The V6 Rav4 and Forester Turbo offer similar performance at a much reduced price. Sure, you miss a few of the techno gadgets, but for $7-8K savings, many wouldn't miss them.
However, Acura is Yuppie Heaven Brand right now with the MDX topping most soccer-Mom's lists of must-have grocery getter transport, so I imagine they'll be willing to overpay for the RDX in droves.
Acura bounced back by offering great value and I was wondering if they were straying from this strategy, but there is no shortage of $45K contenders, so they might be spot on...