2023 Acura RDX 0-60 time, horsepower and power-to-weight

0-60 mph, quickest trim

6.0s

SH-AWD, 272 hp.
Estimate from power and weight.
0-60: rank 97 of 176 SUVs (2023).
Horsepower: rank 121 of 176 SUVs (2023).

176 SUVs (2023). One dot per model: its quickest trim. Estimates included.

Every trim: 0-60 and power-to-weight

2023 Acura RDX: 0-60 and power-to-weight by trim
Trim	Engine	hp	Torque	Curb weight	hp per ton	lb per hp	0-60 and basis	Transmission	Drivetrain	MSRP
SH-AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	4,025 lb	135	14.8	6.0 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	AWD	$43,950
SH-AWD w/Technology Package	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	4,040 lb	135	14.9	6.0 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	AWD	$46,600
SH-AWD w/A-Spec Package	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	4,024 lb	135	14.8	6.0 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	AWD	$49,600
SH-AWD w/Advance Package	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	4,040 lb	135	14.9	6.0 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	AWD	$51,750
SH-AWD w/Technology Pkg AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	4,051 lb	134	14.9	6.1 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	AWD	$46,600
SH-AWD w/A-Spec Pkg AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	4,043 lb	135	14.9	6.1 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	AWD	$49,600
SH-AWD w/Advance Pkg AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	4,078 lb	133	15.0	6.1 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	AWD	$51,750
SH-AWD w/A-Spec & Advance Pkgs AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	4,080 lb	133	15.0	6.1 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	AWD	$53,750
SH-AWD w/A-Spec Advance Package	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	4,058 lb	134	14.9	6.1 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	AWD	$53,750
FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10-speed automatic	FWD	$41,750
FWD w/Technology Package	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10-speed automatic	FWD	$44,400
FWD w/Technology Pkg FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10-speed automatic	FWD	$44,400
FWD w/A-Spec Package	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10-speed automatic	FWD	$47,400
FWD w/A-Spec Pkg FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	272 hp	280 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10-speed automatic	FWD	$47,400
SH-AWD with Advance and A-Spec Package	N/A	N/A	N/A	4,043 lb	N/A	N/A	N/A	10-speed automatic	AWD	$53,750

Ton = 2,000 lb. Curb weight, no passengers.

Estimates: a fit on 7,236 tested times, using power and weight. Typical error 0.3 s.

Engines offered

1 engine offered.

Engines offered, cheapest trim of each
Engine	Trims	hp	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Price step	Fuel a year	Fuel vs base
2.0L 4-cyl	14	272 hp	FWD	$41,750	Base	$1,600	Base

12,000 miles a year. Gas $3.20.

Turbo: only when the engine or trim name says so.

Transmission

CVT: no.

Transmissions by trim
Transmission	Trims	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Quickest 0-60
10-speed automatic	15	FWD	$41,750	6.0 s

Rivals with more hp and better mpg

Compared with the FWD: 272 hp, 24 mpg, $41,750. Other makes, SUVs, within 15% of the price.

2023 rivals with more hp and better mpg
Model	Trim	hp	mpg	MSRP	0-60
Kia Sorento	EX FWD	281 hp	25 mpg	$36,290	6.3 s
Hyundai Santa Fe	Limited FWD	277 hp	25 mpg	$40,600	N/A
MINI Countryman	Classic John Cooper Works ALL4 AWD	301 hp	26 mpg	$41,500	5.1 s
Lexus NX	350 AWD	275 hp	25 mpg	$42,365	6.6 s
Toyota RAV4 Prime	SE AWD	302 hp	38 mpg	$43,090	5.7 s
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	Sprint RWD	280 hp	25 mpg	$46,575	6.3 s

Cheapest 6 of 7.

RDX by year

Quickest 0-60 of any trim, seconds.

Most horsepower of any trim.

Which is faster?

Quickest trim of each car, unless you pick a trim.

2023 Lexus RX: 0.1 s quicker to 60. More hp per ton: 2023 Lexus RX.

Seconds to 60 mph. Shorter bar is quicker.

2023 Acura RDX and 2023 Lexus RX
Measure	2023 Acura RDX	2023 Lexus RX
Trim	SH-AWD	RX 500h F SPORT Performance AWD
0-60	6.0 s	5.9 s
Basis	Estimate	Tested
Horsepower	272 hp	366 hp
Curb weight	4,025 lb	4,750 lb
hp per ton	135	154
lb per hp	14.8	13.0
MSRP	$43,950	$62,000

What this cannot tell you

0-60 times vary by test. Estimates use power and weight only.

Fuel cost uses EPA combined ratings.

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