Model Year | 2014 | 2020 | |
Model | Acura ILX | Toyota Highlander | |
Engine | 1.5L I4 Hybrid OHC-2v 83 kW@5500 172 Nm@1000 |
2.5L I4 Hybrid DOHC-4v 139 kW@6000 237 Nm@4400 |
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Transmission | 7-speed shiftable CVT | CVT | |
Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | |
Body | 4dr Sedan | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,670 mm | 2,850 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,549 mm | 4,950 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,793 mm | 1,930 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,412 mm | 1,730 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,342 kg | 1,964 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 50 L | 68 L | -18 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 963 mm | 1,046 mm | 962 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,412 mm | 1,499 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,275 mm | 1,453 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,074 mm | 1,067 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 912 mm | 1,001 mm | 911 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,359 mm | 1,491 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,311 mm | 1,448 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 864 mm | 1,041 mm | 863 mm |
Headroom, Row 3 | 0 mm | 917 mm | -917 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 0 mm | 1,397 mm | -1 mm |
Hip Room, Row 3 | 0 mm | 1,158 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 3 | 0 mm | 704 mm | -704 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,938 mm (over 2 rows) | 2,812 mm (over 3 rows) | -1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 351 L | 453 L | -102 L |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 12.4 | 1,371 L | 11.4 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 12.4 | 2,387 L | 10.4 |
2014 Acura ILX Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2013 | For me, Acura's front seats provide a very good combination of lateral support and comfort. Opinions of seats are bound to vary from person to person, though, as it's difficult to design one seat to fit all shapes and sizes of people. see full Acura ILX review |
2014 Acura ILX Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
The ILX's rear seat is considerably tighter than that in the Civic--functionality has been sacrificed in favor of a stylishly lower roofline. Six-foot passengers won't quite fit. see full Acura ILX review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2014 Acura ILX.
2020 Toyota Highlander Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
With each redesign (for 2008, 2014, and 2020) Toyota has enlarged the Highlander, yet the crossover's third-row seat remains uncomforably low and tight. For adults to be even passably comfortable in the way-back the second row must be slid forward, rendering legroom there also marginal. Some three-row crossovers have much roomier and more comfortable third-row seats. But if you want to be able to squeeze in eight people, Highlanders with a second-row bench can do this. Because they have significantly narrower third-row seats, the Ford Explorer and Kia Sorento cannot fit three people back there even in a pinch, so in hybrid form the former has a maximum capacity of seven people and the latter only six. (The Sorento PHEV will be able to seat seven.) This noted, if you want your adult passengers to have plenty of room, the practical capacity of each is four people. see full Toyota Highlander review |
2020 Toyota Highlander Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2020 | 4dr SUV 295-horsepower 3.5L V6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
The 3rd row seating is just not for adults at all, and I'm not certain that children would be easy to fit back there as well. I'm not sure what Toyota was thinking, even making the 2020 longer didn't make any difference at all. My one complaint is it is just TOO SMALL! see full Toyota Highlander review |