2016 ILX unveiled! with Jewel Eyes and A-Spec trim!
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2016 ILX unveiled! with Jewel Eyes and A-Spec trim!
Acura finally gets it right!
http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/los_angeles/2014/1411-2016-acura-ilx-refreshed-at-los-angeles-auto-show/?adbid=535488507402145792&adbpl=tw&adbpr=14332852& sm_id=social_aumoautomobilemaghub_AutomobileMag_20 141120_35952047
http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/los_angeles/2014/1411-2016-acura-ilx-refreshed-at-los-angeles-auto-show/?adbid=535488507402145792&adbpl=tw&adbpr=14332852& sm_id=social_aumoautomobilemaghub_AutomobileMag_20 141120_35952047
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To begin with, every trim level of the 2016 ILX now carries as standard equipment the direct-injected 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that was formerly available in the previous ILX only with the six-speed manual transmission. This engine is rated at 201 hp @ 6,800 rpm and 180 lb-ft of torque at 3,600 rpm, which gives this lightweight car the performance of the first-generation Acura TSX of 2004-2008, a Euro-style sedan that Acura diehards still remember with fierce enthusiasm"
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A Type-S trim with adaptive ride control, 6MT and PAWS would have been nice...
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I think I might be swapping out my sti for this...much much more compelling package than the original ILX I bought. More tech, more power (I had the 2.4), better sound deadening...just more luxury. Bravo, Acura!
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Yesss.
I really hope that center touch screen will swap out easily with the electronics.
I'm not sure if it will or not but the fit looks direct.
Grill fitment is different. Much wider so that grill wont be changeable unless you swap the entire bumper... assuming the bumper will swap which is looks like it may.
Headlights, I am really not sure yet. With the changes to the grill width I dont know if they altered the light shape as well... hmmm
I like my front end more... I like my read end more. I just need both sets of lights and I would be so damn happy.
I really hope that center touch screen will swap out easily with the electronics.
I'm not sure if it will or not but the fit looks direct.
Grill fitment is different. Much wider so that grill wont be changeable unless you swap the entire bumper... assuming the bumper will swap which is looks like it may.
Headlights, I am really not sure yet. With the changes to the grill width I dont know if they altered the light shape as well... hmmm
I like my front end more... I like my read end more. I just need both sets of lights and I would be so damn happy.
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Yesss.
I really hope that center touch screen will swap out easily with the electronics.
I'm not sure if it will or not but the fit looks direct.
Grill fitment is different. Much wider so that grill wont be changeable unless you swap the entire bumper... assuming the bumper will swap which is looks like it may.
Headlights, I am really not sure yet. With the changes to the grill width I dont know if they altered the light shape as well... hmmm
I like my front end more... I like my read end more. I just need both sets of lights and I would be so damn happy.
I really hope that center touch screen will swap out easily with the electronics.
I'm not sure if it will or not but the fit looks direct.
Grill fitment is different. Much wider so that grill wont be changeable unless you swap the entire bumper... assuming the bumper will swap which is looks like it may.
Headlights, I am really not sure yet. With the changes to the grill width I dont know if they altered the light shape as well... hmmm
I like my front end more... I like my read end more. I just need both sets of lights and I would be so damn happy.
now that I think about it...Most auto manu.'s change the rear harness connections for their radios/navs.
you'll most likely need to splice if you wanted that screen/radio.
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Acura_Dude (11-21-2014)
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Not bad. First glimpse it reminds me of the Mazdaspeed 6 a bit.
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How possible do you think it is to find someone that could do that if I was able to purchase the screen?
As well would the electronics behind the lights be any different or just a matter of what bulb socket is used?
I wish I wasn't so ignorant when it comes to electronics. I feel much more at ease turning a wrench. I need to take an electronics course at the local college some time.
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I LOVE the grill! No tail pipes bothers me, but I guess that's the new Acura look
Interior looks good with the dual screen setup.
TLX drivetrain very smart move
Being physically smaller should not compete much with TLX
In 3 years when my baby girl graduates college a lightly used ILX will be her grad present
Interior looks good with the dual screen setup.
TLX drivetrain very smart move
Being physically smaller should not compete much with TLX
In 3 years when my baby girl graduates college a lightly used ILX will be her grad present
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Electronics is something I do not do.
