Acura ILX To Cost "Around $27,000"

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

The launch of the Acura ILX kicked off on Sunday, and Acura told the crowd of assembled journalists that their new ILX sedan will cost “around $27,000”.

AutoGuide’s Colum Wood notes that the Buick Verano, which is the ILX’s closest competitor, starts at a far lower sticker price – $22,585. According to Wood, Acura staff who were asked about the difference seemed unfazed, and suggested that the two cars didn’t really compete with one another.

The ILX, as well all know, is heavily based on the current Honda Civic, and shares the same engine as the Civic Hybrid and Civic Si, as well as offering a 150 horsepower 2.0L 4-cylinder engine. It seems rather audacious for Acura to start pricing at such a level – the level of content or refinement better be able to justify such an enormous gulf, as even the Verano, with its improved engines and substantially improved sound deadening and interior, is able to maintain a smaller pricing delta relative to the Cruze.

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  • Chicagoland Chicagoland on Mar 19, 2012

    Some people call them simply "Honda Acuras", they are as relavent as Mercury and Saturn were in 2008. [car brands, not the planets]. And funny how Honda is now apologetic and making excuses.

  • Bkmurph Bkmurph on Mar 19, 2012

    At first glance, I like the ILX, or at least the idea of it: a modestly tossable, FWD, near-luxury Japanese sedan. My biggest concerns are visibility and driving dynamics. For $27 large, I'd be looking long and hard at the Mazda CX-5; while not a direct competitor, it offers better cargo volume and a larger greenhouse -- and Jack Baruth seemed to enjoy his time in the CX-5 at Laguna Seca!

  • LALoser LALoser on Mar 20, 2012

    Just bought a new Ralliart last evening, not the same car or market, but paid $25,500.00 USD for what seems to be a fun car to whip around town. Has everything but Nav and sunroof.

  • Junebug Junebug on Mar 20, 2012

    I had a 1986 Integra, 5 door, sunroof, great car. There was a sense of having something cool, different, unique amoung the Fords/Chevys etc. Then my first wife got it in the divorce....DAMN! Ok, bought a 1989 Integra, 3 door, sunroof, etc -in hot RED. Great little car, wish I still had it.

    • WheelMcCoy WheelMcCoy on Mar 20, 2012

      I had a 1987 Integra, 5 door, 5 speed manual. I know exactly how you feel! For those who suggest that the ILX should have been named the Integra, is the ILX worthy of that name? It needs to prove itself. I drive a Mazda3 now -- 4 door, 5 speed manual -- and I sense it has an Integra-like spirit to it.

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