3rd Generation Acura RDX Reviews/Press
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TSX69 (05-01-2018)
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NO!!! NOT ANOTHER EXPLANATION OF THE TRUE TOUCHPAD INTERFACE!!!
LOL!!! I'm just kidding.
Seriously, I don't understand why they put so much emphasis on that feature. I would have been impressed in the 80's. Maybe.
That being said I can't wait to wait to see how it drives. My Q5 lease ends in December. The timing is good!
LOL!!! I'm just kidding.
Seriously, I don't understand why they put so much emphasis on that feature. I would have been impressed in the 80's. Maybe.
That being said I can't wait to wait to see how it drives. My Q5 lease ends in December. The timing is good!
https://www.cars.com/articles/2013/1...-rise-in-cars/
#45
The engine, transmission, styling inside and out, slightly bigger size, touchpad screen control, ELS Studio 3D...honestly, I'm having trouble finding a fault with it.
#46
There are four lights!
They put that much emphasis on it because thousands of people die every year from distracted driving. Having a way to control the technology in your car without taking your eyes off the road is a huge benefit. IMO a 1:1 touchpad which uses a screen in the driver's field of vision is the ideal way to control technology while driving. Companies have been trying to come up with solution for years, but it looks like Acura finally nailed it.
https://www.cars.com/articles/2013/1...-rise-in-cars/
https://www.cars.com/articles/2013/1...-rise-in-cars/
#47
I would prefer a regular shifter over the buttons. And the car doesn't need to get any bigger than the current model. It's already hard to park in tight quarters. A lower belt line would significantly improve near-field visibility (visibility of low objects close around the car). I hope the 2.0 engine can deliver at least the same level of power and refinement as the current V6, which is a gem. To contrast, the turbo in Gen I RDX was a total failure - absolutely no power off the line and then tasmanian devilish ridiculousness once it spooled up. And I suspect Gen III pricing will be significantly higher than Gen II.
Again, waiting for actual specs, prices, and some professional reviews, just like everyone else here.
#48
They put that much emphasis on it because thousands of people die every year from distracted driving. Having a way to control the technology in your car without taking your eyes off the road is a huge benefit. IMO a 1:1 touchpad which uses a screen in the driver's field of vision is the ideal way to control technology while driving. Companies have been trying to come up with solution for years, but it looks like Acura finally nailed it.
https://www.cars.com/articles/2013/1...-rise-in-cars/
https://www.cars.com/articles/2013/1...-rise-in-cars/
Audi now incorporates a massive touch pad into their MMI and yet they still have a knob for selecting things. There really was no need for this stupid touch pad interface, It doesn't fix anything and it certainly is not an improvement. Especially since they no longer have a shifter, it would have been an ideal location for something to rest your hand on while driving. I am willing to bet they scrap it by the MMC.
Needless to say, I am in love with everything else about the car but the shifter and touch pad interface are MASSIVE downsides to me.
#49
Really? Why would you do that? Nobody looks at their computer mouse or touchpad before clicking or tapping. It’s just intuitive. The True Touchpad Interface will be no different after a few minutes or tries and getting used to how it works. As long as it’s ergonomic (comfortable for your hand with the wrist pad, etc.) and responsive, it would become second nature in no time. To each his own, but to me, this is definitely one of the best and most exciting features in the car’s new technology features.
The push-button gear shifting is a totally new concept to me, but again, I’m sure I would adapt just fine. A new thing to me when I got my ‘17 RDX was the push-button Start. Brilliant. No more heavy dangly, clangy, bulky keychain to mess with. Not afraid of change - just need to be purposeful and actually useful.
The push-button gear shifting is a totally new concept to me, but again, I’m sure I would adapt just fine. A new thing to me when I got my ‘17 RDX was the push-button Start. Brilliant. No more heavy dangly, clangy, bulky keychain to mess with. Not afraid of change - just need to be purposeful and actually useful.
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I am looking forward to the touchpad.
my BMW has a scroller for the iDrive down where that touchpad is, and I never have to look to find it. A quick glance to the screen is all I ever needed. The thought of trying to reach over and use a touch screen while driving was a detriment to me, and was awkward in all the cars I have test driven.
I don't need a new car, but the pace of advancement is so fast that both of my cars are outmoded, and I want a modern car with all the driver enhancements and smartphone integration. I also don't want to spend the $70,000 it would take to put together a BMW 540.
