Which is better for you—an Acura MDX or its less expensive Honda Pilot cousin?

The MDX is the top model offered by Acura. Honda's best-selling SUV is the Pilot. For many years,

used the same platform, but in 2022, a completely new MDX that is longer, more technologically advanced

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and has significant choices altered that. But the Pilot provides comparable, if not greater

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Is the Honda a better investment, or does the Acura logo indicate a significant improvement?

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which is evident in the New MDX, really looks better in person than it does in pictures.

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The 2022 MDX differs from the 2021 MDX via the use of flared door indents, a starburst grille design

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new scoops, and LED headlights. The inside of the new MDX is completely redesigned

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and it also includes an advanced suspension system and electronic power steering.

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