The 2025 Acura ADX is the first-ever compact SUV from Acura, Honda’s luxury division, building on the immense success of its larger MDX and RDX luxury SUVs. Available in both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive, the ADX begins at around $35,000. This starting price point includes premium details like Leatherette upholstery, a moonroof, wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and a wireless phone charger.
The Acura ADX shares its powertrain with the Honda HRV, featuring a 4-cylinder in-line turbo engine that delivers 190 horsepower. Despite its engine size, the ADX offers a remarkably peppy driving experience, thanks to its sport-tuned suspension and sport brakes. It also shares its platform with the Integra, a heritage brand Acura recently revived, though the ADX distinguishes itself as a true SUV. Positioned as the “gateway to the brand,” Acura aims to spoil buyers with both exterior design and beautiful interior details. The interior adopts Acura’s new design language, including a flat-bottom steering wheel in the A-spec trim, a tactile standard lever gear selector, and a conveniently placed drive mode selector.
The luxurious feel extends to the materials, with leatherette as standard and leather and suede seats in higher trims, complemented by brushed metal and textured panels on door panels and the center console. Paddle shifters and various drive modes (sport, normal, comfort, snow) further enhance the driving experience. The rear seat of the ADX is surprisingly spacious for a compact SUV, offering ample legroom thanks to shared architecture with the Honda HRV. Despite its compact size, the ADX doesn’t disappoint in cargo space either, featuring a removable cargo cover and underfloor storage spots.
Starting at $35,000 and with the top-line A-spec Advanced under $46,000, the ADX offers luxury at a price less than the average car sold today. Acura fans will appreciate its spirited drive, luxurious appointments, and Honda’s well-engineered, built-to-last quality, making the ADX a valuable addition to the Acura family.
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Acura is known for fun, sporty sedans and SUVs drawn from its performance car legacy, the Acura NSX. While the NSX is taking a break from the spotlight, Acura isn’t; the brand just released its newest progeny: The entry-level ADX.
A compact SUV with a silhouette that Acura RDX and MDX fans will find familiar, the ADX is a mashup of two popular models from the Honda family: It shares its platform with the Honda HR-V, as well as with the current Acura Integra, a hatchback coupe that is Acura’s most entry-level hatch. The 2025 Acura ADX inherits its powertrain from both models and derives its comfortably sized passenger cabin and cargo space from the Honda HR-V.
With a staring price of $35,000, the Acura ADX is the second most affordable in the brand’s lineup and the best-priced SUV that Acura sells; the Integra, with a starting price of $33,000, is the least expensive.
This “gateway to Acura,” as the company calls it, is a great place to start the luxury car journey, and for many reasons, not the least of which is the surprisingly—or perhaps not surprisingly—fun drive experience it delivers.
On first glance, the horsepower rating of 190 hp and 179 pound-feet of torque may seem like not enough power for a fun drive experience. But power is only part of the story; the Acura ADX also features a quick turbo burst and a nicely tuned suspension and braking system. The CVT transmission is designed to sound and feel like a conventional transmission so it seems like it’s upshifting or downshifting even when, really, it isn’t.
