I’ve been test driving the granddaddy of the Hyundai fleet with the luxury line of Genesis vehicles assembled in Ulsan, Korea. This is the top of the lineup with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $102,750. This G90 has elegant “Verbier” white exterior paint with a black and tan “ Bordeaux” leather adorned interior. Every safety option developed by the auto industry is included in the standard features of the G90 sedan. The only additional price is the “Verbier” white paint.
The exterior and interior will compete with any of the luxury foreign brands. After a week’s careful test drive, I’ve enjoyed the many intricate features like the front seat bolsters and massage. The doors are like safe vault doors, heavy and covered with the leather upholstery and the doors open by a push button; no door handle on this beauty. The door handles extend outward with the arrival of the ignition key and have a mind of their own when to close from several open-door positions. I have yet to completely figure out when the driver’s door swings shut, but knees beware.
Outside of pure beauty and elegance this large all-wheel drive sedan can move with a 3.5L twin-turbo V6 and 48V Supercharger, no horsepower provided, but it must exceed 400 hp. Along with the powerful engine, an eight-speed transmission is controlled by steering wheel paddle shifter and three drive modes: sport, comfort, and eco. I found that with the power train the eco mode was quite sufficient for acceleration… but for a burst of instant power, a quick knob shift to the sport mode and instant thrust. Using the eco mode, and intermittent sport mode, the G90 achieved a respectable 23.7 mpg. overall for city and freeway drives.
Comfort is abundant with front and rear seats with massage functions. The seats have Nappa leather surfaces, and a leatherette wrapped upper-instrument panel. Power front and rear sunshades and a windshield heads-up display of speed and safety signage. 3D Bang & Olufsen premium sound, and wireless phone chargers front and rear.
Safety features galore and a screen shot of the rear blind spots when signaling a turn, really a good safety feature along with the 360-degree surround view monitor, so good in tight parking lots with an expensive sedan.
Genesis has the famed Hyundai factory warranty of 10 year/ 100,000 mile-power train warranty , so important with the turbo- engine’s lifeline.
Only time will tell about foreign tariff impacts on these cars but the tariffs could increase the price of foreign cars in the U.S. market. The tariffs apparently will apply to parts such as engines and transmissions shipped into the U.S. even if the vehicle is assembled with American labor.
This G90 is luxury at its best, at any price.