just bought an MDX

[X5FX]

for my wife.... Very nice ride, but this vehicle is not in the same league as my X5.

I realize this has been discussed at length, but since I now have a 2007 X5 and 2007 MDX in the same garage I thought I would start a new thread and compare the two.

As discussed before, the technology on the MDX is very sweet. The voice commands work perfectly nearly 100% of the time as opposed to my X5 who only repeats back "I dont understand that command". The rearview camera is far superior, it has about twice the resolution as the X5, it works great in low light and has a significantly wider angle. The MDX does not have the overlay lines for parking assist which come in handy.

The X5 excels in build quality and refinement...it looks like a luxury car. The MDX lacks the class and small attention to detail that the BMW has. The dash on the MDX looks much cheaper, the overhead lights, controls, etc all look cheap compared to the X5. The sheer amount of buttons is overwhelming on the MDX, and honestly it really does not have any more functionality.

I really appreciate the iDrive even more now. I'll post more details once I spend more time in the MDX...but overall the X5 is well worth the cost difference IMO.

[trueX5er]

omg you really scared me there!! Don't do that again!!!

I won't discuss my opinions on the new MDX considering I pre-ordered and bought a 2001 MDX before driving it, and I hated how big it felt while driving it so six months later I traded it for the '03 X5.
Hope your wife enjoys.

[X5FX]

sorry for the scare!

oops...what was I thinking, looks like twins.

[ccjung]

X5FX -

Having previously owned an 05 TL. The only thing I missed about my Acura and what weighed the most was the lack of touchscreen on the X5.

Does the MDX have touchscreen navigation? or is it through the dial?

Thanks in advance.

Chris

[X5FX]

No touch screen, but the voice command works so well who cares.

push button on steering wheel...
...say "nearest chinese food"...

and it presents all the nearest locations. Try that on the X5.

[trueX5er]

A family member of mine has an '04 TL, the voice recognition is 100% worthless on it. The MDX probably has an improved system.
Are you going to take the front license plate bracket off?

[ccjung]

Thanks,

That helped reinforce my purchase decision.

Overall, Im pretty happy that I got my 4.8 E70 instead of the MDX. I still look at them adoringly and wonder "what if" when I see one.

Ps. My 05 TLs voice navi wouldnt let you enter addresses via the voice recognition, which I guess has been refined/improved for 07.

Chris

[X5FX]

TrueX5er- Yes, I'll go remove it now.

ccjung- The X5 is so much nicer...you made the right choice.

[xnsf]

meh...two nice cars!

CONGRATS!

[ccjung]

X5FX -

Aside from purely asthetic/quality/status reasons, the X5 was also initially chosen because it met some weight requirements (over 6000lb GVWR).

6000lb GVWR makes this vehicle qualify for the Section 179 tax deduction for small businesses, so I was able to write off 25k this year as I finance the vehicle over the long term.

According to all i've seen, the MDX comes in at 5948 lbs (52lb shy) and so did the X5 3.0 (until i read the manual stating that the GVWR with 3rd row on the X5 3.0 is over 6000lbs).

I havent looked back at all, and although I miss the high revving nature of the Acuras, I dont miss the lack of low end torque.

I think you and your wife are very lucky people, and probably worked very hard to get where you are.

Cheers.

Chris