This car is AMAZING. I LOVE this car and I am 64 years old. It was no harder to learn than any other car I have had.

This is like trying to watch my 70 year old father trying to work his cell phone. This system is really intuitive and natural feeling. I just test drove one a few weeks ago, it really does help keep your eyes on the road. If you don't want the tech, review a pre 2013 car. Otherwise, try commenting on the actual driving specs , reliability and functionality of the car. This is a really solid vehicle that will work brilliantly for a day to day driver and still handles well and is capable of some engagement. Anybody capable of using a laptop can adjust to the touch pad, and this one is easier than most to deal with - try the new Volvo, or the BMW systems if you really want to be confounded . Spending a majority of the review saying there's too much tech comes off a bit curmudgeony and disconnected from where we are, all new cars have some level of technical adjustment to get used to. The new Acura system seems progressive, but, in reality, is geared towards safety and is pretty quick to acclimate to. The rdx drives really well and is comfy, practical and at a reasonable price for what it is. That bottom line seems lost in this lament for the better times of the good ol days. I'm sure this guy was complaining about automatic breaking, traction control, and air bags back in the 90's, and hasn't stopped whining about every change since.

So many people afraid of change. We bought a Rdx a couple of days ago with the advance package. It doesn’t take long to learn this. Once you set it up and put in your favorites, it’s easy to work.

Really? Frustrating tech? It works amazing. Only took a day for me to get used to it.... com on.

I love mine and don't have any issues with the tech. Welcome to 2019!

I kind of disagree with everything he complained about with the car. My parents have this exact car (down to the color) and they love it and don't have any problems with the infotainment. My dad actually loves the pad. He says he can drive without any distractions while using the pad with the way it's setup. So it may not be for everyone, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Purchased a 2020 RDX with the Technology Package for my wife yesterday. Already have the touch pad all figured out. Works great with Apple Car Play. Car rides great, looks great, and the sound system is amazing.

He complained the whole review. Cars are meant to be driven not used for gadgets. It drives great! Talk about that instead of features that’ll be outdated in 3 years. I should start reviewing cars🤦🏽‍♂️

The gear shift is Soo user friendly, that if you turn off your RDX, it automatically puts it into park. However, try driving with your door open and it also goes to park. I tried to open the door to see the line for the parking spot and the car went straight to park. Try opening your door while in drive, also goes to park. Let's pray that a door sensor doesn't fail... Or this car's not going ANYWHERE.

Nathan has trouble with push button gear selector. Tech is definitely not his forte. Probably uses BlackBerry still....

ALmost all the reviews say the same thing about the infotainment system, but after 30 minutes with the vehicle it came quite naturally to me

I have the 2020 RDX SH-AWD A-SPEC and I love it!!!! 😍😍😍

Damn dude get your facts right from 2014 to 2019 they did not have a 4 cylinder turbocharged engine they were 3.5l v6 with 276hp and vcm or variable cylinder management which will deactivate 2 to 3 cylinders while on the highway or even country roads when you are not trying to accelerate and keeping a steady pace then when you push the gas pedal down to accelerate the other 2 to 3 cylinders are reactivated

Hate this new trend of no spare tire 👎🏼

WOW! That is all I can say. I'm in the same age bracket and I taught this car to myself in ten minutes while I was DRIVING on the freeway. THAT is how easy it is to use the touchpad and the screen. I never once took my eyes off the road, had my hand on the wheel the whole time while I was texting through Apple CarPlay and listening to Navigation. THIS is the easiest car to learn on the entire plethora range of tech cars!. Very disappointed in this review. The Acura RDX kicks butt over everything!

I really don't get the complaint against button gear on Honda and Acura. I drive a Pilot and never looked down at gear selector after 2nd day.

Waiting for the RDX Type S trim 😱😍

I have one and love all the tech and find it easy to use. It’s actually one of the better systems I’ve used

Bought a 2020 RDX Advance about 6 weeks ago. Can testify to the slowness of the radio, however it is not that hard to operate. The pushbutton gear selector is easy to operate, I do not have to look to hit what I want, which lets be honest only happens once per drive to go into Drive. Pushing the engine stop button puts the car into park automatically. Having the pushbutton gear selector allows for the gigantic storage area underneath the gear tunnel, which is an awesome place to place things. I love you TFL, but this video came off as slightly curmudgeonly (Back in my day we had REAL shift levers!)

so if you think you are going around a corner, you can look at the g-meter and it will confirm that yes, you are actually going around a corner this hard (the blob on the screen moves to the side a little). And if you think you are accelerating, you can look at the turbo gauge to see that "yup, you actually are pushing down on the gas pedal. So, what i learned from this video is that a pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror would give you equally precise measurements of acceleration and cornering force as their "gauges".

