Acura MDX surpassing German SUVs in US sales - The Detroit News
More Americans are choosing Acura’s MDX mid-size, luxury sport utility vehicle this year than the competing crossover SUVs from BMW, Mercedes and Audi. Plus, unlike the 2015 BMW X5 and 2015 Mercedes ML350, the base MDX comes standard with leather-covered seats. Neither the X5 nor ML350 has three rows of seats — they top out at five-passenger seating — but the MDX comes standard with seven seats. The 2016 MDX also earned overall five out of five stars in federal government frontal and side crash testing, and holds the top spot in fuel economy among non-hybrid, luxury, mid-size SUVs with 20 mpg in the city and 27 mpg on highways. Starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price, including destination charge, is $43,785 for a base 2016 MDX with front-wheel drive, 290-horsepower V-6 and new, nine-speed, automatic transmission. The lowest starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price, including destination charge, for a 2016 MDX with all-wheel drive is $45,785. Also for 2016, Acura broadened the MDX offerings to give buyers a wider selection of versions and packages at... In comparison to the MDX base pricing, the starting retail price, including destination charge, for a 2015 BMW X5 sDrive35i with two-wheel drive, 300-horsepower, turbocharged six-cylinder and eight-speed, automatic transmission is. Source: www.detroitnews.com
