The 2025 Acura ADX Brigs Luxury at an Affordable Price
What is the Acura ADX? In short, it’s a new entry point into the Acura brand for a smidge under $45,000. It’s based on the Honda HR-V but don’t think of this as a fancy HR-V. Acura’s engineers made a lot of changes to make sure that this is an Acura product.
The most noticeable change is the styling. The ADX follows the same design language of its bigger brothers. It has the diamond pentagon grille, the chicane LED daytime running lights and taillights, and optional sporty looking 19” alloys wheels.
The interior styling doesn’t have quite the same design as the larger RDX or MDX, but it is very simple to use. The contoured steering wheel fits nicely into your hands, there are physical climate control switches, a standard 10.2” digital driver display, and a 9” touchscreen. There’s no trackpad in this car.
The cabin features premium materials such as ultrasuede upholstery, contrasting red stitching and a leather wrapped steering wheel. It can also be equipped like a premium vehicle.
It comes standard with heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, dual-zone automatic climate control, panoramic sunroof, and a wireless phone charging pad.
However, if you opt for the Platinum Elite A-spec trim, it’ll come equipped with ventilated front seats, a Bang & Olufsen sound system with 15 speakers, surround view cameras, and a 12-way power adjustable driver’s seat.
The infotainment system also gets an upgrade on the Platinum Elite A-spec trim with Google built-in and Amazon Alexa built-in. But you don’t need to move up to the top trim in order to have wireless Apple CarPlay and wireless Android Auto along with Wi-Fi hotspot capability.
The Acura ADX is also a spacious subcompact luxury crossover. Of course, front occupants have the most room, but space back here is not too bad. There’s also a lot of space in the trunk with almost 700 L behind these rear seats.
On the move, the Acura ADX gets its power from a 1.5L turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. This is similar to the one that is used in the Acura Integra. It produces 190 hp and 179 lb-ft of torque with the power being distributed to all four wheels via a standard AWD system and a continuously variably transmission.
This engine doesn’t make the ADX as quick as Acura’s larger SUVs, but it does feel peppy. It doesn’t struggle to get off the line nor to merge onto a highway.
It’s also quite economical for a turbo engine with AWD. It’s rated for 9.1 L/100km in a city and 7.7 L/100km on a highway.
The AWD system is unfortunately not Acura’s super handling AWD system like the one found in the RDX or MDX. It cannot send more of the engine’s torque to the outside rear wheel while cornering for better driving dynamics. Instead, up to 50% of the engine’s torque can be sent to both back wheels and Acura’s integrated dynamics system allows you to choose from four different drive modes with the Platinum Elite A-spec providing an individual drive mode that can be customized to your liking.
As mentioned at the start of the review, the new Acura ADX will start at just under $45,000 with a fully loaded Platinum Elite A-Spec at $51,480.
Should you want to learn more about the ADX or test drive it for yourself, our knowledgeable product specialists at OpenRoad Acura Richmond are more than happy to help you out.