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Acura confirms MDX Type S production pause after 2026 model year

Car and Driver reports that Acura will retain the standard MDX and add some Type S features and styling; 2027 details remain unreleased.

The short version

  • Acura confirmed to Car and Driver that MDX Type S production will pause after the 2026 model year.[Car and Driver]
  • The standard MDX will continue and adopt some Type S features and styling, an Acura spokesperson said.[Car and Driver]
  • Acura has not released details of the 2027 MDX and says more information will come later this year.[Car and Driver]

Key facts

  • Acura confirmed that MDX Type S production will pause after the 2026 model year.[Car and Driver]
  • An Acura spokesperson told Car and Driver that the standard MDX will continue and receive some Type S features and styling.[Car and Driver]
  • Car and Driver, citing Automotive News, reports that uncertainty over U.S. EPA emissions regulations scheduled for 2027 prompted the decision.[Car and Driver]
  • Car and Driver reports that the Type S has a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6, while the standard MDX uses a naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V-6.[Car and Driver]

What remains uncertain

  • Details of the 2027 MDX remain unreleased, including which Type S features will carry over. Acura says more information is due later this year.[Car and Driver]

Sources

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