“Fit/finish is excellent, as is front-seat comfort, but the third row is best used for kids. A pair of 2nd-row captain's chairs is available, but they decrease seating capacity to six.” – Kelley Blue Book
2018 Acura MDX Seating and Comfort
The cabin of the 2018 Acura MDX although tries to appear luxurious and opulent but the material quality and the overall impression which get tell a completely different story. Being a luxury brand if you compare the cabin of the MDX with the likes of German brands or for that matter Volvo the difference becomes starker. One thing that Acura gets right is build quality although the ergonomics has taken a hit with the dual-screen setup and the all-new push-button shifter, using either of them is a learning curve. The seat height is sufficient to give a good view of what's around and sliding in and out of the seats in both the rows is without an issue.
Speaking of the seats, the front seats offer a host of adjustments with heating functionality. The cushion of seats is firm yet comfortable thus you won't feel tired over long hauls. Moving to the rear, the seats here too are comfortable and you get the options to slide and recline for better comfort but at the expense of third-row space. While the third row is cramped and best suited for small kids although getting in the third row is easy. Higher trims offer sports front seats and captain's chair for the second-row seats. The front ones are not much of a difference from the regular ones but the captain's chair is worth the upgrade.
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Model
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2018 Acura MDX
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2018 Lexus RX 350
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2018 Volvo XC90
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2018 Infiniti QX60
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Passenger capacity
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7
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5
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7
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7
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Front (Head/Shoulder/Leg) (In.)
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38.1/ 61.1/ 41.4 |
39.4/ 57.8/ 44.1 |
38.9/ 57.7/ 40.9 |
40.7/ 60.3/ 42.2 |
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Second (Head/Shoulder/Leg) (In.)
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38.3/ 59.1/ 38.5 |
39.1/ 57.6/ 38.0 |
38.5/ 56.5/ 37.0 |
38.2/ 60.4/ 41.7 |
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Third (Head/Shoulder/Leg) (In.)
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35.6/ 54.7/ 28.1 |
N/A
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36.3/ 46.9/ 31.9 |
36.5/ 57.1/ 30.8 |
In this comparison, you will see easily the Infiniti QX60 is the one that offers the best space in all three rows. The fact that can be attributed to its larger length and wheelbase among all. Surprisingly, the Volvo XC90 which is wider and taller than all the SUVs here fails to provide the best head and shoulder room among all. Although the longer wheelbase in the XC90 helps it provide the best legroom space in the third-row seats.
Interior Features:
- Power-adjustable seats
- Leather upholstery
- Heated front seats
- Tri-zone automatic climate control
- Driver-seat memory function
- Available ventilated front seats
- Available heated second-row captain's chair
2018 Acura MDX Infotainment System
The 2018 Acura MDX gets a dual-screen setup with a 7-inch touchscreen as standard. The infotainment screen is located below the screen that is used for navigation. Both the screens are easy to read and use with crisp displays. As standard, you get Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, AM/FM/CD player, Bluetooth, USB ports, 8-speaker sound system, etc.
Higher trims offer a 10-speaker premium sound system while going for the entertainment package adds either a 9-inch or 16.2-inch screen with 11- and 12-speaker sound systems respectively.
2018 Acura MDX Cargo Capacity
The 2018 Acura MDX offers 15.8 cubic feet of cargo space with all the seats up. The third-row seats offer 50/50-split or can be completely folded to liberate 43.4 cubic feet of space. While folding down both the rows gets you 90.9 cubic feet of cargo space.
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Model
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2018 Acura MDX
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2018 Lexus RX 350
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2018 Volvo XC90
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2018 Infiniti QX60
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Cargo Capacity behind the third row (cu. ft.)
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14.9 |
N/A |
12.6 |
15.8 |
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Cargo Capacity behind second row (cu. ft.)
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43.4 |
18.4 |
35.6 |
40.5 |
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Cargo Capacity behind first row (cu. ft.)
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90.9 |
56.3 |
65.5 |
76.2 |
In this comparison, the Infiniti QX60 offers slightly better cargo space than the MDX while none can beat the cargo space on offer in the MDX with all the seats folded.
