I have an ILX 2.4, and you nailed it on the head. It's a blast to drive, has a really sporty exhaust note that is super fun to rev up. Yes, it's a tad on the noisy side, and I really wish it had exposed exhaust tips, but the ILX is really a great looking car - especially in Crystal Black Pearl that I have. Under appreciated, to say the least.

I am so glad that you are still enjoying the Acura ILX a year later. I own a 2014 Acura ILX 2.0 and I really love my car. I think some of the recommendations you have for the next generation are thoughts I have as well. The engine in mine, while it is rated at only 150 HP still feels very responsive and strong, I agree the next generation should have more power and less road noise. Other than that the car is great!!!! I enjoy your reviews and I am excited to see some positive thoughts on a great car that is underrated!

U predicted everything that now came true for the 2016 model, I think Acura really saw ur video and listened to u haha, good job man!

Man there's something about these kinda sleeper 4 door manual transmission cars! it's a Beauty. keep making Great vids dude

Can't wait to see your review of the 2019 Acura ILX, hopefully with the A-Spec package.

I love my 2014 2.4L ILX. Very fun drive. Not as much grip in the corners as my 03 RSX Type S but the 6MT is light years ahead of the RSX. Truly butter. I'm very unhappy that Acura with their decision to have no 6MT for the new TLX (my next car in 2017 once my lease is up).

Nice review man..I like this car a lot, especially for the 6MT 2.4 combo. I'd like to see the interior refreshes that you mentioned as well.

You called it man, ILX did lose the manual transmission for the refresh..

Long-term fleet vehicle? lol that's just your personal car mate.

Your reviews are so good! Your car intelligence is impressive and you're very articulate and speak with great diction. Much respect. Please do a 2015 Honda Accord Sport and 2015 Subaru WRX if possible! Thank you~

In 2019 almost 2020 you can get it for around 10-11k... loving depreciation and good deals! K24 has been used for over a decade in almost every honda/acura... (small depreciation compared to the big German cars I love)

Hi. Just bought my 2014 ILX dynamic with tech here in Canada a few weeks ago. It come with run flat tire... Does yours come with the same? Is that tire a keeper? You see, I'm planning to get Nokian GR3 for better traction for cold and wet weather here. If you find the stock tire good enough, I might keep it for summer, otherwise I'll get a summer tire just for the warm summer weather. Thanks for posting all the fun videos.

Torn between pickup up one of these preowned or the outgoing Civic Si. Really want a K24 6MT car before they're all totally gone. Actually considering giving up my Fiesta ST for one and that car is a riot!

LOL was watching this and was like..something's familiar...look down and I'm wearing the same shirt

I have a 2010 TSX with the same 2.4L engine and 6 speed MT, and it gets about 22mpg in pure city driving. However, when I was loaned an ILX with the 2.0 5AT for a week, I didn't understand how it only managed 18-19mpg within the exact same driving conditions and commute as I did in my TSX. I think the 5AT Honda/Acura transmission shouldn't be mated with any of their 4 Cylinder engine. The ILX 2.0L with the 5AT feels like a weak/ smaller person trying to pedal a bicycle in high gear, but the transmission seems to be seamless when mated to the TL's V6. Really too bad the market is dying for us MT drivers out there... I think having a MT really wakes up and makes the most out of those 4 bangers....

This guy went from a fit to an ilx and as of last I lnew he had a Porsche crazy how far he’s come

Can you do a review on the updated 2016 ILX?

Boy...ya do like to Hug that Red Line when you drive! I've been thinking about the ILX but I didn't know it had a manual my Acura dealer didn't have one.

Hi to the redline production you were saying that the ilx 2.4 doesn't come with the tec pack....I from Canada and I stop by a local dealer and I found that the ilx 2.4 now comes with the tec pack and navigation system i don't know if it's the same down there but it is up hear...

Great review Sofyan! ilx isn't a bad car at all, Every car has some things lacking but not every car is perfect.Gas prices are going up ,I just filled up at shell yesterday ($3.69), My 98 Accord fills up at $36 but i wouldn't mine driving a ilx or a civic any day. If someone asked if you can do a review of their car and lived in the dc area or in md, would u?

Question… How would you compare the Acura ILX to the Mercedes-Benz C250 which is also a $30,000 car?

