2010 Acura CDX

The 2010 Acura CDX has been spied testing in the U.S. and at the demanding Nürburgring track in Germany. The latter venue is interesting because Acura doesn't exist in the European market. That leads some to believe the CDX will be sold there as a much-sportier Honda SUV. In any case, the CDX will evidently slot between the RDX premium-compact SUV and MDX premium-midsize SUV. Prime competitors are said to be sportier 6-cylinder upscale crossovers, particularly the BMW X3 3.0 and Infiniti FX35. While those and other rivals also offer V8 power, the CDX probably won't, partly because its TL platform wouldn't have room for it, and partly because the V8 itself has likely been moved down Honda's to-do list, pending an upturn in the global economy.