So here is the word. Acura purchased multiple vehicles for their testing. This was done in their own private grounds where they push their vehicles to the limit. It has been confirmed that the tires were OEM All season on ALL the cars. Also contrary to popular belief the Audi's and Lexus did not have any thing disabled. They were functioning at full capacity and capabilities. They just couldnt cut it. If you think otherwise , then I guess ignorance is bliss when you cant afford one right?
@twigsbiz Winter tires would be no help in the case shown. One tire on no traction and the other on pure traction surface (pavement). The key here is powering the correct wheel which only Acura SH-Awd does. On the rear wheels only SH AWD it can send 100% power to a single wheel. BMW I believe can do this which happens to be missing.
The MDX is the ultimate grocery getter! I drive my G35x(AWD) in the summer and just steal moms MDX in the winter, Acura SHAWD is a true winner among AWD systems.
I think there's a catch, Audi engineers are not so stupid to leave the possibility of an SUV in the background. I think that the first two machines were on summer tires and the road was sprinkled with something.
There are so many flaws with this test. First, you can clearly see that the cars were not tested either at the same time of day or even the same day. There is a clear lighting difference for the Mdx test in brighter sunnier conditions. AWD systems & most automobile innovations come out of & are proven in racing. If Audi had no history, then perhaps you could fool people with this doctored up "comparison." Unlike the Acura/Honda fan boys, I don't feel the need to bash other brands just to make
@idrinorbarsaku Where is that video with one side ice other is clear? There are audi movies but none does what this does. Thinking that they turned of ESP for this video is nonsense
the audi is nothing but a vw with lipstick and in 2 years after all of the problems, it can be found on a tow truck. what is really funny is that i just saw an a6 on a show room and there was an athletic knee pad left under the hood by one of the audi mechanics. it must have really been crippled. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
of course porsche-audi-volkswagen have been using that imported turk labor force for years and the vw division president may even be a turk.
Wow, honda has a crazy awd if it can go up a 30 degree slope when the other luxury brands can't even make 20 degree.
I know there are some out there who are gonna say you can take an f150 and set it lock 4wd mode and away you go. The difference is these awd are hand free operation you don't need to mess around with anything, it's just there.
i work at an acura dealership and ALL there cars are superfast and awesome handling. have not gotten them ion the rain yet but will tommorrow. I love throwing it down into S and flooring it. BMW x5 has nothing on the MDX. simple sleek and fast
the audi and lexus didnt have traction control or esp on, thats why the wheels keep spinning. THIS IS A FALSE REPRESENTATION OF AWD SYSTEMS BECAUSE OF THAT. I love my MDX but I have taken offroad going to the cottege and I KNOW the awd in it is not as good as my brothers Q7's awd system.
I have an Acura MDX 2011 Tach/Adv. I saw this video, but I wish that the MDX would have used the same slope ramp as the other SUV's. The Lexus and Audi used the %20 slope ramp and the MDX used the %30 slope ramp.
The problem is that the %20 slope ramp has more ice in the right traction side of the ramp. They should have shown the MDX climbing the %20 ramp and then climbing on the %30 ramp. Otherwise, there is no proof that the MDX was able to climb the more frozen %20 ramp. Love my MDX..
that was a cool video. Watching the MDX go up that grade was cool! I actually cheered. and at first i wasnt a big fan of the ZDX but im liking acuras move with there look. Its different. which is was the car world needs. all new cars look the same but the zdx takes the ticket for different but still looking good unlike the pOntiac a..... EEk
youtube.com/watch?v=x7nGXpqb3FE LOL xDrive can't even stand some normal situation,all u just think that xDrive is that good because of that retard test vid wich is on here
Funny how you don't see the Audi pull up like the MDX. Because I am sure it would had made it up if the driver would have driven it like the MDX. ;-) NOTHING will get moving if you mash the gas pedal. LOL Why do you think the Audi was always slipping sideways!!!! Nice try!!!
Now before you come here claiming "Acura Fan Boy" I'm a BMW Fan boy, okay? Now it leads me to believe you might be an Audi fan boy or Lexus fan boy because you can't admit that the Acura was the better car in this hill test. There is no proof that Acura faked this video, nor anyone has proof from the video. It can be misleading, okay? Can't based anything off assumptions. Also, for anyone asking for a "non bias" review. All reviewers are bias, especially MotorTrend.
At 1:48 the left tire stopped spinning because Lexus' AWD system locked it up, idiot. You wanna explain how can one wheel spin and the other wheel not because of traction? You basically said, the wheel stopped moving completely because it got traction. And you can't assume at 2:02 he took his foot off the gas pedal, because you are not in the car with him. Maybe you are an Audi Fan boy? or Lexus? Maybe...
You're calling him a fanboy when you seem to be the same thing. It seems to me that Audi and Lexus fan boys has to make an excuse to see why the Acura did it and not the Audi or Lexus. Acura, as a company, wouldn't do fake marketing, actually no company will. If its really fake like 70~80% of you say it is, then that would be false advertisement, which no company will put the rep on the line for.
yeah i have a accura mdx,,,and it did exactly that in the winter,,,last year in all the philly snow...man,,,i had fun not shoving my way out,,,just get in and drive,,,oh,,,in a tight squeeze...someone in front of you and someone in back of you and you surrounded my just plowed snow...no problem,,,just get in and drive...
@tjohanson - automobile magazine did one a few months ago with an Acura ZDX - Audi Q5 - Subaru Outback... and guess what? They thought the Acura was the least capable.
@idrinorbarsaku It really is so hard to find an unbiased review of AWD system these days, unfortunately. They all love to show off and compare against those that can't compete. They leave the real competitors OUT of their videos or reviews. Most of us already see that's all they really do.
