Acura's gateway sport sedan brings a new level of powertrain performance and sophistication to its segment as the 2016 ILX gains a completely new direct-injection (DI) engine, backed by an equally new and advanced dual-clutch automatic transmission—both playing a key role in challenging the notion of what "gateway" can mean. The new powertrain powers all iterations of the 2016 ILX.
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| 2016 Acura ILX |
Replacing both the standard 2.0 and 2.4-liter engines in the 2015 ILX, the ILX's new Direct-Injection 2.4-liter DOHC i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine combines power with exceptional efficiency. It produces peaks of 201 horsepower and 180 lb.-ft. of torque—51 more horsepower and 40 lb.-ft. more torque than the outgoing 2.0-liter automatic transmission-equipped model.
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| 2016 Acura ILX |
Compared to the 2.4-liter manual transmission model, the new ILX engine's maximum horsepower is the same but it arrives 200 rpm earlier at 6,800. Peak torque is up 10 lb.-ft., arriving at 3,600 rpm versus 4,400 rpm for the outgoing 2.0-liter with improvement across a broad speed range. The 2016 ILX also boasts fuel-economy ratings superior to both of the outgoing powertrains, with an EPA rating of 25/36/29 mpg city/hwy/combined.
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| 2016 Acura ILX |
To make the most of its powerful, refined and efficient new engine, the ILX features a highly advanced new 8-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission (DCT) featuring Sequential SportShift.
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| 2016 Acura ILX |
The DCT, with its closely-spaced ratios, ultra-quick shifts and automatic downshift rev-matching, gives the new ILX an aggressively sporting, yet refined feel. The torque converter provides exceptionally smooth operation in stop-and-go situations, plus it offers off-the-line torque multiplication for substantially improved initial acceleration that a DCT alone cannot equal.
