There is a button on the steering wheel to connect a Bluetooth-capable phone to the car’s system. With the touring package you also get a Bluetooth hands-free cell-phone system, which allows calls to be made using the MDX’s voice-recognition system.

The upgraded audio in the touring model is a 225 watt, eight-speaker Bose system, which includes a six-disc, in-dash CD changer that allows extra discs to be stored without a separate magazine, Acura says. Only once in a while do they fail to detect a rain-dotted screen, forcing the driver to work them manually. The wipers, when put into the intermittent mode, sense when the windshield gets wet, then make a sweep to clear it. The touring package adds $2,825 to the MDX base price of $37,125 (plus $615 freight).īesides those new trim features, the touring package - included on our test model - adds a roof rack, rain-sensing windshield wipers, exclusive alloy wheels, upgraded sound system, two-position memory for the driver’s seat and outside mirrors, and an eight-way power front passenger seat.

Minor changes for 2006 include ebony-colored Zebra wood garnish for the center console and door switches, and what Acura calls “refined satin chrome accents,” on the models that have the “touring package.” That’s a strong testament to the original design and engineering of this vehicle, which essentially is an upscale version of the Honda Pilot (although the MDX came first, a year earlier than the Pilot). Acura’s premium sport utility, the MDX, continues for 2006 with few changes from last year, but still ranks as one of the best vehicles in its class.Īnd that’s rather remarkable, considering that the MDX has endured in a competitive marketplace since its 2001 model-year introduction with just minor upgrades along the way.

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