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vegasmurano, 11/10/2013
2013 Acura RDX Technology Package 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
After 8 months or so with my RDX AWD tech these are my thoughts. My gas mileage stinks, I am averaging about 19 all around . But to be fair I live and work on Las Vegas BLVD and the traffic and amount of traffic lights are insane. No storage for my jumper cables or any cubbies to hide stuff. Gas tank way too small, needs another 2 or 3 gallons in size. Navi works good but it takes 5 minutes to tell the navi what to do, and it does not understand street names and you need to repeat it 5 or 6 times quite often. Cornering is no BMW but it is much smoother riding but still competent. Acceleration is amazing, but it will empty your tank fast if you enjoy it.
If I had known then what I know now
tnuzzi1, 02/22/2014
updated 08/23/2016
2013 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I have had my RDX for 1 year and 19,000 miles. After the first few months of owning it i noticed a vibration between 2nd and 3rd gear and 4th and 5th gear. I brought the car to the dealer and had a technician ride with me so I could point it out. The vibration, the dealer stated, is due to the deactivation of cylinders and that it is minor with no fix. This is not minor when you spend many hours driving. A vehicle that is considered a "luxury" suv should not be vibrating. The gas mileage is not as stated. I average around 19mpg. I drive about 50/50 highway/town. The dealer replaced my bluetooth mic but that did not improve. I can hear fine, people have a hard time understanding me. As a follow up to this review. I sold my RDX, couldn't stand it!
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Excellent Value!
cohermit, 05/30/2012
2013 Acura RDX Technology Package 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
19 of 23 people found this review helpful
Acura has put in alot of effort to make this thing fun to drive. It has plenty of power to go fast or you can throttle down to conserve fuel. I have fill up this car 4 tims and average over 25 MPG (from real calculation). I also own a honda pilot. And I have to say this RDX's second row is just as spacious. Aside from all the quality others already mentioned I feel this car is a great value. I have cross shopped and test drove X3, Q5, XC60 and GLK. Any of those car equiped to this package will be $7000 to $15000 over. Some might have a frew extra features, but the bottom line to me is, does it beat Acura reliability? Always thoughtful accesories no other brand name car will offer.
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RWD Fan, 06/19/2018
updated 07/01/2019
2013 Acura RDX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
This was a great "bridge" car and I always thought it would be a perfect 1st car for a teen or a young family because of the built-in safety and test results. I bought a not-so-gently used low-mileage 2013 with 29k miles - but those were hard miles on this car and it took a lot of detailing to get it back to where I was happy with it. So I can tell you that the interior is VERY durable. The base "pleather" seats are super comfortable and extremely durable - truly some of the most comfortable seats I've ever had. They were punished with sand and spills and I got them back to almost new with the exception of one lipstick-like stain. The interior carpet took a lot of punishment from the 1st owner but cleaned up almost like new. Well done, Acura. Smooth-shifting and quiet with the base model technology that was an upgrade for me - I like being able to select "talk to you later - I'm driving" option as auto response to texts. Sometimes couldn't understand my verbal requests. Acura's AC system isn't robust (a previous Acura had the same problem) and I see mention of that on message boards so it just must be an Acura thing. More of what I loved and why I bought it: durable, good horsepower/weight ratio for quick acceleration, easy exit/entry and the back seats are HUGE for this segment and I needed this to tote my elderly parents around and put their walkers in the back. Much better MPG than my trade-in so that was a plus. But I traded it because I drive 200 highway miles (1-way) very quickly back/forth to see the parents and it has a C-pillar blind spot that you can't adjust the mirrors outwardly far enough to address. And the FWD dynamics are annoying to me when turning and accelerating from a stop. I prefer RWD but I've had a few FWD cars over the years that didn't annoy me like this one did so that combined with the blind spot AND the lack of climate control vents for the backseat passengers (really? in 2013 you can't put vents back there?) I traded it for a very nice gently-used RWD sedan. But hey, it's a great trustworthy car for particular needs and since the 2013-2018 (?) models are virtually unchanged - go buy yourself a nice USED RDX for the price you like since you won't notice much difference between the model years. Update after having traded it 12 months ago - I still kinda miss this used RDX and will test drive the newer version for future cars to see if the things that bothered me about this model have improved. I still stand by my recommendation.
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Perfect at the price
eastbaysteve, 06/30/2012
2013 Acura RDX 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I drive 30k per year and go through a lot of vehicles. Comfort, performance and reliability are all critical for me. This car covers all of them - best for the $ by far.