It's a crossover, primary drive is Front, and they don't tow much. But if what your looking for is a a comfy ride up off the ground and plenty of room for the wife and kids, it's the ticket. The first couple of years had transmission problems, along with the MDX, Accord, TL, CL, and Oddessy V6 models. New transmission designs in 2004 rectified the issue and Honda/Acura is still standing behind the bad transmissions in the older units for 7yrs/100K.
That being said its a Honda, change the oil, change transmission fluid every 15K and it will last till your sick of looking at it, and then some.
I"d have bought one if I were in the market for a light duty SUV, but I need to tow more than I trust a honda tranny to tow.
FWIW, I worked as a Honda/ Acura tech for 15 years and love the products.