Is anyone here getting crazy numbers like mine?
Darn, that's shockingly low. I'm waiting for our 2023 to show up next week, and even though it shows 21/31 on the window sticker, I expect it to be equal or better than our heavier 2022 SF 2.5T with 22/28 (3,900 lbs vs 3,700), which currently shows exactly 22.0 MPG avg on its 800 miles so far, and that's with A LOT of short trips. The 'problem' with the 2.0T is that it's an old engine, but it shouldn't be less efficient than the 25% larger and more powerful 2.5T. I never imagined it'd be that bad. I knew the 3.3T was bad, but not the 2.0T. The G70 is actually 200 lbs lighter than the SF Calli. The other thing I don't understand is why Genesis recommends premium on the 2.0T too, when it makes the exact same numbers as our old 2016 Kia Optima SX-L made on regular gas only. Stupid. It should be more powerful with premium, so it might actually be less powerful than an 8-yr-old Optima on regular fuel. That's crazy. The other thing is the Optima was only 100 lbs lighter than the G70 2.0T, and never gave us less than 20 MPG in the city. In fact, I think it was significantly higher than that, and it only had a 6-sp tranny. Makes no sense.
Just found out the freaking
Kia Stinger, which sits on the same old platform as the G70, now comes with the 2.5T for 2023. That's unbelievable, since Genesis is the reported 'premium' brand, and not only didn't get the full digital dash like the equally old Kona, but now it doesn't get the better I-4 engine, when price went up over 2 grand. Geez.
At any rate, I'm probably going to buy it if the test drive goes well (unless more people come out and say they also get 15 MPG, which would be unacceptable), but very disappointed it wasn't improved like 2 'lesser' models both with dated platforms. Need to talk to the wife if she'd be okay to keep using the SF as a daily, since it was going to be relegated as the travel car. But if that's the case, the G70 would basically just sit in the garage all the time, and only get used when I need to go somewhere and the wife is out too, which is rare. We need to rethink the whole 'having 2 cars' idea, which my 2 daughters just pointed as being stupid. Ha ha. I do have my motorcycle in case I needed to urgently go somewhere. Plus I have my brother's Macan available just 2 miles away.