Just ten years ago, no one would have believed that the Korean auto industry could create a truly representative car. To win customers away from Lexus at home, engineers built the Genesis according to all the laws of the business class: classic rear-wheel drive, serious V6 and V8 engines, and generous equipment. You just want to spin this off into a separate brand!
It's only a pity that the car didn't reach Russia in all versions — neither navigation nor adaptive cruise control can be seen here, and of the three available engines, only one is brought in. However, there's not much choice needed: this engine is good.
The powerful 3.8 V6, producing 290 horsepower, pulls the sedan smoothly and assertively, without the slightest pause, at any speed. The cabin is quiet — sound insulation is top-notch, and the air suspension silently swallows all joints and potholes. Everything here is done so that the passenger in the back rests in silence and enjoys the first-class sound of the Lexicon audio system. He even has his own remote control, which can manage both the music and the seats — up to moving the front seat forward.
The only thing that doesn't yet fit the new philosophy is the more than modest price tag. And that's probably for the best.
I'LL MOVE OVER FOR YOU
The important person has their own remote control that manages the music system and seat drives, including the front passenger seat.
MANUFACTURER DATA
ENGINE
- 3778 cm³, petrol, V6,
- 290 hp at 6200 rpm,
- 365 Nm at 4500 rpm
TRANSMISSION
- Automatic, 6 speeds, rear-wheel drive
DYNAMICS
- max speed — 240 km/h,
- acceleration 0-100 km/h — 7.0 s
DIMENSIONS (mm)
- length — 4975
- width — 1890
- height — 1480
FUEL ECONOMY
- average consumption — 9.5 l/100 km