2019 Acura RDX Review - Almost Perfect 

This video was so good I feel like their aint no point of making my own on it.

That intro cinematic was so cool guys ❤️

Cool intro and editing. Those little details in your car videos are what got me watching in the first place. It makes it unique while keeping it tasteful. Since you bring up the TLX review, that one had a coupe of memorable edits/effects

jakub looks tired af

Wait... cliche corner is in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean?!?

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I have the A SPEC in that amazing blue and I love it! Gets lots of attention. I agree the navigation is not great but the touchpad is growing on me. I know where everything is where to touch immediately which is making it easier. I love the A SPEC steering wheel, even chunkier than the original. The seats are great and fun with the Alcantara inserts. Love the underfloor cargo space that frees up the cargo space with the stuff I keep in the car all the time. But the BEST thing and the reason I bought the car is the SHAWD as I love to throw it round a corner and makes it so sporty. I needed and SUV but also wanted something sporty and it definitely checks the boxes.

Just bought one and the touch pad actually makes sense once you've been using it for a while. The cooled seats could work better, but that sunroof is amazing. It was a great addition to the car family with the TSX Wagon and the Accord sport. Much better than the MDX it replaced.

Just bought one today ! Had to double check your review to make sure I made the right decision

Just want to say, as a motion graphics/video editor/car enthusiast - I thoroughly enjoy your reviews. I love everything about you guys. Keep ‘em coming!

That intro is just perfection!

More of the Yuri singing along to The Beach Boys with the tambourine!

LOL I actually burst out laughing at the Beach Boys tamborine piece...priceless. And by the way, I pick my RDX up at the end of the month!! You guys have good taste. The touchpad is great as it keeps fingerprints off the screen! You guys complain about dust I thought you'd be all over this. But apparently not. Oh, and I clicked the notification bell. Don't let me down.

I work for American Honda and when we were doing new vehicle training, I was shocked by how small the SH-AWD made the car feel in corners. It certainly is the real deal.

I just bought this car for my 30th Bday and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! The seats are like sofas and the handling ohh my lord it's like having claws on the tires. This car is indeed almost perfect! Cheers to the buyers!

The infotainment on the Acura RDX has massively improved 👍🏿

Thanks for the videos. Been doing alot of test drives this week, and just bought the 2019 Acura RDX A Spec today.

Beach boys and tambourines are the reason why I will buy the RDX! Thank you for pointing it out!

You guys HAVE to review the Lincoln Nautilus when it comes out

The RDX is a great, great car. We own the second generation that is babied-driven on the weekends to get groceries. We have the 6 cylinder w/ all wheel drive (just changed over to 6-cylinders away from the turbo) The next gen went back to a 4 cylinder w/ turbo. I think people don't realize how good this smaller SUV is. It has some juice w/ a lot of class. Very happy with our purchase. No issues. Decent fuel economy.

I can live with the touch, pad and the shifter, everything has a learning curve. I just don't understand the big drive select nob, it's not a nsx lol

That hissy fit at the 03:48 videomark is so Jakub.....lol. Poor Yuri!

After a week on the road in Canada, I totally get the visor and small coffee cup test, they both are a must in this country. You should do the Nalgene 32 oz water bottle though. Our rental missed that one miserable.

That intro was trippy!

Finally, the review I have been waiting to see! I’ve had my RDX Advanced (same as Platinum Elite) for just over a month now. You guys actually nailed it in my humble opinion. My only points of disagreement are with the infotainment system and the knob for suspension selection. Infotainment takes some getting used to but it really is nice now that I know it. The real problem is with Apple Car Play. It does not operate like touch pad was designed. So, when you switch back and forth it can be irritating. This is Apple’s fault and they could fix it. Android Auto is coming but is delayed because it is being designed to work with the track pad. The suspension selector knob is fine where it is in the center. The fact that it’s centered and big speaks to their desire to draw attention to the way the vehicle drives and handles. I trade in my 2012 Range Rover Evoque. I loved that car but I love this one more and I saved quite a bit of money. Finally, my silver RDX came with the same wheels the car you tested had and I ended up changing them out for the 20” Black Diamond Cut wheels and it looks so much better. Now I have four brand new Acura Wheels and tires for sale if anyone is interested.... Your review was really spot on. I’m a little concerned that I was kinda searching for validation or approval from you two by way of this review. Had you panned it I would have sent you the bill from my therapist. Luckily, we’re all good.

Acura not giving the adaptive suspension as an option for the aspec is baffling. I can’t stand the chrome on the elite. Just give me the option of blacking that out with that suspension and I’m happy.

Welcome back Acura! Excited to see how well they did this RDX. It only proves they’ll be focusing more on their models. The blue A-Spec is beautiful. Now waiting for the Type S they discussed during the RDX launch...

That intro dude!!!!!! Love it

I have a RDX 2021 and love the touch pad (no more smudged screens). But miss the instant passing power of my old 6 cylinder RDX. Love my new interior.