Had the pleasure of driving the new Audi A3 last year in Frankfurt, and I said it then and illl say it again - it feels like a notch up from the ILX, which unfortunately feels like a Civic, right down to the HVAC vent placement, the American A3 I drove last week felt nearly the same, which means a suspension that feels every bit as taut and refined as A4, and an interior which feels like an A4 as well. And MMI could feel at home in a $100K A8. Acura navigation feels downside plebeian by comparison. the Audi It drives down the road with a very expensive German poise that the ILX just doesn't have - straight arrow stability, and great isolation benefitting a car twice as much, Shut the doors, take a look at the weather stripping - A3 sounds like typical Audi vault doors, and has 2X the amount of rubber stripping - it's far quieter than ILX too. Don't get me wrong, I like the Civic SI, I've owned one 3 years ago, but the ILX is nothing more than a Civic with a reworked body and modified interior. You can state that MK7 Golf and A3 both ride on MQB, but they are really very different, especially since MQB is just a standardized shell for common mounting points, not a carbon copy architecture like Civic/ILX, and A3 certainly doesn't share the same HVAC vents as Golf.

Did you remove the delay valve?

Same as mine! Well, almost lol I got the 2.0 premium... Same fathom blue pearl though... Really wish I knew how to drive manual when I was in the market, would have definitely picked up the 2.4. My 2.0 already drives pretty well with the paddle shifters, that 2.4 must be great

So how many clutches have you been through in 14,000 miles??

He predicted the future 9:46 type s with the type r 2.0 turbo

Where did u get the exhaust tip?

can you please review the audi a4? any year just 2009 and up!

the camera banging on the window is really annoying...

you mean the 'Dynamic' ILX, did you not know the series?

Are you trading this in for the 2016?

Are you going to get a new Fit as your next car?

love-it great review !

Im a 6'0 feet tall i was wondering if ILX good choice for my height. im driving a honda civic lx and cant really put anyone to sit behind me bacause i need put the seat all the way back.

great review

good review, thanks.

I wanna get one and lower it with nice rims not too low and turbo it

are you going to trade it in? What will you get next?

8:28 Nissan GT-R!

Hello, I am looking to buy a sporty sedan, I am in between the 2013 Acura ILX 2.4L and the 2014 Volkswagen GLI, both manual. I am 18 years old, I like a sporty sedan but yet something cheaper to modify. I really like the ILX, could you please tell me why I should buy the ILX over the GLI? Or the GLI over the ILX? Thank you !

In your opinion, how does your ILX compare to a VW GTI?

You don't pay 31k when you buy the car. I ended up buying my 2014 ilx brand new for a little over 26k. It really is a nice car, and if feels very roomy like my 1999 camry le used to be.

I thought we were doing the Focus ST? That car and the subaru WRX are literally tearing at the cash in my wallet and dashing my common sense. I don't want to get one but it feels like I'm being forced to get one. I'd love to see a 1yr review of a wrx or focus ST.

I agree with other posts said Acura is not the true luxury band ..its near luxury..so I don't agree with u that acura ilx is the same level with Mercedes CLA and Audi A3 ..I don't understand why acura don't offer tech package for your model..that is so unwise..

Do a review on a Scion Fr-s or a Br-z

Does he know how to rev match?

Which exhaust is that? :)

Amazing how a new 2.4 liter i4 engine gets such amazing mileage, whilst my 2.2 liter VTEC Accord from 1997 is thirsty as fuck @ 21 MPG city and 25 combined. $70 a tank to fill up too. 16 gallon tank...

Seems loud inside that cabin

what car do you own now?

Nice vid! Still have the ILX?

Dear redline review - if you had to choose 2013 TSX with a 6 speed or 2013 ILX with 6 speed? help!! I have decisions to make!

Just one thing as I'm watching... the 2014 ILX 2.4L 6-spd most definitely CAN be had with the Technology package, in Canada. Wouldn't want to scare away any potential tech/enthusiast buyers up north! :)

Acura addressed all those issues but they completely screwed it all up with that terrible dual screen infotainment system >.> I hate how Honda fixes their mistakes and create new ones for no reason -.-

You should review the Infiniti Q50 soon!

peep that gtr trolling 8:28

Did he buy it brand new? And the way he drives I doubt he would get good gas mileage at all

my 328i 6 speed averages 26mpg. It has more power, torque and a lot quieter. I bought it CPO so the warranty is just as long as a new ilx but has more bells and whistles at 4k cheaper than a new ilx...acura needs to step up.

they should make a Acura cl again

Anyone care to explain why the K24 engine only make 201hp and the K20 made 210hp? Am I missing something? Yeah less torque in the K20 but couldn't they make the K24 higher than the K20 stock?

