On April 8, GAC Honda officially announced that it will no longer produce and sell existing products under the GAC Acura brand from 2023. In the future, Guangqi Honda will vigorously develop a new electric brand e:NP, catering to market demand and meeting the common goal of carbon peaking in the direction of low carbon environmental protection.
As the owner of the Acura RDX and one of the Honda believers, his light is only the most dazzling presence in the eyes of his loved ones. Today, from the standpoint of the current RDX owners and Honda believers, we will share with you the advantages of RDX and the follow-up maintenance issues.
The first test drive of the current RDX was in the fall of 2018, when my first impression was "Ye Qing Hui". SH-AWD Super 4WD shows a wonderful and familiar sense of pushing and cornering in the cornering, only a few over a million German high-performance RVs and Japanese high-performance rally street cars with super high modification potential have the same experience, the RDX is only priced at 2/3 of the cheapest of them, both driving pleasure and elegant tuning style In the luxury brand mid-size SUVs, the RDX is unique.
Regret buying Acura?
No regrets, put aside the play car, standing in terms of home, the RDX series does not distinguish between high and low power, the entry is to enjoy the same powertrain, 2.0T K20C5 engine + self-developed 10AT gearbox. From the perspective of a modified car player, the performance parameters of this engine are almost perfect, regardless of output linearity, turbine response speed, peak torque output ride, maximum horsepower and high rotation range performance and engine sound.
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The self-developed 10AT gearbox is completely a technical decentralization product, although the horizontal 10AT volume is almost the same as the Aisin 6AT, to meet the reliability of high torque and the limited size of the parts, only from the strength of the parts, so the material and cost will be higher.
Secondly, the whole system comes standard with active security configuration, which BBA has not done. In terms of passive safety, it won the best annual car of iihs crash test in the United States, all crash test items reached the optimal standard, and the original formula was retained after localization without "test-taking education" like other brands.
This generation of RDX was selected as the best model of the year by many overseas media after it was listed in the North American market, and bmw X3 sales in the same year were after the RDX.
Why didn't you choose BBA at that time?
Mercedes-Benz GLC exterior design value of 500,000, interior value of 600,000, simply do not open if it is a very good car, but after driving up the chassis is slightly loose and vibration damping is extremely cheap, even not as good as cadillac XT5, plus equipment when the tolerance is not enough to produce gaps that affect the mood of use.
The BMW X3 is undoubtedly the best sporty model in the BBA mid-size SUV, and the design of the family is more avant-garde and lacks a sense of stability. The 30i power performance is very good, but the four-wheel drive system is not very good, steering ratio, steering feedback, directivity in terms of RDX can hammer BMW X3.
As for the Audi Q5L performance is very mediocre, the first generation of 4.2L Q7 previously owned due to frequent oil problems, plus the cash Q5L Quattro ultra four-wheel drive and SH-AWD driving control feel very different, Q5L really has no reason to impress me to choose him.
Why buy Acura RDX?
The original budget was around 700,000, but this price point of the car selection is some high or low feeling, either add 200,000, or cut some budget, considering the basement parking and daily parking problems medium-sized SUVs can also meet basic needs. The price of RDX, engine, gearbox, four-wheel drive system, active and passive safety, configuration, tonality, tuning style are completely worthy of the price, and the vehicle is very cost-effective.
As a car owner, I regret that most people are more concerned about face and the eyes of others, and their actual use needs, experiences and what is a good car have no basis for ordinary consumers. Coupled with the late entry into the domestic market and fewer models, the space experience is not as exaggerated as the lengthening of German cars, so the brand recognition of GAC Acura is not high. But there's no denying that the RDX is a great car, a great value model with good materials, and a model that I have rarely felt excited about in my years of test drive evaluation.
What is the most satisfying thing about buying this car? Is there anything you're not satisfied with?
The most satisfying thing is the product itself, that is, sporty and elegant driving texture. The rear axle speed is always 2.7% faster than the front axle, the default front and rear 90:10, the straight limit front and rear axle distribution 55:45, the cornering limit 30:70, the rear axle left and right wheels to achieve 0 ~ 100% power distribution, which means that when cornering in the limit state, the rear axle outer wheels can obtain 70% of the total power distribution, forming a "push bending feeling".
In terms of steering, the RDX steering ratio is very small and only takes 1.25 laps to align with the high-performance sports car. What I am most satisfied with is that I can experience such a small steering ratio on an urban SUV and achieve perfect compatibility with the contradiction between high-grade and sporty needs. When encountering an emergency obstacle avoidance direction back to hit back, the body does not swing excessively, the direction points to which to hit, there is no obvious restriction on the vehicle driving agility because of the SUV model, on the contrary, this kind of tuning that turns the contradiction into product advantages is more technical reserves.
Every car is not perfect, and for professional reasons, I personally feel that there is something to be improved: due to the brand engineer's obsession with driving, four-wheel drive and chassis balance, the space is not as long as other competitors. The interior design has a luxurious atmosphere but lacks a sense of luxury and ceremony, and the interior tone is also biased towards the American tough style.
In addition, the wear index of the original tire TREADWEAR has reached 480, and it is very easy to have a ring tire situation and a weak lateral grip. Personal feeling, perhaps because of the structural particularity of the fourth-generation SH-AWD four-wheel drive system, manufacturers should consider the tire wear caused by 2.7% of the front and rear axles after the bending and oiling four-wheel drive intervention, and also take into account the durability of the wet multi-plate clutch of the rear axle, and the loud tire can also effectively limit the excessive operation of the driver.
Finally, on the issue of post-maintenance, the current owners can not worry at all, in the manufacturer's announcement mentioned that "GAC Honda will continue to provide honorable services for GAC Acura car owners through gac acura special stores that have joined the electrified sales service network, as well as GAC Honda related channels, and always protect the rights and interests of car owners.". This means that even if the sale is stopped, the owner only needs to go to the relevant GAC Honda 4S store and the GAC Acura special store that has joined the electric brand sales network to continue to repair, maintain, and after-sales treatment, so there is no need to worry about the future. It is worth mentioning that the automobile factory does not produce spare parts, and the assembly workshop only assembles the spare parts provided by major parts suppliers together to complete the assembly, stamping, welding and painting processes, that is, the four major processes of the automobile factory. The automotive aftermarket continues to be very long, and even after the production of the model is stopped, the supplier will still provide the corresponding parts, usually for 12 to 15 years. RDX car owners need to pay attention to the fact that if the four-wheel drive version of the model is often violent driving, it should replace the rear differential oil every 20,000 kilometers, and the daily driving use of fuel additives containing PEA polyetheramine components, and the high rotation cannot completely clean the combustion chamber and the carbon deposit of the fuel injector.