How possible do you think it is to find someone that could do that if I was able to purchase the screen?
As well would the electronics behind the lights be any different or just a matter of what bulb socket is used?
I wish I wasn't so ignorant when it comes to electronics. I feel much more at ease turning a wrench. I need to take an electronics course at the local college some time.
How possible do you think it is to find someone that could do that if I was able to purchase the screen?
As well would the electronics behind the lights be any different or just a matter of what bulb socket is used?
I wish I wasn't so ignorant when it comes to electronics. I feel much more at ease turning a wrench. I need to take an electronics course at the local college some time.
Current ILX vs. 2016 ILX, not swappable. Will always be different electronics, architecture behind the, programming, etc. This is pretty true for almost any modern vehicle, even model year to model year can be different. Case in point how a 2014 MDX and 2015 MDX look and operate identically, yet the software update for the interior touch screen and nav interfaces only works for 2015's...
Don't bother trying, it won't work
Nice changes to a great small car, regardless.
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Never going to be possible, don't waste time trying. Just because a lot of the dash and trim seem similar, all of the electronics behind it are very different, and in modern vehicles such as the ILX none of those items will work unless part of the new wiring harness, Body Control Module, and specific programming.
Current ILX vs. 2016 ILX, not swappable. Will always be different electronics, architecture behind the, programming, etc. This is pretty true for almost any modern vehicle, even model year to model year can be different. Case in point how a 2014 MDX and 2015 MDX look and operate identically, yet the software update for the interior touch screen and nav interfaces only works for 2015's...
Don't bother trying, it won't work
Nice changes to a great small car, regardless.
Current ILX vs. 2016 ILX, not swappable. Will always be different electronics, architecture behind the, programming, etc. This is pretty true for almost any modern vehicle, even model year to model year can be different. Case in point how a 2014 MDX and 2015 MDX look and operate identically, yet the software update for the interior touch screen and nav interfaces only works for 2015's...
Don't bother trying, it won't work
Nice changes to a great small car, regardless.
What about the electronics behind the headlights? Would that be a matter of just hoping the sockets are the same size to twist into the new housing or would that be completely different and not fit?
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I figure if the headlight is 9005 on the first gen and 9005 on the second then the socket should fit right into the housing...? Im wondering about that LED strip though as mine doesnt have that. Hmmmm.
I can deal with no touch screen but Id really like to make the headlights work.
I can deal with no touch screen but Id really like to make the headlights work.
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Any word if it has a limited slip diff like the Si? I think this may be more appealing to the 3G owners than the TLX, at least size-wise.
PS. So thats what happens when you put a TLX in the dryer hmmmmm
PS. So thats what happens when you put a TLX in the dryer hmmmmm
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Which I think is the case. In a recent IG picture of the blue ILX is has a real Jay-Z style facelip... I mean lift. So I think they left the shape of the headlight alone and tucked the grill back a little and pushed the bottom out like a lip ready to catch some barbed wire.
RIP Bubba.
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The new ILX A-SPEC package features a sporty side sill garnish, trunk spoiler, front fog lights and new 18-inch, 10-spoke machined alloy wheels with gloss black insets.
So this leads me to believe the TECH wont have fog lights? That makes no sense and would suck. I feel my tech is more in line with the new aspec minus the spoiler I dont care for.
I honestly think the aspec is a fail without is having a better suspension at least.
Rest of the car as a whole is a win. Different enough to tell the cars apart, some stuff I like, some I really don't.
Wonder if tuning the R series will get the small market of love the D series still has. Build what youve got is what they say!
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So A-Spec is only interior updates & wheels?
Also, Premium trim only gets the tethered NAV? Which from what I've read is iOS compatible, no mention of Android.
I'll have to drive one. I'm 99% set on my next car being MT, but if the DCT is good & the car is good, maybe.
I liked how the pre-MMC ILX drove with the 6MT, but didn't like the lack of tech with the 6MT.
Also, Premium trim only gets the tethered NAV? Which from what I've read is iOS compatible, no mention of Android.
I'll have to drive one. I'm 99% set on my next car being MT, but if the DCT is good & the car is good, maybe.
I liked how the pre-MMC ILX drove with the 6MT, but didn't like the lack of tech with the 6MT.
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It's not the same engine as in current ILX manual.
Instead, it is a slightly downgraded version of TLX 2.4 engine.
