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| The 2019 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T Dynamic Edition. |
Needless to say, these are quick drives and brief impressions that we hope to be able to flesh out with a full review of the vehicle at some point in the near future.
Media Days is a driving program, with journalists taking cars from the staging area at Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley over Laureles Grade and back or off-road on the acclaimed Land Rover Experience on the grounds of Quail Lodge.
My sixth drive of the day was the 2019 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T Dynamic Edition.
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| 2019 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T Dynamic Edition. |
It's powered by the same 365-horsepower 3.3-liter twin-turbo V6 that's in the G80 Sport, but with less weight, it's faster. Zero to 60 should come up in a shade under five seconds and the handling as fellow WAJ member Bruce Hotchkiss and I hustled it up and down Laureles Grade was right on the money.
The transmission is an eight-speed automatic with paddle shifters and the EPA says it saw 18 miles per gallon in the city and 26 on the highway in its testing.
$50,250 is the base price and it comes with a fairly staggering list of standard equipment:
- Vehicle stability management.
- Electronic Stability Control with traction control and brake assist.
- Forward collision avoidance assist with pedestrian detection.
- Blind spot collision warning with rear cross-traffic collision warning.
- Lane keeping assist.
- Driver attention warning.
- Surround view monitor.
- Rearview camera with parking guidelines.
- Parking distance warning.
- High-beam assist.
- Hillstart assist control.
- Brembo brakes with performance brake pads
- Tire mobility kit.
- Drive mode select with Custom mode setting.
- Rack-mounted, motor-driven power steering with variable gear ratio.
- Electronically controlled sport suspension.
- Limited-slip differential.
- 19-inch sport alloy wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires.
- Dual-muffler exhaust.
- Low-beam assist.
- LED daytime running lights.
- Power-folding, heated auto-dimming outside mirrors with LED turn signal indicators.
- Copper headlight bezel accents.
- Dark tint taillight covers.
- Dark chrome grille and window trim.
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| 2019 Genesis G70 interior. |
That's just the exterior and the mechanicals. The standard equipment you'll find inside:
- Auto-dimming inside rearview mirror with HomeLink.
- Wide sunroof.
- Microfiber suede headliner.
- Black Nappa leather seating surfaces with Sport quilting and contrast stitching.
- 16-way power driver's seat including four-way lumbar.
- 12-way power front passenger's seat including four-way lumbar.
- Heated and ventilated front seats.
- Integrated memory system.
- Power tilt-and-telescoping perforated leather-wrapped steering wheel.
- Dual automatic temperature control.
- Heads-up display.
- Smart cruise control with Stop & Go.
- Seven-inch color LCD multi-information display.
- Eight-inch color touchscreen navigation system with AM/FM/HDRadio, a 90-day trial of SiriusXM, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and Bluetooth, mated to a Lexicon 15-speaker audio system with Quantum Logic surround sound and Harman Kardon's Clari-Fi.
- Wireless charging pad.
- Three USB ports (two front, one rear).
- Rain-sensing wipers.
- Hands-free smart trunk with auto open.
- Electronic parking brake.
- Aluminum interior trim.
And that's literally it. Zero in the way of extra-cost options, meaning that with $995 inland freight and handling, the 2019 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T Dynamic Edition rang in at $51,245. That's a massive bargain. I heard more than a few of my fellow WAJ members talking in glowing terms about the G70 after their drives. This may just be the beginning for Genesis.