What is his problem with no gear lever? I LOVE the push-button gears. Also, touch screen is so yesterday. My 2016 TLX that I traded had touch screen and always loaded with finger prints. I've had the 2019 RDX since late March and love it.

i drive this car the aspec and every passenger thinks the dynamic mode switch is a volume switch

Loved it, keep them coming! Great video, I love your channel! Spot on!

Own the 2019 Acura with tech package and never had a single issue using touchpad or hey siri or pushing barge button for Siri. Works flawlessly in my experience. Super fast loading as well trying to get directions and accessing Apple Music.

I owned a 2019 RDX Aspec and got rid of it after 9 months. The thing was riddled with electrical issues. So bad that the 'brake hold' would kick in out of nowhere at a red light and jolt me forward.. or the sunroof not wanting to close.. poor fuel economy due to bad fuel injectors (not to mention the turbo) that needed to be replaced.. the systems in the car would shut down on me as i drove (happened a few times).. last straw was then the transmission and engine failed in the passing lane and i had to pull this thing over 4 lanes of traffic on a busy highway, going up hill! The thing looks nice but never again.. got rid of it for safety issues and switched into a 2020 TLX Aspec 6 cyl. So far no issues!

Super detailed review. I still like the new RDX. Love my 2007 though! 272K miles strong!

Just picked up 23 RDX Aspec a few weeks ago. Sorry dude, but the touchpad is a piece of cake to operate! Wouldn’t change a thing!

Those seats are a little too UGA for me. They may as well have a bulldog logo on the headrest.

I love how they use that A spec trim on all the models those red seats look amazing

Great review looking to get a pre-owned in a year or two

Drove an A-Spec (in Canada), around $53000 here. Looks fantastic, pano roof is awesome, outward visibility and roominess is fantastic for the segment. But yes that whole center console/infotainment is a DISASTER! And no Android Auto to boot! Epic fail. Would have bought one used 2 or 3 years from now (when cheaper) but it's absolutely out of the question. Too bad because it is beautiful.

They said Android Auto is coming soon since the 2019 released🤦🏻‍♂️

Can anyone tell me how to turn on the daytime running light the way it flash rapidly at the 28" mark in this video? I got a new 2020 RDX and trying to find out how to make the lights flash like that. appreciate any tip!

One of my favourite things to do is to take out and drive my 440/4speed 76 powerwagon No computers No infotainment centres No nav No phone No cameras No Bluetooth No fake exhaust note No chimes No seatbelt nagging buzzer Not even a radio Just me, my wife, my big block and just some summer back road

What is it about these stupid car companies not giving you a spare tire? As much as these things cost I expect a spare tire!

I love the touchpad than the touch screen more of my eyes are close to the road and not looking down. I can learn it. Over a hundred times in your car it becomes second nature.

Idk... I love my 2019. For a 4 cylinder, it's one heck of a sleeper!

If you notice each button on the transmission select is a different shape... you can certainly operate it by touch.

I don’t think you’ve checked the underbody of the car. I’ve seen a spare donut just beneath the rear bumper in a 19th model Aspec. I think it’ll be crazy if they have one in the 19th model and decide to just remove it from the 20th model.

The spare tire goes underneath the car… it’s available as an accessory add on for the the FWD trim level. All SH-AWD RDX’s have a donut under the car.

How do you use most of any of the controls in the winter at minus 35, or colder here in Canada, with proper winter gloves on? How well do the screens respond at those temperatures? Nathan! Ya wanna wait until winter to do another review up here where it can get REALLY cold? Maybe Winnipeg at minus 44 with a wind chill of minus 58 or so. That is IN the city even. I promise I will fly out there and make sure there is some hot cocoa inside when you are done and you have frozen the proverbial “brass ba**s off the brass monkey”! (a ship term actually regarding Cannon balls). Heck, maybe even spice up the cocoa for ya! Ok? Huh? You will be doing all of us a BIG favour, even if it is comedy at your expense! Haha. So are ya in? Thanks for the review good sir!

There is a spare tire room under the car! You can have both options. If you are going to review a vehicle, and provide false information, please do your research.

Excellent video as always Nathan. Tech. is why one should buy this vehicle. And while I do not like push button drive systems(uniqueness is wearing off)can say this, at least this rig has paddle shifters. Which means it is NOT a CVT transmission. Thus you have control over what it is doing. I noticed the button on the left side of the steering wheel that said "brake hold". That is such a great tech. item that should be in all vehicles being made now. This is a nice mall crawler. Daily driver. Bit pricey for me.

