I love the design of this inside and out. I'm not saying it looks like a Bentley, but it looks like a plush luxury car like an early noughties Arnage does. I also like that it does not at all look sportly or aggressive - just a slight hint of chintz but without looking like a Cartier edition might be in the works. Its old school luxury - comfort, light leathers, lashings of wood, actual sidewall... I work in a dealership for one of the german brands and to me this is so much more appealing than the frigging touchscreen everything, black on black interiors, fake sportsline trim and default resale grey 'Prestige' stuff that the Germans are chugging out. Not saying those cars aren't nice in their own way but they definately don't scream luxury to me, rather its just sterile tech that you lease. I'm 34 and not rich though so just my 2c.
What an amazing looking car except for the curved back. I love it still. Most other cars in Australia are boring colours and interiors are black. Depression to the Max.
@@bobogettingstrangled8289 You can thank the Australian Luxury Car Tax for that. It's pretty much irrelevant since no cars are being built in Australia at the moment but for whatever reason it's still in play.
i don’t know why manufacturers are going away from the nice chunky gear lever in favour of a dial , for that reason alone i would buy the car , its otherwise a beautiful car i’d consider .
Fact : Hyundai sold 43 G70 at a launch year. (Hyundai opened flagship Genesis store at Pitt st arcade-mall for launching this car). G80? I think Hyundai can sell roughly 20-30 cars in Aussie market this year. In Carsales website, G80 2018-2019 demo stocks didn't sell out yet.
Looks like a plushed up Kia Stinger which is a brilliant thing definitely second bet at least in class on par with 5 series and my favourite car of 2020
@@supaahflyy When I bought mine it was 12 years old but was meticulously maintained and had only 75,000 miles. It started having serious issues with the electrical systems less than 2 months after I bought it.
@@danmccarthy4700 that's a lot of mileage. It doesn't seem like much to US folk/UK folk because that's not as the 100k mile mark. But here in Australia atleast, 100k Km is when most are traded or sold which is 62500 miles. German cars are for new buyers and then sold before that mileage. If you're going second hand then Japanese is the way to go!
You mean between here and the US? We've got a worse exchange rate, and we've got a silly thing called Luxury Car Tax - which was designed to protect the Australian car manufacturing industry, yet is still in play despite no cars being built in Oz for years. Cheers Matt
Car:- Articulate, smart and handsome. Dressed in a car equivalent of a Tom Ford suit. Gets to be taken seriously in that company. Reviewer:- Articulate, smart and handsome. Dressed like a skate park teen. Gets not to be taken seriously by those that consider these cars as a legitimate purchase.
I don’t usually get involved in “grille wars”, but the one on this is truly awful - it seems really unresolved and a bit OTT, which is a pity because the rest of it isn’t bad
At 7:36 is reported that it has 15 cubic feet or 424 liters of trunk or boot space. This is the typical FAKE GOURMET sedan, the one that comes ready to be swallowed by an SUV. In the ranking of decent sedans (TOP 500 SEDANS) with a trunk capacity above 500 liters or 17.6 cubic feet it does not enter. The trunk of this car is smaller than the trunk of the Renault Megane, a HATCHBACK sold in Australia which has a trunk of 434 liters or 15.3 cubic feet of capacity.
@@hojushigolsaneunsaram VOLKSWAGEN? I hate it! Multivan? I hate it too! No man, what I really like is sedans, but decent sedans with more than 500 liters of trunk. These little things I leave to SUVs to swallow.
@@johnholst Styling is subjective. I personally love it but can see how he doesn't. If you parked it next to a late 90s 7 series of XJ Jag it looks overdone
@@sukhoiromantic1718 Yes, you're right. Styling is subjective. But there's such a thing as good design and bad design. This is a good design. Not "overdone" at all. Civic Type R and the New Avante might be overdone.
Looks much better than any Merc or Audi. That's for sure
Amazing look.
Wow. I love real pure white too.
I love the design of this inside and out. I'm not saying it looks like a Bentley, but it looks like a plush luxury car like an early noughties Arnage does. I also like that it does not at all look sportly or aggressive - just a slight hint of chintz but without looking like a Cartier edition might be in the works. Its old school luxury - comfort, light leathers, lashings of wood, actual sidewall... I work in a dealership for one of the german brands and to me this is so much more appealing than the frigging touchscreen everything, black on black interiors, fake sportsline trim and default resale grey 'Prestige' stuff that the Germans are chugging out. Not saying those cars aren't nice in their own way but they definately don't scream luxury to me, rather its just sterile tech that you lease. I'm 34 and not rich though so just my 2c.
A Korean Bently.
previous Bently designer is Korean and now he is a Cheif Design Officer of Hyundai and Genesis! lol
What an amazing looking car except for the curved back. I love it still. Most other cars in Australia are boring colours and interiors are black. Depression to the Max.
I love the design, in and out. It’s great to see a brand making bold design choices, but doing a good job of it too!
We get a 2.2D option for this in Korea and the G80E is right around the corner. Maybe Australia will get these options too.
