Test drove a RDX for the first time
09-25-2023, 12:27 PM
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Burning Brakes
A follow up to my original observations on the 2020 I test drove. What I noticed, when I test drove the 2021 RDX, that I ended up buying, was that what I thought was “turbo lag”or “throttle mapping” in the 2020 (read my original post) was virtually non-existent in the 2021. What is interesting, is that this 2021 that I bought, had a VIN that was post 5J8TC2...ML024481, i.e., post the TSB for the infamous “loss of power” and MIL flashing. This was by design, as I was looking for a late model 2021 or 2022, since I was concerned about this potential issue. Reading various posts in the forum about folks who had the issue in their early 2021 or even earlier, who had the TSB performed, which included a software update, noted a better throttle response. So either the 2020 I drove had an issue, or the software update post early 2021 really does help with the throttle response. Potential info for those looking for a used RDX. You may want to look for late VIN 2021 or 2022+…
09-25-2023, 09:32 PM
#43
The place I bought my 2021 from was running some aggressive offers to get rid of 2023s to make room for 2024s. I decided to take advantage of it. Having had the 2021 vs 2023, I think the 2023 has some worthwhile improvements so I'm not sorry I took the leap.
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anoop (09-25-2023)
09-26-2023, 07:03 PM
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My 2021 in Sport has noticeably better throttle response than the 2020 I drove (which was also in Sport mode) even without hammering the throttle. Maybe it was that particular 2020 (something wrong or maybe the throttle - is it adaptive? - was recently reset), but it was a significant difference.
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