2019 A-spec here. The transmission has S-mode which locks out gears 9 and 10 and lengthens the shift points which keeps the car from always hunting for the most optimal gear. MPG suffers a bit though. Also surprised you did not spend time on how much the car comes to life in Sport +. Better than a Audi Q5? Yes! Is it as good as a Macan S? No but its also way cheaper. Not sure there is much in the segment that gives you this much bang for the buck.

OMG, you actually released the exact location, right in the middle of the ocean. That is spot on

Intro smoooooth 😍

I think that new jewel grille is growing on me...

That acura badge is massive though, and i like the lobster claw on the front bumper

I saw one of these a few months ago and snapped a pic of those sick headlights and grill for my car gram. I've thought nothing of it since. Now knowing it's a new 2019 and all the features it has I'm kind of intrigued about it. Biggest turnoff is the center cluster/touchpad. The rest seems great!

Acura did amazing on this. This might attract buyers from the luxury market, away from the q5, glc, and x3, especially for this price point.

7:55 “It looks like the Terminator eye” 😂 so true

That touchpad and lack of shifter is a deal breaker for me and I'm a long time Acura owner

I think it has the most attractive and futuristic interior design in the segment. I like it a lot. Exterior is nice as well.

Jakub...bless you for your patience and thanks for indulging Yuri’s penchant for all of the infotainment particulars. The fellow sat radio rewinding junkies say thank you!

The best looking SUV right now that isn't the Urus. Black out all of that chrome and it would actually be insane. Great review!

These guys are like a married couple talking back and forth, I like it lol

Watching on my tv, and I forget it's a RU-vid video. Production value is great guys! Your hard work never goes unnoticed!

Like the touch pad. Hate touch screens. Nothing but distractions. I would bet after you get used to that pad you prefer it to touchscreen and it becomes less of a distraction than you'd think. Vehicle looks great in every other way, pretty surprised at how nice it does seem. I do love Honda, but Acura has been lost on me for quite some time since the first gen TSX. Very nice vehicle!

Hahaha, Yuri’s beach boys cover with the tambourine 😂 how do you guys feel the RDX is compared to the Q50 in terms of driving dynamics and feel? Cliche coordinates, bad ass intro, the terminator eye and by far the most entertaining reviews. SO GOOD 👍🏻👍🏻

In love with this. Guys you need to start talking about sunroofs too

2019 advanced package here. Black on black. I love my car but you were spot on the infotainment and these daym tambourines!. I cannot complain about the handling or the comfort, but a little more thought could have gone into accessing the sub systems. I personally like hearing my music behind me and when I set the audio to rear speakers only, it reverts back to front mode once I've turned the engine. On another positive note, I found that I can have my tablet connected along with my phone and still use the navigation and listen to movies if I choose. I have driven across the country with this car and would not trade it for anything in this world.

My wife bought an RDX and I bought an Alfa Romeo stelvio she returned the RDX and bought a stelio for herself within two weeks

Guys that geo coordinates 15:53 are not correct i think !!

I have the 2016 RDX. Was considering the QX50, but I'm definitely getting this one now!

Everyone always talks about how great Toyota/Lexus cars are, but I believe that Honda/Acura cars are better. They are refined in so many ways. I actually drive a 2018 Honda Accord Sport 2.0 and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. When I am ready to get a new car, I will consider Acura first.

Can you guys start putting USD along with Canadian Dollar amounts? I know it changes a bit every day but at least it would give a good ballpark.

7:24 & 8:40 Those DRLs looks awesome.

3:39 Tambourine tambourine click...only on Straight Pipes man😂

The problem with putting the Accord infotainment in an Acura is they already used to do that and people complained that it felt like they were just driving another Honda product.

I ended up buying this suv thanks in part to this video. Love it!

For some reason I really enjoy that synthesized V6 noise though this is a turbo inline-4

Love the rex test! Moar Rex! From a patreon supporter \

Acura's new look is so much better than previous designs. Actually attractive.

@thestraightpipes Just picked up the 2020 RDX A-Spec AWD in white and red. Lovin’ it! Your review pushed me towards the RDX over the NX. Infotainment not that bad (much better than NX). And great news, Android Auto was just released! Anyway, keep on rockin’ the awesome reviews! 🤙🏼

I... can’t... unsee... the lobster claws... damn you guys

Damn that intro! 😍

Nice job Acura! A worthy contender to the Lexus NX300. Rdx wins in power and electronics. Lexus wins in luxury and interior quality and comfort. It's good to have options 😊

When I drive my Honda Prelude Type SH, I smile a little knowing that the tech that makes up ATTS carried on with Acura's SH-AWD on many of their cars and SUV's. Video looks great, and I envy you all that get to drive cliche corner!

I ended up getting a Audi Q5 cause every dealership didn’t want to come down on the price. Damn those greedy dealerships in the US :)

Everything's great but how about a bigger front logo? This one looks too small ^^

Ok I bought the top trim ( advance here in U.S. ) and after a month I can say: The audio system with 16 speakers is the best I have heard in a car. 4 of the speakers are in the ceiling. The ride is smooth and quiet. I bought white diamond with espresso leather and happy with it. List price was $48,300 and got it for $45,700. Seats are very comfortable. Loaded with all options and love the HUD display. Two things are not that good. The touch pad method really takes awhile to get use to and should be easier than it is. The second thing is the wheels on the top trim are ugly. I will be changing them out after the winter here in NY.

