2009 Acura MDX
Surrey, British Columbia - The intermediate luxury sport utility vehicle, with an emphasis on sport, has been a hot commodity in recent years. The competition has certainly grown - even Porsche got in on the action in recent years - but the Acura MDX remains a standout in this class.
The original MDX came out in 2001 and received a complete redesign for the 2007 model year. Acura benchmarked the BMW X5 and Porsche Cayenne and tested and tuned the MDX at the famous Nürburgring race-track in Germany.
Two cutting-edge technology systems that really improve the performance of the second-generation MDX are its Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) and Active Damper System (the latter available in the Elite edition).
The SH-AWD system “actively” varies torque distribution between front and rear axles and between the left and right rear wheels. A unique feature of this system is that it can overdrive, or speed up, an outside rear wheel (up to 1.7 per cent faster than the front wheels) to help the vehicle “rotate” around a corner.
The original MDX came out in 2001 and received a complete redesign for the 2007 model year. Acura benchmarked the BMW X5 and Porsche Cayenne and tested and tuned the MDX at the famous Nürburgring race-track in Germany.
Two cutting-edge technology systems that really improve the performance of the second-generation MDX are its Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) and Active Damper System (the latter available in the Elite edition).
The SH-AWD system “actively” varies torque distribution between front and rear axles and between the left and right rear wheels. A unique feature of this system is that it can overdrive, or speed up, an outside rear wheel (up to 1.7 per cent faster than the front wheels) to help the vehicle “rotate” around a corner.
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