Acura is adding a limited-edition appearance package called Urban Spec to three of its models for 2027, and it will cost roughly $1,500 above each model’s entry price. The ADX, MDX and Integra all get Urban Gray paint, gloss-black exterior pieces, black wheels and an Ebony interior. Official pricing has not been released.
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Nothing under the skin changes. The package is a styling exercise aimed at the three nameplates that account for most of the brand’s volume, and Acura has said only that dealers will begin receiving the cars in December.
Wheels, trim and the model-by-model differences
The full list comes from Acura’s announcement, and it varies in the details. The Integra gets black 18-inch A-Spec wheels along with a black decklid spoiler, door handles, antenna, badges and wheel lugs. The ADX rides on black 19-inch wheels and carries the same black door handles, spoiler, antenna, badges and lugs, with all-wheel drive available. The MDX is the most heavily dressed. It wears black 20-inch A-Spec Advance wheels and gets black bumper trim, wheel-well trim and door trim in addition to the handles, antenna, badges and lugs, and it can be ordered with SH-AWD.
Independent coverage records a few small differences in emphasis. Autoblog’s Karl Furlong notes that all three have larger wheels and tires than the models they are based on, and that the MDX also receives a glossy black strip along the lower part of its doors. Motor Illustrated lists the MDX wheels as Platinum Elite A-Spec rather than A-Spec Advance and says the ADX gets no extra black pieces, which differs from Acura’s own list, so the manufacturer’s version is used here.
The roughly $1,500 premium and what remains unannounced
Acura says Urban Spec costs about $1,500 more than each model’s entry MSRP, and that exact 2027 pricing will be announced closer to launch. TFL Car did the arithmetic on that statement and estimated roughly $36,000 for the Integra, $37,000 for the ADX and $55,000 for the MDX, destination included, while stressing that none of those figures is official. Autoblog’s own estimate puts a base ADX Urban Spec at about $36,500.
Production volume is the other blank. Acura calls the trim limited edition, and TFL notes the company has not said how many of each model it will build, so buyers have no way yet to judge how scarce the cars will be. Jessika Laudermilk, assistant vice president of Acura National Sales, described the trim as a way of giving customers standout design and added value across the lineup. The framing matters because the price gap is small beside the cost of the brand’s A-Spec trims, and because the premium buys paint and trim only.
Why three models, and their 2026 sales
The selection tracks sales. Autoblog’s figures for 2026 through the most recent reporting period show the MDX at 43,819 units, the ADX at 27,719 and the Integra at 22,196, with the RDX the nearest other model at 19,511 and no other Acura past 20,000. Those totals come from the Autoblog story rather than from Acura, which did not publish a sales table with the announcement.
The three cars cover three different shopper profiles. The Integra is a compact liftback with a 1.5-liter engine and CVT, the ADX is a small crossover on the same engine, and the MDX is a three-row SUV with a 3.5-liter V6, according to TFL. A single paint-and-trim recipe stretches across all of them.
Automotive Addicts describes the package as strictly appearance-focused, with no power or mechanical upgrades, and points out that the Integra’s 18-inch wheels and the MDX’s 20-inch wheels are borrowed from the A-Spec line. That sourcing is why the premium sits so far below the cost of moving up a full trim level: the parts are existing black wheels and trim pieces, applied in a single color scheme, with the Ebony interior as the matching touch inside.
Buyers comparing the three should expect the same equipment as the base cars underneath. The Integra and ADX keep a 1.5-liter engine with a CVT, and the MDX keeps its 3.5-liter V6, so the decision comes down to whether the darker color and larger wheels are worth the added money to the shopper in the showroom.
Debut at the Los Angeles show and arrival at dealers
Urban Spec models will make their public debut in the Acura booth at the LA Auto Show, which runs Nov. 19 through Nov. 29. Acura says the cars begin arriving at dealerships the following month, December 2026. Powertrains stay as they are on the base cars. The open questions are the final prices and the production caps, and Acura has set the show opening as the first point at which shoppers can see the cars in person before pricing arrives.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.
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