Acura's New Urban Spec Gives the Integra, ADX, and MDX an A-Spec Look for Less
The limited-edition trim adds Urban Gray paint, gloss-black trim, and bigger black wheels for about $1,500 over base, reaching dealers in December after an LA Auto Show debut.
Acura is giving three of its 2027 models a gray-and-black limited edition called Urban Spec, and the selling point is price. The company says each version will cost about $1,500 more than the entry-level Integra, ADX, or MDX it is based on.
The Urban Spec cars reach dealers in December, with exact pricing to follow closer to launch. Before that, all three will be shown at the 2026 LA Auto Show, open to the public Nov. 19–29, alongside the 2027 Integra Type S Heritage Edition and the NEXERA Vision concept.
What Urban Spec adds
The formula is the same on all three. Each gets Urban Gray paint, normally a premium color, plus an Ebony interior and gloss-black wheels, lug nuts, door handles, antenna, and badges. The Integra and ADX add a black decklid spoiler, while the MDX gets black bumper, wheel-well, and door trim instead.
Wheel size grows with the vehicle. The Integra rides on black 18-inch A-Spec wheels, the ADX on black 19s, and the MDX on black 20-inch wheels from its A-Spec Advance package. All-wheel drive remains available on the ADX, and SH-AWD on the MDX. The announcement lists no mechanical changes.
Why the price is the story
Acura hasn't released 2027 base prices yet. Using its 2026 figures before destination — $33,400 for the Integra, $35,000 for the ADX, and $51,800 for the MDX — Urban Spec would land around $34,900, $36,500, and $53,300.
That would undercut the A-Spec, the trim that has carried Acura's sportier look until now. A 2026 Integra A-Spec starts at $35,950, about $1,000 above that estimate, and the Urban Spec gets the same black 18-inch A-Spec wheels. On the MDX, the gap is much wider: the 2026 MDX A-Spec, sold only with SH-AWD, starts at $62,400.
Urban Spec is mostly about appearance, so buyers shouldn't expect A-Spec equipment. What it offers is much of the look for far less money. Jessika Laudermilk, Acura's assistant vice president of national sales, said the aim was cars that "look special without a significant step up in price."
What comes next
The launch comes as Acura reshapes its lineup. The brand has told dealers to expect three new SUVs by 2028, including an eight-seat flagship above the MDX, and parent company Honda has just committed $3 billion to a new Ohio plant. Acura says more updates to the 2027 MDX lineup will be announced closer to launch. It also says about 85% of the Acuras it sold in the U.S. in 2025 were built in America.
Acura hasn't said how many Urban Spec cars it will build, how long the trim will stay on sale, or whether the roughly $1,500 premium also applies to all-wheel-drive versions.
