2013 Acura ILX
04-22-2013, 10:04 AM
#21
04-22-2013, 10:16 AM
#22
Boom! 
04-22-2013, 11:38 AM
#24
They did do exactly that - they added a more powerful bespoke base motor, made it prettier inside and out and priced it higher. Same thing they did with the RDX. Literally, exactly the same thing. The fact that they share some components with their "lesser" sibling is also true for both.
The new RDX shares its motor with the Accord, Pilot, Odyssey and Ridgeline. It shares its AWD system with the Pilot, Ridgeline and Crosstour. It's less unique now than it ever was.
God forbid that Honda want every penny. That's what they're in business to do: MAKE MONEY.
The new RDX shares its motor with the Accord, Pilot, Odyssey and Ridgeline. It shares its AWD system with the Pilot, Ridgeline and Crosstour. It's less unique now than it ever was.
God forbid that Honda want every penny. That's what they're in business to do: MAKE MONEY.
04-24-2013, 11:47 AM
#25
They did do exactly that - they added a more powerful bespoke base motor, made it prettier inside and out and priced it higher. Same thing they did with the RDX. Literally, exactly the same thing. The fact that they share some components with their "lesser" sibling is also true for both.
The new RDX shares its motor with the Accord, Pilot, Odyssey and Ridgeline. It shares its AWD system with the Pilot, Ridgeline and Crosstour. It's less unique now than it ever was.
God forbid that Honda want every penny. That's what they're in business to do: MAKE MONEY.
The new RDX shares its motor with the Accord, Pilot, Odyssey and Ridgeline. It shares its AWD system with the Pilot, Ridgeline and Crosstour. It's less unique now than it ever was.
God forbid that Honda want every penny. That's what they're in business to do: MAKE MONEY.
04-24-2013, 01:01 PM
#26
The RDX used to have SH-AWD. Now it uses a version of the CR-V's system (Real Time AWD). They put in the V6, nicer interior and dual-clutch transmission as replacement features (motor and transmission are shared with the Accord, Odyssey, Pilot, MDX and RL, though the engine is tuned slightly higher for some models).
04-24-2013, 01:53 PM
#27
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I drove an ILX for a day while the acura dealership was doing service on my TL. It had nice materials and pretty much everything you would expect from a modern $30k Acura, but it just didn't feel like a luxury car to me. The engine was noisy and underpowered and there was an excess of road noise in the cabin.
It was far less of a car than my 06 TL that I paid $11k for.
It was far less of a car than my 06 TL that I paid $11k for.
04-25-2013, 05:03 AM
#28
The RDX used to have SH-AWD. Now it uses a version of the CR-V's system (Real Time AWD). They put in the V6, nicer interior and dual-clutch transmission as replacement features (motor and transmission are shared with the Accord, Odyssey, Pilot, MDX and RL, though the engine is tuned slightly higher for some models).
04-25-2013, 06:29 AM
#29
You are 100% wrong that Honda doesn't have a DCT (the RLX and new MDX feature the 7AT DCT). You are, however, 100% correct in that the RDX uses a conventional 6AT that is shared with the Accord, Odyssey and Pilot. My mistake. 
04-25-2013, 07:22 AM
#30
The RDX used to have SH-AWD. Now it uses a version of the CR-V's system (Real Time AWD). They put in the V6, nicer interior and dual-clutch transmission as replacement features (motor and transmission are shared with the Accord, Odyssey, Pilot, MDX and RL, though the engine is tuned slightly higher for some models).
I knew the motor was the same.
*edit* Looks like ~2012 was last year?