![]() The Select model adds LED daytime running lights, power-folding side mirrors (with driver-side auto-dimming), a hands-free liftgate, leather upholstery and a power tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel.Ī couple of optional packages available for the Select are worth considering. Standard interior tech includes Lincoln's Sync 3 infotainment system with an 8-inch touchscreen display, Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, two USB ports, and a 10-speaker audio system with a CD player and satellite radio. Standard equipment highlights for the Premiere trim level include adaptive suspension dampers (all-wheel-drive models only), 18-inch wheels, xenon headlights, remote engine start, keyless ignition and entry, dual-zone automatic climate control, simulated leather upholstery, power-adjustable front seats, 60/40-split second-row seat with power-folding seatbacks, driver-seat memory functions and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. ![]() A turbocharged 2.7-liter V6 (335 hp, 380 lb-ft of torque) is an optional upgrade offered on all four trims. Front-wheel drive is standard as well, with all-wheel drive optional. Before all the safety ballots are in, we're calling the 2018 Buick Enclave the winner here.All MKX models come standard with a 3.7-liter V6 (303 horsepower, 278 pound-feet of torque) paired to a six-speed automatic transmission. But the Buick has real luxury-car presence, and handles the road with more aplomb than its crossover rival. In its favor, the Acura MDX has very good hybrid fuel economy, and can be significantly less expensive than the Enclave. The smart money equips either SUV closer to $50,000 including all the advanced safety gear. The similar Enclave Avenir has wireless smartphone charging, adaptive shocks, a power-fold third-row seat, and a rear camera mirror. Buick only offers adaptive cruise control on the most expensive Avenir trim level, which lifts the price to the mid-$50,000 range.Īt the same price Acura sells an MDX Sport Hybrid with surround-view cameras, cooled front seats, lots of USB ports, and premium audio. The Enclave hasn't been crash-tested yet, but the MDX has earned stellar ratings across the board. Both crossovers have plenty of space, but the bigger Enclave does more inside its footprint there's even a bin under the cargo floor that's perfect for dirty boots or sandy beach chairs. ![]() Adults can fit there, too, with more space and comfort and accoutrements than they can in the MDX third row. The second-row chairs in the Enclave surround adults with ample space, feed their smartphones with easily reached USB ports, and slide out of the way to open up access to the third row. Acura's base seats give way to better sport seats with optional packages, too. With the Enclave, Buick coddles passengers in the first two rows, so long as they're not in the base cloth-seat model. The Acura also sandwiches in batteries and motors that lift fuel economy to 27 mpg combined, far above the Enclave's best 22-mpg rating. It lets the MDX split torque between the rear wheels, as does the Enclave's optional AWD system. What the Enclave doesn't have is the Acura's Sport Hybrid all-wheel-drive system. Neither crossover has much in the way of steering feel, but the Enclave imparts more information from the road, and responds with more zest to it. Buick takes a fresh approach: it cruises with more finesse and a much stiffer set of springs. Buick extracts more maximum tow from its combination: 5,000 pounds versus 3,500 pounds for the Acura.Īcura's philosophy is to smother road bumps with lots of shock travel, big 20-inch wheels, and a bit of body lean. Both have semi-manual shift action through a set of shift paddles. It's the equivalent to the MDX's 290-hp V-6 and 9-speed, but the Buick feels gutsier and its transmission shifts more sweetly. ![]() The Enclave powers along with a 310-hp V-6, its power channeled through a 9-speed automatic and front- or all-wheel drive. This one puts its parent SUV away in a home. The prior Enclave wore a handsome shape with durable appeal. The sheet metal could hardly be more attractive. Even shy of the Enclave Avenir's lush brown leather dash trim, its sculpted interior reaches for drama, and nails it. The cockpit has wood trim, sweeping curves, and big touchscreen displays–but the Enclave does all that in a more radical, sensuous way. It's cleaned up the shape considerable since it was new in 2014, and the recently restyled grille and LED headlights finally give it the presence it deserves. ![]() With the MDX, Acura avoids the flashy overtures of its NSX sports car. ![]()
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