front corner radars, a higher-fidelity front camera, and new front millimeter wave radar. The standard AcuraWatch™ suite of safety and driver assistive technologies on all other MDX grades also features updated hardware for enhanced safety performance. The 2025 MDX and MDX Type S performance SUVs will begin arriving at Acura dealers nationwide this May. "The best never stand still; they keep getting better, and that's what we did with the new 2025 Acura MDX by taking our most popular model and flagship 3-row SUV to a new level, as we continue to advance Precision Crafted Performance at every point in the Acura lineup," said Mamadou Diallo, Senior Vice President of American Honda Auto Sales. "We've enhanced MDX in almost every way, adding incredible new tech, a quick and intuitive touchscreen interface, world-class Bang & Olufsen luxury audio and lots more. It's simply the best MDX we've ever made." New for the 2025 model year is the arrival of the MDX A-Spec with Advance Package, which combines sport appearance with additional premium features including a head-up display, 16-way power front seats, heated outboard second-row seats, heated steering wheel, and Surround View Camera. MDX with Advance Package and MDX A-Spec with Advance Package also feature curvilinear-quilted leather and massaging front seats, previously exclusive to MDX Type S. Additionally, the turbocharged MDX Type S now comes standard with the previously optional Advance Package, further enhancing the high-performance variant with premium features, including a head-up display, 16-way power front seats, 9-way massaging front seats, heated outboard second-row seats, heated steering wheel, and Surround View Camera. The 2025 MDX Type S with Advance Package introduces Acura's most impressive audio system yet, an all-new 31-speaker Bang & Olufsen luxury audio system that elevates MDX's already class-leading audio experience. What's New (MDX): Enhanced AcuraWatch™ suite of safety and driver assistive technologies (standard) 12.3-inch touchscreen interface featuring Google built-in1 (standard) Redesigned center console with improved functionality, USB-C ports inside and in the rear of the console box, increased storage and a more accessible wireless smartphone charger (standard) Front fascia with redesigned bumper, open-frame Diamond Pentagon grille with new more aggressive mesh pattern, and darkened headlights and taillights (standard) Redesigned 20-inch wheels (Technology Package and above) Available curvilinear-quilted 16-way Milano leather front seats with 9-way massaging function (Advance Package, A-Spec with Advance Package) 11-speaker (+2), 8-channel audio system 19-speaker (+3 on Advance Package and A-Spec, +7 on Technology) Bang & Olufsen luxury audio system (Technology Package and above) Extensive refinement updates for a quieter cabin, including laminated rear door glass and additional insulation (Technology Package and above) Rear seatbelt reminder system (standard) Two new available colors: Canyon River Blue Metallic (all trims except A-Spec and A-Spec with Advance Package) and Urban Gray Pearl (A-Spec with Advance Package) What's New (MDX Type S with Advance Package): 31-speaker (+6) Bang & Olufsen luxury audio system AcuraWatch™ 360 system adds Front Cross Traffic Warning7, Lane Change Collision Mitigation and Active Lane Change Assist Redesigned front seats with Ultrasuede bolsters and Type S logo embossed on head restraints Redesigned 21-inch wheels with machined face and Berlina Black accents Front fascia with redesigned bumper and frameless Diamond Pentagon grille New available color: Urban Gray Pearl 00:00 - Walkaround 03:12 - Cargo 04:03 - Powertrain 05:05 - Backseats 07:34 - Frontseats 13:25 - Highway Driving 21:23 - New Sound System 24:42 - Handling