Acura has updated its best-selling, flagship SUV, the MDX, for 2025 and has loaded it up with a host of high-end tech.

“The Acura MDX continues to advance precision crafted performance as we have taken our popular three-row SUV to a new level,” said James Marchand, assistant vice president, Acura Canada, in a news release. “The bolder styling of our flagship SUV will continue to turn heads and customers will appreciate the addition of incredible new tech, an intuitive touchscreen interface, Bang & Olufsen luxury audio and lots more.”

The SUV has multiple trim levels. First up at Canadian dealers will be the base model and the Type S performance model, which are expected to be available by early June.

Trim levels consist of the Tech (base) variant, A-Spec, Platinum Elite, Type S Ultra, and new for the 2025 model year, the Platinum Elite A-Spec.

From the base model up, the car comes with AcuraWatch, while the Type S features AcuraWatch 360.
AcuraWatch is a safety suite that features a host of assistive safety technologies, while the AcuraWatch 360 builds on it, including cross traffic sensing collision mitigating braking system with pedestrian detection, cornering speed assist with braking, active lane change assist, lane change collision mitigation, and front cross traffic warning. Visit acura.ca to learn more on AcuraWatch.

Here’s a snapshot of all the things that are new for the 2025 model year:

• Enhanced AcuraWatch suite of safety and driver assistive technologies (standard)
• 12.3-inch touchscreen interface featuring Google built-in (standard)
• MDX’s interior features a redesigned centre console with improved functionality, USB-C ports inside and in the rear of the console box, increased storage and a more accessible wireless smartphone charger (standard)
• Front fascia with redesigned bumper, frameless Diamond Pentagon grille with new more aggressive mesh pattern, and darkened headlights and taillights (standard)
• Redesigned 20-inch wheels (Tech, A-Spec)
• Available curvilinear-quilted 16-way Milano leather front seats with nine-way massaging function (MDX Platinum Elite A-SPEC)
• 19-speaker Bang & Olufsen luxury audio system (Tech, A-Spec and Platinum Elite A-Spec)
• Extensive refinement updates for a quieter cabin, including laminated rear door glass and additional insulation (Tech, A-Spec and Platinum Elite A-Spec)
• Rear seatbelt reminder system (standard)
• Two new available colours: Canyon River Blue Metallic (MDX Tech) and Urban Grey Pearl (MDX Platinum Elite A-SPEC)

The Type S Ultra gains the following items:

• 31-speaker Bang & Olufsen luxury audio system
• AcuraWatch 360 system
• Redesigned front seats with Ultrasuede bolsters and Type S logo embossed on head restraints
• Redesigned 21-inch wheels with machined face and Berlina Black pockets
• Front fascia with redesigned bumper and frameless Diamond Pentagon grille
• New available colour: Apex Blue Pearl

Acura says the 31-speaker audio system has an 8.8-inch subwoofer, two amplifiers, 24 channels of power and 12 speakers mounted in the headliner.

The 19-speaker system on the non-Type S models has 16 channels, including four speakers in the headliner.

Other standard tech includes Google built-in, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability, a new touchscreen centre console, AcuraLink with in-vehicle 4G LTE Wi-Fi and over-the-air software update capability and cloud-based services, and much more.