I just got my Car and Driver, and they have a section on the 2003 models. They report the MDX gets 260hp while sticking with the 3.5l J35 VTEC V6. I forget what part of the engine was revised. I guess all that 3.8l V6 talk was just a rumor.

Has anyone noticed lately Honda seems to be updating their cars early. Vehicles with 5-year model runs are usually updated for the 4th year (to tide it over for yrs 4 & 5). The 96-00 Civic was, the 98-02 Accord was, the 99-03 TL was, the 99-03 Odyssey was. Now... the CL was updated for its 3rd year, the Civic is being updated for the 2003 year, and now the MDX. I don't know if it is getting any other changes (SportShift? Xenon? New grille, taillights?) although Voice NAVI should be offered (according to the Accord posts).