Here is a Motor Trend article that bashes the BMW 550i's suspension. It is a review where the emphasis is on luxury. Mark and Doug...if you are out there...This one's for you. The articles that Mark and Doug refer to are comparing the Genesis with established sport sedans. Here is how the established sport sedans compare with Luxury sedans. I hope you all find this as interesting as I did...Enjoy and think of what you would feel like having spent 70k for this kind of ride.... Most intersting to me is the fact that no article that points out shortcomings in the Genesis suspension is anywhere near as scathing as this one on the BMW 550i. I guess what strikes me most about this article, is that the review actually states some of the symptoms described in the suspension issues post. It seems that maybe the Genesis is more like the BMW 550i than I thought. Kimchee is a spicy dish indeed.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/..._bmw_550i.html
"Unsurprisingly, the BMW, armed with active anti-roll bars and Continental summer tires, proves the sportiest of the bunch, offering the most engaging dynamics. "BMW sure knows how to put together a chassis," gushes Mortara, "this car just begs to be driven hard." St Antoine concurs, adding, "Surgical steering, with impressive feedback, nice weighting, and an agreeably quick ratio-point the wheels and they go there right now." Thus, the 550i is exceptionally fun and rewarding when slicing a serpentine stretch of asphalt, allowing us to explore the limits in a controlled, exuberant manner. Further, the ride over smooth surfaces is splendid, the car seemingly gliding along in complete serenity. And over rough roads? Better dial up the dentist.
"As soon as the asphalt cracks up, the ride shifts into hammer time-way too stiff for comfortable motoring, even if you're in attack mode," carps St. Antoine. Compared with the three-way-adjustable dampers in the Mercedes, the BMW's sole setting is significantly stiffer than even the E's tautest Sport 2 mode. Reynolds opines, "Over many areas of non-smooth surface, the car just goes into a blur." In addition to its intolerable ride over patchy pavement, the 550i disappoints with fatigue-inducing front seats, a still frustrating and unintuitive iDrive, a dark and cold cockpit, and a monster engine that somehow doesn't feel that monsterlike out on the road. Throw in a price tag that approaches 70 large, and the BMW is deemed best left in the cellar."
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/..._bmw_550i.html
"Unsurprisingly, the BMW, armed with active anti-roll bars and Continental summer tires, proves the sportiest of the bunch, offering the most engaging dynamics. "BMW sure knows how to put together a chassis," gushes Mortara, "this car just begs to be driven hard." St Antoine concurs, adding, "Surgical steering, with impressive feedback, nice weighting, and an agreeably quick ratio-point the wheels and they go there right now." Thus, the 550i is exceptionally fun and rewarding when slicing a serpentine stretch of asphalt, allowing us to explore the limits in a controlled, exuberant manner. Further, the ride over smooth surfaces is splendid, the car seemingly gliding along in complete serenity. And over rough roads? Better dial up the dentist.
"As soon as the asphalt cracks up, the ride shifts into hammer time-way too stiff for comfortable motoring, even if you're in attack mode," carps St. Antoine. Compared with the three-way-adjustable dampers in the Mercedes, the BMW's sole setting is significantly stiffer than even the E's tautest Sport 2 mode. Reynolds opines, "Over many areas of non-smooth surface, the car just goes into a blur." In addition to its intolerable ride over patchy pavement, the 550i disappoints with fatigue-inducing front seats, a still frustrating and unintuitive iDrive, a dark and cold cockpit, and a monster engine that somehow doesn't feel that monsterlike out on the road. Throw in a price tag that approaches 70 large, and the BMW is deemed best left in the cellar."
