Acura unveiled the 2025 MDX in April. Now, before the revamped flagship crossover arrives at dealerships, the brand has released pricing. Let’s start with the numbers: Prices will increase between $850 and $1,550, with $100 of that coming from a higher $1,350 destination charge. Here’s what the MSRP for the updated MDX with the destination charge increase looks like, and how it differs from the 2024 model:
- Base FWD: $52,250 ($850)
- Base SH-AWD: $54,450 ($850)
- Technology package FWD: $57,650 ($1,550)
- Technology Package SH-AWD: $59,850 ($1,550)
- A-Spec SH-AWD: $62,850 ($1,050)
- Advanced Package SH-AWD: $67,350 ($2,000)
- A-Spec Advance SH-AWD: $69,350 (new trim)
- Type S Advance SH-AWD: $76,300 ($1,250)
So what do you get for the extra money? Most importantly, a new Google-coded infotainment system has been included, replacing the clunky and criticized Acura True Touchpad interface with a 12.3-inch touchscreen. Google’s inclusion means an enhanced version of Google Maps, as well as a variety of apps from the Google Play Store, including Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The space in the center console previously reserved for the touchpad and wrist rest now houses a wide, shallow bin and an easy-to-access wireless phone charger. Elsewhere in the cabin, there’s a new Bang & Olufsen sound system with 19 or 31 speakers on all trims except the base trim, improved hardware for the AcuraWatch driver assistance suite, additional soundproofing and rear laminated glass on most trims. Cosmetic differences on the outside are subtle, with revised lower fascias on both standard and Type S models, new grille inserts on both, an improved grille surround that does away with the chrome lipstick look of the standard MDX, darker taillights and an overall new wheel design.
For MDX fans, there may be a few Easter eggs in store. MDX User The forum noted that the 2025 Advance trim will feature body-color skirts like the late-third-generation MDX, rather than the black skirts that were applied to the fourth-gen through 2024.
For these trims, the A-Spec with Advance Package is new, allowing buyers to finally combine the sporty look of the A-Spec with the luxury and high-tech features of the Advance, such as 16-way power front seats, a head-up display, and a surround-view camera. Acura is also introducing quilted leather seats in the new trim, with stitched leather once exclusive to the Type S. Above this A-Spec, the Type S will no longer have the base version that was sold without the Advance Package, meaning it will cost $6,600 more to buy a Type S in 2025. Pricing for the new A-Spec Advance will be just below the price of the discontinued base Type S trim. And since the A-Spec Advance now has quilted leather, the Type S Advance’s seats will be covered in soft-touch Milano leather to differentiate it from lower trims.
