2021 Genesis G80 | MotorWeek Road Test
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
- The genesis of Genesis was not as a brand, but as Hyundai’s first attempt at going upmarket with 2009’s Hyundai Genesis. Well Now, Genesis is of course a complete brand, with multiple sedans and SUVs to choose from, and plenty of EVs on the way. But, they haven’t forgotten where they started from.
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Can we just pause for a second and all appreciate what a true national treasure John Davis is?? He IS Motorweek! Been watching him since I was a kid in the early 80s. A legend!
No he’s not. More like a hypocrite and shill. This car goes 0-60 in 5.3 and it’s “leisurely” or whatever he called it. If you watch the Retro reviews you will see how they would have shit their pants back in 1988 or whatever if a family sedan had run that time.
@@austinfrazier7325 Come back when you have a couple more decades under your belt, kid.
I 100% agree. Got to love John Davis.
Glad he's still going 👍 watching the retro reviews dudes been doing this for like 30 years and pretty much the same😂
Truly agreed
My 15 Genesis 3.8 still going smooth at 128k on the odometer. No problems at all.
Same it’s beautiful
I always wanted a genesis r spec. Something different w some power
We have a 2017 model G80 a its a wonderful car. We love it. And I've owned a number of German cars in the past and will never buy. another. And Mr Davis beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I'll take a Genesis anytime. My neighbor just purchased a GV80 its also great SUV and once they get the color and interior we want it will be in our driveway.
That 'Superman' grill looks better than what we have from BMW's and Audi's..
Thank you. European cars looking like shit these days.
Get your eyes examined.
except this is garbage
increase your dosage; it looks ridiculous
I strongly agree. At least this grille is well-executed and nicely shaped. Its competitors either look significantly bland like Mercedes, excessively dorky like BMW, or just flat-out confused like Audi. Obviously big grilles are in when it comes to luxury vehicles, but Genesis managed to keep theirs signature while still being tasteful.
If there was no body roll and no nose dive, the car wouldn't be comfortable. If we stopped the obsession with handling performance, we could be driving comfortable cars today.
lol like cars aren’t “comfortable” today
@@Please_Enter_A_Name7078
I just got done doing 300 miles in a 2011 Jeep yesterday. Did 1,000 miles earlier in the year in a 2014 Mercedes. Pain.
I did 300 miles in my 1951 Chevrolet and the seats are beyond anything you can imagine. You wouldn't have any cramps after 12 hours straight of driving.
My point is that body roll is a wonderful thing because that means the suspension has softness.
@@Please_Enter_A_Name7078 he's kinda correct. All of our today's cars are stiff for performance. That makes them uncomfortable. Nothing will compare to yesterday's cars comforts.
I'm a sports car enthusiast all the way but I agree, there's not enough balance in todays market. You either buy a SUV/Crossover with tight steering and forgettable suspension or go back a few years and buy an older Buick with Dyno Ride and that floaty steering cars of the era are known for. Not much balance in the market today just forgettable expensive lunchboxes that try too hard to please everyone.
Large rims with low profile tires are what make cars uncomfortable. Tall sidewalls and smaller rims will make ANY car more comfortable. But most people like the big, pretty rims.
The Legend, John Davis makes any car review worth watching.
I was very skeptical back in the early 2010's when I watched Hyundai try and pull off an Acura or Lincoln. I didn't think they could do it because... Hyundai. I was totally wrong. Every new model they release seems to outperform the last. They really do appear to be a great, affordable option for luxury.
This guy is STILL presenting? OMG. This guy was doing this same job when I was in high school in the late 80s.
Find something you love, and it never feels like work!
The grill is my favorite part of the car. I'm surprised the speaker in this video doesn't like it 🤷🏽
5.3 is pretty quick for a base motor
I was expecting 6.3
One of the best new cars under $50k
Those acceleration numbers are in line with the 3.5t model. The car’s trim and wheel size looked like the 3.5t also.
Surely Motorweek didn’t get it confused?
@@Cgee3 No, those wheels are 2.5T Advanced wheels. This was the base engine. The 3.5 can do 0-60 in 4.8
This brown leather interior looks amazing 😍🔥🥵🤩🙌🏽!!
The genesis is the best luxury car for your dollar by far. It may not have the name of a Benz or the reliability of a Lexus, but it's a solid luxury car for the money.
This Genesis has many revelations. 🤔
Lol nice
🤣
They’re gorgeous vehicles
@@thirdstar9255 why
There may be a lot of haters of these cars, but just in my personal opinion, I agree with you. I myself find this one decent looking
That's why Koreans sell those to Americans only. Nobody else appreciates awful design.
@@betterbeavailable Wrong. They're mighty popular in Australia too, and of course in their home country of South Korea. Feel free to keep resting on the laurels of your established luxury brands though. It'll be fun to see how that ends up for you in tomorrow's world of luxury. :)
@@betterbeavailable They are widely sold in South Korea.
