No Longer Up To Snuff? Acura ILX Falls Short By Only Offering A "Feeble Kind Of Luxury"

If there's one phrase that captures Acura's approach to its car line, it's "back to the future." Honda's luxury brand is trying to reignite the passion buyers once held for the marque. Exhibit A: the forthcoming return of the Acura NSX sports car. Exhibit B: the 2013 Acura ILX compact luxury sedan.

For its new entry-level vehicle, Acura returns to the formula once used for the Acura Integra and its replacement, the RSX: Take a bunch of Honda Civic parts and improve upon them. Stir liberally with an upscale interior and unique styling, and the resulting car is now an Acura — in this case the ILX.

It worked in the past, and Acura hopes it will once again.

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scenicbyway12 - 2/11/2013 2:14:09 PM

+5 Boost

IT'S A CIVIC!

commander104 - 2/11/2013 5:34:43 PM

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not even shield/avengers worthy

cidflekken - 2/11/2013 10:34:28 PM

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So if this writer was paying any type of attention, they would know that Acura is already well aware of the mis-matched powertrain options and that they are going to be offering the larger engine with the slushbox.

cidflekken - 2/13/2013 12:35:22 AM

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LOL. "Pointless"? There are certainly alot of "points" on the road considering their sales growth last year and they whooped Audi, Infiniti, Volvo, and Lincoln.

And considering that Hondas have always been praised for being a step above pretty much any other mainstream offering, being based on a Honda certainly isn't a bad thing.