If it works as expected, the touchpad will get as close to the interface I am looking for as possible.
my BMW has a scroller for the iDrive down where that touchpad is, and I never have to look to find it. A quick glance to the screen is all I ever needed. The thought of trying to reach over and use a touch screen while driving was a detriment to me, and was awkward in all the cars I have test driven.
I don't need a new car, but the pace of advancement is so fast that both of my cars are outmoded, and I want a modern car with all the driver enhancements and smartphone integration. I also don't want to spend the $70,000 it would take to put together a BMW 540.
If it works as expected, the touchpad will get as close to the interface I am looking for as possible.
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birdonamission (05-03-2018)
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Having had the push button transmission on 2 vehicles now, my TLX and MDX I prefer the buttons over a traditional shifter. Its very intuitive especially since the buttons are arraigned in the same order they would be on a normal shifter. P-R-N-D etc so you select by touch. Driving an automatic car with the shift lever feels cumbersome to me now. Acuras design is much better then many other companies. We have several Dodge/Chrysler vehicles as pool vehicles at work that use a big knob to select gears and it feels so unnatural and sloppy.
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birdonamission (05-03-2018)
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I am looking forward to the touchpad.
my BMW has a scroller for the iDrive down where that touchpad is, and I never have to look to find it. A quick glance to the screen is all I ever needed. The thought of trying to reach over and use a touch screen while driving was a detriment to me, and was awkward in all the cars I have test driven.
I don't need a new car, but the pace of advancement is so fast that both of my cars are outmoded, and I want a modern car with all the driver enhancements and smartphone integration. I also don't want to spend the $70,000 it would take to put together a BMW 540.
If it works as expected, the touchpad will get as close to the interface I am looking for as possible.
my BMW has a scroller for the iDrive down where that touchpad is, and I never have to look to find it. A quick glance to the screen is all I ever needed. The thought of trying to reach over and use a touch screen while driving was a detriment to me, and was awkward in all the cars I have test driven.
I don't need a new car, but the pace of advancement is so fast that both of my cars are outmoded, and I want a modern car with all the driver enhancements and smartphone integration. I also don't want to spend the $70,000 it would take to put together a BMW 540.
If it works as expected, the touchpad will get as close to the interface I am looking for as possible.
#53
Having had the push button transmission on 2 vehicles now, my TLX and MDX I prefer the buttons over a traditional shifter. Its very intuitive especially since the buttons are arraigned in the same order they would be on a normal shifter. P-R-N-D etc so you select by touch. Driving an automatic car with the shift lever feels cumbersome to me now. Acuras design is much better then many other companies. We have several Dodge/Chrysler vehicles as pool vehicles at work that use a big knob to select gears and it feels so unnatural and sloppy.
#54
Hello World
Having had the push button transmission on 2 vehicles now, my TLX and MDX I prefer the buttons over a traditional shifter. Its very intuitive especially since the buttons are arraigned in the same order they would be on a normal shifter. P-R-N-D etc so you select by touch. Driving an automatic car with the shift lever feels cumbersome to me now. Acuras design is much better then many other companies. We have several Dodge/Chrysler vehicles as pool vehicles at work that use a big knob to select gears and it feels so unnatural and sloppy.
Anyone feels there should be a lever on their iphone to select something? LOL
#55
Really? Why would you do that? Nobody looks at their computer mouse or touchpad before clicking or tapping. It’s just intuitive. The True Touchpad Interface will be no different after a few minutes or tries and getting used to how it works. As long as it’s ergonomic (comfortable for your hand with the wrist pad, etc.) and responsive, it would become second nature in no time. To each his own, but to me, this is definitely one of the best and most exciting features in the car’s new technology features.
The push-button gear shifting is a totally new concept to me, but again, I’m sure I would adapt just fine. A new thing to me when I got my ‘17 RDX was the push-button Start. Brilliant. No more heavy dangly, clangy, bulky keychain to mess with. Not afraid of change - just need to be purposeful and actually useful.
The push-button gear shifting is a totally new concept to me, but again, I’m sure I would adapt just fine. A new thing to me when I got my ‘17 RDX was the push-button Start. Brilliant. No more heavy dangly, clangy, bulky keychain to mess with. Not afraid of change - just need to be purposeful and actually useful.
The touch pad interface works nothing like a mouse on a computer or a touchpad on a laptop, why don't you stroll over to the Lexus forums and published reviews and see how well that layout is working for Lexus. On top of that, how can you compare driving in a moving vehicle while trying to use a touchpad to sitting down in a stationary environment and trying to use it?
