http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080926....facelift-spied

Honda engineers are hard at work testing a refreshed Acura MDX and seen here are first photos of running prototypes. Design-wise, the major changes seem to be limited to the front end. We can see through the camouflage that a new grill is definitely in the works. It appears to be a very similar grill to the one on the all-new 2009 TL. We'd speculate that redesigned headlights and a revised lower bumper fascia are also in order, however, it's not clear if there will be any changes under the hood, despite statements from Honda saying they'd like to offer a V6 diesel in the MDX by 2010 or 2011.









New TL for reference:






FWIW, the new MDX has grown on me recently, even the Gillette Shaver grill.

 

Same. Little did we know it was going to be the lesser of all Acura's evils.

 

acura is really stupid lately
the new MDX and RDX are great SUVs
but this new grill is just too ugly for words

 

This is worse than that grille Subaru tried to pull on us. And at least they gave up on that. I think I could make alot of money producing aftermarket Acura grilles.

 

hmmmm the new grill might look better on a bigger more muscular MDX...but the existing grill itself is not bad

 

Some guys on the MDX forum have done some photoshops:




But in the photoshops the grille doesn't go up and over the hoodline, as it does on the TL, which makes it look even bigger

 

I like the grill on the MDX much better then what is on the new TSX, TL, and RL. I wish Acura just would have stuck with that grill design and modified a little for the sedans. The SPORTS4 concept grill looks very good too. The grill does look much better when you see it in person on the TSX and RL but both cars would looks better with the current MDX or SPORTS4 concept grill integrated for a sedan. I don't see why Acura needs to change the MDX grill to something else as it looks good like it is, hopefully it won't just be a carbon copy of the new TL grill. It will be interesting to see what styling direction they go and what improvements they will make on an already fantastic MDX, I do hope they chance the looks of the steering wheel as it is not very attractive and offer a lighter colored wood trim option.

 

the current grill looks better by a mile...On that TL my main issue is not so much with the grill as with that fog light area...it just looks WRONG. Flared fenders on skinny tires doesn't help much either

 

yeah i like the current MDX.. i hope they don't butcher it with that dirty grill.. what the hell's wrong with them..

 

man, i really hate that grill ... all kinds of 'no' run thru my head when i see it

 

May the beak be with you.

Actually those chops don't look THAT bad...

 

Looks like it's going to get worse before it gets better for Acura.

 

Yea the chops don't look that bad.. assuming the grill starts that low

 

People have spotted some of these at their R&D centers.....

 

there has to be an aftermarket solution to this grill. Former Acura owner here..This is not the Acura I used to know