The one thing that the MDX – and other Acuras – share with Hondas is ergonomics. Please, please, please, Acura, in your quest to be different from your corporate parent, never change this. The MDX is almost ergonomically perfect with the headlight, window and all other switches exactly where they should be. The controls themselves feel a little nicer than their Honda equivalents – we didn’t think that was possible – and the only ergonomic shortcoming is the buttontastic center stack. The shifter feels solid in the hand, and invites clicking up and down in manual mode.