dseag2

Sharp-looking car. Really like the contrast with the dark chrome!

plex

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Beautiful car

oldcajun

I don't understand the negative comments about the interior. To me, the interior is superior to the ES which is the nearest price competitor and close to the GS which is a bit more expensive. The G80 interior is also much larger than the GS.

I expect the next Genesis will be a slicked up version of the Santa Fe, then a smaller sedan to compete with the 3 series. The 3.3 turbo engine seems well suited to either.
Steve

BrownPride

Looks nice. I haven't been able to find a picture of the interior. My beef with the G80 is it's very mundane interior design. Looks too Hyundai Sonata from inside from a design standpoint.

Mr. Burns

You mean take the mesh pattern out of a Jaguar XJ grill and put it into a bastardized version of the Audi single frame grill and put a generic winged badge from a Bentley on it?

RNM GS3

Genesis looks great on the road and this new Sport model is even better.

its crazy that Hyundai has more advanced engine in its Genesis than Lexus has in the GS.
Plus they offer a V8.

This is a stunning achievement in a short period of time.
Once they bring out a SUV - the brand will really take off.

SW17LS

I'm a big Genesis fan, but I also agree about the interior of the G80. The materials are good quality, but they don't look and feel luxurious, and overall the shapes and design theme feel too much like a Hyundai. They did a much better job on the G90, and I expect they will do a better job on the next G80.

The interior is better than the ES, but not nearly as nice as the GS IMHO.

mmarshall

Not necessarily...although that indeed is one option. What I meant by Lexus "acting on it" is basically to come up with something better than the spindle grill. I know some people don't have a problem with the spindles, but IMHO they are ugly on all but the ES350.

SW17LS

How can you think the spindle looks okay on the ES350 yet not on the other cars? The current ES350 is one of the more dramatic spindles.

Plenty of people think this Genesis shield grill is ugly too, its all a matter of taste.

Spindle grill is here to stay folks, they're not going to abandon it anytime soon. They designed it to be their signature look, and for the next several decades its going to exist.

mmarshall

No, I disagree. Subjective, of course, but IMHO, the ES350's spindle, though similar in shape to the others, seems more muted and less in-one's-face. The one on the new RX, for example, is especially garish.


We'll see. Acura was forced to finally abandon their parrot-beaks, though, admittedly, sales of most of their products (MDX excepted) haven't been in the same league as Lexus.

LexBob2

If sales decline (no sign of that right now), or there is pushback from consumers, I expect the current styling trend will be revised or softened. This happens with all trends eventually. Remember L-finesse? That seemed to have lasted about one generation.

dseag2

Here you go...

LexusChris

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Looks good I must say, the rims look straight off the RX F Sport line.

Toys4RJill

Both their V6 and V8 engines from Genesis are more advanced than the GS and LS engines. I think when the dust settles, Lexus and Genesis are going to be the perfect competitors for each other as it seem MB and BMW are further separating themselves from Lexus. Just IMO, I believe Lexus has the most to lose from Genesis.

Toys4RJill

You are right, when their SUV comes out, the brand is going to take off. It will be interesting to see what type of RX fighter they might make.