@heavenscape The only reason why the Audi Q7 is able to make it up that hill is because the left front wheel grabs grip from the left side of the pavement every time it slips over there. They stop in the middle of the hill with all three cars to simulate a red light on a slippery hill. Getting a running start just means potentially any car with enough momentum could make it up a slippery hill. That is not the purpose of this video.
Fucking Honda. IF you put AWD systems against eachother, don't leave Subaru out ffs, unless you don't want to look shameful. They put the lexus awd in there!! wtf..
@XxLawlcatxX the q7 and x5's are sooo much nicer. The craftsmanship of a acura is nothing special, feels like a honda with some extra bits... Audi's are significantly different than their vw counterpart, and bmw, well there their own so yea... German>Japanese all day!
as much as i like the mdx....the uphill demo was bias...they stopped all vehicles mid way up...but the mdx kept going non-stop...the audi could have made it
This video really shows how Acura can adjust it's awd laterally and vertically. And there is no way the Audi would have made it up that slope. It didn't send power to where it needed instead it made the car go to the side. Due to the right side wheels were on dry pavement.
@AAmatt777 Ahem, The Audi Q7's AWD unit is made by Torsen, which incidentally is a division of Toyoda Machine Works. And, we all know who owns Toyoda...
@karkraz I retract my comment. I see now, after the video went on further, that it was a 30% grade. I guess the caption was there so we knew that, since the sign says 20%. I would delete, but Youtube's new setup doesn't allow apparently.
The Audi Q7 was not cheating, everytime it moved off to the pavement it was sending power to the other side, which was forcing it over. The only reason it did not make it up the incline because the driver didn't want to, so it would make the Acura system seem better. And for all of you who say Acuras are great, they really suck balls. The RL has 300 HP but takes 7 seconds to get to 60.Thats pretty pathetic. The torque-vectoring isn't new anymore. Audi's/BMW have a similar and better system now
@TheEuroperules Wow way to be immature. You're probably some 11 year old trying to be cool, or some teenager with no life and no friends so he has to go an call people bitches in spanish on youtube, or some middle aged fat ass loser that is so ugly that he wouldn't even get any from his mom.
Come on, if Honda DIDN'T make Acura, and Acura was their own independant company, shit, Acura would be destroying Honda for their luxury and quality, only because that COMES from Honda itself. Sometimes, I hate Honda, but not all the time. Also, Audis are ugly. I can see how A series like example, A4, take the light design from the MDX, correct me if I'm wrong because I don't give a shit about Audi.
Torque vectoring of the honda made a huge difference in this kind of test and thats why it could climb its like more easy to drive you have more control.
@meanone111: Hi there. The 4MATIC system isn't a bad system, but it is fairly crude compared to most competitor systems. 4MATIC is usually a fixed torque split front to rear (most other systems are variable), and uses a common ESP set up to passively distribute power laterally (most new systems are now using torque vectoring).
sspope - you are correct - the S4 S5 and new A8 have torque vectoring as an option. However, that wouldn't help in this test because that is for cornering. That's why this test seems suspect. It looks like the Acura is the only one with traction control on. None of them have locking differentials on the front and rear - so that has to be the case the Acura has traction control on why it doesn't spin.
Quattro is just a trademarked marketing term Audi applies to all of its vehicles that have any sort of AWD.
The system described in the video is Audi's implementation of a torsen differentials in longitudinal mounted engined cars. In Audi vehicles like the A3 and TT, with transverse mounted engines, use a haldex system
I don't care about what they say on paper but two things seem "fishy" to me. Why did the driver put the brakes on the Audi Q7 when it was almost to the top and didn't look like it was losing any momentum? When the MDX was going up - why did they keep switching camera angles? It looked like it was slipping at the beginning and then the camera cuts and it's going up smoothly...?? Hmmm
Poppaschlong: I think you may be correct that ESP was not enabled, but I think that was the point of this exercise (to demonstrate the differences in how each AWD system apportions torque). As an automotive writer, I've studied these AWD systems extensively; Acura's SH-AWD system features a torque vectoring capability that Quattro & most other AWD systems do not. I think the Audi/Lexus could have made it up the hill with ESP, but it would have been difficult and less controlled than the MDX.
@Amidat: Hi Amidat. Torque vectoring helps in cornering AND in this test for exactly the same reason: the system can apportion power independently to the rear wheels. SH-AWD communicates with the traction control system on the MDX, and can easilly send power laterally when in detects slippage on one side of the vehicle. This is far more effective than braking a slipping wheel to send power to the other wheel with traction (braking the slipping wheel reduces forward momentum).
@autofanatic1 - the only problem with your theory is that torque vectoring of the Acura (and even Audi's own sport differential) only works when you are cornering. It is dependent on steering and yaw angles to move torque. That is not a straight line... Also they only work on the rear wheels to push torque to the outside. That is not useful in a straight line (it would have to be all four wheels). Differential locks would be much more effective in a straight line.
Truthfully, Audi's are very powerful & fast cars.. but they have some Tech issues & their maintenance are expensive. Acura's are a lot more reliable... & the Super Handling is just amazin'
Finally!!!!!! Proof that the SH-AWD is as good as its been boasted about! And remember, the MDX was on OEM rubber as well. Put some serious snow/ice tires on the SH-AWD vehicles and there would be no stopping them! I think my RDX, which I love, would do equally as well.
I was told by a friend not to long ago that has worked in the auto industry for many years that the Lexus AWD is basically a complete POS and the Audi is just an antiquated system. This video proves that hands down!!