Acura is about driving experience, drive it and tell us how it handle curves, acceleration and other driving related stuff, awesome engine, who really care for entertainment system when buying Acura, plus it offers a lot for it s price

I have a 2018 Accord 20T Touring with a similar button shifter layout and it only took a few days to get used to it. Is it really that hard to push a D button to go into drive? i actually like not having something in the way in the center console like a traditional shift level would be. Do you complain about Teslas and no shift button or lever? I guess you have to complain about something otherwise there would not be any content.

I love your sunglasses, do you have the exact model name of your Ray Ban?

One of the better review I've seen. I like tech but prefer performance over it. Comparing the RDX vs MDX vs Discovery vs Range Rover Sport.

I wish Nathan would have spent some time testing the SH-AWD because even the older ones were amazing. This latest one must rock!

I own a 2011 RDX. I think the sportiness, and SHAWD return is amazing. I get that people don’t like the touch. What’s funny is I don’t understand why they couldn’t have used the same form of system that’s in the Accord. or at the minimum, just make it a touch screen. But I don’t think this ruins the car by any means.

I've had no issues with the interface and neither has my wife who is no tech-queen. You guys have constantly complained about the interface and it's really not that complicated. Just like you did on the transmission with the buttons which I think is amazing as you can select anything you want without having to cycle through gears and it saves a tonne of space while looking clean. Just need to stop being a bunch of old tech illiterate guys stuck in the 80s and move to the 21 century. Even Doug DeMuro liked the interface.

no android auto is a deal breaker for me.

The console is odd. But what no one mentions is that it creates a large storage space under it.

I've put 2,000 miles on my 2020 RDX Advanced, and the tech is not confusing. It's intuitive. The touch pad loses some responsiveness if your skin is very dry, but that's a minor flaw since I use Apple Car Play to control Apple Maps, Apple Music, Apple (audio)Books and Apple Podcasts entirely with voice commands.

Stereo knob should be in the center so that it's within reach of the front passenger. I miss the CD player and hard drive. The interface for playing mp3's from a USB drive is comically unintuitive. There's really no previous screen/selection button because if you hit back most likely it dumps you back on to the home screen or to the beginning of the music list way past the artist and album sub-menu you were previously at. It doesn't recognize the 2 or 3 playlist formats I tried to use. The restrictions on when you're allowed to use the keyboard and the glide typing in general are not that great. Finally, the navigation system just says ”in 5 miles you will take, 'the exit'" without providing the helpful clue of what is the name of said exit.

I just checked one out, test drove the one with just Tech Pkg. Pros: handles great compared to my CR-V, is quick, good styling, big glass roof. Concerns: Salesman said the price went up $2,000 with the 2020! (I think he was wrong), the touchpad is a little odd and it makes a lot of noise, the instruments on the std are plain, all the nice stuff adds $13,000. They didn’t give me much off on a remaining 2019 and the standard trim prob wouldn’t make me happy. They wouldn’t give me fmv for my trade either and tacked on $1,500 in minor dealer frills plus a $800 handling charge. No deal for now.

Once again, what currency are you Auoting?

Is this coming to Australia under Honda?

I would buy this if they can put the Advance package to the Aspec appearance

The center console is confusing at first. But I sat in the car worked the controls. After 30 min it all made sense and it’s no problem. Like a smart phone U just have to sit down and learn to use it!

So , you're saying comfort mode doesn't soften the ride/suspension?

This suv looks too busy and unorganized in the cockpit. That A-spec red just looks goofy and the round knob in the center looks like it came off an old boom box! I do like the extra space this has over the Mercedes GLC or Audi Q5 but I can't get over goofy design of the interior...I'd pick one of the mentioned german's or even a Cadillac XT5 over this thing!

Jesus Christ man. You make it sound like the IP is a disaster. I test drove one of these a few weeks ago and my wife had it figured out and in minutes. And the push buttons are awesome. There are very few negative comments on this vehicle..but you sure try making up for it. I have a new 2020 A spec coming in April....and will be loving it.

Funny, I don’t have those issues on my interface..

If someone spills coffee in that touch pad it’s a wrap!

No spare tire is a deal breaker.

Thank god lexus still has a physical shifter I too hate this push button selector had it on my tlx aspec traded for a gs350 instead.

Youz guys continue to do a great UNBIASED reviews. A great example of what NOT to do. Watch the Fiat500X video motorweek just put out, a stunning example of what never to do.

I’m going to be buying a car in the next year. This and the Telluride are my top two choices. I’m having a hard time choosing what I want. Thanks for the video and some new updates on it.

