The MDX is the brand’s third model awarded the Institute’s top rating for their 2021 award program, joining the RDX and TLX, both recognized as TSP+ in February.
All Acura sedans and SUVs feature the
AcuraWatch suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies as standard
equipment, including Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS),
Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow and Road Departure
Mitigation. The 2022 MDX features Acura's Advanced Compatibility
Engineering (ACE) body structure, designed to enhance occupant
protection and crash compatibility in frontal collisions with a network
of connected structural elements to distribute crash energy more evenly
throughout the front of the vehicle and reducing the forces transferred
to the passenger compartment. Acura JewelEye LED headlights help the MDX
achieve its best-in-class ratings.
To earn the Top Safety
Pick+ award, a vehicle must earn good crashworthiness ratings in all
test modes, including the challenging passenger-side small overlap test.
It also needs available front crash prevention (standard on the MDX,
RDX and TLX) that earns an advanced or superior rating in both
vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian testing and standard good-
or acceptable- rated headlights.
