2018 Acura RDX Earns Parents Magazine Spot on '10 Best Family Cars 2018' List

Jun 5, 2018 - TORRANCE, CA. The 2018 Acura RDX has been named as one of the ‘10 Best Family Cars 2018’ by the experts at Parents magazine and Edmunds.com. The parenting and car experts analyzed over 300 vehicles with an IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK rating or NCAP 5-star Overall Vehicle Score, looking at vehicle mechanics, family-friendly features and ease of car seat installation, before choosing the 10 cars it deemed most family friendly.

The all-new 2019 Acura RDX, at dealers now, ups the ante on driver enjoyment and performance while also improving on the space, comfort, safety, performance and technology that family-focused buyers will appreciate. This includes a more spacious cabin, class-leading second-row legroom and a larger cargo area with compartmented underfloor storage.

The new RDX targets the highest available safety ratings and features AcuraWatch® advanced safety and driver-assistive technology as standard equipment on all models, along with Acura's Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure and eight airbags, including new driver and front-passenger knee airbags. For more information about the 10 Best Family Cars of 2018 and full list of winners, please visit www.parents.com/BestCars and www.edmunds.com.

About Acura

Acura is a leading automotive luxury nameplate that delivers Precision Crafted Performance, representing the original values of the Acura brand – a commitment to evocative styling, high performance and innovative engineering, all built on a foundation of quality and reliability.

The Acura lineup features six distinctive models – the RLX premium, luxury sedan, the TLX performance luxury sedan, the ILX sport sedan, the 5-passenger RDX luxury crossover SUV, the seven-passenger Acura MDX, America's all-time best-selling three-row luxury SUV and the next-generation, electrified NSX supercar as a new and pinnacle expression of Acura Precision Crafted Performance.

Five of the six models in the Acura lineup are made exclusively in central Ohio using domestic and globally sourced parts, including the ILX and TLX luxury sports sedans (Marysville Auto Plant), the RDX and MDX luxury SUVs (East Liberty Auto Plant) and the Acura NSX supercar, which is built to order at the Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio.