2009 Acura RDX last August by listing all of its performance equipment, from turbocharged engine to performance suspension to all-wheel drive, likening it to a high-performance sedan or coupe. Acura agrees with that, noting that the 2010 version continues to offer "a unique mix of great performance, good utility, lots of customer-relevant technology and sharp looks."
All true, along with what amounts to a "delete" option on the all-wheel drive, something that is becoming more popular with buyers who really don't live where all-wheel drive is that important. Austin, say, where two wheel drive will get you by about 99.99 percent of the time. (One of our gripes with Subaru, for example, is that they don't offer a non-four-wheel drive version of any cars in their line.)
For 2010, Acura has updated the look of the RDX a new exterior appearance as well as a more luxurious interior. And there are new technology features along with the option not to buy the four-wheel drive version, which adds about two miles per gallon to the EPA fuel economy estimate. Acura credits the lower weight of the two-wheel drive model with the gain in fuel economy, but taking the extra complexity out of the driveline and reducing drag probably has as much or more to do with the gain.
While Acura refers to the RDX as a compact luxury SUV, it's really more in the line of a compact station wagon, but calling it a station wagon might hurt sales, so they don't. In that, they are in line with other carmakers, who realized a while back that most women won't buy a station wagon or a minivan because then everyone will know they are moms and not swinging chicks.
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