2014 Acura ILX Release Date and Review

The Acura ILX is an entry-level lightweight high-class automobile designed to attract Generation Y customers looking to move up to a top quality brand. Though based on the Honda Social, the ILX ranges itself from its plebeian origins with unique design, extra technical and convenience functions and a more coddling cottage.

2014 Acura ILX

The two 014 Acura 59 entry-level high-class automobile comes in four cut levels: 2.0, 2.0 with Premium program, 2.0 with Technological innovation program and a couple of.4 with Premium program. The 2014 59 Multiple comes in fall 2013. Return later for careful Multiple information.Standard instrumentation for the bottom two.0 and 2.4 contains 17-inch tires, a sunroof, complete energy accessories, keyless ignition/entry, a tilt-and-telescoping rim, animal skin furniture, affiliate degree eight-way energy driver chair, warmed front part chairs, active disturbance termination, dual-zone automated environment management, a 5-inch information video display, Wireless phone and sound property, SMS text functionality, and a seven-speaker program with a CD player, a USB/iPod sound interface, satellite stereo and legendary being stereo smart phone app incorporation.

Recent Changes

Ford the latest model year, Acura has added a number of previously-optional niceties to the conventional functions list - including set furniture, warmed front part chairs, noise-cancelling sound program technology and more.

2014 Acura ILX

Overview

The ILX's front part end is unmistakably an Acura design, though the questionable "beak" grill is more beautifully integrated than in some of the brand's other automobiles. The flanks feature a couple of eye-catching character lines: one runs relatively straight from the top part front lights to the returning of the the big sleep, while the other starts aft of the top part rim and sweeps up to create a "hip" above the returning rim were the two meet. Around returning, the taillights are similar to the units on the brand's cross-over automobiles.

Aside from Acura's familiar three-spoke leader, the ILX gets a unique cottage with a relatively simple middle collection, a centrally-mounted navigation/information display and irregular A/C ports covering the dash panel.

The ILX is offered with a couple of four-cylinder engines moreover to Acura's first hybrid program. The base motor is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder with 150 horse energy and 140 lb-ft of twisting. Combined specifically with a five-speed automated gear box, this powertrain combination is said to be excellent for an approximated 24 mpg in the town and 32 mpg on the road.

Those looking for a sportier lightweight high-class automobile can opt for a 2.4-liter inline-four that produces 201 horse energy and 170 lb-ft of twisting. Basically the same motor found in the bigger TSX (and the Social Si), the 2.4-liter motor comes installed to a six-speed stick shift (the only available gearbox) and profits approximated usage of 20/29 mpg.

Those seeking maximum gas mileage will want to examine out the ILX Multiple, which functions a 1.5-liter fuel motor (with stop-start technology) joined with a CVT transmitting and a 20 horse energy motor unit that attracts energy from a lithium-ion battery power. The installation, which is shared with the Honda Social Multiple, is excellent for a combined 111 horse energy and 127 lb-ft of twisting, while usage is approximated at 35 town, 38 road mpg.

2014 Acura ILX

Standard and Optionally available Features

All designs come conventional with set furniture, warmed front part chairs, a power-adjustable motorist's chair, a rearview camera, leather-wrapped leader with lighted manages, point and telescopic leader, energy glass moonroof, keyless accessibility and push-button begin, a 60/40 split fold-down returning chair with footwear pass-through and middle armrest, dual-zone automated heating and cooling, Wireless HandsFreeLink interface and a seven-speaker, 360-watt AM/FM/CD music with disturbance closing technology and USB and reliable information.

More functions can be had with the Premium Package, which is optional on the 2.0-liter-equipped ILX, conventional on the 2.4-liter and not available on the Multiple. Additional kit contains HID front lights and foglights.

The top-spec Technological innovation Package is available on 2.0-liter and Multiple designs, and contains all of the Premium Package's functions plus an ELS Encompass speakers and a routing program with speech identification, AcuraLink real-time visitors with visitors rerouting, AcuraLink real-time weather with mouth image charts and HomeLink.

Newly available as a dealer-installed option is a program that fully combines Apple's Siri va with the ILX. Using Apple's new Sight 100 % free mode, ILX motorists can accessibility Siri via their iPhone without taking their eyes off the road or hands off the rim. The Sight 100 % free function uses the car guiding wheel-mounted control buttons to accessibility Siri's speech instructions, which Honda says decreases disruptions behind the rim. Sight 100 % free also turns off the iPhone's display so motorists aren't influenced to look at their device.

Occupant Safety

All ILX designs come conventional with double front part, front part side and full-length part layer safety bags moreover to grip and balance management systems and electronic brakeforce submission.

Key competitors

As the entry-level offering from Acura, the ILX plays with the Buick Verano and the Rolls royce A3. Buyers can also consider cross-shopping it against Acura's own TSX, which is a size bigger yet only partially more expensive.