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2007Acura
RDX:
What Edmunds.com Says: Sharp looks, advanced all-wheel drive and
a cabin filled with the latest technology should make the production
RD-X a worthy competitor to BMW's X3.
What We Know: Imagine the RD-X concept with larger conventional
door handles, outside mirrors and slightly less radical head- and
taillights, and you've got Acura's answer to the BMW X3. Expect
it to hit Acura's showrooms in 2006 still carrying the RD-X name.
Based on the Honda Civic platform, the RD-X is approximately 7 inches
shorter than an Acura MDX. The RD-X resembles its larger brother,
but its look is more chiseled. Acura is keeping the SUV's engine
a secret for now, but it did say the RD-X will have over 200 hp,
the high-tech SH-AWD system from the company's RL flagship sedan
and four-wheel independent suspension. Sadly, its huge Brembo disc
brakes and 19-inch wheels and tires will not make it to showrooms.
Although the RD-X concept shown in Detroit was packed with space-age
gizmos and gadgets, the production version is likely to incorporate
more current technology like a navigation system with voice recognition
and a satellite communication system, which includes real-time traffic
information.
The
2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid:
Its still a few years away from arriving in showrooms, but Nissan
has already begun to build prototypes of the 2007 Altima Hybrid.
In September 2002, Nissan and Toyota signed a basic agreement in
which Toyota will supply Nissan with the hybrid system components
(transaxle, inverter, battery, and control unit) allowing Nissan
to produce 100,000 hybrid vehicles within a five -year period.
2007
Toyota Tundra Large Truck:
What Edmunds.com Says: Sharp looks, advanced all-wheel drive and
a cabin filled with the latest technology should make the production
RD-X a worthy competitor
to BMW's X3.
What
We Know:
Imagine the RD-X concept with larger conventional door handles,
outside mirrors and slightly less radical head- and taillights,
and you've got Acura's answer to the BMW X3. Expect it to hit Acura's
showrooms in 2006 still carrying the RD-X name. Based on the Honda
Civic platform, the RD-X is approximately 7 inches shorter than
an Acura MDX. The RD-X resembles its larger brother, but its look
is more chiseled. Acura is keeping the SUV's engine a secret for
now, but it did say the RD-X will have over 200 hp, the high-tech
SH-AWD system from the company's RL flagship sedan and four-wheel
independent suspension. Sadly, its huge Brembo disc brakes and 19-inch
wheels and tires will not make it to showrooms. Although the RD-X
concept shown in Detroit was packed with space-age gizmos and gadgets,
the production version is likely to incorporate more current technology
like a navigation system with voice recognition and a satellite
communication system, which includes real-time traffic information.
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