- 2025 Acura ADX revealed as brand’s new entry-level crossover
- ADX shares a platform with the Integra and is close in size to the RDX
- Prices to start in the mid-$30,000s
The Acura RDX compact crossover has grown bigger and more expensive over the years, with the current 2025 model’s starting price approaching the $50,000 mark. This has opened up space in Acura’s lineup for a slightly smaller compact crossover, the 2025 ADX, which was unveiled on Thursday ahead of a market launch early next year.
Prices will be announced closer to the market launch but Acura said to expect a starting price falling near the mid-$30,000 mark. That’s a couple of grand higher than the starting price of Acura’s Integra compact hatchback, a vehicle whose platform the ADX shares.
The ADX measures 185.8 inches long, or just 1.6 inches less than the RDX, resulting in the vehicle offering more space compared to rival premium compact crossovers in this price range. Cargo space is 24.4 cubic feet behind the rear seats and expandable to 55.1 cubic feet with the rear seats folded flat. And to make loading gear easier, the vehicle is fitted with a power tailgate with an automatic closing function.
At launch, there will be base and A-Spec models to choose from. Even in base form, the ADX will have a lot as standard. The list includes 18-inch wheels, a wireless charger, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 10.2-inch digital gauge cluster, and a 9.0-inch touchscreen display for the infotainment system.
The A-Spec upgrades to 19-inch wheels and adds extras like a sliding panoramic sunroof and cooled front seats. The A-Spec will also be available with an Advance Package that adds some technology extras like Google built-in and a 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system.
Multiple electronic driver-assist features are also standard, including automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitors, rear cross-traffic warnings, active lane control, adaptive cruise control, and traffic sign recognition. A surround-view camera system will be available and standard in the ADX A-Spec with the Advance Package.
The sole powertrain is a 1.5-liter turbo-4 which gets mated to a CVT and all-wheel-drive system able to send up to 50% of the drive torque to the rear wheels. Acura hasn’t mentioned any horsepower figures, but the same engine in the Integra delivers 200 hp. A more powerful ADX Type S is likely to be launched at some point, given Acura’s promise to deliver a Type S performance variant of every model in its lineup. It’s possible any ADX Type S will feature the same 320-hp 2.0-liter turbo-4 found in the Integra Type S.
The arrival of the ADX doesn’t mark the first time that Acura has sold a crossover smaller than the RDX. The brand had a subcompact crossover called the CDX available exclusively in China between 2016 and 2022. It considered bringing the CDX to the U.S. but ultimately ruled it out.