Genesis G80 took all of the good designs from European luxury cars and put them all together.
Exterior: Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, Audi.
Interior: Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz, Bentley, BMW.
Genesis GV70 looks like Porsche Macan and a Porsche 928.
I LOVE IT!!!! AND I NEED TO TEST DRIVE ONE!!!! SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!
Love John davis..
IM in a 2015 G80 love it. Will bypass this one ( looks too audi) and get a g90. But Im sticking with Genesis ! They saved me form Dodge.
any european like me would say it has much more of mercedes, don't see a single line of audi in there. But yeah, keep the old gen, looks better.
Well it was designed by a former design director from VAG.
That dash layout is classic luxury and I like it. I don’t like the side view mirror design, they look too bulky like something you’d see on a crossover or SUV. I do understand why they did it though.
John D has to have the world record for longest car reviewer, I mean he's being doing it since I was about 2 I'm freaking 40 now! Lol
This feels just like the classic MotorWeek videos. 2021 car, but the video still has sort of this VHS quality. I Love it.
That's pretty quick with just the base 4cyl engine. The superman grille isn't as bad as the BMW beaver teeth.
I think the front of the older G80 Sports had the best looking front. However the new interior is way better. Genesis is well the best bang for your buck. I own a 2018 and so far its not missed a beat.
No the hell it isn't the best bang for your buck. The reliability alone makes it shit.
@@taurussho86 oh here she is...🤣🤣
John Davis is immortal, One of the most recognizable voices of my childhood
this car is underrated, with so much value. I like it just as much as my m37.
Jhon Davis Is the GOAT! a ture legend in the automotive world
Nothing replaces the smooth V8. 4 cylinders belong in economy cars not luxury cars…
I agree, but that is where the world is going before it goes full EV. Well some cars I guess.
You can still have your V8. You just need to know where to look.
100% a luxury vehicle is an indulgence and that should include the nostalgic charm and familiarity of a big displacement engine, EV cars are for everyday city schmucks
@@glennt69lol nope. By 2026 you'll see almost all luxury saloons will be EV only, or they will have made it their goal and they will be well on their way to achieving it. Mark my words.
Honestly I would agree but I went from a 12 s550 v8 to a 18 e class with the i4, and I can’t complain. There’s basically no huge difference to be completely honest
Truly remarkable what Hyundai has done with the evolution of this sedan. While it doesn't have the brand cache or legend of a 5er or E-Class, it certainly represents a solid entrant to this class. It is the right car at the wrong time, with the GV80 being far more desirable, as is the case with all manufacturers.
Looks super luxurious.
One of the best-looking cars on the road, regardless of brand.
That grille is not nearly as fugly as the Star Wars Storm Trooper Helmut grille on the Lexus.
Much love and respect to Hyundai for what they did with genesis, hado me second guessing myself. I'm a fan
Wait...the car their showing/driving is a 3.5T Prestige. But he thinks it's the 2.5T version.🤔
It seemed a bit fast…
@@voodoowhammy Plus the wheels are the giveaway lol there only available on the 2021 3.5 Prestige.
@@voodoowhammy right
This man's 80's salesman pitch voice on top of the "chill vibe youtuber montage beat" music have my hearing receptors confused and unnerved.
John Davis is a legend! And that chill vibe beat is familiar to anybody who grew up watching John Davis and Motorweek. 😊
Beautiful car
agree that grille is funky, though I am getting a little more used to it. Certainly in the SUVs the grille is even more ? ostentatious. Nice car. Probably my favorite in this segment.
Honestly I just love it becuase of the grille 😂🤷🏾♂️
2:03 4.4mpg!!! How hard did you drive that?
Probably left it idling!
Bargain or second to others my ass. This is sexy elegant and beautiful all in one. I would buy this before I would buy a Mercedes, BMW or a Audi. This car has the same as the others, but it cost less than the others.
@@thirdstar9255 if you feel that way, why did you watch this video?
I guess people who Buy/Rent Porsche, Bentley, and Audi, deserve to be in a Volkswagen?
I bet you would look great in a Volkswagen 911?
There's always one P.O.S. who always view Genesis videos, and then think their hilarious with their Hyundai jokes.
Actually, it only makes people know that you are a Very Lonely Fool!
Who else would waste their time watching reviews of vehicles(Genesis/Hyundai) that they claim to not like!
Only a very lonely A-hole!
@@thirdstar9255 Well I drive a Hyundai now!
Really wanted to see the V6. First the GV80 4-cylinder and now the G80 4-cylinder, would have been nice to see the top of the line V6s in these.
We have a V6 G80 and its has plenty of power. We test drove the GV80 both the turbo 4 and the V6 in that case the V6 was the winner. The turbo V4 seem like it was straining to get up and go.
