The weather is no match for the interior of the INFINITI QX50. You’ll have available climate-controlled front seats and an optional Tri-Zone Automatic Climate Control System to handle the temperature.

For Acura dwellers, the premium front sport seats offer similar heating and ventilation functions. The RDX climate control, however, is limited to dual-zone control.

Let’s break out the tape measure to see which SUV offers more interior space:

If you’re looking for more rear-row legroom, you’ll want the INFINITI QX50. It supplies 38.7 inches of rear legroom, while the Acura has 38 inches.

Having blind spot systems on board your SUV can increase your visibility and help prevent untimely incidents. Both vehicles offer them, so you can enjoy greater confidence behind the wheel.

The INFINITI QX50 helps with hidden areas out on the road with standard features that include:

The Acura does have two comparable systems, the Blind Spot Information System and the Rear Cross Traffic Monitor, but it only provides one system to help make you aware of blind spots.

To provide wraparound visibility, the INFINITI QX50 also comes with an available Around View® Monitor that keeps an eye out when you’re parking. The RDX does have an available Surround-View Camera System, but only the QX50 includes Moving Object Detection to keep you alert to obstacles around your vehicle.

These SUVs come with very similar engines under their respective hoods. The INFINITI QX50 provides a 2.0L VC-Turbo 4-cylinder engine, while the Acura supplies a 2.0L Turbo engine.

In the INFINITI QX50, a Continuously Variable Transmission gives you the flexibility to get the ride you want no matter what the conditions. The Acura only offers a 10-speed automatic transmission.

The fuel efficiency of both engines comes close, but by all accounts, the INFINITI beats its competitor. It achieves an EPA-estimated 23 city/29 highway MPG.* The Acura, on the other hand, earns an EPA-estimated 22 city/28 highway MPG.