Hey Parks thanks for the
Hey Parks thanks for the article. I am looking forward to your follow-up.
After ten years in an accord I bought the 2014 2.4 6 Speed ILX, 15,000 miles now. My wife has the 2009 TSX. I was looking for a four door sport/luxury car at a non-guilty feeling price point. I was told the engines are the same but my ILX feels a bit underpowered compared to tsx. I have a couple of things that bother me now and might cause me to trade in/replace;
1) No NAV/Tech package on my ILX but there is one for the Canadian version? Really? I feel ridiculous with the nice screen in my dash that only shows Sirius radio information, using iPhone for directions.
2) No upgraded audio available, so one CD versus 6. My 2003 Accord had six, although it has forced me to plug my phone in more for music selection so maybe I'm just catching up to modern times...
2) No Home link so I'm storing my garage door opener in the glove-box.
3) The TPMS only tells me to check the pressure, but in the five year old TSX it tells me which tire and what pressure. Is acura moving backwards on its' software?
4) Tire slip in first gear so the all wheel drive / better tire might be useful.
5) At highway speed -true speed, not posted :-) I'm in the 3500rpm range, a bit scream-ish.
6) I'm used to it now, but each gear seems so quick that I could just shift through the ODDS, like 1 to 3 to 5 and maybe six if on the highway.
Anyway, I do like the car and it's fun to drive, but being that I generally keep my cars for 10 years I feel like I might have jumped too soon into this new Acura. Truth be told, I wanted a 3 series manual BMW, but what starts at $30K quickly goes to 45 - 50K by the time you put amenities into it. Maybe I should have looked in Subaru or Mazda but I never did. I look forward to what the ILX has for 2016 and maybe will swap out.