I don’t currently own an RDX but I used to and am currently looking for one. Things I loved was that it was quick, handled AMAZINGLY (like a tall hatch and not a crossover), extremely reliable, the BEST HEADLIGHTS I HAVE EVER SEEN; I have driven Audis, Lexus, VW’s, BMW’s, and the MDX and none have had even half as good headlights, Incredibly incredibly great headlights. I loved al the storage, the center console was ENORMOUS, as well the doors have these awesome little bins with closing lids. Another thing I loved was the paddle shifters and the nicely bolstered seats with long bottom cushions (amazing for taller drivers). I also really liked the ELS sound system, I also had ELS sound on my MDX but the system in the RDX was MUCH MUCH better (maybe because of the smaller interior volume). Also 19 mpg was actually good for me as well so fuel economy was a plus for me.

I feel that the door bins, SH-AWD, and sporty interior setup make it very unique, oh and the cargo cover is unique because it is a hard solid cover (it’s not a roller) that you can attach to the tailgate via cables and when you lift the tail gate it rises with the tail gate and if you need to take it down you simply detach the cables and the cargo floor has a cut out that you just put the cargo cover in so it lies flat with the cargo floor.

As for things I hated about the RDX. I hated that it was a bit loud (not super bothersome, but I am personally used to quiet cars), I hated that there was some areas of the car that felt cheap and more like the CRV than a premium vehicle, such as plastic on the pillars vs fabric, hard plastic upper dash, scratch prone plastics on the doors, and worst of all (my pet peeve) is that the glovebox lid is always not aligned properly on any of the 10 RDX’s I have been in. However with that said, there are also some very quality touches like the carpeting all over the cargo area (pay attention to this and you’ll see that on many cheaply built cars they will put a bit of carpet on the bottom of the trunk and nowhere else but the RDX has carpet all the way up the sides). Also on the back seats you have that awesome leather bolstering on the sides near the doors vs leaving an ugly gap. I also hated that they never put automatic headlights until 2010, and no power passenger seat until 2009, and no memory seats/autodimming mirror until 2008 (i.e I hate that they never had those all there in 2007). Lastly the technology in the RDX is fairly comparable to today (i.e bluetooth, navi, backup camera...etc) but it feels archaic if you’ve been in any modern car.

So like mrgold said, you buy the RDX for the drive and not really other things and IMO it really makes uo for it with the way it drives.



There is an OEM lip/spoiler option. Keep in mind that some colors are no longer available so you might have to have it repainted. I also think I recall someone making a subaru lip work on the RDX. There is also a factory rear diffuser you can install as well as a upgraded factory wheel option and running boards. Keep in mind that the front/rear trim pieces will only work on the 2007-2009 RDX. I assume the running boards would work on 2007-2012 RDX’s because the side did not change during the 2010 refresh.