Now that I'm older the bad thing about this show is they never talk about the bad of the car they always try to sell u the cara
Um that’s the point
This is standard practice as they test press cars. Talk stink about them and you wont be getting press cars to review. Savagegeese is one of the few out there that focuses on this point and does a much better balanced job but hes still alienated some manufacturers with his past reviews.
Yeah I miss the old retro episodes where they'd give it to you straight
Mark and Jack give it to you straight.
The 4 cylinder sounds like a lawn mower
So did your mom last night 💚
@@Ecuador006 lol
I would not worry about pulling away German buyers. G 80 is amassing their own new buyers. The German cars are all over priced. They sell you packages and each price goes higher and higher and they live in the shop after 70k miles. The g 80 gives you less packages and man just the entry level is 15k to 20k less than the german brands. Go g80
Pleasantly surprised 🥰👍🏽
I’d swap this with my 2019 E -class any day.
Really ? Why so
@@mikexcanxjerk In summary - assuming one gets over the “prestige” imparted by driving a pedigreed brand and model - it is simply a matter of value. You get the same amenities for 20/25% less. I do enjoy the E300 but I’d probably elect to at least check out these newer top-line models from the Korean brands the next time around.
i like the car you get a lot but im sticking with my lexus es350
The back end is rather nice. The front end though is something you want to put a bag over. Just hideous. What were they thinking?
A long way from the Pony
Y no led fog lights
pretty fast for a 2,5
not a 4 banger..times are for a v6 twin turbo! I own one.
Digital gauge clusters are garbage, like a apple watch vs a rolex or omega one will look dated in 5 years while the other is timeless.
Yet another "journalist" who won't stop saying Hyundai. Do you always mention Toyota when you review a Lexus? Ford for Lincoln? Nissan? Honda? No. You don't. So stop it. Its been years now. Jesus Christ.
I like the grill
I'm not buying the 5.3 seconds for the 2.5T. it's not even close to other estimates for the same car. Aside from that, nice vehicle.
3.5T go watch actual review channels for accurate reviews.
Why this vid looks 20 yrs old
I would buy this before any German or Japanese executive sedan
Love the car-Wish they had a better lease package-
Ah another renter!
Not sure that styling will last the test of time.
This whip wishes it was like a G6!!!
Love this car but design is ugs and the wheel is comfy but ugs too
The car looks great from the back however i dont understand how they could put that german inspired oversized grill on the thing in all chrome.. looks very tacky and reminds of the early 2000s when asian car brands tried to follow european design cues without much success..
Korean cars have always looked weird.
It's not German inspired. Look closely at the rest of Genesis design language and you will find that it is particularly British inspired. Another brand with the wings in their logo...
@@misssummersalt Read My comment again. I said the grill was german-inspired, which arguably is a cue that Audi cemented to the mainstream in the mid 2000s.
Looks are personal of course but I think it’s gorgeous in & out.
I think it will sell well. 👍🏻
Great lookin sedan!!
Just as nice as a BMW or Mercedes, Lexus, Cadillac. Less $$ ( ill take it. I drive a Verloster Turbo 16 on my channel
The times are extremely surprising for a 4 cylinder, however the sounds is almost an abomination. The design, specially the interior is phenomenal. Only pending petition is either offer a V8 or a hybrid option to support the top of the class. Lexus may need to start worrying.
I have to buy and fix this thing at the same Hyundai dealer that sells disposable cars to subprime customers? That’s not luxurious.
Yeah, this is nice, but only competes against Acura, Lexus and Volvo. I've been in a Genesis G80 and others. It's not bad, but, interior gives off a cheap feel compared to bmw, audi, benz and jaguar.
batteries are every bit as non renewable as fossil fuels, and the manufacture, disposal and distribution every bit if not more environmentally disastrous.
Yes and no one is going to want to take a road trip in an EV...who wants to have to stop every 200 miles for a 4 hour charge? Forced EV is just idiotic.
The grille is too big and the trunk is too small.
Haven’t heard any complaints about the cars themselves, just the lousy Hyundai dealer experience. It’s priced very high for a newcomer, must offer some kind of great discounts to established luxury brand owners..?
I have. From mechanics. There is a delearship near me that sells acura and Genesis. They say they hardly ever get the Acuras back for anything bit routine matainence but the Genesis comes back all the time for pesky problems like braking systems and power steering systems.
Genesis drops off a loaner and takes your car to get serviced without u having to do anything except schedule it. Thats pretty neat, but reliability is still unknown
@@redriver15262 thats standard for luxury cars. Btw, Genesis does that because the dealership experience is so poor compared to other Lux cars.
