Lalin

Hi, does the 2016 or 2017 RDX have power folding mirrors?

jkozlow3

Power folding mirrors are not available in the U.S.

Some (if not all) of the Canadian models have them (one of the several differences that makes no sense between the Canadian and U.S. markets).

Lalin

Crap! why do they do things like that??
The car can steer, brake and accelerate by itself, but something as simple (and needed in the city!) is not available!

jkozlow3

I hear ya. Acura also felt that the U.S. market wouldn't need a low windshield washer fluid notification either for some reason. Canada has that too.

dirleton

Not to mention two remote start fobs.

kareshi

Canada is smaller so there's need for power folding side mirrors to squeeze the car
There's too much snow in Canada that the windshield fluid will be used up at no time. Therefore the need for the low fluid warning
Canada is too cold that folks are too lazy to go out, so the remote start is a good incentive.

RDX10

Canada is also so cold that the rear seats are heated. Oh and up until this year, canadians were too classy to take a white exterior without a black interior. Loool

dirleton

The issue is why they would have something handy or useful on one version and not even available on another. Does it make any sense to engineer two wash bottle systems?

colt427

One remote is ridiculous.The starter remote is very big too.

RDX10

It isn't really re-engineering. Just cost cutting in this case.

dirleton

So, the bottles are picked off of trees?

RDX10

I am sorry, but what?

dirleton

My point is that engineering is required to create and produce a wash bottle (they don't just grow on trees). And, why do that twice?

Lalin

I think the bottom line is that Acura cheapens out on basic things to save a few dollars here and there. The sad story is that at the same time it pretends to be a luxury brand.
A car costing upwards of $50K without those goodies is absurd.

colt427

Acura is Tier 2 luxury like Buick,Volvo,Lincoln,Infiniti.....

The RDX is a nice vehicle but the interior has a cheap look and feel with all the hard plastics.

BLEXV6

Of course none of this makes any sense as many States have as bad if not worse weather than we get in most regions in Canada.

That said your cars are cheaper to buy and perhaps that's the reason.

RDX10

No I understand what you mean. I think I misread what you originally wrote

Doesn't make sense to me either!

[QUOTE=Lalin;15714755]I think the bottom line is that Acura cheapens out on basic things to save a few dollars here and there. The sad story is that at the same time it pretends to be a luxury brand.
A car costing upwards of $50K without those goodies is absurd.[/QUOTE

Yup, this pretty much exactly. The interior of the new rdx is nowhere near luxury with the abundance of hard cheap plastics.

Yeah it doesn't make sense to me either, but yeah exactly, they pay WAY less than we do, and in some cases get more features than we do. So hate to say it, but feels good to finally get more features here.

Seriously, things that start at 40k here, start at like 29k there (grand cherokee for example).

JTRADAR61

Acura in america has no clue what buyers want. The differnces between canada and US spec would not cost a lot. I live in northeast have no clue why Acura does not have low washer fluid light. Theres nothing like running out of fluid on highway after a snow with sun out . Being totally blinded!

RDX10

I would like to know which bean counter thought this was a good area to cut costs? I have run low quite a few times on my rdx this year due to the ultra mild winter. I would have been SEVERELY pissed if I wa given no warning and my fluid was empty.

I see it more as a safety concern than a frilly cutesy option. To compound it, it can be hard to see the washer fluid tank on some models, so no sensors and no ability to visually check? No fun and no cool! AND they gave you guys a SMALLER RESERVOIR!!!! What the actual hell is going on here? Does Acura sell more cars in Canada? That would account for the difference (but I highly doubt it since the us has like 10X our population.