MDX

The Acura MDX, or Honda MDX as known in Japan and Australia (only the first
generation was imported), is a mid-size three-row luxury crossover,produced by
the Japanese automaker Honda under its Acura luxury nameplate since 2000. The
alphanumeric moniker stands for "Multi-Dimensional luxury". According to Honda,
the MDX is the best-selling three-row luxury crossover of all time, with
cumulative U.S. sales expected to surpass 700,000 units before the end of
2014. It has ranked as the second-best selling luxury crossover after the Lexus
RX, which offers only two rows of seats.



The MDX was the first crossover SUV to have third-row seating, and shares a
platform with the Honda Pilot. The Pilot seats eight, while the MDX seats seven,
with two seating positions in the third row. The MDX was introduced as a 2001
model, replacing the slow-selling U.S.-only body-on-frame SLX, based on
the Isuzu Trooper. In Japan, it filled a gap when the Honda Horizon (also based
on the Trooper) was discontinued in 1999. In 2003, the Honda MDX went on sale in
Japan and Australia. The MDX has been the most expensive crossover in Acura's
lineup, except for the 2009-13 model years when Acura added a crossover to slot
above the MDX, called the ZDX.