You bring up a good point on ergonomics, that is actually something else I was looking at. The arm rest pad appears to be right next to the touch pad, would that not make it an awkward angle for your wrist? A knob would not have that issue...just saying. Also you could be right, maybe when I actually try it, it would be better than I am thinking. I will reserve full judgement till I get a chance to actually try it.
Push button start is one of my favorite features ever. You start wondering how you ever lived without it once you've owned a car that has it.
FWIW we took my brothers Q7 in to get some service at the local Audi dealer a week ago and they gave us a 2018 Q5 as a service loaner for a week. I drove that Q5 for most of the week and it has one of those electronic shifters, but the park button was a button on the side of the shifter. So I can't tell you how many times I pushed the shifter forward thinking I put it in park only to realize after that it was in reverse. Thank god I was not in front of anything I could hit into at those times. Not really sure how that Audi shifter improves the experience.
Also, you are aware that push button shifters were available on some Chrysler vehicles in the 1950's and 60's and got phased out for the standard shift lever of today? So find a better argument thanks.
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quantum7 (05-03-2018)
#56
Yes, it is (something [not nothing] like a computer mouse or touchpad) - an elegantly designed, on Acura’s part IMO, to function as a direct 1:1 input device to control positioning or make selections on the display screen. I’m not saying (and didn’t say) it’s just like a laptop. It’s not supposed to be. What I am saying (and did say) is that you don’t have to look down at the touchpad while you are using it (because you are interfacing with the display screen literally concurrently as you traverse about or tap on the touchpad with your fingertip.
No, it was not a dig at you whatsoever, re: my comment about the push-button gear shifting, vis-a-vis the other person saying they’ve used and rather liked using it. I was glad to hear it can and did work well in his / her experience.
I’m here to learn, not to throw shade on anybody’s opinion about this, that, or the other.
No, it was not a dig at you whatsoever, re: my comment about the push-button gear shifting, vis-a-vis the other person saying they’ve used and rather liked using it. I was glad to hear it can and did work well in his / her experience.
I’m here to learn, not to throw shade on anybody’s opinion about this, that, or the other.
#57
The touch pad interface works nothing like a mouse on a computer or a touchpad on a laptop, why don't you stroll over to the Lexus forums and published reviews and see how well that layout is working for Lexus. On top of that, how can you compare driving in a moving vehicle while trying to use a touchpad to sitting down in a stationary environment and trying to use it?
#58
On all cars with CarPlay, the native voice recognition software can be overrun by holding down and it will automatically go to Siri. So it will likely never be necessary to manually input letters into the system when voice recognition is so good.
Additionally, I noticed in the above video (thx for linking) that you can add Apple CarPlay to the Head-Up Display, likely meaning that you can have Apple Maps navigation directions in your HUD. This is great news as it is not commonly seen in vehicles with HUD. Can't wait!
Additionally, I noticed in the above video (thx for linking) that you can add Apple CarPlay to the Head-Up Display, likely meaning that you can have Apple Maps navigation directions in your HUD. This is great news as it is not commonly seen in vehicles with HUD. Can't wait!
#59
Yes, it is (something [not [b]nothing] like a computer mouse or touchpad) - an elegantly designed, on Acura’s part IMO, to function as a direct 1:1 input device to control positioning or make selections on the display screen. I’m not saying (and didn’t say) it’s just like a laptop. It’s not supposed to be. What I am saying (and did say) is that you don’t have to look down at the touchpad while you are using it (because you are interfacing with the display screen literally concurrently as you traverse about or tap on the touchpad with your fingertip.
No, it was not a dig at you whatsoever, re: my comment about the push-button gear shifting, vis-a-vis the other person saying they’ve used and rather liked using it. I was glad to hear it can and did work well in his / her experience.
I’m here to learn, not to throw shade on anybody’s opinion about this, that, or the other.
No, it was not a dig at you whatsoever, re: my comment about the push-button gear shifting, vis-a-vis the other person saying they’ve used and rather liked using it. I was glad to hear it can and did work well in his / her experience.
I’m here to learn, not to throw shade on anybody’s opinion about this, that, or the other.
All good, I wasn’t sure if it was so my appologies for taking that way, it just came after my comment so I took it a little bit differently but all good no worries. I am also not really trying to have arguments with anybody, just here to learn as well. I’m on the tail end of a bad flu so I’m just a bit touchy and grouchy to be completely honest with you. It’s not you whatsoever.
