2013 Acura ILX Is The Brand’s Hail Mary Pass: 2012 Chicago Auto Show

In a forthcoming review of Steve Lynch's book "Arrogance and Accords", you'll see that Acura was doomed from the start by inept management and internal politics that relegated the worst of American Honda's corrupt to a division that needed its best players. On the other hand, they had the Integra, a wildly popular sedan that sold well – at the expensive of its prestige and Acura's brand equity. Hoping to re-capture some of that magic is the ILX. You already know that the ILX, like the Integra, uses a Civic platform, with the 2.4L 200-horsepower Civic Si motor and a 6-speed gearbox, a 150 horsepower 2.0L 4-cylinder with a 5-speed automatic and the Civic Hybrid's 1.5L IMA powertrain. The hybrid will return 35/38 mpg, the 2.0L will get 24/32 mpg and the 2.4L will get 20/29 mpg. The ILX's press photos don't show the most dramatic angle – the extremely truncated rear deck that looks a bit like the Chevy Sonic sedan. It is, dare we say, ZDX-like when viewed from the side, although the C-Pillar is not as steeply angled. The new NSX cannot come soon enough. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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