The 2025 Acura ADX Costs $36,350, Is The Cheapest Acura SUV

• The Acura ADX is now the cheapest Acura SUV you can buy.
• It starts at $36,350 and goes up to nearly $46,000.
• Even the priciest trims are less than a base RDX.

A more powerful engine

We described the Honda HR-V's engine as "utterly gutless once you have passengers on board" in our rating. Thankfully, the Acura ADX will have a more powerful engine. The ADX gets the Acura Integra's engine: a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that produces 200 hp and 192 lb-ft of torque. We'll see how big an upgrade that is once we get an ADX in for testing. 

Interior niceties

The ADX builds upon the HR-V's cabin, which we quite like. There's more flair when it comes to interior color schemes, which you'd expect from an Acura. Every ADX above the base trim also gets ambient lighting, red contrast stitching and a flat-bottom steering wheel. These sporty features are more about looks than performance, of course. 

Acura says the ADX has "additional acoustical spray foam insulation" for a quieter cabin, though we didn't note the HR-V as particularly noisy. On the top trim, you get a 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system and ventilated front seats — a relatively uncommon find at this price point. The 9-inch touchscreen display is almost certainly the same one you can find on a midlevel HR-V; wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come standard and there's a wireless device charger on every ADX. 

Is the ADX worth it?

Boring answer incoming: It depends. Is a more stylish interior with higher-quality materials and a more powerful engine worth $10,000 to you? If so, yes! We'll have to wait until we get behind the wheel to find out just how much of an upgrade the Acura ADX is over its more economical Honda cousin.