@@TruthFLA ive never had my Mercedes picked up and a loaner dropped off.... Mercedes offered something similar during the quarantine but i dont think its a thing anymore
@@redriver15262its routine here in south Florida
It is a beautiful car inside and outside. I wish the steering wheel looked more European though. Otherwise luxury car buyers can be picky and brand loyalty is high. Kia tried it with the Stinger and unfortunately it hasn't sold well. I am personally surprised by that and think the Stinger is nice too, but sales tell the tale.
Genesis G80 special edition is coming
@@layne4376 just like Acura
If it doesn't make more power, nobody is going to buy it. Look at the Hyundai Equus, it was equally priced and comes with a 429 HP V8.
@@applepoop10 that's what the all electric vehicle come in
@@thirdstar9255 every car depending on the person is going to have that happen
Its handling is like a Jaguar.
@@thirdstar9255 whatever you see is what you know about. I don't care. lol
“Not a bad looking car”
-Stevie Wonder
That grill looks ridiculous.
It looks like it’s good but I can’t get past the fact that it’s Korean. Still feels like a Walmart tier luxury car
Beautiful car, a 60k Genesis is nicer than a 80k BMW/Mercedes
New World Luxury
“Just” 48K?! Inflation is killing us and we’re just trying to make it and he’s talking about “just” 48K for a car. Tone deaf.
It's a luxury car, bruh. 48k is on the low end.
An e class is like 55+
Why is all that chicken wire on the grill.
Love it love it love it…next vehicle
Dear god no.
So much grill. No thanks. And tiny trunk…my 2013 Genesis has over 15 ft of cubic space. G70 is too small, figures.
They’re getting better at copying the Germans! They’ve included Benz, BMW, Audi A7, and threw in some Lincoln. Really multitasking.
At least the didn't copy the terrible reliability of the Germans!
value + luxury ? = WTF??
Hi un dai
I would rather go for a better engineered and more durable lexus than take a gamble with a car maker who has had major recalls over engine failures and spontaneous fires in recent years.
Thank God you got sense too
Lexus is 10 years behind genesis in terms of design, technology and luxury. The only thing they have going for them is reliability and that's about it.
@@lambokiller99 Agreed. My friend just got a 2021 Lexus RX-350 for $53k. The dash and center console looks so dated and unattractive. I m sure it will be super reliable though.
The ES isnt better than the g80 at all. Not in performance or even looks, the gs is discontinued so whats next ?
What’s with that Pillow-Talk intro.
Nice car. Not getting me out my BMW.
Who cares!
I live in Southern California, where you see as many BMW as you do Toyota Corolla.
Driving a BMW in Southern California, is like wetting your pants in a dark suit.
You get a warm feeling all over, but nobody notices!
Except the repair shop!
You enjoy your Wet Suit!
No thanks
Ersatz
Geesh! What’s with this luxury car companies that they have to have a huge ass BBQ 🍗 front grill?! Freaking fuggly!🤮 the rest of the car is great looking though!
I guess you will keep buying used vehicles, since you have issues with the new front grille.
Since the new fade is putting larger front grills on vehicles.
Yeah, stick with the classy Chrysler 300... *cough*
God, I hate that ugly triangular grill on the front! It's badly out of proportion, going against all known aesthetics. It is like the designers got the task, to willfully make the car ugly.
the luxury establishment are fat and lazy, they have nothing to offer people other than the brand itself. Hyundai WILL get their market share one day, they already doing more interesting things and have great prices.
its good to see mr. potato head
Genesis has not missed yet with generation of vehicles.
Thinking of a their cars, they only missed once with the rebadged Tiburon. That's a very high success rate.
The veloster is the successor to the Tiburon.. not the Genesis coupe. The coupe was designed to sway buyers from the inifiniti g37/g60.
Tiburon was front wheel drive, genesis coupe is rear wheel drive.
@@joestuff8 and the Genesis version of the Tiburon was a simple rebadging. That car was ugly as Hyundai and even worse as a Genesis
@@TruthFLA the genesis coupe was literally built on separate platform(same one as the genesis sedan)... the Tiburon is a front wheel drive platform that shares NOTHING with the genesis brand.. at all. The genesis coupe and sedan are built on the same platform and were designed for the genesis brand launch. No tie what so vever to the hyundai Tiburon.
Look it up you simpleton.
@@joestuff8 why do you feel the need to hurl insults when i did no such thing to you. You sought me out not the other way around.
@@joestuff8 i stand by what i said regarding that ugly car and the only misstep they have had without insulting anyone.
Ugliest Grill this Year
Nice😎👌
4 cylinders don't belong in luxury sedans period. It's too much weight to move around.
Love kia brand
Get the V6. The south Koreans cannot make a reliable 4cyl engine.
my 07 elantra lasted me 220k before i traded in. had no issue. my wife's santa fe lasted her 150k miles before she got sick of it. and frankly with 100k warranty i really wouldn't worry about it unless you like driving 1 car over 200k+ like myself.