Acura has the compact luxury SUV market in its sights with 2025 ADX as it prepares to expand its presence in the SUV market.
Acura revealed the all-new 2025 ADX SUV as it attmts to expand its reach into the SUV market.
Acura promised that it had plans to expand its presence in the compact CUV segment with the luxury brand confirming that smaller is the best approach when it came to the new ADX. The main issue was that Acura kept the bulk of the details about the ADX a tightly guarded secret with only a small pool of teaser images being our only glimpses at it.
That’s now changed with the brand formally unveiling the ADX compact crossover which will expand Acura’s SUV lineup while also allowing it to compete in a smaller segment at the same time.
ADX wears its size well
The ADX wears its size well and from some angles it can be hard to see how much smaller it is than the RDX.
At first glance, you would be forgiven if you thought Acura mispoke when they said the ADX would be smaller. The new SUV takes alot of its styling inspiration from the bigger RDX and as a result, the sharp-looking ADX doesn’t look that much smaller to the untrained eye. Look closer and you’ll discover that the ADX is built on the Honda HR-V’s platform and is indeed smaller with the new model measuring in at 187.4 inches long and 65.4 inches tall. The ADX also has cargo hauling numbers that are very close to the RDX with the SUV having 22.4 cubic feet of space with the second row up. Fold it down and it expands to 55.1 cubic feet with the RDX besting it slightly with that model holding 29.5 cubic feet of stuff with the second row folded and 58.9 cubic feet when the second row is folded down.
The rest of the exterior is sharp looking and gets alot of the RDX’s core traits including the diamond-shaped frameless front grille, and chicane LED running lights. The base ADX gets standard 18-inch wheels but A-Spec and A-Spec Advanced models get bigger 19-inch wheels for a more stylish look.
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Luxurious interior and four-cylinder performance
A tech focused interior and a turbocharged four-cylinder engine form two key pillars for the ADX’s sales success.
Slip inside the ADX and you’ll notice that there’s plenty of RDX influence in the cabin with A-Spec models getting upgraded leather seats with splashes of Ultrasuede material, a flat-bottomed steering wheel, and a power moonroof. All ADXs get a 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system which is paired with a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster. AcuraWatch is also standard and it bundles in goodies like adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, and traffic sign recognition.
Performance for the ADX comes from a turbocharged four-cylinder engine with Acura withholding the final horsepower number while also confirming that the engine will be paired with a “sport tuned” CVT. Like the HR-V it’s based on, front-wheel drive is standard but buyers can equip it with an optional all-wheel drive system for four-season capability. Acura said in the past that the ADX will be sportier than its Honda counterpart and look for that to make itself known in some of the finer details especially in handling.
Acura didn;t release pricing either but look for te first models to make their way to dealerships next year with pricing that could start in the mid $30,000 range.
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