Antiquated system? It's the fast reacting AWD system in the world. It's totally mechanical, no computer to workout where to send the power. You keyboard car experts need to read a damn book
LOL no you're a fanboy. You cannot see that the Audi and Lexus are spinning wildly. What does that mean to an observant human being you ask? Well, let me tell you then. ESP(TC) is not engaged, properly sending power right to left. The Audi for one has EDL. Electronic Differential Lock. Had ESP been enabled, it would have shut power to the left side. Like the Acura did.
@poppaschlong2000 You are 100% defending the Audi. You are obvious a fanboy. The Toyota AWD systems are terrible and you would know that if you had experience and read about how all these systems work.
I mention Audi more because I understand the system used in it better. I wouldnt want to speculate on the Lexus as I an unfamiliar with the system used. Nothing to do with fanboyism. And I have clearly only stated fact.
Please research Quattro and see what I am telling is 100% accurate. Wiki it for all I care. Im done. It's obvious you are going to believe what you want. And you honestly think that all three vehicles had ESP enabled.
@poppaschlong2000 But I will say that when our parking garage at work was fully covered in ice, and I always park on the top, I decided to give it a whirl (since we don't get snow here), and went up the steep ramp without any issues with ice it, then went on the top floor moving around to park.
@NIZMOZ44 I could tell it was slipping, but not bad. I then turned ESP off, and the car was doing 4 wheel drifts with nothing controlling it real well. It was fully controlled with that on. So yes it is possible, but on a ramp when two tires have no traction and two that do, might be different. As they said the 20% grade both the Audi and Lexus had no issues, but the 30% they did.
poppaschlong - you are correct - the EDL is a funtion of the ESP. It's not the same as a mechanically locking differential like the old quattros (those were too heavy) but it still gets the job done. That leads me to agree with you that the ESP/traction control was turned off on the Audi. The Acura you can tell had the traction control on. The torque vectoring is only for cornering.
@Amidat: Hi, I agree that the ESP systems weren't activated on the Audi and Lexus, BUT it was NOT activated on the MDX either. I believe the point of this exercise was to show the torque vectoring ability of SH-AWD. Torque vectoring is for cornering AND where one side is more slippery than the other. SH-AWD senses wheel slippage on one side and transfers torque to the wheel with traction. This is the advantage they are trying to show over an EDL or ESP based system.
@poppaschlong2000 Watch the brake lights carefully while observing the wheels dumbass. The Audi and Lexus did lock up the wheels while other wheels are still spinning. On the Audi at 2:02 the front locked and the rear still spinning and cause the car to turn to the left (pay attention to the tail lights, they're OFF which means the system reacted and not from braking). Same thing with the Lexus at 1:48. SHAWD use power distribution. Not lock up. Lockup will cause dangerous jumps and shake.
Gotta love the internet. The only place where you can throw about insults and get away with it. Just makes you look bad lad. Now. At 1:48, the left front tire on the Lexus came off the slippery surface catching traction. So naturally the tire stopped spinning, At 2:02, the drive obviously took his foot off the accelerator. Wouldn't you if your car was going off sideways. Faboys, hilarious!
you don't know cars. Audi's are a copy of VW, very poor down the road...real lemons...you can keep them. After you sit and drive an acura....you won't look at a audi again
how many audi drivers go and buy an acura after ownership?
how many acura drivers go and buy an audi, or something else after ownership.
I'll go out on a limb and say very few audi owners ever get in an acura after owning the audi......and not a 20 year old one....try the current breds.....best cars on the road for 2010.
You can clearly see that traction control was turned off on the Lexus and Audi. The Acura had traction control on, which was braking the left wheels. What a complete scam. Acura should be ashamed.
Folks, this is NOT A ACURA VIDEO. Many were invited to drive these cars, and you are seeing live videos of people doing it. SH-AWD is a better AWD system vs all the others. They did have the FX from Infiniti there that did not do well at all as it is RWD biased.
Traction control will not help in this instance. It will just cut the power off where you won't get much.
Thats where you're wrong. TC would have certainly helped. The video is obviously biased towards Acura. Tell me then, why was TC only enabled on the MDX then? You can clearly see the wheelspin being controled by TC. The Audi with it's fully mechanical Borg Warner system would have walked up that slope with ease had TC been engaged.
poppaschlong2000 - I agree with you. Any person who is not a fan of any of these vehicles but knows how traction control works can tell that the Audi and Lexus had it turned off and the Acura had it turned on. You can see it braking the wheels on the Acura in the shot from the rear.
The wheels on the Acura arent braking as you stated. It's the AWD system shuffling the power to the wheels with traction. The Q7 had nearly the same reaction.
it might be easy for some to shoot this video down as propaganda, but i would check out autoblog to see a 3rd party article recently written about this test course. it lends some level of credence to what is seen in the video.
So here is the word. Acura purchased multiple vehicles for their testing. This was done in their own private grounds where they push their vehicles to the limit. It has been confirmed that the tires were OEM All season on ALL the cars. Also contrary to popular belief the Audi's and Lexus did not have any thing disabled. They were functioning at full capacity and capabilities. They just couldnt cut it. If you think otherwise , then I guess ignorance is bliss when you cant afford one right?
chrisacurasamra51 1 day ago
acura hands down over any suv. the truth. I had a q7 and X5...mdx is best in reliability, quality..etc. so now i buy Acura only
ryansheen 4 days ago
What kind of fuck up music is this????????????
Sayakawill 2 weeks ago
At last: German / Japânish cars > usa cars
TimeTravelerPurifier 2 weeks ago
Something is not right! Audi should have no problems but I'm impress with the MDX! Nice.