This is the first video I've seen showing the HUD, though briefly:
https://youtu.be/Pg8i7rTOyNw?t=136
https://youtu.be/Pg8i7rTOyNw?t=136
Regardless. I will wait till I actually sit in the new RDX and test it out before making absolute statements like this. I could be completely and utterly wrong. I could even end up really liking the new system. I try my best not to make judgements before actually trying things. I clearly failed on that in this case.
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#60
I think I misread what you were saying, you used the example of the mouse and touch pad and what I was trying to say is those are different than the 1:1 application Acura is using. So I was trying to point out that this is a different setup and that those setups that do work like a computer mouse are terrible (hence me bringing up Lexus).
All good, I wasn’t sure if it was so my appologies for taking that way, it just came after my comment so I took it a little bit differently but all good no worries. I am also not really trying to have arguments with anybody, just here to learn as well. I’m on the tail end of a bad flu so I’m just a bit touchy and grouchy to be completely honest with you. It’s not you whatsoever.
Please read my comment above in regards to mentioning the lexus setup.
Regardless. I will wait till I actually sit in the new RDX and test it out before making absolute statements like this. I could be completely and utterly wrong. I could even end up really liking the new system. I try my best not to make judgements before actually trying things. I clearly failed on that in this case.
All good, I wasn’t sure if it was so my appologies for taking that way, it just came after my comment so I took it a little bit differently but all good no worries. I am also not really trying to have arguments with anybody, just here to learn as well. I’m on the tail end of a bad flu so I’m just a bit touchy and grouchy to be completely honest with you. It’s not you whatsoever.
Please read my comment above in regards to mentioning the lexus setup.
Regardless. I will wait till I actually sit in the new RDX and test it out before making absolute statements like this. I could be completely and utterly wrong. I could even end up really liking the new system. I try my best not to make judgements before actually trying things. I clearly failed on that in this case.
BTW, I'm with you about waiting to actually sit in one as part of the decision-making process. In THEORY, the True Touchpad Interface, is a game-changer, but we shall see, right? After it's been out in the wild for a while and everyone is still going ga-ga about it is when all this praise will actually be deserved. Some of us are excited about the promise it holds, but that's all it is as of right now -- a promise.
Ever since the Prototype was introduced in January the anticipation and speculation has been in high gear, and even more so (many times over) when the production version was revealed. The information coming in dribs and drabs is intentional -- to build excitement and buzz -- and it's easy to get caught up in all the hype (and it appears to be working, at least here in Acurazine...we are talking about the new RDX, after all). It's part of the fun, though...lol.
Be well!
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RDX10 (05-08-2018)
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No worries!
BTW, I'm with you about waiting to actually sit in one as part of the decision-making process. In THEORY, the True Touchpad Interface, is a game-changer, but we shall see, right? After it's been out in the wild for a while and everyone is still going ga-ga about it is when all this praise will actually be deserved. Some of us are excited about the promise it holds, but that's all it is as of right now -- a promise.
Ever since the Prototype was introduced in January the anticipation and speculation has been in high gear, and even more so (many times over) when the production version was revealed. The information coming in dribs and drabs is intentional -- to build excitement and buzz -- and it's easy to get caught up in all the hype (and it appears to be working, at least here in Acurazine...we are talking about the new RDX, after all). It's part of the fun, though...lol.
Be well!
BTW, I'm with you about waiting to actually sit in one as part of the decision-making process. In THEORY, the True Touchpad Interface, is a game-changer, but we shall see, right? After it's been out in the wild for a while and everyone is still going ga-ga about it is when all this praise will actually be deserved. Some of us are excited about the promise it holds, but that's all it is as of right now -- a promise.
Ever since the Prototype was introduced in January the anticipation and speculation has been in high gear, and even more so (many times over) when the production version was revealed. The information coming in dribs and drabs is intentional -- to build excitement and buzz -- and it's easy to get caught up in all the hype (and it appears to be working, at least here in Acurazine...we are talking about the new RDX, after all). It's part of the fun, though...lol.
Be well!
I really like everything else about the car, if this works like it’s supposed to, then I am very very excited for sure. It’s just icing on the cake for me. Audi and BMW should be scared.