I think your title got it right, almost perfect. I’ll wait for the mid cycle update to purchase, want to see that driving mode dial replaced with a simple push button.

I love yuri’s shirt

Hey, Android Auto is now available as an over the air update. I'd love to see you guys review the RDX AA operation.

Why would anyone watch anyone else? Just spot on with the delivery of the content.

SH-AWD or Audi AWD quattro are pretty much vectoring based AWD and both are pretty good. One thing that many people omits to state is that vectoring only works IF you are pressing gas pedal and accelerating through the corner... if you let go of gas pedal, there is no vectoring but only simple awd and that is about it...

Can you guys do the new Mazda cx5? Love your contents BTW! Love from Chicago

I don’t comment much but that intro was lit

Acura touch pad. First time I tried it, I hated it. On my long test drive I came to appreciate it. Now after a couple days’ ownership I think it’s the best infotainment interface I’ve ever used.

7:56Turbo lag. It's an infrared picture of the turbo, showing how it builds and radiates heat.

Yoooo rex with the hops

This is another SUV that shoulda had a 2.5L 4cyl turbo instead of a small displacement. Every auto manufacturers are following VW/AUDI and they shouldn't

You guys.... have the best reviews!! I am a fan from Montreal

İm from turkey. Acura is not in our market. But the way you present -talk , make it watchable to the end

I just bought mine RDX 2019 brand new beautiful, love it, however ; in less than a week and less than 100 miles driven in the middle of driving to work suddenly all dashboard lights come out like Christmas trees and the vehicle starts to gasps to keep driving and slows down and all kind of instruction appears on the dashboard starts to appear Engine yellow lights, svc ,breaks , it scared the hell out of me so I take it to the dealer in Naperville ,Illinois and was checked for troubles and Mechanic put it on computer and said well it looks good to me and there is no code to show any problem So I drive out of the dealer in less than a mile and here the lights are on again all of them and more the breaks start to make noises too and I turned around back to the same dealer in Naperville Ill and said we will work on it next Monday and let you know what the manager of the store will do about this situation and I said I do not think a less than a week old brand new car should have these kinds of problems ? iam waiting for the Acura Continental action for this problem? I will keep you posted.Not satisfied customer ?? would you ????

1:46 thats some great photoshop work yuri👏👏

This channel deserves a million subscribers. Love the reviews.

You guys have the best reviews. Gotta love the Barbara Ann, tambourine demo!

lol @ the cliche corner troll! but definitely thinking about the RDX A-Spec, way better overall look.

U guys should make a car company the “yuri” will be a plug in hybrid n the J-Kub will be a v8 stick

Most of your reviews are EXCELLENT: informative, entertaining, and crazy-fun teamwork. RDX is one of the SUV got my attention at this moment (actually wife does), not crazy at all about the trackpad, I prefer function over form, so give me user-friendly over sexy looks or techie. So I totally agree with you guys and vote for Accord's infotainment instead. Have fun and keep up the good work.

Your editing is so cool! you guys keep rocking it in RU-vid. Keep up the good work.

I will never be able to unsee how the interior looks like a Ford focus, what's even more sad is that it looks like the Focus interior vents have more color seperation than the RDX's plain piano black vents :(

How did this compare to the XC60 you guys reviewed in terms of luxury and refinement? Volvo worth the extra $???

The touchpad may not be the best option but I drive a lot and this is much better than a touchscreen which is just distracting while driving. BTW great video and a truly great car.

You guys should make a video on how you clean/detail/repair/upkeep your cars

EYOOOO JAKOB AND YURI !!!!! LOVE YOUR CHANNEL CAN YOU REVIEW THE NEW CAMARO ZL1 1LE ONE DAY ?!!!!? IT WOULD BE AWESOME

Nice SUV

Thanks for a great, informative review. Unlike TFL Car’s garbage comparison of the RDX vs four competitors where they told us NOTHING about the RDX except HP and torque. Keep it up guys.

I tried the rdx a-spec and was really disapointed with the 4 cylinder turbo. I own a acura rdx 2014 with the 6 cylinder and the feel of it is a lot better. Acura did a lot of improvement on this rdx but wish they would have add the hybrid version that give it more power like the mdx in the US. Better fuel economy and mor power. The fuel economy is almost the same has the rdx 2014 which is a disapointement...

I think infotainment is the best and worst thing to happen to automobiles for reasons that are obvious on both sides. That said, when are automotive companies going to figure out that engineers should not be designing UX? For the first decade in a long time engineers are actually putting together affordable cars again, which is great, but keep them away from UX! Rant over.

I set my GPS to the coordinates for Cliche Corner and now my car is filling up with water! I was implicitly following the turn-by-turn directions and ended up in the ocean. Can you guys help?!? I think I need a tow truck or maybe a tugboat.

Good jobs boys I am convinced to have one in 2023

I just love you guys. Best reviewers, hands down! Do you like this SUV as much as the Volvo midsize?