Let's hope, John. An electric version would be great. Diesel? I'm not sure the market needs it.
Cheers
Matt
This is so good looking I would buy this or 5 series
550i X Drive :-)
I’m not from Korea but I am Korean in Australia and I know we’ll that the rich people of Korea do like sedans so probs y they have the sedan
Looks fantastic I would love to have one
Is this car different to the Hyundai Genesis or the same car?
Looks good! I am just wondering how much that could be in Australia.
It's in the video mate - $85K base, $100K top. Plus options. :D
Cheers
Matt
@@carsguide ahahahha 100k for dressed up Hyundai good luck to them🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@bobogettingstrangled8289 You can thank the Australian Luxury Car Tax for that. It's pretty much irrelevant since no cars are being built in Australia at the moment but for whatever reason it's still in play.
i don’t know why manufacturers are going away from the nice chunky gear lever in favour of a dial , for that reason alone i would buy the car , its otherwise a beautiful car i’d consider .
They actually need a 4L turbo V8 (under 100k) then watch it sell. RWD will be fine to keep costs and weight down.
Fact : Hyundai sold 43 G70 at a launch year. (Hyundai opened flagship Genesis store at Pitt st arcade-mall for launching this car). G80? I think Hyundai can sell roughly 20-30 cars in Aussie market this year. In Carsales website, G80 2018-2019 demo stocks didn't sell out yet.
Looks like a plushed up Kia Stinger which is a brilliant thing definitely second bet at least in class on par with 5 series and my favourite car of 2020
This is a whole different thing.
You are right about that I really don't care a bit about sporty sounding engine on this car.
The first impression: it looks like Bentley, modern, luxury design
Looks amazing and half the price of an equivalent European car in its class
I've learned my lesson with German cars... if I were ever in the position to buy a luxury car, I would buy a Genesis in a heartbeat.
Did you buy an old used one with 160,000km and then wonder why you had lots of maintenance lol?
@@supaahflyy When I bought mine it was 12 years old but was meticulously maintained and had only 75,000 miles. It started having serious issues with the electrical systems less than 2 months after I bought it.
@@danmccarthy4700 that's a lot of mileage. It doesn't seem like much to US folk/UK folk because that's not as the 100k mile mark. But here in Australia atleast, 100k Km is when most are traded or sold which is 62500 miles.
German cars are for new buyers and then sold before that mileage. If you're going second hand then Japanese is the way to go!
Too bad you couldn’t buy a German car in their heyday
Why is there a $30,000 mark up on this in Au? I couldn't live with the fact I just spent $90K on a $60K car.
You mean between here and the US? We've got a worse exchange rate, and we've got a silly thing called Luxury Car Tax - which was designed to protect the Australian car manufacturing industry, yet is still in play despite no cars being built in Oz for years.
Cheers
Matt
@@carsguide Yet I don't see or hear any motoring organisation publicly lobbying against LCT. Aussies just don't care about getting reemed.
@@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt Just get one used :-)
@@billybob1511 Cheaper just to move out of Shitsville to a better country
Exchange rate plus luxury car tax in Aus
Hey, where's the Aussie hat, Mate ? (and 'da boomer rang!)
Car:- Articulate, smart and handsome. Dressed in a car equivalent of a Tom Ford suit. Gets to be taken seriously in that company.
Reviewer:- Articulate, smart and handsome. Dressed like a skate park teen. Gets not to be taken seriously by those that consider these cars as a legitimate purchase.
She's a beaut!
I don’t usually get involved in “grille wars”, but the one on this is truly awful - it seems really unresolved and a bit OTT, which is a pity because the rest of it isn’t bad
Looks like a shrunken genesis gv80
At 7:36 is reported that it has 15 cubic feet or 424 liters of trunk or boot space. This is the typical FAKE GOURMET sedan, the one that comes ready to be swallowed by an SUV. In the ranking of decent sedans (TOP 500 SEDANS) with a trunk capacity above 500 liters or 17.6 cubic feet it does not enter. The trunk of this car is smaller than the trunk of the Renault Megane, a HATCHBACK sold in Australia which has a trunk of 434 liters or 15.3 cubic feet of capacity.
@@hojushigolsaneunsaram VOLKSWAGEN? I hate it! Multivan? I hate it too! No man, what I really like is sedans, but decent sedans with more than 500 liters of trunk. These little things I leave to SUVs to swallow.
100 x better looking than that abomination BMW flog and not “try hard wanker” like the merc
Whole car looks sleek... but steering looks bulky and out of place...
Hedious.
Anshul...I'm guessing you mean "hideous"? No way. This car is gorgeous and carved out by the best design team in the world.
@@johnholst Styling is subjective. I personally love it but can see how he doesn't. If you parked it next to a late 90s 7 series of XJ Jag it looks overdone
@@sukhoiromantic1718 Yes, you're right. Styling is subjective. But there's such a thing as good design and bad design. This is a good design. Not "overdone" at all. Civic Type R and the New Avante might be overdone.
Over engineered in terms of function & design. No crispness