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Originally Posted by sonick
Specifically does anybody have any input or experience with the 2nd and 3rd gen Acura RDX? How does the NA V6 in the 2nd gen perform? Thanks roastpuff for his info there.
Good to know about the engine reliability on the M40i. That would be the dream, tho probably out of range of what I would pay for pre-owned currently being so new.
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Having driven that particular Honda V6/6-speed transmission combination across a few models of Honda/Acura cars, I love the V6, the 6-speed is just okay. VTEC is great, and it's very smooth and loves to rev. It's naturally aspirated so it's peaky, so very different driving characteristic to the turbo-4's that everyone seems to run these days - you're going to want to rev the V6 to get power whereas turbo-4s can sit at 2000RPM and move you off the line just fine with their low end torque in traffic. I love the sound of the J35 engines, and I think it has much more character than the new K20 turbo (at least in the new Accord/new RDX use case). Timing belt can be a plus or a minus, compared to the timing chain on the K20.
My thought on the 2G RDX is that it's quite meh, as it is from the era of Hondas in the mid-2010s where they kind of put in the minimum effort on stuff. So I'd skip it unless you were okay with bland interiors, overdone infotainment and the lack of Honda-ness compared to the newer gen stuff that came out with the 10th gen Civic.
The M40i models from 2018 are in the mid to low 50's already, but I wanted Android Auto so I was stuck with looking at 2019 and up as those have the iDrive 7/Live Cockpit Pro packages, thus bumping my purchase price up. When it comes time to get a bigger car for family reasons (the GTI won't quite cut it anymore) I'll probably revisit the CUV discussion.