Acura MDX Concept Car 2014
Meet the 2014 Acura MDX; well, type of. In a fashion characteristic of
Honda and Acura these days, the newest MDX intersect is being previewed
in almost production-ready “concept” form at the 2013 Detroit auto show.
The MDX is one of Acura’s most accepted offerings, so it is possibly
with little revelation that the redesigned 2014 model won’t disagree
much from the existing version, at least in terms of approach. Despite
the carry-over looks, Acura is effective to make the new MDX roomier and
more fuel capable.
Save for a few slight tweaks smaller wheels, a more sensible lower front
fascia intend the assemble you see here is attractive much what the
2014 MDX will look like. The gregarious MDX is hardly boring to look at,
and debatably wears the best performance of Acura’s hard-edged,
techno-forward design language.
That said casual spectator would have a hard time distinguish between
the new MDX and the old. The present model’s somewhat-fussy front bumper
gives way to a cleaner unit with two wide-set air intakes, and its
pointed body lines now are broken up by some softer ends. The concept
features Acura’s “Jewel Eye” LED headlight huddle, though different on
the Acura RLX, the MDX’s are trace a cool blue hue.
Lately Acura has taken a shine to clumsily incorporated rear fender
bulges, slapping them on the dense, front-drive ILX and the
front-drive-based RLX flagship they’re present and accounted for on the
original MDX. Here, it appears Acura implement some command in the
bulges’ completion, and to good effect.
The evenly arcing body crease rather elegantly hides the visible augment
in the MDX’s wheelbase. Always one of the more orderly and sporty
looking three-row luxury crossovers, proportionally, the longer 2014
model now falls closer to contestant such as the Infinite JX and the
Audi Q7. Acura says added length between the wheels augment rear legroom
for second-row passengers and recovers access to the crossover’s third
line of seating.
Just as the 2014 MDX’s styling might not be much of a surprise detective
photos of a test mule previously exposed the minor surface upgrades the
crossover’s power train isn’t, either. The sociable model’s 300-hp,
3.7-liter V-6 engine is being abandoned for a new, direct-injected
3.5-liter V-6 with variable cylinder organization.
