Entry level Acura a nice ride once nannies shut off - Canada Free Press

And this year, Acura has upped the oomph ante, kind of, by dropping the base engine from previous years, now offering only the one engine that was previously the ILX’s top line choice, a 2. 4 litre inline four cylinder unit rated at 201 horsepower... That said, the car reminds me of the original generation Acura TSX, which also didn’t offer excessive power but which was about as much fun as you could get from a normally-aspirated four banger back then. The ILX doesn’t feel as sporty and spry as the TSX, sadly, but it’s pretty good nonetheless, especially if you press it. Engine output gets to the front wheels, and front wheels only, via an eight speed dual clutch transmission that’s no PDK but... Shifts can be a tad jerky at times and sometimes it felt as if the car were reluctant to downshift when I tromped on the gas for passing on highways but, that said, I never had issues with the car having to spend too much time out in the oncoming... Acura includes paddle shifters in the package, and while the shifts you accomplish with them aren’t as lightning quick as on some dual clutch-equipped cars, they’re still a lot better than shifting via the console-mounted lever because you can... I liked the suspension of Acura Canada’s sample ILX (which came with. Source: canadafreepress.com