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Acura Sets $33,610 Base Price For New RDX ute

July 14, 2006 on 3:57 am | In Car News |

LOS ANGELES - Acura’s RDX SUV goes on sale Aug. 10 with a base sticker price of $33,610, including the $615 shipping charge.

The small five-passenger SUV is powered by a turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine rated at 240 hp. It is Acura’s first turbocharged vehicle in this country.

When the RDX is equipped with the optional Technology Package trim, the sticker price rises to $37,110, including shipping. The package includes a 410-watt audio system, navigation system with voice recognition and rearview camera, wireless telephone capability and a real-time traffic data system.

Acura expects to sell about 13,000 RDXs in 2006 and 40,000 in a full year. The company expects the Technology Package trim will be on about 40 percent of the vehicles.