2009 Genesis Sedan Stays Cool in Sun

[BogKid]

We normally keep our Genesis in our garage. The garage is under construction at the moment so we are parking it outside. We have noticed that, after several hours in the hot sun, the cab remains relatively cool. Well, maybe not COOL, but it does stay reasonably cool and not boiling hot as has been the case with all of our other cars. Even the steering wheel remains cool enough to touch right away.

The car is painted Hyundai's metallic black so the inside should get even hotter than normal. Has anyone else noticed this? We are wondering why this is so.

 

[Mark_888]

We normally keep our Genesis in our garage. The garage is under construction at the moment so we are parking it outside. We have noticed that, after several hours in the hot sun, the cab remains relatively cool. Well, maybe not COOL, but it does stay reasonably cool and not boiling hot as has been the case with all of our other cars. Even the steering wheel remains cool enough to touch right away.

The car is painted Hyundai's metallic black so the inside should get even hotter than normal. Has anyone else noticed this? We are wondering why this is so.

You mean not as hot as your other black cars? Did you test the temp of the exterior paint using a thermometer (make sure it goes up to at least 150 F or you may break it).

Also, the exterior paint does not have a big impact on the temps inside the car. The Genesis may have better (not just darker) factory tinting than your other cars, or maybe your windows are tinted and you don't know it? Do you have Genesis sunshades on the windows?