2015 Genesis Sedan Thread
06-13-14, 08:08 AM
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too much nonsense chatter about off topic cars.
06-13-14, 08:47 AM
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06-13-14, 09:58 AM
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06-13-14, 12:52 PM
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Your point being? That was addressed in the closing paragraphs where it said, "Yet it's too early to declare the transformation complete. It's not clear if the Genesis represents a cultural shift or an anomaly."
Clearly the Genesis is a [positive] break from past models. Let's hope they can keep the chassis tuning efforts up on the other models that are still to come.
Clearly the Genesis is a [positive] break from past models. Let's hope they can keep the chassis tuning efforts up on the other models that are still to come.
06-13-14, 01:22 PM
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Your point being? That was addressed in the closing paragraphs where it said, "Yet it's too early to declare the transformation complete. It's not clear if the Genesis represents a cultural shift or an anomaly."
Clearly the Genesis is a [positive] break from past models. Let's hope they can keep the chassis tuning efforts up on the other models that are still to come.
Clearly the Genesis is a [positive] break from past models. Let's hope they can keep the chassis tuning efforts up on the other models that are still to come.
06-13-14, 04:16 PM
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Seems similar to reviews of the 1st gen when it was released. Now reviewers admit it isn't quite up to par, but promise the new one is 
Hyundai making a luxury brand would be a turning point, even with the 1st gen, as it shows their commitment. Seems to me they ran the numbers and decided the extra markup on the vehicle to cover the costs of a new brand would steer initial potential buyers away. IMO, shortsighted.
Hyundai making a luxury brand would be a turning point, even with the 1st gen, as it shows their commitment. Seems to me they ran the numbers and decided the extra markup on the vehicle to cover the costs of a new brand would steer initial potential buyers away. IMO, shortsighted.
06-18-14, 09:19 AM
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When we evaluated Hyundai’s 2015 Genesis V-6 sedan on the battered tarmac around our Michigan headquarters, we noted that the surface was perfect for analyzing the Lotus-tuned suspension. As for exploring the foul-weather usefulness of the Genesis’s newly available HTRAC all-wheel-drive system, our environs proved less helpful. Traction-reducing precipitation was nowhere to be found, especially that of the flaky, frozen variety that was all too prevalent last winter. Where’s a polar vortex when you need one?
Like AWD? Hope You Like a V-6, Too
Although we didn’t face any major traction issues during our test of the all-wheel-drive Genesis V-6, we did observe that Hyundai’s HTRAC setup never called attention to itself. This is unlike, for example, the Quattro system in our long-term Audi S7, which binds perceptibly in tight parking-lot maneuvers. Where HTRAC did make a difference, however, was in stifling wheelspin during hard launches.
HTRAC can only be paired with the Genesis’s standard 3.8-liter V-6, which makes 311 horsepower and 293 lb-ft of torque. (The available 5.0-liter V-8 makes 420 horsepower.) An eight-speed automatic transmission with a wide ratio spread helps keep the six on boil, though, and we managed to hit 60 mph in 6.2 seconds. Top speed is limited to 149 mph. Hyundai’s in-house eight-speed automatic isn’t as unobtrusive or telepathic as the bolt-action ZF-sourced eight-speeds in many BMWs, but the Hyundai gearbox makes up for the occasional flubbed downshift with its overall smoothness.
As we’ve found driving other Genesis models, the sedan’s steering is accurate but numb and the chassis is tuned for resolute understeer. HTRAC exaggerates the feeling of understeer, with our test driver noting it as “excessive” during skidpad testing. Even so, the all-wheel-drive Genesis hung on for a commendable 0.87 g, which turned out to be identical to the grip generated by the rear-drive model also tested. Even with the added all-wheel-drive hardware, the HTRAC Genesis V-6 managed to feel sprightlier than the Genesis V-8. (On our scales, the HTRAC Genesis V-6 weighed 85 pounds less than the rear-drive Genesis V-8—with most of that coming off the front axle.) Braking was only so-so, with the Hyundai hauling itself to a stop from 70 mph in a long-ish 172 feet.
READ MORE: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...wd-test-review
Like AWD? Hope You Like a V-6, Too
Although we didn’t face any major traction issues during our test of the all-wheel-drive Genesis V-6, we did observe that Hyundai’s HTRAC setup never called attention to itself. This is unlike, for example, the Quattro system in our long-term Audi S7, which binds perceptibly in tight parking-lot maneuvers. Where HTRAC did make a difference, however, was in stifling wheelspin during hard launches.
HTRAC can only be paired with the Genesis’s standard 3.8-liter V-6, which makes 311 horsepower and 293 lb-ft of torque. (The available 5.0-liter V-8 makes 420 horsepower.) An eight-speed automatic transmission with a wide ratio spread helps keep the six on boil, though, and we managed to hit 60 mph in 6.2 seconds. Top speed is limited to 149 mph. Hyundai’s in-house eight-speed automatic isn’t as unobtrusive or telepathic as the bolt-action ZF-sourced eight-speeds in many BMWs, but the Hyundai gearbox makes up for the occasional flubbed downshift with its overall smoothness.
As we’ve found driving other Genesis models, the sedan’s steering is accurate but numb and the chassis is tuned for resolute understeer. HTRAC exaggerates the feeling of understeer, with our test driver noting it as “excessive” during skidpad testing. Even so, the all-wheel-drive Genesis hung on for a commendable 0.87 g, which turned out to be identical to the grip generated by the rear-drive model also tested. Even with the added all-wheel-drive hardware, the HTRAC Genesis V-6 managed to feel sprightlier than the Genesis V-8. (On our scales, the HTRAC Genesis V-6 weighed 85 pounds less than the rear-drive Genesis V-8—with most of that coming off the front axle.) Braking was only so-so, with the Hyundai hauling itself to a stop from 70 mph in a long-ish 172 feet.
READ MORE: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...wd-test-review
06-18-14, 09:39 AM
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the v6 has been praised over the v8 a few times, because of it being lighter and more balanced.
