Acura is expanding its lineup. The 2026 Acura ADX, unveiled today, is a new, premium compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) designed to deliver an engaging driving experience and "welcome young buyers" into the folds of the Acura brand, the company said.

Acura today unveiled the highly anticipated Acura ADX, an all-new premium compact SUV that will welcome young buyers to the performance brand with an engaging driving experience, a feature-rich interior and top-class cabin and cargo space that supports their active lifestyles.

For years, Acura has been competing in the compact crossover space with the RDX against rivals like the BMW X3 and Audi Q5. However, both of the Germans offer an even smaller crossover to give buyers a lower cost of entry into the luxury brand and now Acura has followed suit.

I want Honda to drop an L15 turbo engine into its smallest SUV to create a sporty HR-V Si. Suffice it to say, waking up to news about the 2025 Acura ADX, which pretty much makes that happen with a great design to boot,