Edmunds Evaluation: 2007 Acura MDX

Normally, trying to be all things to all people is a six-lane freeway to suckitude. This is the downfall of focus-grouped design-by-committee automaking, which waters creativity down to the point of the lowest common denominator. Death by clinic.

With its all-new Megatron-faced 2007 MDX, Acura wants the MDX to be mentioned in the same breath as the Porsche Cayenne and BMW X5. Doing so required the new MDX to be a much hotter tamale than the lame-duck MDX in nearly every way, so Acura endowed the 2007 model with a formidable dynamic repertoire. Effectively negotiating the opposing tables of performance, utility and comfort is a delicate balancing act that the smarter, buffer MDX pulls off convincingly.

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I was going to post this, just saw it today. God that's an ugly color for a vehicle. They could have at least gone with silver.

Actually this truck I found to be ugly as hell when I saw it in pictures

It looks totally different and better in person, much better, I'm impressed that Acura is beginning to style cars nicely again

I've seen quite a few and t hey really do look like XL7s, particularly in white.

that interior is somewhat tasty in those pics. why does it look like feces in black?

not a fan of the 2000 buttons on the center stack those.

So 300bhp at 6,500.....doesn't really matter then does it?

What's the deal with the extra plastic in the grille?

I'm much more partial to the X5.

I've always thought the mdx was ugly and I still do.

While not breathtaking, this and the RDX seem to look better in real life than in pics.

I saw one at work yesterday, and that grille is still obnoxious.

Love the MDX.

Holy Moses, that grill is ugly as hell!

Typically fantastic Acura interior, though.

Love the MDX.

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I do, too. I think the grille adds a lot to its character. The interior is still a turn-off, though, with all that wood (Edmunds made it seem like it is fake, is it?) and the many buttons with the upgraded stereo system.

What's the deal with the extra plastic in the grille?

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According to another pic I've seen, the "extra plastic" is actually a very fine mesh.

Haven't seen one in person, though.