2015 Genesis Sedan - V6 AWD 60-90 MPH

[gameday22]

Did you see the difference in MPG between RWD and AWD on 2015 Genesis? I don't think it is worth it for those who don't get much snow.

That goes back to the if you buy a Genny it's not because of the gas mileage statement lol

AWD in the rain is really nice, here in FL when it first starts we refer to it as black ice cause it's stupidly slick......my cousins S8 is all I can refer to, it's the only vehicle with AWD (non military) that I've driven long distance in bad rain/weather. The car handles a lot better having all the wheels able to distribute traction as needed. The MPG is on par with the V8 which is good enough for me.


On a side note when you build your own V6 the picture they use shows it with LED fog lamps even though it clearly states it's not an option...go fig ($52,550) with all options for my area, I'm guessing their will be no discounts when it first comes out beyond maybe a military or financing one.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

I have a highly modified 2000 Audi S4 and the AWD makes a TREMENDOUS difference in the rain. It's surprising. It's the only AWD vehicle I've ever owned. And during rainy season - we DO get a TON of rain... AWD really helps.

I really don't like the fact that there's no LED foglights on the V6 Genesis. I've complained about Cadillacs missing foglights and using cheap wheels on less expensive models. That sort of thing bothers me. Why let a car advertise for you looking less than spectacular? In any event, the "filled in" foglight area is a dealbreaker for me with the V6... I must admit, that really annoys me...

 

[ksoze]

Forgive me for bringing this up, but I do not fully comprehend the fog light fiasco. I live the the NE and have once a year or so even thought of putting on fog lights. Is this more of a cosmetic desire or I am somehow missing the amount of fog out there? I can see on a mountain logging road, but headlights today have improved (with better glare control problems).

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Forgive me for bringing this up, but I do not fully comprehend the fog light fiasco. I live the the NE and have once a year or so even thought of putting on fog lights. Is this more of a cosmetic desire or I am somehow missing the amount of fog out there? I can see on a mountain logging road, but headlights today have improved (with better glare control problems).

I have NEVER once turned on fog lights to see better.

 

[tompass]

Setting fog issues aside, they just look great. You will notice that most of the pics with V8, the LED fog lights are illuminated. Someone will offer an after market solution in due time.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Setting fog issues aside, they just look great. You will notice that most of the pics with V8, the LED fog lights are illuminated. Someone will offer an after market solution in due time.

To me, fog lights are only there for aesthetic reasons. I love 'em. Installation might be a pain in the butt, though.

 

[Mark_888]

I have NEVER once turned on fog lights to see better.

The fog lights on the current Genesis are not yellow, so they don't help as I can tell the very few times I was in thick fog.

 

[tompass]

If the light stalk is same on V6 as us V8 with secondary switch for fog lights and if wiring connectors are in place, it may be a possibility to have OEM lights installed. Lot of ifs....

 

[larry'sown]

The fog lights on the current Genesis are not yellow, so they don't help as I can tell the very few times I was in thick fog.

This is a common misconception. Yellow foglights do not help you see any better than white or bluish(that's consistent with HID or LED) foglights.

 

[larry'sown]

If the light stalk is same on V6 as us V8 with secondary switch for fog lights and if wiring connectors are in place, it may be a possibility to have OEM lights installed. Lot of ifs....

Although I still don't understand how/why they are not included in the 3.8, I'm sure they can be ordered and installed with very little hassle.

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[Mark_888]

This is a common misconception. Yellow foglights do not help you see any better than white or bluish(that's consistent with HID or LED) foglights.

We will have to disagree on that one. I don't believe it is a misconception. Yellow light has a longer wavelength than blue light and therefor yellow does not scatter as much. Blue light scatters the most, which is why the sky appears blue (even though outer space is black and the sun is certainly not blue).

Some people say it is doesn't make much difference what color you use for fog lights since it is hard tell which color works the best, and that part is debatable. The laws of physics are not debatable. The fog lights on the current Genesis, although not yellow, are fairly warm in color, and definitely not bluish.

Probably more important is to make sure the lights are aimed low, to try and cut under the fog as much as possible.

 

[scottdk]

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/lights/fog_lamps/fog_lamps.html

Extremely high-performing fog lamps are quite rare, but they do exist. And under abnormal driving conditions (very thick fog, very heavy snow) they can be of some help. That's the key point: fog lamps are meant to be used in heavy fog, rain, or snow to help the driver see the edges of the road close to the car so s/he can safely make progress through foul weather at very low speeds. That is all these lamps are designed, intended, and able to do, and most of the ones available as factory or optional equipment or in the aftermarket aren't even capable of doing that.

A good fog lamp produces a wide, bar-shaped beam of light with a sharp horizontal cutoff (dark above, bright below) at the top of the beam, and minimal upward light above the cutoff. Almost all factory-installed or dealer-optional fog lamps, and a great many aftermarket units, are essentially useless for any purpose, especially for extremely demanding poor-weather driving. Many of them are too small to produce enough light to make a difference, produce beam patterns too narrow to help, lack a sufficiently-sharp cutoff, and throw too much glare light into the eyes of other drivers, no matter how they're aimed.

Good (and legal) fog lamps may produce white or Selective Yellow light—it is the beam pattern, not the light colour, that defines a fog lamp—and most of them use tungsten-halogen bulbs though there are some legitimate (and a lot of illegitimate) LED fog lamps beginning to appear. Xenon or HID bulbs are inherently unsuitable for use in fog lamps, and blue or other-colored lights are also the wrong choice.

What is Selective-Yellow Light?

It's what happens when you subtract blue from the output of a lamp producing white light. But first, what means "white light"? Under US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108 and Canadian Motor Vehicle Standards 108 and 108.1, headlamps as originally installed on motor vehicles (and as installed by anyone other than the vehicle owner) must produce white light. The relevant SAE (and identical ECE) color standards define "white" light as a rather large range within the CIE 1931 colorspace. That's why both brownish sealed beams and bluish HID headlamps are considered "white". It's also why "blue ion" or "crystal blue" bulbs with blue-pass dichroic filters sold to poseurs who want to try to pretend they have HIDs are not considered "white". The light can tend towards a yellow tint to a certain degree and still qualify as acceptable "white" light.