Nope, I love my Performance Red Pearl A-Spec. Looks way better and has a little more character and attitude! I test drove an advance 3 times and preferred the A-Spec.

Not an owner but honestly Acura has to bring the Adavnced features to A-Spec!

In Canada, we can get TLX Adavnced with A-Spec. I am sure we will get the same with RDX In the future.

I have A Spec. Much prefer exterior looks over the Advance. I chose black leather seats. Red gage don’t bother me. Having heated rear seats would have been cool but not much else in the Advance I pine for.

For next year’s model they need to have a spec that combines the look of the a spec with the features of the advance. For me the chrome on the advance screams Honda Civic meet 60 year old. But the A spec missing the active dampers heated rear seats and HUD is a significant gap.

The heated rear seats and HUD are in the $8k cheaper CX-5 so should definitely be in the ASpec. I know that’s another thread active here at the moment but just sayin’. All that chrome puts me off too.

No. Love my Black A-Spec after 6 months of ownership now...

The parking sensors make up for the lack of around view cameras on my A-Spec. I had the around view on my 2017.5 Murano but rarely used them and they were only viewable at 10mph or under. I do plan on adding the Heated Steering, Running Boards, and Illuminated Door Kick Plates.

No, just love the Apex Blue color with the dark wheels.

Who would want the Advance over the aspec? Average age of that person has to be 65?

I’m in that minority that thinks the Advance in the lighter colors is more attractive than the A-spec. A visit this weekend to my local dealer that now has almost all colors and trims reinforced my belief.

What pisses me off the more I think about it was Acura’s decision to put those god forsaken ugly wheels on the Advance while making wheel upgrades a full price proposition. Other manufacturers in a sense give you credit for the standard wheels by keeping the price of upgrades for larger wheels and tires in the $1,000 to $1,500 territory. As we know Acura wants $3,300 for the 20” rims/tires and $2,000 for just the 19” accessory wheel. To add insult to injury the Advance wheels are a complete stylistic departure from all the other higher trim wheels offered on their models. And then, just to step on us further every review I’ve read or seen of the Advance model has the vehicle wearing the accessory wheels. I’m like if you don’t feel that the Advance wheels are automotive press acceptable why in the world did you choose to put them on the vehicle.

To wrap this up, I have no regrets buying the Advance over the A-spec, but I really despise that I had to spend another $2,500 to put presentable tires and wheels on it. By the way the wood trim had me from first sight.

Love my A-Spec and my red interior.

I agree the aspec blue with red interior red gauges and grey wheels are a highly attractive combination. However missing a HUD, rear heated seats, active dampers, power tailgate, and a 360 camera is inexcusable.

I could go buy a POS 2016 Nissan has Rogue for $15k with a decent 360 camera while the $50k RDX Aspec is missing it.

In Canada, the Advance is subdivided into two models, Elite and Platinum Elite. The Elite wheels are nice, like an upscale Tech wheel design. The ugly flower wheels are reserved for the top model. Go figure.

Dark gray. Definitely not black.

Black could be my first choice too. Just wondered about the black trim on black paint when I saw it. Sort of a Batmobile. Is it the simplicity you like?
Frankly, I think all trims could have lived without the swoosh, black or chrome. I don’t think it makes the car look more upscale in any way.