In photos: 2015 Acura MDX inside and outhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/in-photos-2015-acura-mdx-inside-and-out/article25516971/?cmpid=rss1The Acura MDX certainly isn’t the most distinctive SUV or crossover, and doesn’t look particularly athletic. Homogeneity is the word in this segment, where most buyers don’t care to stand out.
Where German brands (Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche) offer a range of engine choices in their mid-size models, this Acura comes with just one and, much like the styling, that 300-horsepower, 3.5-litre V-6 goes for the middle of the segment, aiming to please the masses and annoy as few potential buyers as possible.
In the interior, MDX’s heavily bolstered front seats provide good lateral support for those occasions when you feel like testing an SUV’s cornering capability, but they can be an annoyance for anyone not narrow enough to fit perfectly between then.
The back seat is roomy, but it’s clear some second-row space was sacrificed in favour of making a pair of third row seats possible; they’re standard here, but are kid-friendly only. On the upside, there’s a load of cargo space behind the second row, and both second and third rows fold flat to expand carrying capacity.