SuperPurplehelmet 4 weeks ago
doesn't go!!!
eolovento 4 weeks ago
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@twigsbiz Winter tires would be no help in the case shown. One tire on no traction and the other on pure traction surface (pavement). The key here is powering the correct wheel which only Acura SH-Awd does. On the rear wheels only SH AWD it can send 100% power to a single wheel. BMW I believe can do this which happens to be missing.
pugelliott 1 month ago
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pugelliott 1 month ago
The MDX is the ultimate grocery getter! I drive my G35x(AWD) in the summer and just steal moms MDX in the winter, Acura SHAWD is a true winner among AWD systems.
r503av92h34 2 months ago
@idrinorbarsaku i would like to know where those vids are!! plz!!
ashystyle 3 months ago
I think there's a catch, Audi engineers are not so stupid to leave the possibility of an SUV in the background. I think that the first two machines were on summer tires and the road was sprinkled with something.
chichkanovn 4 months ago
@chichkanovn I'm guessing if it were the Audi winning, you wouldn't object.
PACKyourSHITfolks420 6 days ago
infiniti also japanese but Acura has a soul in Canada where all snow
fared70 4 months ago
2:52 I'm a boss
devavratoak 4 months ago
I wish my TL-S could do this....
paragonx11 5 months ago
audi was cheating :P lol GO ON AUDI. lol i love the q7 AND THE MDX
zainuintel 6 months ago
who would want to spend 40k to get a jap car? everything's great, just when you put that badge on there, it's always cheaper than german cars.
TheGangstalouie 6 months ago
Notice the Audi ONLY progressed through the hill when the Front-Left tire was off of the ice.
Also, anybody recognize 3:11 from an Acura commercial?
palmerballer297 6 months ago
The Audi can only get up the hill when the Front Left Wheel is off of the ice.
Anybody recognize the shot at 3:11 from an Acura commercial?
palmerballer297 6 months ago
ＡＷＤ凄いなｗ
exprotion777 7 months ago
Real world testing. Not on an Acura owned "test" track...
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afterrain71 7 months ago
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stevewuny 7 months ago
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stevewuny 7 months ago
There are so many flaws with this test. First, you can clearly see that the cars were not tested either at the same time of day or even the same day. There is a clear lighting difference for the Mdx test in brighter sunnier conditions. AWD systems & most automobile innovations come out of & are proven in racing. If Audi had no history, then perhaps you could fool people with this doctored up "comparison." Unlike the Acura/Honda fan boys, I don't feel the need to bash other brands just to make
afterrain71 7 months ago
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afterrain71 7 months ago
Why do people keep bringing up Subaru? Subaru isn't luxury lol
dylanohiostate1 8 months ago
Acura #1
jorgesatablackmetal 8 months ago
Huh, you never see Subarus in these comparisons.
Soob4ME 8 months ago
@idrinorbarsaku Where is that video with one side ice other is clear? There are audi movies but none does what this does. Thinking that they turned of ESP for this video is nonsense
syalcin123 8 months ago
Kind of odd that they didn't have a Subaru in that test. Oh wait, that's because it went up and they had to cut it out of the video :)
symawd 9 months ago 2
Just bought me one today, no more infiniti G35
urstruly83 10 months ago
damn the MDX showed them how its really done.
courtstone 10 months ago
SH-AWD RULES !
TheEuroperules 10 months ago
the audi is nothing but a vw with lipstick and in 2 years after all of the problems, it can be found on a tow truck. what is really funny is that i just saw an a6 on a show room and there was an athletic knee pad left under the hood by one of the audi mechanics. it must have really been crippled. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
of course porsche-audi-volkswagen have been using that imported turk labor force for years and the vw division president may even be a turk.
sayeretmatkal17021 10 months ago
Wow, honda has a crazy awd if it can go up a 30 degree slope when the other luxury brands can't even make 20 degree.
I know there are some out there who are gonna say you can take an f150 and set it lock 4wd mode and away you go. The difference is these awd are hand free operation you don't need to mess around with anything, it's just there.
dabambz 11 months ago 2
i work at an acura dealership and ALL there cars are superfast and awesome handling. have not gotten them ion the rain yet but will tommorrow. I love throwing it down into S and flooring it. BMW x5 has nothing on the MDX. simple sleek and fast
KyK5Ky 11 months ago
wierd ass front ends
shinyfuzzy 11 months ago
no bmw xdrive at all^^ i know why :P
SwisssblisS 11 months ago
GO ON HONDA
zainuintel 11 months ago
the audi and lexus didnt have traction control or esp on, thats why the wheels keep spinning. THIS IS A FALSE REPRESENTATION OF AWD SYSTEMS BECAUSE OF THAT. I love my MDX but I have taken offroad going to the cottege and I KNOW the awd in it is not as good as my brothers Q7's awd system.
andyass3 11 months ago 2
I got bubble guts.
reina418 1 year ago
Nice video but I wonder why the RDX wasn't tested on this video.
JC11RDX 1 year ago
bmw x6m pwned this shit out
rYOBI1338 1 year ago
I have an Acura MDX 2011 Tach/Adv. I saw this video, but I wish that the MDX would have used the same slope ramp as the other SUV's. The Lexus and Audi used the %20 slope ramp and the MDX used the %30 slope ramp.