In spec, u can see the current ILX engine has torque of 170, but the new one has 180. And the former achieves 201hp at 7000 rpm but new one only need 6800 rpm to get that number.
Instead, it is a slightly downgraded version of TLX 2.4 engine.
In spec, u can see the current ILX engine has torque of 170, but the new one has 180. And the former achieves 201hp at 7000 rpm but new one only need 6800 rpm to get that number.
To begin with, every trim level of the 2016 ILX now carries as standard equipment the direct-injected 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that was formerly available in the previous ILX only with the six-speed manual transmission. This engine is rated at 201 hp @ 6,800 rpm and 180 lb-ft of torque at 3,600 rpm, which gives this lightweight car the performance of the first-generation Acura TSX of 2004-2008, a Euro-style sedan that Acura diehards still remember with fierce enthusiasm"
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I was on the 2nd row of the press conference for today's debut in LA.
Great job by Mike Accavitti on introducing the refreshed ILX.
Tons of pics, and a video from the conference, in my blog post: (click here)
2014 Los Angeles, California Auto Show | drivetofive
Great job by Mike Accavitti on introducing the refreshed ILX.
Tons of pics, and a video from the conference, in my blog post: (click here)
2014 Los Angeles, California Auto Show | drivetofive
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It's not the same engine as in current ILX manual.
Instead, it is a slightly downgraded version of TLX 2.4 engine.
In spec, u can see the current ILX engine has torque of 170, but the new one has 180. And the former achieves 201hp at 7000 rpm but new one only need 6800 rpm to get that number.
Instead, it is a slightly downgraded version of TLX 2.4 engine.
In spec, u can see the current ILX engine has torque of 170, but the new one has 180. And the former achieves 201hp at 7000 rpm but new one only need 6800 rpm to get that number.
--From wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_K_engine
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I was on the 2nd row of the press conference for today's debut in LA.
Great job by Mike Accavitti on introducing the refreshed ILX.
Tons of pics, and a video from the conference, in my blog post: (click here)
2014 Los Angeles, California Auto Show | drivetofive
Great job by Mike Accavitti on introducing the refreshed ILX.
Tons of pics, and a video from the conference, in my blog post: (click here)
2014 Los Angeles, California Auto Show | drivetofive
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My likes:
Front fascia
Interior
engine
DCT (in favor of the 5 speed)
Jewel headlights
Wheels on A-Spec are OK
My dislikes
No MT
No bodykit
Rear fascia
Verdict....Hummm, I am 90% sure I'll pass and get the IS but there is enough visual seperation to get one of my own but not sure if I can get past the "no body kit" part and that rear fascia just is plain horrible in my eyes.
Front fascia
Interior
engine
DCT (in favor of the 5 speed)
Jewel headlights
Wheels on A-Spec are OK
My dislikes
No MT
No bodykit
Rear fascia
Verdict....Hummm, I am 90% sure I'll pass and get the IS but there is enough visual seperation to get one of my own but not sure if I can get past the "no body kit" part and that rear fascia just is plain horrible in my eyes.
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Originally Posted by weather
My dislikes
No bodykit
Rear fascia
Verdict....Hummm, I am 90% sure I'll pass and get the IS but there is enough visual seperation to get one of my own but not sure if I can get past the "no body kit" part and that rear fascia just is plain horrible in my eyes.
No bodykit
Rear fascia
Verdict....Hummm, I am 90% sure I'll pass and get the IS but there is enough visual seperation to get one of my own but not sure if I can get past the "no body kit" part and that rear fascia just is plain horrible in my eyes.
My main pet peeve is the Tech console looks aftermarket compared to the current one
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Great question, and I asked the exact same thing of an Acura PR person. They did not show us what the 'standard' ILX 17" wheels will look like. We only saw the A-Spec 18's (which are directional, and I don't really love), and the "Accessory" 18's (which I can potentially see myself upgrading to).
#38
Racer
You are right about that. The colors and finish don't match up well. It's like they took the same unit from the TLX and inserted it for the ILX.
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Plus destination on all these
Base: $27,500
Premium: $29,800
Tech+: $32,100
I think your Aspec and Acurawatch prices are about right.
I'm also expecting the TLX base price to jump to $31,500 or so for MY2016 but that's just a git feeling.