2010 Acura ZDX – Stylish but Not Practical Crossover SUV

First Look

2010 Acura ZDX with its first look has the capability to influence any potential buyer in the market, but as we’ve said earlier “looks can be deceiving”, the 2010 Acura ZDX is also another deceivingly stylish car. The journey for Acura ZDX started as a MDX crossover, which got our admiration for a long time, and the reason being that it brought three-row crossover functionality and capable handling in one car.

But now the things have changed and have changed weirdly (at least for Acura ZDX), the car now flaunts a rakish exterior, and due to this exterior the car has lost its three-row crossover functionality and hasn’t got anything additional for it. The only thing that comes in the mind with the first look of 2010 Acura ZDX is that “what was the need to make a change in MDX crossover?”

What’s New for 2010 Acura ZDX?

Generally when a car gets revamped, we expect plethora of add-ons and performance and luxury enhancing features from it. But unfortunately that isn’t the case with Acura ZDX, and we didn’t find anything new in it except for its rakish exterior. Though, you can easy that the new exterior has enhanced the style of Acura ZDX and now it is more of a style-driven midsize opulent crossover. The 2010 Acura ZDX is a perfect choice for the buyers who want a car with modicum of practicality and idiosyncratic styling, if these also are your requisites than 2010 Acura ZDX is just the perfect car to get.

Body Styling and Features

The midsize five passenger crossover SUV, the 2010 Acura ZDX comes loaded with plenty of modern equipments to match the requirement of modern consumers. The standard equipment for ZDX includes 19-inch wheels, heated exterior mirrors, mechanical xenon headlights, ambient cabin light, a panoramic sunroof, a leather enfolded multifunctional steering wheel, a back-up camera along with a rearview mirror display, a power tilt and telescoping steering column, dual zone automatic climate control, leather interior trim and seat upholstery, heated eight-way power front seats, Bluetooth a power lift gate and a trip computer. For the music fanatic fans the standard music system is an eight-speaker stereo with in-dash six-CD changer, an auxiliary audio jack and satellite radio.

Apart from the basic equipments you can get some optional features by going for the two significant optional packages for the 2010 Acura ZDX. The technology package for ZDX offers keyless entry and ignition, a navigation system offering real time traffic and weather updating, an improved Acura/ELS surround sound stereo system with an incorporated 15 GB hard drive and a multi-view back-up camera. Another Advance package for Acura ZDX apart from these features comes with features like a blind-spot warning system, electronically changeable suspension dampers, heated and aerated front seats, adaptive sail control and a sport steering wheel.

Under The Hood

Just as all the other Acura vehicles the 2010 Acura ZDX also comes with Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system and hence the different level of power generated here is transferred to different wheels of the car for enhancing the traction and grip. The power for 2010 ZDX comes from a 3.7 liter V6 engine capable of churning 300 hp of maximum power and 270 lb-ft of maximum torque. The generated power is transmitted through the six-speed automatic transmission to all the wheels of the car with manual shift control. The six-speed automatic transmission that comes with manual shift control is standard for 2010 ZDX. The estimated fuel economy for 2010 ZDX is 16 mpg for city and 23 mpg for highway. The maximum towing capacity for ZDX is of 1500 pounds.

Verdict

Apart from the styling the 2010 Acura ZDX doesn’t have much to offer and this stylish heavy crossover SUV is as compact as hatchback.

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