Boring thread alert: The Cadillac SRX is better than the Acura RDX
08-29-2017, 07:24 AM
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To be fair, the 2015 RDX is based on a 2013 design, and it's not even the 2016 facelifted version, where Acura added more stuff to the car to make it more modern.
Also, the MSRP for the RDX starts from $36k and a fully loaded one is $44k.
The XT5 as per Cadillac website starts at $40k and goes all the way up to $65-$70k depend on options and packages. Granted at the higher end of the price spectrum, the XT5 has features that the RDX doesn't have. Nonetheless, a similarly equipped XT5 is still substantially more expensive than the RDX.
As per Car and Driver testing, the RDX is faster.
2016 RDX AWD:
2016 Acura RDX AWD Instrumented Test – Review – Car and Driver
Zero to 60 mph: 6.2 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 16.4 sec
Zero to 120 mph: 26.8 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 6.3 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 3.6 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.4 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 14.5 sec @ 96 mph
2017 XT5 AWD:
Cadillac XT5 Reviews - Cadillac XT5 Price, Photos, and Specs - Car and Driver
Zero to 60 mph: 6.6 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 17.8 sec
Zero to 120 mph: 30.2 sec
Rolling start, 5–60 mph: 7.0 sec
Top gear, 30–50 mph: 3.4 sec
Top gear, 50–70 mph: 4.7 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.2 sec @ 93 mph
The RDX is actually much quicker. The XT5 pulls higher g's and stop quicker though.
With all that said, even a fully loaded MDX sport hybrid advance is cheaper.
Also, the MSRP for the RDX starts from $36k and a fully loaded one is $44k.
The XT5 as per Cadillac website starts at $40k and goes all the way up to $65-$70k depend on options and packages. Granted at the higher end of the price spectrum, the XT5 has features that the RDX doesn't have. Nonetheless, a similarly equipped XT5 is still substantially more expensive than the RDX.
As per Car and Driver testing, the RDX is faster.
2016 RDX AWD:
2016 Acura RDX AWD Instrumented Test – Review – Car and Driver
Zero to 60 mph: 6.2 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 16.4 sec
Zero to 120 mph: 26.8 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 6.3 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 3.6 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.4 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 14.5 sec @ 96 mph
2017 XT5 AWD:
Cadillac XT5 Reviews - Cadillac XT5 Price, Photos, and Specs - Car and Driver
Zero to 60 mph: 6.6 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 17.8 sec
Zero to 120 mph: 30.2 sec
Rolling start, 5–60 mph: 7.0 sec
Top gear, 30–50 mph: 3.4 sec
Top gear, 50–70 mph: 4.7 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.2 sec @ 93 mph
The RDX is actually much quicker. The XT5 pulls higher g's and stop quicker though.
With all that said, even a fully loaded MDX sport hybrid advance is cheaper.
I drove the 2016 RDXs and there's hardly a difference. The facelift is typical of Honda in that there's not much that's altered.
The XT5 I got as a loaner car costs in the low 40s and is much nicer than my wife's RDX, which was also priced in the low 40s. I'm sure there are no shortage of doodads that one car has that the other car doesn't, but as far as the useful stuff on a day-to-day basis, the Cadillac was perfectly comparable (it actually had a few useful features that we couldn't get on the Acura without buying yet another package) but had a much higher quality feel all across the board. I like our RDX. I think the interior is decent. It just pales in comparison to the XT5, even when priced the same.
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