2014 Acura MDX

2014 Acura MDX

2014 Acura MDX The 2014 MDX is the 0.33 technology of Acura's seven-passenger luxurious performance SUV, the first to be evolved from the floor up the use of an all-new, cause-built platform (frame and chassis) absolutely optimized for the wishes of modern day luxurious SUV customers.

The new Acura MDX, like its flagship sedan counterpart, the RLX, harnesses a bunch of Acura signature technologies to supply on Acura's "Synergy between Man and Machine" product path, and to offer better stages of luxury, quietness, consolation and status in a car that plays "at the need of the driving force" with intuitive manage and exhilarating dynamic overall performance.

Developed at the picture of an "Executive Family Jet," the 2014 MDX is glossy and subtle, prestigious and powerful, and designed to supply on the precise performance and practical wishes of the posh SUV motive force and passengers, be they children or customers. In designing the brand new MDX, Acura engineers centered on three middle values: elegance-leading gas economy ratings; new tiers of status and luxury comfort; and top-level protection overall performance. At the identical time, they sought to similarly beautify the MDX's dynamic overall performance even as maintaining its middle enchantment - the own family-pleasant, seven-passenger cabin and nimble, mid-length SUV outside length and appearance.

Packaging

For the 2014 MDX, the designers and engineers sought to in addition decorate the versatility and functionality of the automobile's seven-passenger cabin whilst preserving its highly compact and sporting outdoors shape.

The 2014 MDX measures 2.0 inches longer than the previous-era MDX and has a 2.8-inch longer wheelbase. Vehicle peak has been reduced with the aid of 1.Five inches, and rear step-in top is decrease by using 1.8 inches in comparison to the outgoing model. The front tune is 1.Four inches narrower and the rear wheel track is 1.2 inches narrower. The automobile width is reduced with the aid of 1.3 inches. In this respect, the MDX provides a 2 percent smaller frontal place to the wind for stepped forward aerodynamic efficiency, and a slightly narrower body for improved garage-potential, whilst the longer wheelbase facilitates to decorate journey fine and interior spaciousness. The passenger hip points inside the first and second rows are decrease by using 1.2 inches and the 0.33 row is decrease by 1.4 inches, enhancing the sensation of balance and reduced frame roll for all occupants.

Utilizing its longer wheelbase and new, greater compact rear suspension, the 2014 MDX makes moving into and out of the lower back seats even less difficult with a four.Five-inch wider foot entry point and 1.8-inch decrease step-in height. The second-row seats now have five-position reclining seatbacks, and a brand new Extended Slide feature offers 5.Nine inches of general fore-aft seat journey, enabling extra flexibility in accommodating the desires of each 2nd- and 1/3-row passengers. With the middle-row seats in their rearward-maximum function, first- and 2nd-row tandem seating distance has been lengthened with the aid of 1.1 inches, a super setting for visiting with four occupants, whether youngsters, customers or couples. A new One-Touch Walk-In feature makes for less complicated, extra intuitive one-button operation of the second one-row seats - from the rear seat, outboard middle row seats, or from outdoor the vehicle - further easing third-row entry and exit.

Repackaging of the rear-seat HVAC machine allowed for the creation of a huge middle console garage area, concealed underneath the sliding, leather-trimmed center armrest. About 2 inches deeper and wider, and almost 5 inches longer, the main compartment offers 2.Five instances greater volume than the previous model and is massive enough to deal with a moderately sized purse, a pill pc and greater. This is a key advantage of MDX in its elegance, where many competing models provide very little center console storage area.

Key packaging information and features:

• 2.8-inch longer wheelbase for advanced cabin space and ride comfort
• 2-percent smaller frontal location for extra aerodynamic performance
• A minimum 1.2-inch decrease hip factor for all occupants aids sporty and strong feeling
• 1.Eight-inch lower ground peak for simpler step-in
• four.Five-inch wider foot entry point (among again of 2nd-row seat backside and rear wheelhouse inner) for advanced 0.33-row seat access and go out.
• New Extended Slide second-row seats affords a complete of 5.9 inches of fore-aft seat travel
• New One-Touch Walk-in feature for more intuitive and smooth operation of 2d-row seats
• Five-role reclining 2d-row seatbacks
• New large center console storage area.

POWERTRAIN

An all-new 3.Five-liter direct injected i-VTEC® 24-valve V-6 engine, rated at 290 height horsepower and 267 lb.-ft. Top torque (both SAE internet), powers the 2014 MDX. This is the second one application of Earth Dreams Technology (following the 2014 RLX sedan) constructed from a next-technology family of powertrain technology that significantly enhance both driving overall performance and gas efficiency.

Compared to the 3.7-liter engine it replaces, the 3.5-liter V-6 in the 2014 MDX gives an eight percent boom in torque at engine speeds beneath 2,750 rpm for extra normal responsiveness. Together with the 2014 MDX's 275-lb. Discount in scale down weight, standard performance is better, inclusive of quicker 0-60 mph instances and eight-second-quicker laps of Germany's Nürburgring Nordschleife (North Loop) in comparison to the outgoing version.

The new direct-injected engine contributes to the MDX's significantly advanced EPA-expected gas financial system rankings - The SH-AWD version of the MDX improved metropolis scores via 12.Five-percentage, highway rankings through 28.6-percent, and combined rankings by means of 17-percentage. The 2014 MDX with the front-wheel pressure fuel economy ratings feature a 28-percentage increase in combined mpg, accomplishing 20 town/28 dual carriageway/23 blended, as opposed to the 2013 model with SH-AWD (the only type previously provided). The MDX additionally meets the stringent ULEV-2 California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions rating. No different vehicles within the MDX's aggressive set provide a comparable aggregate of energy and gas economy ratings.

The 2014 MDX's new direct-injected V-6 exactly locations gas into each combustion chamber for higher combustion and greater universal performance. The MDX engine additionally consists of more than a few superior friction-reducing technology that assist enhance gasoline efficiency and energy output. A new crossflow magnesium consumption manifold, special "tumble" kind consumption ports, new piston-crown shapes, and an extended eleven.5:1 compression ratio are keys to the MDX's blend of electricity and fuel efficiency.

A new technology of i-VTEC® (clever Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) for the intake valves is now mixed with Variable Cylinder Management™ (VCM®) for the first time ever in the MDX. VCM adjusts the running displacement of the engine to match the driving requirements from second to moment. During startup, aggressive acceleration or while mountaineering hills - while excessive power output is required - the engine operates on all six cylinders. During mild velocity cruising and at low or slight engine loads, the gadget operates simply the the front bank of three cylinders. Since the gadget routinely closes each the intake and exhaust valves on the rear financial institution of three cylinders, pumping losses from air consumption and exhaust are removed and fuel efficiency receives a further enhance.

The Earth Dreams Technology three.Five-liter V-6 is teamed with a Sequential SportShift 6-pace automatic transmission with racing-inspired shift paddles positioned at the steerage wheel. The transmission offers two computerized modes (Drive and Sport), or the paddle shifters can be used for complete guide operation of the transmission for max manage and using engagement.

For the primary time, the MDX is to be had in both all-wheel-pressure (SH-AWD) and the front-wheel-pressure layouts. With its high efficiency and lighter weight, the front-wheel drive MDX has greater fuel economy rankings. The MDX is also to be had with Acura's acclaimed Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™ (SH-AWD®), which steadily distributes torque not handiest between the the front and rear axles, however additionally between the left and proper rear wheels. Using torque vectoring to help turn the vehicle, SH-AWD® creates a greater responsive, impartial and predictable platform whilst imparting top notch all-climate self belief and manage.