2014 Acura MDX Review

The 2014 Acura MDX is more targeted than ever on its objective of maintaining everyone members relaxed, material, and entertained—and yes, that still contains the driver.The 2014 MDX is powered by a 290-horsepower version of Acura's always-excellent 3.5-liter V-6 engine—now fed with direct injection and kosher with the full suite of Honda's so-called Earth Dreams technologies. Across the lineup, it's mated to a six-speed automatic transmission that includes steering-wheel paddle shifters. The so-called Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive system that's available in the MDX provides more all-weather traction, and even a little more cornering control in some situations, and it can vary front-wheel torque distribution from 90 percent down to 30 percent (70 percent to the rear)—or up to a hundred percent to either the left.