The problem is that the %20 slope ramp has more ice in the right traction side of the ramp. They should have shown the MDX climbing the %20 ramp and then climbing on the %30 ramp. Otherwise, there is no proof that the MDX was able to climb the more frozen %20 ramp. Love my MDX..
accallegari 1 year ago
@accallegari: Actually, they were all on the same grade - the sign is posted to the right so it's confusing.
autofanatic1 1 year ago
Acura copied my idea. But myu idea is more successeful
antoli1000 1 year ago
Where is the Subaru?
flanker271 1 year ago
29 people have never drifted a MDX
djrollzz 1 year ago
got an MDX 2011 and gonna be driving it in this blizzard today here in new york.
chopper82p 1 year ago
that was a cool video. Watching the MDX go up that grade was cool! I actually cheered. and at first i wasnt a big fan of the ZDX but im liking acuras move with there look. Its different. which is was the car world needs. all new cars look the same but the zdx takes the ticket for different but still looking good unlike the pOntiac a..... EEk
Vtecstyleturbo 1 year ago
youtube.com/watch?v=x7nGXpqb3FE LOL xDrive can't even stand some normal situation,all u just think that xDrive is that good because of that retard test vid wich is on here
cultg 1 year ago
29 people have audi q7's a and want the acura mdx
Sornrasug 1 year ago
Funny how you don't see the Audi pull up like the MDX. Because I am sure it would had made it up if the driver would have driven it like the MDX. ;-) NOTHING will get moving if you mash the gas pedal. LOL Why do you think the Audi was always slipping sideways!!!! Nice try!!!
HuckThis1971 1 year ago 2
acura i is the best !!!!
genadkata 1 year ago
Bmw Xdrive is the best
thats why they didnt put a bmw in the 30% grade test cuz they knew it would embarrass them all
lol audi, acura and lexus's awd system suck
drazza94 1 year ago
@drazza94 you are exactly right.xdrive would kick that ass and they know it! xdrive is the best!
MrHarlemworld 1 year ago
@drazza94 Ever seen that old Audi Quattro commercial with the ski jump?
whattheheck1000 1 year ago
the lexus and audi would've been fucked if they were getting chased by zombies~
fhhs05 1 year ago
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TDI140 1 year ago
1:45 fail.
MrSuperdontknow 1 year ago
Give me the worst car with the right tyres, I will do it.
sonmar10 1 year ago 2
Now before you come here claiming "Acura Fan Boy" I'm a BMW Fan boy, okay? Now it leads me to believe you might be an Audi fan boy or Lexus fan boy because you can't admit that the Acura was the better car in this hill test. There is no proof that Acura faked this video, nor anyone has proof from the video. It can be misleading, okay? Can't based anything off assumptions. Also, for anyone asking for a "non bias" review. All reviewers are bias, especially MotorTrend.
NigguhJason 1 year ago
@poppaschlong2000
At 1:48 the left tire stopped spinning because Lexus' AWD system locked it up, idiot. You wanna explain how can one wheel spin and the other wheel not because of traction? You basically said, the wheel stopped moving completely because it got traction. And you can't assume at 2:02 he took his foot off the gas pedal, because you are not in the car with him. Maybe you are an Audi Fan boy? or Lexus? Maybe...
NigguhJason 1 year ago
@poppaschlong2000
You're calling him a fanboy when you seem to be the same thing. It seems to me that Audi and Lexus fan boys has to make an excuse to see why the Acura did it and not the Audi or Lexus. Acura, as a company, wouldn't do fake marketing, actually no company will. If its really fake like 70~80% of you say it is, then that would be false advertisement, which no company will put the rep on the line for.
NigguhJason 1 year ago
what's the music title? can someone tell me?
gkwas 1 year ago
someone somewhere .. with a clue needs to figure out how to do a video without terrible annoying music !
lastmiles 1 year ago
Man that car is so ugly it made me cry, what is that front grill all about.
Azureecosse 1 year ago
yeah i have a accura mdx,,,and it did exactly that in the winter,,,last year in all the philly snow...man,,,i had fun not shoving my way out,,,just get in and drive,,,oh,,,in a tight squeeze...someone in front of you and someone in back of you and you surrounded my just plowed snow...no problem,,,just get in and drive...
zimby215 1 year ago
MOTOR TREND if you're out there....PLEASE do a non-biased review of AWD systems.
tjohanson 1 year ago
@tjohanson - automobile magazine did one a few months ago with an Acura ZDX - Audi Q5 - Subaru Outback... and guess what? They thought the Acura was the least capable.
Amidat 8 months ago 2
theres no way that the audi q7 could not go up that hill..i bet one of the buttons were not pressed. "Biased review!"
rrange 1 year ago
@idrinorbarsaku It really is so hard to find an unbiased review of AWD system these days, unfortunately. They all love to show off and compare against those that can't compete. They leave the real competitors OUT of their videos or reviews. Most of us already see that's all they really do.
DensetsuNoMajo 1 year ago 2
a little dumb there i mean last i checked the suvs did come with a locking diff??? they are to be used
rapidotorpedo 1 year ago
to me seems Audi is able to make up that hill but the driver keeps applying the brake.
This kind of test should be done by some independent 3rd party, not by a car maker cuz they make biased tests.
heavenscape 1 year ago
@heavenscape The only reason why the Audi Q7 is able to make it up that hill is because the left front wheel grabs grip from the left side of the pavement every time it slips over there. They stop in the middle of the hill with all three cars to simulate a red light on a slippery hill. Getting a running start just means potentially any car with enough momentum could make it up a slippery hill. That is not the purpose of this video.
DensetsuNoMajo 1 year ago
@DensetsuNoMajo That is so true.
Latincitizen 1 year ago
@heavenscape
audi was chating!! from time to time he was using 3tires! ang goes up up...up....
and then he Was not on the top but...Start line xD cheater!!
SH AWD-awesome tech!
baczniewiak 1 year ago
Fucking Honda. IF you put AWD systems against eachother, don't leave Subaru out ffs, unless you don't want to look shameful. They put the lexus awd in there!! wtf..
Matty231 1 year ago 2
I bet a Subaru Forester would easily outperform all of them...
SuperWroclaw 1 year ago 2
@SuperWroclaw Damn straight!!!
Matty231 1 year ago
i got a 2007 acura mdx with everything in it, how similar is the sh-awd system in the 2007s to the 2010s?
