Electric Technology Car News: With a size larger than Cayenne and more domineering than Land Rover, can Acura MDX top the mid-to-large SUV market?

Acura MDX has always been the flagship model in the Acura brand SUV product series, and to a certain extent, it can be said to be the most visible Acura model on the domestic road today. Last year, MDX underwent a mid-term facelift. In addition to the changes in appearance, the biggest change is that it abandoned the original 3.5L V6 engine and switched to a hybrid system consisting of a 3.0L V6 engine and an electric motor. The pre-sale price of the entry-level model was also lowered to less than 700,000 yuan.

MDX is the flagship SUV model of this brand. The car in front of us is the mid-term facelift. Its front face has been redesigned and it is also equipped with a hybrid system that is in the same vein as the NSX. The full LED combination headlights look very stylish, which is also the family design concept of Acura or Honda's new series of cars.

The fog lamps also use LED light sources, and there are air guide grooves next to them to provide air for the brake system to dissipate heat. Depending on the configuration, this car offers three different wheel styles to choose from, all of which are very exquisite in shape. In terms of tires, they are all equipped with Continental Cross Contact LX Sport crossover series 20-inch tires.

Its body length is second only to Q7. Although its wheelbase is not superior, its body size is also in the middle level compared with its main competitors at the same price. Two waistlines extend from the front to the rear of the car, and the rear windows are treated with black privacy glass, which looks relatively simple overall. The rear of the car adopts a layered design, which makes it look more dynamic for an SUV of this level.

In terms of interior, the overall interior of this car is mainly brown, which looks relatively simple. The center console and the upper part of the door panels are covered with soft plastic material, but domestic consumers obviously prefer large areas of leather wrapping, which will be more upscale if it can be used. The instrument panel adopts the design of physical dials on both sides and a central LCD screen, which has clear readings, but for a car of this level, it seems to lack a bit of technology and luxury.

Like many Honda models, the Acura MDX also uses a dual-screen design on the center console. The upper screen is used to display navigation, drive mode and other information. However, in terms of screen size and image quality, the performance is average.

Compared with the upper screen, the touch screen below for controlling the audio and air conditioning system performs well. The operation of the touch plus physical buttons is very convenient, and the touch screen is also very sensitive. The seats are wrapped in leather, which feels good and has good wrapping. The front seats are electrically adjustable and have seat ventilation and heating functions, which are in line with the configuration of this level of car.

The car is also equipped with a 16.2-inch rear audio-visual entertainment screen, which can play through multiple sources such as DVD, USB, HDMI, built-in hard drive, etc., so that the rear passengers will not feel bored during the drive, especially when traveling with children, they can put an end to the noise.

In terms of configuration, this car uses a 3.0-liter V6 gasoline engine and three electric motors to form a hybrid system. The gasoline engine has a maximum power of 261 horsepower and a maximum torque of 296 Nm. The 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission and the front motor are integrated, the same as the product previously installed on the Acura RLX hybrid model.

This car adopts the front McPherson independent suspension and multi-link independent suspension configuration, and comes standard with an electromagnetic active shock absorber called ADS full-time adaptive shock absorption system, which can adjust the suspension support strength according to different driving modes.

This car was unveiled at this year's Shanghai Auto Show, and the manufacturer recently announced the suggested retail price of the car: judging from its selling price of 698,000 to 848,000 yuan, it also shows a certain sincerity - the entry-level model of the car is priced below 700,000 yuan, which is slightly lower than the 2014 model.

And if we only measure it from the product level, the overall performance of the new Acura MDX is quite good. The balanced chassis tuning, reasonable space utilization and the new hybrid system have left a deep impression on me. However, looking at the market structure of the entire domestic luxury brand medium and large SUV, the situation facing Acura is still very grim. After all, in terms of brand influence and popularity, Acura still has a long way to go.

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