Compact luxury crossover SUV, is being produced since 2006 as a entry-level crossover SUV because MDX model had increased in its price and became bigger. First generation vehicles  were produced from 2007 until 2013 and it were powered by turbocharged gasoline 2.3 L K23A1 Turbo l4 240 hp (179 kW) engines. Second generation cars were produced from 2013 until 2018 but the engine that was in previous generation was replaced by 3.5-liter V6 engine. Acura announced that third generation RDX will be released on  1 June 2018.