I liked the little joy stick thing from BMWs. I'm not sure why car manufacturers want "unique" or "futuristic" things over actually usable things ie: when they were obsessed with touch bars instead of volume knobs. Thankfully that went away

How could Acura not optimize the infotainment? They have had years to perfect it. Also no wireless charging?? Even the CRV has that.

Haha! I know what you mean with the "inappropriate music"😂 I also know what you mean about the push button transmission. Unfortunately it's not just Honda doing it now, it's everyone from Aston Martin to Hyundai to Ford. I think this will be a passing fad as much as flip up headlights were. Yeah, the buttons give a "high tech" feel, but it's just different for the sake of being different... you can't go from D to R and back to D then to P quickly, instinctively, and without looking, like you'd want to when trying to get in or out of a tight spot on a busy street and everyone is waiting for you to get the hell out of the way. Best shifter currently imo is Mercedes's modernized column shifter which is, as they intended, as easy and effortless as it gets without having the car just read your mind.

0:18 I didn’t know Pierce Brosnan drove an Integra. Which Bond was that?

I still dont get all the whining about no shift lever. Its easy to get used to. Ive driven early 60s big block chryslers w/ pushbuttons and no one complains about them. That and infotainment. I spent a bit of time driving one of these and it convinced me a crossover could actually be fun as Ive always hated them. Guess if it had 150 hp but a shift lever and android auto all the hausfraus commenting here would be happy.

How does one enter a street address?

no extra tires slot?

Touchscreens work. Why any automaker would think otherwise is living in la la land. It's just as distracting if not moreso doing something unintuitive like touching a piece of plastic to move around a screen.

i heard 2019 RDX has issues , i am trying to buy 2020 RDX, anyone faced any issues with 2020RDX

It’s so easy, I learned it in a day! I’m 64? If you have a problem, your making your own problem

This is the 1sr Acura I've really liked in a long time. It's a techno tour de force with Honda reliability

Bring back a a gear shift lever as a standard feature on all vehicles

Does the Tesla have a gear shifter?

Don't agree. Better off with a 2nd hand RDX without the gameboy interface.

I was surprised to learn there is no spare tire; there should be one, or at least an option for one, under the rear floor (access from outside car). I'm also disappointed with that infotainment nightmare and those ridiculous center stack controls. These fixable things spoil an otherwise excellent compact crossover. Unlikely these will be addressed until the mid-cycle update in 2-3 years.

How can this Tech be difficult or frustrating for ANYBODY? It is the easiest car to learn on the planet. I taught it to myself in ten minutes while driving the freeway!

I am tired of performance tire/wheel combos that destroy on road travel comfort. I wish TFL would do a show on this problem.

A normal gear shifter and a touch screen and I would probably buy it this week. Maybe a lexus..

Nathan another good review. Could also add tow and mpg ratings. Thanks

I help make them. Crazy amount of tech. I would crash trying to change the radio

Hi tech equals ultimate nightmares. BMW'S are a great example. Honda is on the wrong track I switched to Lexus after owning Acura for a long time.

Got mine last night, don't get why peoples are affraids of the infotainment system super easy to get used to it ! Just like using a touchpad of laptop.

The Apple CarPlay connectivity issues is pissing me off with the constant disconnecting and reconnecting.....and no, I’m in IT and a total geek.

I really like the look of Acura though except the screen location.

Tech for techs sake....overkill.

I own one it’s has great acceleration with the turbo. Lots of good things but like most cars the infotainment center is lagging but ok. As with all the nav system is subpar compared to google maps. Small windows in the back with all in its class suck. As far as android auto we have to wait google is redoing their system for all vehicles so that’s why the delay. Android doesn’t want to make it twice, frustrating. Needs upgrade for voice commands.

Its like apple getting rid of the headphone jack, people will get used to the way smaller and better looking button shifter.

I can multitask. The touch pad doesn’t look that bad to use since you just glide your finger and tap. This guy complained the whole video. Looking down for a half a second won’t kill you I do it when I use apple car play.

Bounce bounce bounce and hit the wrong menu button really? I felt that was a bigger problem with touch screens on a Tesla and Volvo at least don't know about other cars. Once the Acura interface gets in to muscle memory it's far more effective. It's not meant to be a rental car where people need a lower learning curve.

Is there really no spare tire?? That's nuts.

Looks like the UI was designed by game designers that don't drive.

Me and my wife wanted to upgrade to Acura, because of this stupid tech in acura which is non user friendly on roads we holded our buy since 2019 release,we will wait until acura changes all these