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"  Quick Review of the 2015 Acura MDX Best for: Families that want an SUV that&amp;#039;s both safe to drive and looks good. Will make you feel: Happy! The light and bright leather seats felt luxurious without being stuffy. They not only heat up in the winter but also have built in air conditioning (yes, the seats!) to keep your tush cool. This is one of those features that you don&amp;#039;t really need, but once you&amp;#039;ve experienced can&amp;#039;t imagine living without. Ease of parking: Beyond simple, especially thanks to the rear-parking camera. The screen pops up on the dashboard, essentially becoming eyes in the back of your head. Gas sipper or guzzler: It was pretty good on gas, especially considering the amount of traffic we sat in on the drive home. In total, we drove 622.3 miles and stopped for gas once. Who should be behind the wheel? Any mom I know! Dashboard intimidation factor: To be honest, it could have been easier. If you had a video of my husband and me trying to figure out the navigation system you would feel very sorry for us. Also, call me old-fashioned, but I missed the satisfaction of turning the ignition key (this car is keyless). Space for: Six can fit comfortably, seven if you squeeze. The trunk is roomy (if the third row is down) with secret compartments in the floor that provide even more storage. I&amp;#039;ve always loved my 2009 Acura MDX. Before this trip to Cape Cod with my husband and two boys (ages 3 and 2), I didn&amp;#039;t think there would be much of a difference between the vehicles. But it&amp;#039;s hard to go back now that I&amp;#039;ve had a taste of the latest upgrades like the USB/iPod integration (which allowed me to charge my phone without a separate lighter charger) or the multi-view rear camera. RELATED: The New Feature That Makes Driving with a Packed Car Safer The trip started off with a traffic-jammed five-hour ride, which should have taken two-and-a-half! We were stopping in Springfield, MA, on the way to the Cape for a sleepover at my in-laws. Whenever the car was allowed to move, I could feel how much smoother the ride was compared to our older model. Even the steering wheel had a softer touch. During this time we also tested the limits of its built-in entertainment system. Thank goodness for multiple movies! The next morning, we continued on to the Cape. This part of the trip was smooth, and when we arrived, we parked across the street from our rental home. It was a rainy day, which gave us the time to unpack, food-shop and unwind. On a whim, before heading to bed the first night, I moved the car closer to the house to avoid annoying our neighbors. Good thing I did. We woke up to a fallen tree hanging over the area where the car was parked. Yikes!  We didn&amp;#039;t do much driving on the Cape, but one afternoon turned dark and stormy. We walked back to the house to wait out the rain, which turned into golf-ball-size hail! It pounded the house and covered our yard. I was sure there would be a dent in the car, so I took the picture at the top to prove my innocence. But there wasn&amp;#039;t even a ding. This car was indestructible!  RELATED: A Reunion Weekend in a Honda CR-V Our trip home was another epic adventure\u2014it took over eight hours when it should have only taken five. This may sound strange, but the kids were wonderfully behaved and I really do believe it was because of this sweet car. I joked that I never wanted to give it back and prayed the company that loaned it to us would forget we had it. No such luck. We parted ways when I returned back to work and to reality! For now, I&amp;#039;m cruising in my 2009 and dreaming about the day I can upgrade. RELATED: A Weekend City Adventure in a Mid-Sized Toyota SUV Visiting Family in the 2015 GMC Yukon Country Weekend with Nissan Pathfinder "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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