IceWaterInc 1 year ago
i just bought one like this, 2010 that is super car ever, it's cost me $ 52.000.00 fully load
dallasez 1 year ago
now that' s super handling all wheel drive! good job acura
rickslick730 1 year ago
21 people were jealous they bought a shit car and not a great car like the MDX
XxLawlcatxX 1 year ago 33
@XxLawlcatxX the q7 and x5's are sooo much nicer. The craftsmanship of a acura is nothing special, feels like a honda with some extra bits... Audi's are significantly different than their vw counterpart, and bmw, well there their own so yea... German>Japanese all day!
suprakilzz26 7 months ago
as much as i like the mdx....the uphill demo was bias...they stopped all vehicles mid way up...but the mdx kept going non-stop...the audi could have made it
rsxzx6r 1 year ago
@rsxzx6r the audi was also going with both tires on the ground instead of the ice
technique89 1 year ago
@rsxzx6r I see how you think that but the mdx was stopped at the beginning and had to start on ice too. soo...
superomegaawesomenes 1 year ago
that's bullshit
queensgod 1 year ago
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vitusok25 1 year ago
why there is no bmws xDrive..well I know... it will wins!
MySmegma 1 year ago
the audi only went up so far because it kept gripping the ground.. rather than the ice..
t0nyc0lin 1 year ago
So we all agree that Acura MDX won.
vietmarinejustin 1 year ago
acura wins
letbrian 1 year ago
my sisters cavalier could do that! and i didn't see BMW or infiniti there. the desciption lies. or they made it up the hill :)
itsTiLER 1 year ago
What is the name of the music theme??
XakepMultiful 1 year ago
@4:06 yum yum. i want ice cream. :)))
PuchinayYan 1 year ago
lol open diffs suck ass
pyromonster99 1 year ago
This video really shows how Acura can adjust it's awd laterally and vertically. And there is no way the Audi would have made it up that slope. It didn't send power to where it needed instead it made the car go to the side. Due to the right side wheels were on dry pavement.
18switchfoot 1 year ago
@18switchfoot BTW this was not Audi's quattro system, the AWD system on the Q7 is made by BorgWarner
AAmatt777 1 year ago
@AAmatt777 Ahem, The Audi Q7's AWD unit is made by Torsen, which incidentally is a division of Toyoda Machine Works. And, we all know who owns Toyoda...
klangbunruang 1 year ago
@1:58 your caption is clearly wrong. The grade is marked 20%, your caption says 30%.
karkraz 1 year ago
@karkraz I retract my comment. I see now, after the video went on further, that it was a 30% grade. I guess the caption was there so we knew that, since the sign says 20%. I would delete, but Youtube's new setup doesn't allow apparently.
karkraz 1 year ago
The Audi Q7 was not cheating, everytime it moved off to the pavement it was sending power to the other side, which was forcing it over. The only reason it did not make it up the incline because the driver didn't want to, so it would make the Acura system seem better. And for all of you who say Acuras are great, they really suck balls. The RL has 300 HP but takes 7 seconds to get to 60.Thats pretty pathetic. The torque-vectoring isn't new anymore. Audi's/BMW have a similar and better system now
AAmatt777 1 year ago
@AAmatt777 Audi fail thats all audi fan also dickhead and blinded.
TheEuroperules 1 year ago
@TheEuroperules. Your english is flawless, and Acuras suck get over it
AAmatt777 1 year ago
@AAmatt777 yes and my ass is flawless too .PUTO.
TheEuroperules 1 year ago
@TheEuroperules Wow way to be immature. You're probably some 11 year old trying to be cool, or some teenager with no life and no friends so he has to go an call people bitches in spanish on youtube, or some middle aged fat ass loser that is so ugly that he wouldn't even get any from his mom.
AAmatt777 1 year ago
あっちの水ってそんなだったっけか
TheEuroperules 1 year ago
If that MDX had something to say, I bet words like;
"HA! Bitches!"
"Pwned"
"SH-AWD > You"
anything that involves MDX kicking other's asses.
Acura is something you want to be dealing with, not Honda. (screw Honda even if its a branch)
SpammyProductions 1 year ago
@SpammyProductions YES honda kick acura ass
TheEuroperules 1 year ago
Come on, if Honda DIDN'T make Acura, and Acura was their own independant company, shit, Acura would be destroying Honda for their luxury and quality, only because that COMES from Honda itself. Sometimes, I hate Honda, but not all the time. Also, Audis are ugly. I can see how A series like example, A4, take the light design from the MDX, correct me if I'm wrong because I don't give a shit about Audi.
SpammyProductions 1 year ago
Torque vectoring of the honda made a huge difference in this kind of test and thats why it could climb its like more easy to drive you have more control.
TheEuroperules 1 year ago
hello
TheEuroperules 1 year ago
HEY MEL, LEXUS SUCKS!!!!!!!
stevenandrewmakerewi 1 year ago
the audi was cheating on the 20% grade thingy. he kept easy the front tire over to the concrete.
Rcf121090 1 year ago
Acura FTW
teddyd2009 1 year ago
Great video, I love my MDX and already know how great sh-awd is but its nice seeing it out perform the competitors.
ldawson103 1 year ago
When I bought our mdx in 07 it's an 08 when we got stuck we were told to push the VSA button next to the steering wheele on the left to get un stuck
fightingmexican707 1 year ago
the mdx can climb beacuse sh awd.
I wish the new crv comes with this awd system
imveryreglam 1 year ago
this proves it can be done. period.
