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If you haven't done so, take a minute or two to watch this, the car seems to have a very different stance than currently. Maybe the restyled bumpers make it look like it's "leaning forward" more? Thanks for the link
There is a little green LED on the push start button....cool......I wish the TLX comes with the same headlights epspecially the led turning signal front
If you haven't done so, take a minute or two to watch this, the car seems to have a very different stance than currently. Maybe the restyled bumpers make it look like it's "leaning forward" more? Thanks for the link
It does look like the front bumper juts forward more on the A-spec version. I like the style of it, it is definitely more aggressive than before.
Another thing, to get the 18" wheels, you have to go A-Spec but to go A-Spec means you give up leather. As always, there are going to be compromises, but these are different than what we've seen before from Acura.
Do you really give up leather? I see that there are Lux Suede inserts, but to me it seems that the sides/top/headrest is all leather. (Note that the base ILX now does not have leather, just leatherette.)
The new front bumper definitely makes the car look like it's slanted backwards (vs everyone else making the front ends look slanted forward) and it is just hideous. Reminds me of a clothes iron for some reason.. gah why did they have to use the Civic deign elements bleh.
The new front bumper definitely makes the car look like it's slanted backwards (vs everyone else making the front ends look slanted forward) and it is just hideous. Reminds me of a clothes iron for some reason.. gah why did they have to use the Civic deign elements bleh.
Like a clothes Iron but without the turbo...
100% agree with this post. I am starting to like the changes less and less... minus of course the lighting and interior changes.
I hate the LED strip. It is a cheap cop out to all the people who want their car to "look like an Audi." The TLX/MDX/RDX have such a cool look with all the LEDs illuminated going down the road and the ILX will lose that. It will look like every other Audi/Lexus out there with those tacked on lights.
I hate the LED strip. It is a cheap cop out to all the people who want their car to "look like an Audi." The TLX/MDX/RDX have such a cool look with all the LEDs illuminated going down the road and the ILX will lose that. It will look like every other Audi/Lexus out there with those tacked on lights.
I completely agree... I thought it was going to be a strip in addition to the regular jewel eye drl's. The only thing I like about the headlights are the LED turn signals... those are really cool and a first for Acura.
I dont like the new styling cues as I feel they look even more like a new Civic.
I LOVE the, dare I say, purely acura aesthetic they've added with the headlights and touchscreen like the rlx and tlx. As well the new LED tails were a must for anything claiming to be luxury.
As well I am very happy with the new engine and trans that will be seen across the all trims. But I find the creation of the A-Spec to be almost a slap in the face to people wanting a performance version as all they did was add a spoiler, fog lights, and sill garnish.
So some loses some wins. In general I think the community will like the ILX more now. As a Gen1 owner I think the body looks better on my car, but love the extra tech they added.
I dont like the new styling cues as I feel they look even more like a new Civic.
IMO, this is as it should be. Acura should cast a family resemblance to the Honda 'little brother.' Done right, it should provide a positive halo over the mass brand. Not unlike the resemblances that VW/Audi display in their models. Also, this is not exactly new, Legends and later RLs have always shown a resemblance to the contemporary Accord 9keeping in mind that RLs went two Accord styling cycles).
Even A-Spec is not really an issue to me. The outgoing SE trim on the TSX was just an appearance package and now we'll see larger wheels/tires. I would have liked to see it lowered slightly but we never get everything we want.
Clearly that's the plan. It still shifts faster than I do with my MT. As for the hard shifting, no problem for me. I still maintain it has nothing to do with the DCT itself (in the TLX) and everything to do with the motor and transmission mounts. I honestly don't get the whining and I have zero customer comments on the transmission operation.
That said, I still don't know if I'll get one now. I've significantly softened my stance on 'no automatic' in recent years as our local traffic has gotten worse and my knees cannot stand 1 hour+ in traffic. I've never owned an auto in 30+ years of car ownership... this is traumatic.
I never owned an automatic till I started driving the DC beltway. I rest the knees for the tennis court.
The new front bumper definitely makes the car look like it's slanted backwards (vs everyone else making the front ends look slanted forward) and it is just hideous. Reminds me of a clothes iron for some reason.. gah why did they have to use the Civic deign elements bleh.
Thanks, the updates are pretty good, and the detailing of the headlights make the car look more high end. My only gripe is that the A-Spec package doesn't include any changes to the suspension like it did on the first Gen TSX.
Hmm the tail lights look the same so I think I'll just get a 2014/5 2.4 and swap the new tail lights on it and look into the front end. Then again in 2 years who knows what other options are available. I really don't want to buy outside of Acura/Honda though.
I kinda agree with you guys about the LED thing...jewel eyes were cool enough.
I dunno, I'm sorta glad they differentiated the ILX a bit in terms of lighting. It mixes things up a bit across the models, but still maintains that "flat horizontal strip of light" look.
2 sets of DRL's would've been somewhat overkill as well. If anything, they are probably using the ILX to preview the next evolution of Jewel Eyes (along with other new Acura design elements), which gives me high hopes for the other models' MMC's.
Maybe the scaling of the pics are different...but is it possible the MMC headlights are bigger/taller than pre-MMC? This would've been easily accommodated since they were changing the bumper anyway.
Yeah they seem a bit taller on the sides... overall I love the new headlights, and I was never crazy about the Jewel Eyes being on all the time (though now I admit it looks great while driving!) Still very sad about the lack of manual... will we ever hear the end of complaints about lack of manual in really any car though?
^^ If you look at the pics above, it does appear they are bigger and that they extended the light assembly toward teh front bumper rather than the fender itself.
The new headlights look nice. They probably had to change the DRL design to incorporate the LED turn signals. The DOT has very specific rules on front lighting. This is why you see some Audi's, Jeeps, & etc. turn off the DRL when the turn signal is activated.
A lot of the current Civic owners dont like the front end on their car either, they've actually been buying new/used bumpers from the the previous MMC and swapping them out. I just dont really like the bottom half on both the front and rear bumpers. The top half on both looks great.
A lot of the current Civic owners dont like the front end on their car either, they've actually been buying new/used bumpers from the the previous MMC and swapping them out. I just dont really like the bottom half on both the front and rear bumpers. The top half on both looks great.
once again.. current ilx owners who are hating = me
i think the new look is leaps and bounds better all the way around.
Looking back at some of the spy pics...I now believe some of them (in particular the one below) were actually 9G Accord Sport's, and not some ILX MMC prototype. It's easy to see how they would be easily confused though, given the same side mirrors and chrome window trim, and how the C/D pillar was wrapped up to look like the ILX's As for the slats in the lower side grilles, I suspect those are from removal of the fogs
11-20-2014, 02:31 PM
epspecially the led turning signal front
at current ILX owners not liking it
I rest the knees for the tennis court. 
As for the slats in the lower side grilles, I suspect those are from removal of the fogs 
