2025 Acura MDX 0-60 time, horsepower and power-to-weight

0-60 mph, quickest trim

5.9s

SH-AWD, 290 hp.
Online source.
0-60: rank 97 of 185 SUVs (2025).
Horsepower: top 49% of 185 SUVs (2025).

185 SUVs (2025). One dot per model: its quickest trim. Estimates included.

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

2025 Acura MDX: 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	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,503 lb	129	15.5	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$53,400
SH-AWD w/Technology Pkg	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,529 lb	128	15.6	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$56,600
SH-AWD w/Technology Package	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,544 lb	128	15.7	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$58,800
SH-AWD w/A-Spec Package	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,544 lb	128	15.7	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$61,800
SH-AWD w/A-Spec Pkg	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,534 lb	128	15.6	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$61,800
SH-AWD w/Advance Package	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,544 lb	128	15.7	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$66,300
SH-AWD w/Advance Pkg	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,565 lb	127	15.7	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$66,300
SH-AWD w/A-Spec Advance Package	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,544 lb	128	15.7	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$68,300
SH-AWD w/A-Spec Advanced Pkg	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,741 lb	122	16.3	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$68,300
SH-AWD with A-SPEC and Advance Package	N/A	N/A	N/A	4,544 lb	N/A	N/A	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$68,300
Type S SH-AWD w/Advance Package	3.0L 6-cyl	355 hp	354 lb-ft	4,776 lb	149	13.5	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$75,250
Type S w/Advance Pkg AWD	3.0L 6-cyl	355 hp	354 lb-ft	4,788 lb	148	13.5	5.9 sOnline	10-speed automatic	AWD	$75,250
FWD w/Technology Package	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,302 lb	135	14.8	6.6 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	FWD	$56,600
FWD	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,503 lb	129	15.5	6.9 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	FWD	$51,200
Base w/Technology Pkg FWD	3.5L 6-cyl	290 hp	267 lb-ft	4,529 lb	128	15.6	6.9 sEstimate	10-speed automatic	FWD	$56,600

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

2 engines offered.

Engines offered, cheapest trim of each
Engine	Trims	hp	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Price step	Fuel a year	Fuel vs base
3.5L 6-cyl	12	290 hp	FWD	$51,200	Base	$1,745	Base
3.0L 6-cyl	2	355 hp	Type S SH-AWD w/Advance Package	$75,250	+$24,050	$2,021	+$276

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	$51,200	5.9 s

Rivals with more hp and better mpg

Compared with the FWD: 290 hp, 22 mpg, $51,200. Other makes, SUVs, within 15% of the price.

2025 rivals with more hp and better mpg
Model	Trim	hp	mpg	MSRP	0-60
Toyota RAV4	Plug-in Hybrid SE AWD	302 hp	38 mpg	$44,815	5.7 s
Ford Explorer	ST-Line RWD	300 hp	24 mpg	$45,020	6.1 s
Buick Enclave	Preferred FWD	328 hp	23 mpg	$45,100	7.1 s
Genesis GV70	2.5T AWD	300 hp	24 mpg	$46,200	N/A
MINI Countryman	John Cooper Works ALL4 AWD	312 hp	26 mpg	$46,900	5.2 s
BMW X1	M35i AWD	313 hp	26 mpg	$50,800	5.2 s

Cheapest 6 of 16.

MDX 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.

2025 Acura MDX: 0.4 s quicker to 60. More hp per ton: 2025 Acura MDX.

Seconds to 60 mph. Shorter bar is quicker.

2025 Acura MDX and 2025 Honda Pilot
Measure	2025 Acura MDX	2025 Honda Pilot
Trim	SH-AWD	Sport AWD
0-60	5.9 s	6.3 s
Basis	Online	Estimate
Horsepower	290 hp	285 hp
Curb weight	4,503 lb	4,488 lb
hp per ton	129	127
lb per hp	15.5	15.7
MSRP	$53,400	$42,300

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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