This article surprised me a little about timing but I have no idea if it can be trusted.
ANALYSIS - Genesis future models
https://www.just-auto.com/analysis/analysis-genesis-future-models_id181651.aspx
That article is wrong on a # of things.
This is the Genesis product roadmap from a couple of years ago.
The coupe was slated to be the last of the core 6 model Genesis line-up (which since has been expanded to 7, adding a smaller CUV; no word on how many EV models Genesis has in development, but they are working on 2 different sized EV platforms) with the larger GV80 to be the first of the CUVs.
YEG stated that there may be a delay due to the development of the new Genesis platform - which means that not only will the GV80 and GV70 likely be delayed, but the next gen G80.
Also, Australia will be launching the Genesis brand shortly (within a month or 2) w/ the G70 and G80 (no G90 for that market).
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Really don't know why there are still complaints about Genesis not yet having a CUV or for that matter, the delay being due to wanting it to be RWD as opposed to FWD as have already explained this in previous threads about the same issue.
1. The platform underpinning the outgoing Santa Fe Sport/SF was
not good enough to perform duty for a luxury model.
2. Hyundai has
sizing/packaging issues with its current CUV lineup - which they are correcting starting with the next gen Santa Fe and the larger 3-row
Palisade; so if they had built a Genesis CUV based on the older platform, would have brought about the
same issue/problem (in addition to #1).
3. Even if #1 and #2 weren't issues, or were issues Hyundai/Genesis was willing to overlook simply to get a CUV to market, as stated prior, there was the whole issue of
lack of production capacity.
Hyundai was already struggling to produce enough of the CUVs it does have, didn't make sense to spend the $$ to develop another one when capacity issues existed (instead, should simply have built more of the CUVs they already had).
4. As stated numerous times, Genesis does
not want its CUVs to compete against the likes of the NX/RX, RDX/MDX, MKC/MKX(Nautilus), XT4/XT5, QX50/QX60 but rather against the likes of the X3/X5 and GLC/GLE - which have greater cachet and are priced considerably higher than the FWD/transverse competition.
RWD/AWD also allows BMW and MB to offer performance variants (which go much higher in price - an X5 M is priced around
$115k mark), something Lexus can only
dream of with the RX.
5.
YEG (who has more at stake than any of us here) has stated that RWD/AWD
is the way to go for the Genesis CUVs and that while the seeming delay is disappointing, he'd rather Genesis take their time and do it right.
6.
Lincoln's CUV offerings have been underwhelming to say the least - and even w/ the MKC being priced
several thousand less than the NX and the MKX priced similarly against the RX,
Lincoln's CUVs have lagged significantly behind in sales.
Well,
Lincoln is looking to boost its CUV line-up w/ the production version of the
Aviator concept (slotting above the MKX/Nautilus) which will be based on a
RWD/AWD platform.
Doing so - allows
Lincoln to do 2 things.
1. Permits non-AWD versions of the
Aviator to have as much power as the
400HP from Ford/
Lincoln's 3.0TT, as well as to allow for an even higher output performance variant.
2. Give the
Aviator a more elegant design in line w/ traditional, luxury automobiles - with a
longer hood-line and
shorter overhangs.
Presently,
Lincoln offers
cut-price Lexus CUV competitors; the
Aviator will allow
Lincoln to actually
by-pass what Lexus currently has in their CUV line-up.
7. The head of product development at
Kia has been hinting at a future
K900-based CUV (and presumably a
Stinger-based one as a well); yeah, Genesis should have gone the cheapo FWD route when Kia isn't.
8. The new Santa Fe and
Palisade Hyundai CUVs are a good bit nicer than past Hyundai CUVs - one could say that they are
near-premium which really doesn't leave much room for
tarted-up Genesis versions.
9. And even if all those things aforementioned were not issues, Genesis already having a CUV out would have complicated the separation of the Genesis brand to stand-alone dealerships. Hyundai has offered certain dealerships more than
$4 million in compensation if they don't end up being awarded a Genesis franchise.
That's for selling the relatively low volume G80 and G90; how much
more in compensation would it have been if they were already selling a CUV or 2?
Speaking of the
Aviator,
Lincoln has really stepped up its game w/ regards to the interior in the
Aviator (as well as w/ the BoF SUV Navigator) and Genesis will have to make sure that its CUVs will be able to match what
Lincoln is bringing to the table (much less the Germans).
Most of these points have been brought up before (note the list/point format to make it easier to understand, as some seem to have issues) and yet, some people still complain about the same thing (over and over again) when they haven't been able to rebut any of these points.
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Everyone on this forum knows your posts are too long. I could probably rebut what you posted, but I am not even going to read it.
Like you haven't droned on about some little, insignificant issue?
And you haven't rebutted (
since when have you ever passed up a chance to argue?); you've argued w/ more people on GO than anyone else - turning a lot of people off w/ your condescending attitude) b/c you can't, not b/c you choose not to.
Heck, don't have to read the whole thing - just pick a
couple of points and rebut them.
