Hyundai Genesis test drive since 2008 sedan
Take a height
How many of them were, attempts to break into the premium segment, positioning the next large car as a business sedan. And how many of them failed: the successes are rare in this field, but valuable, because each of them means that another brand has joined the narrow circle of the elect. I already killed a bad espresso when, as if, as if a Venus from a sea foam, from the soap crown of the car wash by Kerher, it squeezed out the light of God in the special forces and rubber boots of the 47th size.
He suffered an affordable overshadowed by the overalls, sewn by the standards of Sunny shirts for NBA players, sniffed his nose and said: do you need your receipt more likely? Uh! What for? It is necessary to fix: I wrote a Mercedes there, but this seems to be Hyundai, right?
The washer marketing, branding and all the other Ingi to the lantern: he does not care three thousand times on the status of all these Moscow black irons, which he wipes long ago. He does not look advertising, does not read press releases and does not carry associative tails behind him. Unlike all of us, when he looks at the car, he sees only a car, and not a whore on a radiator grille, to which a machine that travels to the market is trained from behind. And you can’t deceive him with cheap tricks like headlights a la four eyes of a Mercedes, because he does not want to see a Mercedes in a cheap wagon with all his might, which was flattered as they are seduced by a copy of Rolex. Hyundai Genesis seemed to the Mercedes washer simply and disinterestedly, but not without reason. Is there a reason to think about us too?
The sightseeing in all directions is very good, and the mirrors are convenient: everyone except the driver’s. It is increasing! From this, the angle of its coverage is very small, and the feeling of distance is distorted
Thoughts and do not we swing the premium ours of our segment?, Paraphrasing one ambitious theater director, periodically visit all actively developing automakers. They do not yet belong to the elite of the automotive industry, but are already full of ambitions and plans to be in it. And the measure of the success of these attempts allows you to accurately judge the technological and engineering potential of the company at the time of the attack of the high -class machine market: they charge everything that is in the arsenal in such cars. And these projects, in turn, are pulled upstairs and the level of cars is simpler.
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the Hyundaikia car ceremonial crews, such as Kia Opirus, for which, then, in 2003, I saw only one argument: I worked for the Korea government, were not very good. There was no level corresponding to the ambitions and acceptable, regarding the Russian price, the level was not from the chassis to design and from style to engineering. However, the car showed not only the temporary inability of the company to make a high -quality high -class car, but also designated its desire to move further than the development of normal low -profiles at a good price around the world. The time has seemed to have been completely nothing since then, but today Genesis is already the first Hyundai of the premium segment, from the first meters of the journey at the wheel of which you understand: the company has made its main quality leap. The brand, behind which is a world concern, independently entered the level of a new height. Which?
Restrained, expensive, high quality. There is no longer a drop of misunderstanding of what is a style and what a serious person expects a serious car: no tinsel, nothing superfluous and only verified wealth of chosen goods. High -quality leather interior decoration, laconic accuracy of its lines, simplicity and natural control of controls. Genesis car in which there is nothing fake or decorative. Everything is present in it. Of course, an observation person could be ready for the possibility of its appearance. The current Kia Rio, Picanto, Seed, Hyundai Tucson and i30 Yes, all the new generation Hyundai cars, except for Elantra, emerged from the early times, are very good both technically and emotionally. And although in general, the ability to develop high -quality medium -level cars indicates a lot, automatically does not mean the company's readiness to create cars more expensive, but Hyundai did everything.
Half of the rear sofa are adjusted separately. You can change the position of the pillow of the seats and the corner of the back. Climate control panel, acoustics and armchairs in armrest
You click on gas, and a powerful V6 easily removes business sedan. It is felt in it, but there is no heaviness. The gas pedal drive is not as verified as that of Porsche or Audi, but it looks very good in the company of the real direct competitors of Genesis, with which he is not only comparable, but which is able to win this becomes more and more obvious. Who are they? On this later.
Automatic transmission switches accurately and smoothly, quickly and on time. The rear -wheel drive chassis perfectly isolates the riders from the irregularities of the coating, but does not deprive the feeling of the road. The air suspension with sport and comfort modes works perfectly at the very level that recognized regulars of a strong business class demonstrate today. And in addition to this, she knows how to raise the car body by 4 centimeters, if she wants to increase the already decent (the middle border is not a problem) clearance.
Was it necessary to remain a stubborn patriot and, having such a chassis, to complete it with Kumho Korean tires? It is unlikely: the tires, although they are able to contribute to ensuring enviable silence in the salon and comfort, but have not yet learned to hold on to the asphalt: yes, they work, but do not correspond to the overall level of the car. And this level is high. And it can be appreciated and felt not only from behind the steering wheel, but also from the adjustable rear sofa, electric drives are able to move the halves of the pillows and change the angles of the back of the back. There is diplomatic space and home comfort, there is both heating, and a separate passenger climate control panel, Lexicon audio system, the position of the right front chair and the rear curtain. The rear sofa even knows how to automatically facilitate the landing and ease, despite the fact that the large rear doors open by almost 90 degrees. Naturally, with such abilities to adapt the seat under a person, there is no possibility of its transformation under luggage. But the trunk itself is huge even though the machine is equipped with a full -size reserve.
Hyundai Genesis is sufficiently cosmopolitan to please the Americans who chose it as a car of the year and the Russians. He suits everything around the world, and yet he remained a hundred percent Asian. The Hyundai company today is quite independent in order to claim the recognition of the family traits of its cars. As a car, Genesis is already in the same plate with classmates of other respected brands. It's hard to believe, but it is. By the way, designer Joel Pyaskovski, the creator of the sedan and the Hyundai Genesis compartment already makes new Mercedes as the head of their California design studio, so the kid was not very mistaken. And Hyundai wisely helped him, very mistaken in the name, not to miss the essence much: the Genesis radiator grille has no symbol at all the actual level of the car is much higher than the current position of the Hyundai brand in the heads of people, and he cannot drag the car on the market . On the contrary, this car creates a new brand perception. Yes, cars such as Genesis are able to overcome the inertia of human consciousness. But not immediately, but in ten years. They will pass quickly, and then Schildik will be able to catch up with the car, who spent forward.
Design
Hyundai Genesis is built on a completely new platform and is equipped with V6 290 engines. With. (This machine is supplied to our market) and a 375 liter V8. p., aggregated with six -speed automatic transmissions Aisin and ZF, respectively. The V6 engine is assembled in the alloy cylinder block, equipped with a phase change and valve lifting system, as well as a controlled intake manifold. Independent multi -link pendants provide the machine with excellent running properties.
The V6 engine has a power of 290 hp. In pairs with a six-speed Aisin automatic machine, he is able to disperse a business bar to 100 km/h for 7 s. The maximum speed is 240 km/h
In the design of the car body, high -strength steel was used, like in advanced competitors, due to which the angular hardness of the body and the capacity of the car are increased. Equipment with security systems includes rotary xenon headlights of the head light, ESC (Electronic Stability Control) system, an assistant inhibition and the system for distribution of brake forces, as well as eight airbags and active headrests of the front seats. The Lexicon acoustic system is equipped with 14 speakers with a total capacity of 500 watts. The navigation system in the Russian market is not yet available.
Text Dmitry Sokolov
Source: Cars
