Should Acura Move Forward With A BMW X1 Competitor Of It's Own?

While Acura is making a renewed push on the passenger car side, with the TLX and a thoroughly refreshed ILX, the brand’s crossovers are arguably its strongest offerings. But there’s little room for growth above the three-row MDX, meaning Acura has only one way to go if they want to expand their offerings.

Speaking to Ward’s Auto, American Honda Executive Vice President John Mendel said that Acura was currently studying a version of Honda’s new HR-V crossover, which is the same size as vehicles like the Buick Encore and BMW X1.

cidflekken - 2/6/2015 10:03:34 PM

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It makes perfect sense. The original Urban SUV concept looked like an junior MDX as it was. The compact SUV segment is growing and gaining in popularity. Acura has proven its ability to offer desirable SUVs so it's almost a no-brainer for them to add to their lineup.

MDarringer - 2/7/2015 1:57:27 AM

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Acura should stop producing rebadged Hondas.

2ndbimmer - 2/7/2015 10:21:18 AM

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no. The RDX is already so small. How much smaller would they make it? You wouldn't be able to fit one leg in it! I have an X1 and I drove the RDX and I feel more comfortable in the X1.

cidflekken - 2/7/2015 4:59:30 PM

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So, interesting you would say this since the RDX has 4 more inches of rear legroom than the X1. And actually it has 2 more inches of rear legroom than the MDX and the X3.