Acura tweaked the RDX’s infotainment tech for the 2025 model year, addressing our secondary complaint about the system — the compromised way information was displayed when running Apple CarPlay or Android Auto — but leaving the annoying touchpad interface in place. The starting price increases just $350 from 2024, reflecting the scale of the changes (the compact SUV also got a new grille); the 2025 RDX starts at $46,050 (all prices include $1,350 destination).
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Powertrain Specs and MPG
Every 2025 RDX packs a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine making 272 horsepower and 280 pounds-feet of torque; it’s paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission. All-wheel drive is standard; the system can send up to 70% of the engine’s output to the rear wheels and features torque vectoring capable of delivering 100% of that torque to the outside wheel in a turn for superior traction.
Acura says the RDX’s powertrain retains its 2024 fuel economy ratings and returns an EPA-rated 21/27/23 mpg city/highway/combined for the standard RDX. Riding on larger and heavier wheels, the A-Spec loses a single mpg on the highway, for ratings of 21/26/23 mpg.
Availability and Pricing
The 2025 Acura RDX is on sale now. Full line pricing is as follows:
- Base: $46,050
- Technology Package: $48,650
- A-Spec: $51,650
- Advance Package: $53,800
- A-Spec Advance: $55,800
Safety Features and Trim Levels
Every RDX includes AcuraWatch as standard equipment. The safety suite includes forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitors, rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning, lane departure steering assist, traffic-sign recognition and automatic high beams.
The base RDX rides on black 19-inch wheels and sports a panoramic moonroof, LED front and rear lighting, a power liftgate, heated side mirrors, and keyless entry and starting. It’s upholstered in synthetic leather and features power-adjustable heated front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control and ambient interior lighting. The base trim also features a 7-inch digital display in the instrument cluster, nine speakers, and a 10.2-inch infotainment screen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Alexa Built-In voice recognition and satellite radio.
The Technology Package includes front and rear parking sensors, navigation, a 12-speaker ELS Studio sound system, upgraded ambient lighting and wireless smartphone charging. All RDXs have acoustically insulated windshields, but the Technology Package includes acoustic glass for the front windows (you don’t get acoustic rear windows until the Advance). Gray 19-inch wheels and Milano leather upholstery with contrast stitching are not particularly high-tech but are also included in the Technology Package.
Black exterior trim and gray 20-inch wheels give the A-Spec a sportier look on the outside, while perforated Milano leather seats, a flat-bottom steering wheel, metal pedals, and synthetic-suede dash and door trim with red piping carry the look inside. The A-Spec also features ventilated front seats and a 16-speaker ELS audio system.
You might have expected the A-Spec to get some performance upgrades, but adaptive dampers are included in the Advance Package along with black and machine-finished 19-inch wheels. Tech features of the Advance include a 10.5-inch head-up display, 360-degree parking camera and hands-free power liftgate. Rain-sensing windshield wipers with de-icers, LED puddle lamps, remote start, upgraded front seats with adjustable bolsters and bottom-cushion extension, a heated steering wheel and heated outboard rear seats are also included. The A-Spec Advance includes all of the features of its two eponymous trim levels and rides on black and machine-finished 20-inch wheels.
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