Thank you for the well wishes
#62
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Oh the memories, my parents had a 57 Plymouth station wagon with the push buttons. I wasn't old enough to drive yet so I've never had any experience with buttons but I'm kind of worried about it also. I know Ray Magliozzi from Car Talk isn't a fan either. I'm really excited about this car and hope the buttons do turn out to be as intuitive as MTD says because I don't want to turn up on the 5:00 news because I put the car in drive instead of reverse and and drove thru the front window of our local mini mart.
#63
Everything you just wrote here is actually 100% accurate. A very well thought out and very very accurate reply. In THEORY it has the potential to be a game changer, it is a new system that AFAIK is brand new to any car. It’s just my previous experience with touch based stuff in cars has always been negative so that is why I am so turned off by it. However that is not fair, I really have to wait and see this one. I mean we have people on here already complaining about the 2.0T and they haven’t even driven the car yet (how am I any different here?).
I really like everything else about the car, if this works like it’s supposed to, then I am very very excited for sure. It’s just icing on the cake for me. Audi and BMW should be scared.
Thank you for the well wishes
#64
Everything you just wrote here is actually 100% accurate. A very well thought out and very very accurate reply. In THEORY it has the potential to be a game changer, it is a new system that AFAIK is brand new to any car. It’s just my previous experience with touch based stuff in cars has always been negative so that is why I am so turned off by it. However that is not fair, I really have to wait and see this one. I mean we have people on here already complaining about the 2.0T and they haven’t even driven the car yet (how am I any different here?).
I really like everything else about the car, if this works like it’s supposed to, then I am very very excited for sure. It’s just icing on the cake for me. Audi and BMW should be scared.
Thank you for the well wishes
#65
Hello World
Anytime someone brings in that bullshit about "resistance to change" I stop paying attention. I am probably less than half the age of 95% of the people here so don't come at me with that crap. You're not a psychologist so don't be flapping around that garbage trying to invalidate my position. What phone in history has used a lever? are you actually going to sit here and try to compare me liking a standard shift lever to a lever on a phone?
Also, you are aware that push button shifters were available on some Chrysler vehicles in the 1950's and 60's and got phased out for the standard shift lever of today? So find a better argument thanks.
Also, you are aware that push button shifters were available on some Chrysler vehicles in the 1950's and 60's and got phased out for the standard shift lever of today? So find a better argument thanks.
What's your point about not being a psychologist? I don't think I follow your logic.
It looks like you think I was replying to you. It was not the case.
#66
Oh the memories, my parents had a 57 Plymouth station wagon with the push buttons. I wasn't old enough to drive yet so I've never had any experience with buttons but I'm kind of worried about it also. I know Ray Magliozzi from Car Talk isn't a fan either. I'm really excited about this car and hope the buttons do turn out to be as intuitive as MTD says because I don't want to turn up on the 5:00 news because I put the car in drive instead of reverse and and drove thru the front window of our local mini mart.
Regardless, I’m already over it, just replying to you. I don’t really care at this point to be honest.
#68
I guess we can call this our first "review" (even though its obviously biased!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYckHc2t5jw
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Of course he works for Acura so he is bias to some extent but he was pretty much giving us the overview of the car. This is definitely Acura best product in years when you compare the tech, material and look to competitors. Now let's hope there is no issue with Transmission lol!
If all goes well, Acura is a big winner with the new RDX!
If all goes well, Acura is a big winner with the new RDX!
#70
I guess we can call this our first "review" (even though its obviously biased!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYckHc2t5jw
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I do not like that color. Not flattering at all.
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19RDX (05-10-2018)
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Made me think of this:
"Ever been driving and you look in the next car, you’re like, “Ugh, shit.” I wish I hadn’t looked in that car. That was difficult to glance at… “let alone being it.” Just a guy in a… In a tan car. [audience laughing] Nobody chooses tan. [audience laughing] Nobody picks tan for their car. They give you tan. [audience laughing] “Is that mine?” “Yeah, it’s yours, fucking loser. Made it tan.” They shouldn’t even make tan cars. It’s mean to make them."
"Ever been driving and you look in the next car, you’re like, “Ugh, shit.” I wish I hadn’t looked in that car. That was difficult to glance at… “let alone being it.” Just a guy in a… In a tan car. [audience laughing] Nobody chooses tan. [audience laughing] Nobody picks tan for their car. They give you tan. [audience laughing] “Is that mine?” “Yeah, it’s yours, fucking loser. Made it tan.” They shouldn’t even make tan cars. It’s mean to make them."
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