After officially announced at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show in february, the 2013 Acura RDX will go on sale in the U.S. with a retail price (MSRP) starting at $34,320. The 2013 Acura RDX was awarded the ‘Top Safety Pick’ award by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety.
While the wheelbase is up only 1.4 inches but the exterior has been designed which looks larger and more elegant. The updates to the chassis has given the model slightly larger dimensions in comparison to its predecessor provide the new model is crisp inside and out.
Outside, the 2013 Acura RDX styling is more mature than before. Include a bold front fascia with the aforementioned pointed grille; round fog lamps; a high-mounted spoiler; elongated tail lamps and 18-inch alloy wheels.
Inside a comfortable environment for four adults and also treated to additional leg room. The cargo area will be widely until you fold down the rear seats. To keep cabin noise levels in check, a quiet drive has been created by sound deadening materials.
Standard features of the 2013 Acura RDX include new technologies such as Navigation System with Voice Recognition; Real-Time Weather; Real-Time Traffic with Traffic Rerouting; a Keyless Access System with pushbutton start; Pandora internet radio interface; GPS-linked solar-sensing; power actuated rear tailgate; a rear view camera system with three unique viewing angles and hard disk drive (HDD) with 60 gigabytes of storage capacity.
The 2013 Acura RDX prototype is powered by 4-cylinder for a new 3.5 liter V6 engine that produces 273 hp (276PS/203kW) at 6200 rpm, matched to a new 6-speed automatic transmission. The standard model available new all-wheel-drive system but for an additional $1,400.
Fuel-economy figures the FWD model returns 20 mpg in the city and 28 on the highway for the front-wheel-drive model and the respective figures for the AWD version are 19mpg, 27mpg and 22mpg.
Pricing starts at $35,205 for the front-wheel-drive base model and will be completed exclusively at the company's East Liberty, Ohio plant.
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