Review a 2016 WRX please.

miss the Fit?

The VTEC stickers only look good on the Honda's. Acura's are not meant for that

noise levels are so loud for this car u can really hear it in the video so much road noise and jarring bumps

Put the new TLX four banger in a ILX and I'm sold. I'm cool with the auto trans. I drive 66 and 495 lol.

Is that fake engine noise?

Isn't the Subaru WRX the same price or possibly even cheaper?

Ruined with the Vtec sticker...

Sofyan ill race you!!! :) -kris

The next gen is gono be way better

40MPH and 2.4 6 speed? No way

The way you keep shifting your ILX you wont have a clutch much longer. BTW I traded my Ford Focus ST ST3 for the 2014 Honda Civic SI sedan Blue W/0 Nav I downloaded honda link NAV not to bad! Love the comfort over the ST.

make the ilx a coupe ^^

I don't want a turbo in this... it'll reduce the reliability. The 2.4 is heavier, but still perfect with the car. Bring back the N/As!

AP2 S2000 at 7:15

A dressed up Honda Civic. The Cadillac Cimarron of Japanese "luxury" cars.

Is this not just a more luxurious Civic Si?

40 dollars to fill? where you live?

You buy Acura because it's reliable, all the updates you keep complaining about needing would just ruin what this car is.

They should probably push this car to have at least 240 hp.

Great reviews, very informative. The word 'thing' when referring to any car, not so great, and 'way' over-used. suggest using the word 'car', or leaving that spot blank.

its basically a Civic / Civic Si that costs $10,000 more, and has a much nicer looking interior. Other than that, not much difference; just a more expensive Civic. I looked at it and said "sure, I'd get the 2.4L if I can get an automatic with it, but that will have to wait until the 2016 model comes out. I would much rather get a Civic Si with an automatic and save $10,000 but Honda is keeping the Si purely manual (oh well). I really hate the digital dash in the Civic, that's something I just cannot live with and the main reason I'm willing to spend $10,000 more for the ILX when it's basically just a Civic in nicer clothes. Oh yeah, another thing; the Civic automatic is now only a CVT, and I hate CVTs, so the geared automatic in the ILX is another huge bonus for me as well. Better non-digital interior, 2.4L with an automatic, and a geared automatic instead of a CVT = all great reasons to spend an extra $10,000 on a fancied up Civic sedan. I'm sold.

2theRedline You don't rev like you do in the video (to the redline) in your everyday driving right? I doubt if your engine will last 50k miles if you rev like that everyday.

31 on the highway. Thats awful for such a smaller engine. Even the mustang v6 gets that mileage with a 100 more horsepower.

putting premium gas in the car is a deal breaker for me!

I still prefer the Mazda3 over this.

nice car

You know, as much flack that this car gets I'd rather pay extra for this than own a Civic. That Civic has so much plastic inside it feels like a Little-Tykes toy. If anything I'd get the ILX for the upgraded interior materials.

Ill save everyone some time and summarize this video for everyone. He is better than all of us because his civic has an acura badge. The car is better than a civic even though it offers less for more money because acura badges. Stop being a douche and trying to justify a car that sucks just because your a massive snob. I can hear the horrendous amount of road noise this has and see you battle torquesteer every time you juice it. the car sucks bro

they need to make that 2.4 from the TLX standard on all models of the ILX. the base 2.0 is a big turn off for me

it needs : 1. a more potent engine 2. a fucking 2 door version

If I got a car and knew I will eventually change it man I'll rip the engine all day all week.

Lacking direct injection is a good thing; so your valves dont get stuck to hell

ILX looks waaaaay better than civic. But not as good as TSX in my opinion.

He riced it out by putting that stupid v-tek sticker. wtf man?!

So your saying sifter is good and the engine. but everything else sucks.

This is pretty much a tsx.

0-60 in 6.2 my ass. Car and driver beats the crap out of this car and they have it listed at 6.9 secs to 60. No way its a 6.2 sec car. Its also 15.9 1/4 mile time. This car is only fast to honda fanboys.

If it didn’t have the ugly back door design, I’d buy it

i will take the lexus IS f-sport over this anytime, with the new 2.0 turbo engine coming out for the 2016 model...