The Acura RDX range has undergone a shakeup for the 2024 model year and is now longer available in front-wheel drive. The byproduct is that the SUV’s starting price has also increased, now that the cheaper front-driven model has been taken off sale.
Acura had been selling the RDX for as little as $42,945 with front-wheel drive. This made it $2,200 cheaper than the entry-level all-wheel drive model, a considerable saving. However, with the FWD gone for 2024, the base RDX with AWD now starts at $45,245, including a $1,195 destination charge.
Those wanting a little more from their RDX can add the Technology Package, bringing its starting price up to $47,895 including destination, a $2,700 increase over 2023. Similarly, the RDX A-Spec is $2,700 more expensive, starting at $50,895. The range is then topped out with the RDX with Advance Package for $53,045 and the RDX A-Spec with Advance Package available for $55,045.
All versions of the 2024 RDX have the same 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that produces 272 hp at 6,500 rpm and 280 lb-ft (380 Nm) of torque between 1,600 and 4,500 rpm. Coupled with this engine is a 10-speed automatic transmission, routing power through the carmaker’s Super Handling All-Wheel Drive or SH-AWD. The base RDX, RDX with Technology Package, and RDX with Advance are rated at 21 / 27 / 23 city, highway, combined while the A-Spec and A-Spec with Advance Package are rated at 21 / 26 / 23 city, highway, combined.
All versions come quite well-equipped. The base RDX has a solid 9-speaker audio system while the Technology package upgrades that to a 12-speaker system. All other RDX versions have an ELS Studio 16-speaker system. Other features that the base model misses out on include the Acura Navigation System with 3D view, front and rear parking sensors, GPS-linked climate control, and ambient lighting, and has to make do with just leatherette seats, rather than real leather.