Acura ILX Trunk Space — 12 cu ft and What Fits

Quick answer

The Acura ILX has 12 cu ft of cargo space. In practice that is 2 checked suitcases, or 6 carry-ons, or about 9 supermarket bags. A folded pushchair fits. Against 208 cars with a similar-sized cabin it sits below the average of 14.3 cu ft.

What actually fits in a ILX

Cubic feet are an abstraction — 12 cu ft means nothing until you load it. Here is the same number in things people actually load, 2 checked cases or 6 carry-ons for the Acura ILX, with a packing allowance — a boot is not a cube, and corners go to waste.

FIG.01·Acura ILX — what fits in the boot
What you are loading	How many fit	Each item
Checked suitcases	2	27 × 21 × 14″ — 4.6 cu ft
Carry-on cases	6	22 × 14 × 9″ — 1.6 cu ft
Supermarket bags	9	about 1 cu ft each
Golf bags	1	full set, about 5 cu ft
Folded pushchair	Fits	about 6 cu ft

ROWS 5·SOURCE ForCar, computed from EPA cargo volume

Counts assume 80% usable volume: luggage does not tessellate, and a wheel arch eats the rest.

Cabin or boot — where the space went

Every car is a fixed envelope, and designers decide how to split it between people and things — the Acura ILX gives 11.9% of its 101 cu ft to luggage. The share below is the honest way to compare an estate with a coupé of the same footprint, and among 208 cars with a cabin within eight cubic feet of the Acura ILX the boot averages 14.3 cu ft.

FIG.02·Acura ILX — cabin versus cargo
Space	Volume	Share of total
Passenger cabin	89 cu ft	88.1%
Cargo area	12 cu ft	11.9%
Total interior	101 cu ft	100%

ROWS 3·SOURCE EPA interior volume

Under 15% to luggage — the space went to passengers, not their bags.

Against cars with a similar cabin

Compared with 208 models whose passenger space is within eight cubic feet — a fairer group than marketing classes, which put an estate and a coupé in the same bracket.

FIG.03·Acura ILX against similar cars
Measure	This car	Similar cars	Difference
Cargo volume	12 cu ft	14.3 cu ft	-2.3 cu ft
In checked suitcases	2	2	+0

ROWS 2·SOURCE ForCar, computed across cars of similar cabin size

Cars with the same room

Closest matches by trunk volume — useful when the boot is the deciding factor and the badge is not. The Acura ILX sits at 12 cu ft, so these are the cars that carry the same load.

FIG.04·Acura ILX — cars with the same cargo room
Car	Trunk volume	vs Acura ILX	Checked suitcases	Measured
Audi A4	12 cu ft	0 cu ft	2	2025
Mitsubishi Lancer	12 cu ft	0 cu ft	2	2017
BMW M235i	12 cu ft	0 cu ft	2	2020
Mitsubishi Mirage G4	12 cu ft	0 cu ft	2	2024
Ford Mustang	12 cu ft	0 cu ft	2	2026
Ford Mustang GTD	12 cu ft	0 cu ft	2	2026

ROWS 6·SOURCE EPA interior volume + ForCar

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How we count

Cargo and passenger volumes come from EPA interior-volume records — the same figures manufacturers file for the window sticker, measured to a standard method rather than claimed in a brochure.

The luggage counts are ours — 2 checked cases for the Acura ILX come out of its 12 cu ft. We assume 80% usable volume, because a boot is not a cube: wheel arches, a sloping tailgate and the shape of the cases themselves waste the rest, which is why the Acura ILX counts as 9.6 cu ft of usable space rather than 12. Suitcase sizes are the airline standards — 22 × 14 × 9″ for carry-on, 27 × 21 × 14″ for checked, so the Acura ILX takes 6 of the small ones. Numbers are deliberately conservative; if we say four cases fit, four cases fit.

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Frequently asked questions

How much cargo space does the Acura ILX have?

12 cu ft behind the rear seats, plus 89 cu ft of passenger cabin.

How many suitcases fit in a ILX?

About 2 checked cases (27 × 21 × 14″) or 6 carry-ons, allowing for the fact that a boot is not a perfect cube.

Will a pushchair fit in a ILX?

Yes — a folded pushchair takes roughly 6 cu ft and this car has 12, so it fits with room for shopping.

Is that a lot for this size of car?

Compared with 208 cars of a similar cabin size, it is below the average of 14.3 cu ft.

Cargo and passenger volumes from EPA interior-volume records, measured 2022 for the Acura ILX, seats up. Luggage capacity computed by ForCar at 80% usable volume against airline-standard case sizes. Last updated Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.

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