Material of the hood
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Wiki says "The ILX's body in white uses 59% high strength steel ranging from 440-980 MPa yield strength grades, aluminum is used for the hood and front bumper beam"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura_ILX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura_ILX
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Wiki says "The ILX's body in white uses 59% high strength steel ranging from 440-980 MPa yield strength grades, aluminum is used for the hood and front bumper beam"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura_ILX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura_ILX
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On my 2016 ILX, there is no way it's aluminum. It's so heavy. On my RL, which does have aluminum hood, the hood is so light I can lift it with one finger. Aluminum is also more expensive than steel for body panels.
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