CaliCal68 1 year ago
they should have tested Mercedes 4Matic system along with these guys too. It would be interesting to see how that system fairs against the industry.
meanone111 1 year ago
@meanone111: Hi there. The 4MATIC system isn't a bad system, but it is fairly crude compared to most competitor systems. 4MATIC is usually a fixed torque split front to rear (most other systems are variable), and uses a common ESP set up to passively distribute power laterally (most new systems are now using torque vectoring).
autofanatic1 1 year ago
LOL flexor. hm i thought it was ok
btw im getting a mdx soon, im so excited :DD
ck206 1 year ago
Audi also has torque vectoring technology, BUT NOT IN THE Q7!!!!
sspope 1 year ago 2
sspope - you are correct - the S4 S5 and new A8 have torque vectoring as an option. However, that wouldn't help in this test because that is for cornering. That's why this test seems suspect. It looks like the Acura is the only one with traction control on. None of them have locking differentials on the front and rear - so that has to be the case the Acura has traction control on why it doesn't spin.
Amidat 1 year ago
Quattro is just a trademarked marketing term Audi applies to all of its vehicles that have any sort of AWD.
The system described in the video is Audi's implementation of a torsen differentials in longitudinal mounted engined cars. In Audi vehicles like the A3 and TT, with transverse mounted engines, use a haldex system
blkguynlex 1 year ago
I don't care about what they say on paper but two things seem "fishy" to me. Why did the driver put the brakes on the Audi Q7 when it was almost to the top and didn't look like it was losing any momentum? When the MDX was going up - why did they keep switching camera angles? It looked like it was slipping at the beginning and then the camera cuts and it's going up smoothly...?? Hmmm
Amidat 1 year ago
Poppaschlong: I think you may be correct that ESP was not enabled, but I think that was the point of this exercise (to demonstrate the differences in how each AWD system apportions torque). As an automotive writer, I've studied these AWD systems extensively; Acura's SH-AWD system features a torque vectoring capability that Quattro & most other AWD systems do not. I think the Audi/Lexus could have made it up the hill with ESP, but it would have been difficult and less controlled than the MDX.
autofanatic1 1 year ago
autofanatic1 - the torque vectoring helps in cornering....but how exactly would it help in this test?? something is amiss.
Amidat 1 year ago
@Amidat: Hi Amidat. Torque vectoring helps in cornering AND in this test for exactly the same reason: the system can apportion power independently to the rear wheels. SH-AWD communicates with the traction control system on the MDX, and can easilly send power laterally when in detects slippage on one side of the vehicle. This is far more effective than braking a slipping wheel to send power to the other wheel with traction (braking the slipping wheel reduces forward momentum).
autofanatic1 1 year ago
@autofanatic1 - the only problem with your theory is that torque vectoring of the Acura (and even Audi's own sport differential) only works when you are cornering. It is dependent on steering and yaw angles to move torque. That is not a straight line... Also they only work on the rear wheels to push torque to the outside. That is not useful in a straight line (it would have to be all four wheels). Differential locks would be much more effective in a straight line.
Amidat 1 year ago
God that music made my head almost explode.
flexor212000 1 year ago 18
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Can you trust this? Quattro is one of the best 4wd system. fake
tbiro 1 year ago
Truthfully, Audi's are very powerful & fast cars.. but they have some Tech issues & their maintenance are expensive. Acura's are a lot more reliable... & the Super Handling is just amazin'
enyaw8888 1 year ago
Finally!!!!!! Proof that the SH-AWD is as good as its been boasted about! And remember, the MDX was on OEM rubber as well. Put some serious snow/ice tires on the SH-AWD vehicles and there would be no stopping them! I think my RDX, which I love, would do equally as well.
I was told by a friend not to long ago that has worked in the auto industry for many years that the Lexus AWD is basically a complete POS and the Audi is just an antiquated system. This video proves that hands down!!
IL2WYT 1 year ago
Antiquated system? It's the fast reacting AWD system in the world. It's totally mechanical, no computer to workout where to send the power. You keyboard car experts need to read a damn book
poppaschlong2000 1 year ago 3
@poppaschlong2000
Maybe you need to do some research on it noob. It is obvious you have no clue what you are talking about instead of mouthing off.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
@NIZMOZ44
Proove me wrong please.
poppaschlong2000 1 year ago
@poppaschlong2000 Tried, but these comments won't let me post links. You are the blind one as it seems everyone else knows the truth in here.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
LOL no you're a fanboy. You cannot see that the Audi and Lexus are spinning wildly. What does that mean to an observant human being you ask? Well, let me tell you then. ESP(TC) is not engaged, properly sending power right to left. The Audi for one has EDL. Electronic Differential Lock. Had ESP been enabled, it would have shut power to the left side. Like the Acura did.
poppaschlong2000 1 year ago 4
@poppaschlong2000 Sure....whatever you say FANBOY.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
Im a fanboy? I am also defending the Lexus. If it were the other way around, I would be saying the same thing. Watch the vid again.
poppaschlong2000 1 year ago
@poppaschlong2000 You are 100% defending the Audi. You are obvious a fanboy. The Toyota AWD systems are terrible and you would know that if you had experience and read about how all these systems work.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
@NIZMOZ44
I mention Audi more because I understand the system used in it better. I wouldnt want to speculate on the Lexus as I an unfamiliar with the system used. Nothing to do with fanboyism. And I have clearly only stated fact.
poppaschlong2000 1 year ago
@poppaschlong2000 Sure you did.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
Please research Quattro and see what I am telling is 100% accurate. Wiki it for all I care. Im done. It's obvious you are going to believe what you want. And you honestly think that all three vehicles had ESP enabled.
poppaschlong2000 1 year ago
@poppaschlong2000 Like I said. I owned a Audi 1.8t Quattro and know how it works.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
@poppaschlong2000 But I will say that when our parking garage at work was fully covered in ice, and I always park on the top, I decided to give it a whirl (since we don't get snow here), and went up the steep ramp without any issues with ice it, then went on the top floor moving around to park.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
@NIZMOZ44 I could tell it was slipping, but not bad. I then turned ESP off, and the car was doing 4 wheel drifts with nothing controlling it real well. It was fully controlled with that on. So yes it is possible, but on a ramp when two tires have no traction and two that do, might be different. As they said the 20% grade both the Audi and Lexus had no issues, but the 30% they did.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
poppaschlong - you are correct - the EDL is a funtion of the ESP. It's not the same as a mechanically locking differential like the old quattros (those were too heavy) but it still gets the job done. That leads me to agree with you that the ESP/traction control was turned off on the Audi. The Acura you can tell had the traction control on. The torque vectoring is only for cornering.
