Both of these vehicles are family-style sport utilities that are based on the chassis of the previous-generation Honda Odyssey minivan, which itself was based on the underpinnings of the Honda Accord midsize sedan.Īnother vehicle joins the Honda lineup this spring on this same chassis – the Ridgeline sport utility truck, which essentially is a Pilot with two rows of seating and the roof chopped off of the cargo area to create a small pickup bed. This car essentially is a gussied-up version of the Honda Pilot (although the MDX was introduced first).
This column is really about the MDX, so let’s move on to that. Of course, one doesn’t have to go out and buy an Acura MDX just to get XM radio, but it is a nice standard feature to have on a vehicle such as this, which is intended for everyday family use and extended highway cruising (where XM really comes in handy to keep the vehicle’s occupants entertained even out in the boonies, where often all you can get (if you can get anything) on your car radio is a hokie local station broadcasting the farm report.īut enough about XM. I’m not complaining about the price increase, though, because beginning this week, XM will broadcast all major league baseball games, including those of my favorite team, those Texas Rangers. The XM system is standard on all ’05 MDX models, and it even comes with a three-month complimentary subscription to the service, which was $10 a month until April 1, when the price was increased to $13 (to match the price of XM’s competitor, SIRIUS).
And now, for 2005, the vehicle gets some interior enhancements, including one of my favorites – XM satellite radio. A year later, the exterior got a minor makeover. Acura’s midsize crossover SUV, known as the MDX, has been on the market since the all-new 2001 model was introduced in late 2000.Īnd even though a whole-new generation is still a few years away, Honda hasn’t been letting its premium sport utility stagnate.įor 2003, it got more power.
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