Acura RDX 2019 presents itself

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It is impressive as every day that passes, the competition between the SUVs becomes more closed. Although, the offer of models is greater among the volume brands, it is a fact that the greatest growth in sales can be seen among the luxury firms. Although this rivalry is dominated by Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, premium Japanese firms also raise their hand with products that close the gap against Germanic dominance.

One of the Japanese brands that is trying to really get along with the three German companies is Acura, which is entering a new generation by renewing itself completely. Whether in design, comfort, driving, technology and safety, the luxury firm of Honda Motor Company is leaving aside that reputation for creating sober models when developing purely sporting vehicles.

New generation
For this new era, Acura decided that it was best to start with their most po[CENSORED]r SUV: the RDX. Through a series of innovations in all the elements that make up a vehicle, this model that has as main rivals the X3, Q5 and GLC has been redone from scratch, and by saying from scratch means that for this new generation of this model not only premieres exterior and interior design, but also chassis.

When obtaining a new frame, this time the RDX improves the driving experience thanks to the structure is more rigid - more than 50 percent of high strength steel - and with a wheelbase 6.5 centimeters longer than its predecessor. With just this, the SUV also allows the interior space to be more comfortable in the walk and in the habitability, mainly for passengers in the rear row and in the cargo area that receives more volume.

More equipment
But well, in addition to being more spacious, the cabin receives a strong dose of innovation and technology. On this occasion, the interior of the Acura is focused on offering the best possible ergonomics and equipment, by means of a completely reformed board, a 10.2-inch touch screen, some leather-lined cube seats and a more modern instrument panel than its predecessor

That if we must mention that this evolution allows it to be overcome as well, but not to its direct rivals that contain more avant-garde clusters and a display with better resolution. To this we must add that the operation is not touch but by means of a pad that allows functions to be operated directly and not as a cursor.

Those looking for a fully sporty interior, the A-Spec version raises the tone with sport seats lined in black leather and suede, aluminum decorations, metal-plated change pallets, A-Spec badges and satin silver instrument cluster with nocturnal readings illuminated in red.
 

100% Sports
Continuing with this version, on the outside it is possible to distiguirla by the wheels in black color of 20 inches, a redesigned front fascia and bright black accents for the front grille, headlights, side sills and rear lights. Likewise, it adopts double large diameter exhaust and a diffuser.

Regardless of the version, the body of the RDX stands out for having a more emotional bearing from the angle you look at it. Obviously what attracts most is the front dominated by the grill and the headlights with seven elements of LED light. To this we must add the air intakes inspired by the NSX that feed the air, the lateral lines that accentuate the fenders and the new image the rear optical groups.

Driving experience
As mentioned above, the driving experience of this new generation of the RDX is superior through the new chassis, as well as the adoption of a small but energetic four-cylinder turbo engine. Once again it is proven that the overfeeding of a block has enormous benefits. In the case of the 2.0 liters that this SUV adopts, it offers more torque and almost the same power as the V6 equipped in the previous generation -279 hp vs 261 and 252 lb-ft vs 281 lb-ft. In addition this superiority, the capacity of acceleration is greater, since the pair is available between 1,600 to 4,500 rpm and not until 4,900 rpm as it happened before.

To get the best out of it, the RDX 2019's four-cylinder engine is accompanied by a 10-speed automatic transmission, which, while not a double clutch, allows rapid and uninterrupted gear changes, both in automatic mode and through the mounted paddle shifters. On the steering wheel.

This is complemented by the adoption of a system with four driving modes - Comfort, Snow, Sport and Sport + - and the all-wheel drive Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD), which in addition to sending power to all four wheels , uses a dynamic torque vector to sharpen the handling response and provide optimum performance in all weather and road conditions. In figures, the third generation system can send 70 percent of the torque to the rear wheels, and up to 100 percent to the right rear wheel or rear or left, creating superior control and agility.

Total security
As has been customary in Acura, as standard, the RDX equips the AcuraWatch safety package and driver assistance technologies, including the automatic braking system with frontal collision warning, lane departure warning and lane maintenance assistance. .

In conclusion
After reading all the above, we can realize that this RDX 2019 is willing to make the rivalry between luxury SUVs more interesting, especially because Acura set out to impose the best word on each component of the vehicle. Also, this model is a great option, as it offers superior equipment for what it's worth, especially when we compare the prices of its German rivals.