- The 2025 Acura ADX is the Acura brand’s new entry-level crossover
- The ADX shares a platform with the Integra and is close in size to the RDX
- It goes on sale in the spring with a starting price of $36,350, including destination
The Acura RDX compact crossover has grown bigger and more expensive over the years, with the current 2025 model’s starting price approaching the $50,000 mark. This has opened up space in Acura’s lineup for a slightly smaller compact crossover, the 2025 ADX, which was first shown last fall.
Acura on Friday announced that the 2025 ADX will reach dealerships in the spring with a starting price of $36,350, including a $1,350 destination charge. The price is with standard front-wheel drive, and is a couple of grand higher than the starting price of Acura’s Integra compact hatchback, a vehicle whose platform the ADX shares. Adding all-wheel drive costs $2,000.
The ADX measures 185.8 inches long, or just 1.6 inches shorter than the RDX, resulting in the vehicle offering more space compared to rival premium compact crossovers in this price range. Cargo space is 24.4 cubic feet behind the rear seats and expandable to 55.1 cubic feet with the rear seats folded flat. To make loading gear easier, the vehicle is fitted with a power tailgate with an automatic closing function.
At launch, buyers will have base and A-Spec models to choose from, with the A-Spec to arrive with a starting price of $39,350, including destination. Even in base form, the ADX will have a lot of standard equipment. The list includes 18-inch alloy wheels, a wireless device charger, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 10.2-inch digital gauge cluster, and a 9.0-inch touchscreen display for the infotainment system.
The A-Spec upgrades to 19-inch wheels and adds extras like a panoramic sunroof and cooled front seats. The A-Spec will also be available with an Advance Package costing $4,000. It adds technology extras such as Google built-in and a 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system.
Multiple electronic driver-assist features are also standard on the ADX, including automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitors, rear cross-traffic alerts, active lane control, adaptive cruise control, and traffic sign recognition. A surround-view camera system will be available and standard in the ADX A-Spec with the Advance Package.
2025 Acura ADX
The sole powertrain is a 1.5-liter turbo-4 mated to a CVT. The available all-wheel-drive system is able to send up to 50% of the drive torque to the rear wheels. Acura hasn’t mentioned any horsepower figures, but the same engine in the Integra delivers 200 hp. A more powerful ADX Type S will likely be launched at some point, given Acura’s promise to deliver a Type S performance variant of every model in its lineup. It’s possible any ADX Type S will feature the same 320-hp 2.0-liter turbo-4 found in the Integra Type S.
The arrival of the ADX doesn’t mark the first time that Acura has sold a crossover smaller than the RDX. The brand had a subcompact crossover called the CDX available exclusively in China between 2016 and 2022. It considered bringing the CDX to the U.S. but ultimately ruled it out.
