The first car we went to test drive was a Genesis GV70 Electrified. We would have loved a GV60 as well, but when we got to the dealership in Orlando, they didn’t have any EVs.
Hmmmm.
This was a large Hyundai/Genesis dealership, and the said that they had gotten a few, but they were sold immediately. I don’t know if this was a Florida thing, but it was surprising.
We decided to check out the GV70 gas model as the salesman said this was the same as the EV, but obviously with a gas engine. We wanted to get a feel for the car, and see how it drove.
This is a luxury car, with nice leather interior. It smelled like leather, and had a nice feel. The front seats were comfortable and had heating/cooling in them. We had been driving an Hyundai Santa Fe as a rental and the infotainment felt similar. However, the rest of the car was much nicer than our Santa Fe.
The car drove well, though the EV version would certainly handle different. This had a turbo, and the lag compared to an EV is very apparent.
This didn’t have the flip over shifter knob, but it had a nice mix of physical buttons and a touch screen. The screen is large, and extends in front of the middle console.
We liked it, and were thinking this might be the car we look at back in Denver in an EX form. It has a nice size, about the size of the Model Y, but shaped a little different. It’s a little taller, but sloped on top down quicker. It feels about as wide, but it sides curve in a bit, so there is less space.
The back seats were smaller than the Tesla and I was slightly cramped. Safety features were nice and it centered things well in the lane.
It was a nice step up from the Model Y.
Update: Another salesman said that Genesis service wasn’t great, and they can’t deliver on a premium experience. No idea how true that might be, and certainly it’s likely dealer specific, but it did get us to re-think a Genesis a bit.