Acura is engaged on a redesign for its MDX and we’ll see the covers come off December 8, the automaker stated Tuesday. The brand new look is hardly a shock nonetheless as Acura introduced a prototype version in October.

The redesigned, fourth-generation MDX shall be larger and extra substantial than its predecessor, which is an efficient factor because the outgoing MDX’s third-row generally is a little tight for some. Acura stated it added an additional three inches to the wheelbase of the technology to spice up cabin house.

The larger measurement is thanks partially to a brand new platform which sticks to the acquainted front-wheel-drive structure. The platform is extra inflexible than the one it replaces although, and options double wishbone entrance suspension for the primary time. This could end in sportier dealing with, which bodes effectively for a deliberate Kind S variant.

Sure, an MDX Kind S is coming. It should characteristic Acura’s new 3.0-liter turbocharged V-6 which within the TLX Type S is nice for 355 horsepower. A ten-speed computerized and torque-vectoring all-wheel drive may even characteristic on the Kind S.

The usual MDX will include a 3.5-liter V-6 good for about 290 horsepower. It should additionally get the 10-speed computerized, along with commonplace front-wheel drive and out there all-wheel drive. A hybrid choice could also be added at a later date.

The inside design will signify a serious step up in luxurious and know-how in comparison with the outgoing MDX’s cabin. Among the many new options shall be a digital instrument cluster, 12.3-inch infotainment display screen, and trackpad controller. There may even be actual wooden and metallic trim, along with Milano leather-based.

The redesigned MDX will go on in early 2021 as a 2022 mannequin. The MDX Kind S will arrive in the summertime of 2021.

The outgoing MDX is constructed on the East Liberty Plant in Ohio and Honda Manufacturing of Alabama in Alabama, and manufacturing might proceed at each websites for the brand new technology. Keep tuned.