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Is the 2023 Acura MDX a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 23 SUVs

3rdof 23

  • No. Top half on 2 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 48.4 cu ft.
  • 3rd of 23 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (3rd of 23), power (9th of 24).
  • Weakest: towing (15th of 24, tied with 6).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2023 · SUVSAtlasVolkswagen AtlasPilotHonda PilotMDXAcura MDXHighla…Toyota HighlanderExplor…Ford ExplorerTellur…Kia TellurideDiscov…Land Rover DiscoveryDurangoDodge DurangoAscentSubaru AscentAtlas …Volkswagen Atlas Cross SportXC90Volvo XC90GV80Genesis GV80X5BMW X5Q8Audi Q8LYRIQCadillac LYRIQX6BMW X6Defend…Land Rover DefenderPalisa…Hyundai PalisadePathfi…Nissan PathfinderQX60INFINITI QX60CX-9Mazda CX-9Q7Audi Q7XT6Cadillac XT6Mercedes-Benz GLENo number3rd of 23
24 SUVs from 2023, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2023 Acura MDX in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$49,55014th of 2443%
Best combined mpg22 mpg13th of 2318%
Most horsepower355 hp9th of 2461%
Cargo behind rear seats48.4 cu ft3rd of 2386%
Rear legroom38.5 in15th of 2336%
Max towing5,000 lb15th of 2413%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Volkswagen Atlas 55.5 cu ft
  2. Honda Pilot 48.5 cu ft
  3. Acura MDX 48.4 cu ft
  4. Toyota Highlander 48.4 cu ft
  5. Ford Explorer 47.9 cu ft
  6. Kia Telluride 46.0 cu ft
  7. Land Rover Discovery 45.0 cu ft
  8. Dodge Durango 43.3 cu ft
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  1. Subaru Ascent 42.1 cu ft
  2. Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 40.3 cu ft
  3. Volvo XC90 35.6 cu ft
  4. Genesis GV80 34.9 cu ft
  5. BMW X5 33.9 cu ft
  6. Audi Q8 30.5 cu ft
  7. Cadillac LYRIQ 28.0 cu ft
  8. BMW X6 27.4 cu ft
  9. Land Rover Defender 27.1 cu ft
  10. Hyundai Palisade 18.0 cu ft
  11. Nissan Pathfinder 16.6 cu ft
  12. INFINITI QX60 14.5 cu ft
  13. Mazda CX-9 14.4 cu ft
  14. Audi Q7 14.2 cu ft
  15. Cadillac XT6 12.6 cu ft

No figure: Mercedes-Benz GLE.

SUVs in 2023: 181. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked