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The 2016 Acura ILX Review and Pricing

Car Junkie - 2016 Acura ILX Review. Coming in truly more appealing designs the 2016 Acura ILX sedan can be a great option for a luxurious sedan. There are several viable alternatives that buyers can consider first, but this is an update! The attractive look might beat that matter. Here is our brief review today.

Let's get started for the pros first. With some significant changes, Acura is offering more values with a couple of standard features has made the 2016 Acura ILX look different in which provides high quality of riding and handling with balanced approach, and extensive rear seat to complete competitiveness for its class. Get out of the pros, the interface of infotainment for its interior materials is not really friendly compared to the rivals.

The 2016 Acura ILX will be refreshed rear and front treatments, and new design for LED headlights to make the look more striking. The previous 2.4-liter engine will be applied in each 2016 ILX to replace the 2.0-liter engine. Also, some additional torque is produced this year with 8-speed automatic transmission. For safety features; rear-cross traffic alerts, blind-spot warning systems, forward collision mitigation, lane keeping assist, multi-view back-up camera and adaptive cruise control will be included.

acura ilx
acura ilx
2016 Acura ILX Review and Pricing

Acura ILX sedan
Acura ILX sedan
Safety Features

Body Designs

2016 Acura ILX luxury sedan entry-level equipment comes in with 6 different trim levels: basic, premium package, AcuraWatch plus package, a-spec package and premium package. and Technology Plus package.

Standard equipment for the base model Including a sunroof, 17-inch wheels, keyless ignition and entry, automatic LED lights, heated mirrors, wheel tilt-and-telescoping steering, eight-way electric driver seat, leatherette upholstery, front seats heating, automatic-climate control dual-zone, a rear fold-down backrest, rear-view camera, the screen displays information 5-inch, 6-speaker sound system with a CD player, bluetooth phone and audio connectivity, iPod / USB audio interface, free smartphone of Siri Eyes application integration and Pandora radio.

Consumers will get the basic ILX equipment and adjustable cruise control, automatic braking of frontal collision mitigation, a lane-departure warning system, road departure mitigation, lane-keeping assist & a forward collision warning system from the AcuraWatch plus package.

While the premium package is displayed in the basic standard equipment too. However, the AcuraWatch Plus equipment such as rear cross-traffic alerts, blind-spot monitoring, leather front seats, driver memory settings, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, an eight-inch upper information display, a 4-way power passenger seat, an additional 7-inch touchscreen, a 7-speaker audio system with HD radio, Aha radio smartphone app integration and satellite radio will be exluded.

Higher offer, the technology plus package completes the features of the Premium package and the AcuraWatch plus package which are voice commands, a 10-speaker ELS audio system, guidelines for the rearview camera and a navigation system.

Adding the A-Spec package to both Technology Plus package equipment lines and the Premium in order to own side sills and simulated-suede seat inserts with contrasting stitching, foglights, 18-inch wheels and a rear spoiler is serviced.

next-gen Acura ILX
next-gen Acura ILX
Specifications

new Acura ILX
new Acura ILX
Color Options

Performance

An automatic 8-speed is the only available transmission; it goes like a conventional automatic but technically an automated manual transmission. Holding the rate on 180 pound-feet of torque and 201 horsepower is realized with 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine to power the basic 2016 ILX. For fuel economy, it stands at 29 mpg combined, 25 city/36 highway of the EPA's estimation.

Thursday, September 15, 2016