Amidat 1 year ago
@Amidat: Hi, I agree that the ESP systems weren't activated on the Audi and Lexus, BUT it was NOT activated on the MDX either. I believe the point of this exercise was to show the torque vectoring ability of SH-AWD. Torque vectoring is for cornering AND where one side is more slippery than the other. SH-AWD senses wheel slippage on one side and transfers torque to the wheel with traction. This is the advantage they are trying to show over an EDL or ESP based system.
autofanatic1 1 year ago
@poppaschlong2000 Watch the brake lights carefully while observing the wheels dumbass. The Audi and Lexus did lock up the wheels while other wheels are still spinning. On the Audi at 2:02 the front locked and the rear still spinning and cause the car to turn to the left (pay attention to the tail lights, they're OFF which means the system reacted and not from braking). Same thing with the Lexus at 1:48. SHAWD use power distribution. Not lock up. Lockup will cause dangerous jumps and shake.
NSX00000 1 year ago
@NSX00000
Gotta love the internet. The only place where you can throw about insults and get away with it. Just makes you look bad lad. Now. At 1:48, the left front tire on the Lexus came off the slippery surface catching traction. So naturally the tire stopped spinning, At 2:02, the drive obviously took his foot off the accelerator. Wouldn't you if your car was going off sideways. Faboys, hilarious!
poppaschlong2000 1 year ago
@poppaschlong2000 Well done Professor Dumbdumb, your intelligent reasoning just made your dick a foot longer. Congrats. Now go suck on it.
NSX00000 1 year ago
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TDI140 1 year ago
you don't know cars. Audi's are a copy of VW, very poor down the road...real lemons...you can keep them. After you sit and drive an acura....you won't look at a audi again
ryansheen 1 year ago
My god you're an idiot. Do you have any knowledge of any of these vehicles?
poppaschlong2000 1 year ago
how many audi drivers go and buy an acura after ownership?
how many acura drivers go and buy an audi, or something else after ownership.
I'll go out on a limb and say very few audi owners ever get in an acura after owning the audi......and not a 20 year old one....try the current breds.....best cars on the road for 2010.
S4Louie 1 year ago 3
@S4Louie LOL! Many do. I read the forums. Audi's are not that reliable. And they are far from the best cars on the road.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
... I'm impressed!
cjs03able 1 year ago 7
You can clearly see that traction control was turned off on the Lexus and Audi. The Acura had traction control on, which was braking the left wheels. What a complete scam. Acura should be ashamed.
R1RS1 1 year ago
Folks, this is NOT A ACURA VIDEO. Many were invited to drive these cars, and you are seeing live videos of people doing it. SH-AWD is a better AWD system vs all the others. They did have the FX from Infiniti there that did not do well at all as it is RWD biased.
Traction control will not help in this instance. It will just cut the power off where you won't get much.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
Thats where you're wrong. TC would have certainly helped. The video is obviously biased towards Acura. Tell me then, why was TC only enabled on the MDX then? You can clearly see the wheelspin being controled by TC. The Audi with it's fully mechanical Borg Warner system would have walked up that slope with ease had TC been engaged.
poppaschlong2000 1 year ago 3
@poppaschlong2000
How is it biased toward Acura when Acura did not make the video? It was a user who went to the event.
NIZMOZ44 1 year ago
@NIZMOZ44
Acura or tech demo for acura. You are blind if you cannot see it's biased. Or blinded by fanboyism
poppaschlong2000 1 year ago
poppaschlong2000 - I agree with you. Any person who is not a fan of any of these vehicles but knows how traction control works can tell that the Audi and Lexus had it turned off and the Acura had it turned on. You can see it braking the wheels on the Acura in the shot from the rear.
Amidat 1 year ago
The wheels on the Acura arent braking as you stated. It's the AWD system shuffling the power to the wheels with traction. The Q7 had nearly the same reaction.
blkguynlex 1 year ago
it might be easy for some to shoot this video down as propaganda, but i would check out autoblog to see a 3rd party article recently written about this test course. it lends some level of credence to what is seen in the video.
aqmatix 1 year ago
Where is Infiniti's ATTESA ET-S and BMW's X-Drive in this video?
My guess is that they did well, and Acura is too embarrassed to show them.
These tests are always scams. They need to be done by an independent source.
R1RS1 1 year ago
This video wasn't made by Acura
MeInTheNewWorld 1 year ago
Too bad Audi! xP
glassbord 1 year ago
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El Oh El....seriously.......
" All of the crossovers had original equipment all-season tires, TL SH-AWD that were tested were equipped with MIchelin Alpin snow tires."
WANKING of a test, seriously, what a FVCKING DISGRACE....
dutchdaddy2000 1 year ago
this text is biased. you can clearly see that the audi and lexus did not have the proper tires on
skbuoy 1 year ago
@skbuoy
Yeah... those "ice tires" the Acura has are a definately helping...
WTF are you smoking?
noanswer1975 1 year ago 2
@skbuoy all the cars had their OEM All-season tires on.
enekaken 1 year ago
Acura blows Audi away. SH-AWD rules the roost!
cbotten106 1 year ago 6