Tested: 2022 Acura MDX Type S vs. 2022 Dodge Durango SRT 392

Specifications

2022 Acura MDX Type S SH-AWD

Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 7-passenger, 4-door wagon

PRICE

Base/As Tested: $67,895/$73,745

Options: Advance package (head-up display, surround-view camera, wood trim, 25-speaker ELS audio, heated steering wheel and rear seats, massaging front seats, hands-free liftgate), $5350; Tiger Eye Pearl paint, $500

ENGINE

turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection

Displacement: 183 in3, 2997 cm3

Power: 355 hp @ 5500 rpm

Torque: 354 lb-ft @ 1400 rpm

TRANSMISSION

10-speed automatic

CHASSIS

Suspension, F/R: control arms/multilink

Brakes, F/R: 14.3-in vented disc/13.0-in disc

Tires: Continental CrossContact RX ContiSeal

275/40R21 107H M+S

DIMENSIONS

Wheelbase: 113.8 in

Length: 198.4 in

Width: 78.7 in

Height: 67.1 in

Passenger Volume: 139 ft3

Cargo Volume: 18 ft3

Curb Weight: 4774 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS

60 mph: 5.4 sec

100 mph: 13.8 sec

1/4-Mile: 14.0 sec @ 101 mph
Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.3 sec.

Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 5.8 sec

Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 3.3 sec

Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 4.2 sec

Top Speed (gov ltd): 111 mph

Braking, 70–0 mph: 184 ft

Braking, 100–0 mph: 370 ft

Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 0.87 g

C/D FUEL ECONOMY

Observed: 18 mpg

75-mph Highway Driving: 23 mpg

75-mph Highway Range: 420 mi

EPA FUEL ECONOMY

Combined/City/Highway: 19/17/21 mpg

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2022 Dodge Durango SRT 392

Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 6-passenger, 4-door wagon

PRICE

Base/As Tested: $70,555/$85,930

Options: Premium Interior group (suede headliner, forged carbon-fiber interior accents, premium instrument cluster), $2495; Technology group (adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, lane departure warning), $2395; Black package (Gray Metallic badges, Satin Black tail lamp badge, Lights Out wheels, Eclipse Black exhaust tips), $1845; Demonic Red and Black leather seats, $1595; Brembo front brake rotors, $1295; MOPAR dual stripes, $1195; Trailer Tow group (trailer brake controller, hitch, aluminum compact spare tire, 7/4-pin wiring harness), $1195; 19-speaker harman/kardon sound system, $1085; summer tires, $595; Cargo Plus group (cargo compartment cover, black roof rails, integrated roof crossbars), $595; second row console, $595; Destroyer Gray paint, $395; Red seat belts, $95

ENGINE

pushrod 16-valve V-8, iron block and aluminum heads, port fuel injection

Displacement: 391 in3, 6410 cm3

Power: 475 hp @ 6000 rpm

Torque: 470 lb-ft @ 4300 rpm

TRANSMISSION

8-speed automatic

CHASSIS

Suspension, F/R: control arms/multilink

Brakes, F/R: 15.0-in vented disc/13.8-in vented disc

Tires: Pirelli P Zero Run Flat

295/45ZR-20 (110Y)

DIMENSIONS

Wheelbase: 119.8 in

Length: 200.8 in

Width: 76.4 in

Height: 72.1 in

Passenger Volume: 141 ft3

Cargo Volume: 17 ft3

Curb Weight: 5477 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS

60 mph: 4.3 sec

100 mph: 11.6 sec

1/4-Mile: 13.0 sec @ 105 mph

130 mph: 23.2 sec
Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.2 sec.

Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 5.3 sec

Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 2.7 sec

Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 3.2 sec

Top Speed (mfr’s claim): 160 mph

Braking, 70–0 mph: 174 ft

Braking, 100–0 mph: 331 ft

Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 0.88 g