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JERKY RIDE!!!!
amit shakya, 09/13/2016
2016 Acura MDX Technology and Entertainment Packages 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
I decided to lease a 2016 MDX. It currently has about 700 miles and Oh man!!! what a dissapointment. The car jerks going from gear 1 to gear 2 and also to gear 3. It is something that you are not supposed to feel on a $50k vehicle.....I have also checked with few of my buddies that own mdx. They have the same feeling about the gear shifting......What a bummer!!!
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2016 Acura MDX AWD
CFM, 08/23/2015
2016 Acura MDX SH-AWD 4dr SUV AWD w/Technology Package (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
We finally bought our new SUV or I guess they call it a crossover. Keep in mind we only have a few hundred miles on it so its still really early. We looked at a lot of vehicles before choosing the MDX. As far as a luxury 7 passenger vehicles go this seemed to have everything we wanted and needed after a couple of weeks of shopping and doing serious looking at the German counter parts. The MDX meets all of our requirements as follows in no specific order. Luxurious, stylish, roomy, safe, quality. We hope the maintenance is low and that it will hold its resale value I guess time will tell. The ride is great in the awd however on bumpy roads you can hear some road noise. The steering is awesome The turning radius is amazing making u-turns a breeze. This is a very easy and stress free vehicle to drive. Unlike most of the reviews I have read the command center is easy to operate we were a little worried after reading the reviews but it is super simple! We thought we wanted the black on black but after looking at the Lunar Silver Metallic we fell in love with how it really accentuates the lines on the vehicle.
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Great Vehicle with Terrible Infotainment
Mike, 10/26/2015
updated 04/27/2016
2016 Acura MDX SH-AWD 4dr SUV AWD w/Technology Package (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
20 of 22 people found this review helpful
We recently leased a 2016 MDX AWD with Tech Package. If we were to do it again the smart money would be the base awd model with the AcuraWatch safety feature package. Let me explain why....First off the car rides, accelerates, stops, turns, and everything else regarding moving extremely well. Even the headlights are exceptional. The interior seating design and the way they slide is also great. The safety features shake the steering wheel if you depart your lane and warn you when other cars are too close. Whats left is the way you interact with the controls in the dash and on the steering wheel. Every single thing about the interaction with the controls is unnecessarily complicated. In many cases it takes an extra click or 2 in a menu than in other cars. For example to turn seat heater on you need to click a button on the screen, select the heat level, then close the sub-menu. In every other car on the planed you click the button once to turn on the seat heat then another click to change the heating level. I consider this annoying, but not a deal breaker. Then you get into the gps. The gps takes longer than most to figure out how to do the basics. Its cumbersome to enter an address. The guidance is also poor. Sometimes there is no audible instruction on when to turn and a strange map of your turn with a flag that isn't always oriented the way you are travelling. To sum it up you are better off placing your phone with google maps over the nav screen. I can only hope there is some kind of update to enable android auto or the apple car os. Last but not lease the Bluetooth connectivity doesn't play nice with my samsung galaxy s6. Every 30 seconds or so it pops up an error it can't import the phonebook. A quick google search indicates this is a common issue for many. Then you quickly find out the text interaction is terrible. When you get a text a notification takes over the entire screen asking what you want to do (imagine you were getting ready to make a turn following gps). So then when you act on the notification you have to pick from a very small list of predefined reply messages. Every other car I have used including cheap rentals allow you to speak a text reply. My other vehicle is 2015 ram 3500 with uconnect and it does all of this with no issues. In a day and age where so much of your interaction with a vehicle is the electronics acura needs to do a much better job. The kicker is you pay thousands extra for this tech package and get terrible tech bundled with some really good safety features. After having the MDX a few months I can say I would buy it again, but would not get anything above a base model awd with acurawatch.
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Overall a great vehicle
Adam Stiles, 01/08/2019
2016 Acura MDX SH-AWD 4dr SUV AWD w/Advance Package (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
I read all the reviews about the 9speed transmission prior to buying a CPO MDX with 12,500 miles on it. I knew full well it’s drawbacks and limitations. For most of my driving life I have driven manual transmission vehicles. Now at a different stage of my life I need an SUV. I am a discerning driver that generally notices every bump, rattle, hesitation, or jerky behavior. I have owned vehicles with automatic transmissions and even won a lemon law case against a Jeep largely because of problems with that part of the car. I find the transmission of this MDX to be pretty good, and much better than I anticipated. It shifts pretty quickly, for the most part smoothly, and helps the car be very efficient. Occasionally it can be caught flat footed or give a rough shift, but virtually every automatic transmission can. I have learned how to compensate for this. If you need to accelerate to pass, floor it and you can back off if needed. The computer sends the message and the car drops gears pretty quickly. Putting the IDS into sport mode helps some too. My car came with the software update and I think it’s logic is pretty good. Others Abe driven my car and nobody balls at the transmission. As for the rest of the car, it is pretty well thought out. I get 21-22mpg around suburban town and on the open highway have crested 28mpg on a trip average. I think those are impressive numbers for a powerful AWD SUV. Cargo space is very useable and generous. Seating is comfy, especially on long hauls. The ELS stereo is phenomenal, provided you adjust the settings (I dialed up the bass and subwoofer). This car is also whisper quiet on the open road - everyone that is in my car notices this. For a biggish SUV it handles well and accelerates quickly. Visibility from the drivers seat is excellent. The headlights are also top notch. One of my bigger concerns was the much aggrieved infotainment system. It almost stopped me from buying the car. I’m reality, you get used to it and it’s not as bad as I expected. If you have an iPhone, Siri Eyes Free lets you text and call people easily. I put the climate control on AUTO and simply set the temp to what I want. The fan, vent direction, and seats adjust. The NAVI works well. I was disappointed that entry was disabled while the vehicle is moving. However, I prefer to enter it by voice, which now uses a natural address. My complaints with this car are minimal. I don’t like the funky wide angle driver side mirror. I don’t think I will ever get used to it. The adaptive cruise control is rough. I don’t love it and most of the time just disable it in situations where it’s claim is to be useful. Lastly, I think the brakes are a little underwhelming. I had them resurfaced under warranty shortly after delivery. They are ok but I still sometimes think I feel pulsing. Overall, I think it is a very well rounded car. I am very happy with it and would definitely buy another one.
Always Acura?! Maybe not
kris reilly, 03/13/2016
2016 Acura MDX SH-AWD 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Always head right to the Acura dealer when we need a car! Have an older Acura MDX that I love!!! The new Acura looks nice, handles well but seems a bit smaller inside (although I was told it is a few inches bigger) the head room in the third row is cut back because of the angle of the body. This limits who is able to sit back there. It is very jerky in the shifting while excelerating and if you are moving very slow it feel like you are not in gear...Not happy with that! In addition, the radio is horrible. Most stations that I listen to do not come in clear. I have no problem with this in my other Acura or even the car I had before this one. Clearly the antenna is not good! I just feel like from my old Acura (2005) to this one (2016) they have definiately cut corners and the quality is not as good! For the price you pay I would expect an all 5 star rating which I can not give. We have been loyal Acura cutomers but think that this may be it for me. I am able to get more perks from other vehicles for the same or lesser price. I will be shopping around for my next vehicle!
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