Yahoo Autos New Cars for 2017: Acura
MDX: Along with a mild exterior refresh consisting of new bumpers, headlights, hood, grille, and fog lights, the MDX also receives the RLX Sport Hybrid’s gas/electric powertrain as an option. Peak power for the hybrid is 325 horses, up 35 from the gas-only model, but the additional weight of the system might keep acceleration figures from improving. Acura estimates the hybrid will hike city fuel economy by 7 mpg, for a 25-mpg rating. The Technology and Advance package now comes with genuine wood interior trim, a heated steering wheel, and second-row captain’s chairs. All 2017 MDXs come standard with AcuraWatch, the brand’s suite of advanced safety features. See official photos and info ››
NSX (shown above): Deep-sea octopuses have been known to brood their eggs for four and a half years. They have nothing on Acura’s gestation of its long-awaited NSX. We first reported on a successor to the original NSX in 2007. That car was a front-engine V-10—nothing like the mid-engine, all-wheel-drive, three-motor hybrid we get for 2017. An all-new twin-turbo 500-hp 3.5-liter V-6 and nine-speed dual-clutch auto do most of the work, with a 50-hp motor augmenting power to the rear axle. Like the Porsche 918 Spyder, its front axle is purely electric-drive. A crafty two-motor (36 horsepower each) axle adds torque up front when needed, as well as torque vectoring, mostly to improve turn-in response of the aluminum-and-carbon-fiber coupe. With a total of 573 horses in play, a starting price of $156,940, and an estimated zero-to-60-mph time below three seconds, the NSX is positioned in the thick of the sub-Ferrari and -Lamborghini supercar market. Could it be worth the wait? See first drive review ››
Unchanged: ILX, RDX, RLX/Sport Hybrid, TLX