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(Genesesss’(?)) marketing team. We know it is no small task to create and market a brand-new car brand and are happy that we are seeing more and more of these cars on the road (meaning that fewer people question what the brand is). However, we still notice a bit of a dichotomy in the reception the brand has had. The consensus in the automotive journalism world is that Genesis makes some pretty darn good cars (Genesis has become a mainstay on “10-Best” lists, and the G70 won Motortrend’s coveted Car of the Year honors in 2019 while the larger G90 won the same in 2023), but while “car people” seem very stoked on Genesis, we still hear many (less nerdy) people wonder aloud when they see a Genesis pull up at the local Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse valet stand. We decided it was time to do our part in getting the word out about Genesis and see how they stacked up to competitors in the sport/luxury segment. Does Genesis have that intangible “it” factor that makes its German rivals so sought after? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665780a1d06de8458c57695a/3030c583-0610-4325-9892-3945f02ab4d2/IMG_1662.jpg Blog - Genesis G70 Quick Review - While looks are subjective, we were huge fans of the exterior of the car. The G70 looks sleek and sporty, with Goldilocks “just right” proportions while being sufficiently different from a comparable BMW, Audi, or Lexus. We thought the double “whisker” headlights and crisscross grill were unique without being gaudy (don’t get us started on BMW or Lexus front grills). The interior design is pleasant but not mind blowing. When the refreshed G70 debuted in 2022, the interior was a revelation; however, the minor 2025 update (essentially changing a few physical knobs to haptic buttons) leaves the interior feeling a bit stale. The controls are laid out well and the finish looks good, but after spending some time in the car, you realize that there are probably too many cheap plastic bits and the screen is just too small compared to rivals (even for us old school somewhat anti-tech folks). If a big, fancy touchscreen infotainment system is important to you, you should probably look elsewhere. We admit, however, that the diamond patterned leather available only on the 3.3L Sport Prestige models might change this impression slightly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665780a1d06de8458c57695a/a9f506cb-a8b7-4e54-8a1c-17a5b53fe956/IMG_1687.jpg Blog - Genesis G70 Quick Review While not the full “self-driving” you might see in a Tesla, the adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assist function pretty well to keep the car in its lane and a safe distance behind traffic. These features are useful when traveling on long, little-traveled highways – where the monotony can cause a driver to lose focus – and a godsend in rush hour traffic, allowing the driver to relax and essentially let the car take the wheel for most of the commute home. The worst thing about the system is that it seems to have tunnel vision – it will not register a car changing into your lane seemingly until the car has fully merged – leading to an annoying number of automated slammings of the brakes. We’ll largely give it a pass since we’ve noticed the same thing in many other cars (and can’t even begin to fathom the engineering that makes such a system possible), but wish we could get in a room with the programmers and cheer them on like the last mile of the Boston Marathon – “you’re so close, just do that last little bit of engineering wizardry to let the car notice cars four feet to its left and right!” It is also hard to argue with Genesis’ 5-year/60,000 mile bumper-to-bumper and 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty (compared with the 4-year/50,000-mile warranty offered by competitors). We also imagine that a Genesis will be slightly cheaper to maintain than its German counterparts (but likely on-par with Lexus). It remains to be seen, however, if Genesis can separate itself from Hyundai’s reputation of falling apart after 100,000 miles. https://www.automagicconsulting.com/blog/living-with-an-electric-car monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665780a1d06de8458c57695a/688d4705-435e-48d6-8cc2-9cfb20313592/Lucid-Air-Touring-Dash-hero.jpg Blog - Living With (and Roadtripping in) an Electric Car - Make it stand out We love the simple, yet techy interior of the Lucid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665780a1d06de8458c57695a/b0ec9f41-9bed-429d-8d3a-bf5969282e55/Lucid+Interior+4.jpg Blog - Living With (and Roadtripping in) an Electric Car - Make it stand out The backseats in the Lucid are extremely comfortable with copious amounts of legroom. 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