The brand-new Acura ADX A-Spec you see above was recently purchased anonymously by a Consumer Reports employee at a Connecticut Acura dealership. It’s the latest car to enter our test program, and it’s also Acura’s newest vehicle.

The ADX is a subcompact SUV that’s smaller than the Acura RDX. It is based on the humbler Honda HR-V (Acura is Honda’s luxury brand), but it packs a more powerful engine and nicer interior appointments.

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With a starting price of just over $35,000, we expect the ADX to appeal to folks who want to treat themselves to a little luxury but still want a practical SUV from an automaker that’s known for reliability. It competes with other entry-level luxury SUVs, such as the Alfa Romeo Tonale, Audi Q3, BMW X1 and X2, Cadillac XT4, Lexus UX, Mercedes-Benz GLA, Mini Cooper Countryman, and Volvo XC40.

When we bought our ADX, we chose one equipped in the midrange A-Spec trim because it has popular features (like a panoramic moonroof and cooled front seats) that the base model lacks, and according to Honda, will sell in greater numbers than the pricey A-Spec Advance.

Before CR’s engineers put our ADX through more than 50 tests at our Auto Test Center, including empirical tests of acceleration, braking, handling, and usability, we will live with it for 2,000 miles—commuting, going on Costco runs, and picking up family at the airport. You can read our first impressions of this entry-level Acura below as long as you’re a CR member. 

Once we’re done testing it, we’ll share our final verdict and publish an Overall Score. If you’re not a CR member yet, click below and join. If you sign up for the Cars Newsletter, you’ll be among the first to know when our full review is published.

2025 Acura ADX A-Spec AWD
190-hp, 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine; continuously variable transmission (CVT); all-wheel drive 
$35,000
All-wheel drive ($2,000); A-Spec package with ventilated front seats, panoramic moonroof, microsuede interior trim, rear USB ports, sport steering wheel, sport appearance package, ambient LED lighting, LED fog lights ($3,000)
$1,350
Total cost: $41,350

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