After testing the 2022 Acura RDX A-Spec ($53,700) and the 2022 Mazda CX-5 Sport Design Turbo ($42,000), readers and viewers started asking an interesting question — is the pricier RDX worth the extra spend? — via drivingdotca carcomparison autonews
These machines represent two of my least-favorite infotainment systems.
You can do better for the money if infotainment is important to you. Thankfully, both models feature easy-to-use Android Auto and Apple CarPlay systems, making it easy for drivers to upscale key smartphone functionalities and interfaces into the central screen for distraction-free voice control.Article contentBoth the CX-5 Sport Design Turbo and RDX A-Spec do their best work on smoother roads.
The lighting system in the CX-5 was my biggest surprise. New-for-2022 headlights feature a redesigned LED housing, and the new units work very well. Lighting output hits all of my marks for use on northern highways, with exceptional peripheral illumination into treelines and culverts, especially with the high beams engaged.
The RDX’s lighting system is nearly as impressive. Projectors flood the road ahead with clean white light that reaches effectively into the roadside for early detection of potential hazards. High beams add some additional spot-lighting ahead of the vehicle in the mid-distance range, and engage reflective surfaces far up the highway. A precise beam cut-off helps ensure there’s plenty of light where it’s needed, little where it’s not, and helps keep oncoming traffic from flashing you.
As an enthusiast driver, I appreciated the hard-hitting low-RPM torque punch of the CX-5’s engine, though softer full-throttle upshifts, a flat and uneventful power curve, and the lack of any meaningful exhaust note mean this engine is strong but quiet.
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