Disappointment

[cheez]

Is the $518 a lease price? any money down? Sounds like an excellent deal.

As far as the ride goes, it's an individual taste thing and it is what it is....so if it's too soft you probably won't be happy. I think the car you are coming from has a big influence on how you perceive the Genesis ride.

It's the lease deal 36 months. $3000 down and $518 / mo (tax included).


As for the ride I think I'm gonna have to get use to the Genesis Sedan anyway as I'm seriously leaning toward getting one soon. Drive it for a month and you'll adapt the new ride quality. You're right about the influence part. If I was driving a Camry, Accord, or TL I wouldda' gotten totally different impression about the Genesis sedan when I test drove it.

 

[Sayantsi]

Overall I was very disappointed as I would have been ready to buy this car. But I cannot live with the ride. I thought this had been fixed for the 2010 model year. I verified it was definitely a 2010 and it had the 18 wheels. What gives?

Hyundai markets the car as a sports sedan - something the three other cars on your list are certainly not. At least you were smart enough to try the car out and learn for yourself if it fit your preferences.

 

[Sayantsi]

I don't know where/how you guys are driving, but I haven't noticed a hint of any kind of problem in my daily driving (highway/suburban/city street mix, partly on some poorly maintained roads). I haven't tried Pike's Peak yet, or El Camino de la Muerte in Bolivia, so maybe I haven't encountered the kind of road surfaces that cause the problems you cite.

The problem imo is purely personal perception. If you want a pillowy Buick ride, you won't find it with a Genesis. I'd bet the next gen Genesis will have user-adjustable suspension settings considering the wide audience drawn to the car.

 

[tarche]

Funny, I made my wife drive it this morning. She described the bouncy ride as similar to her mom's Buick.

It's very frustrating; I'm finding the roads in my area have degraded significantly since I traded in my 8 year-old Maxima for a 2010 Genesis. I was expecting the direct opposite. The weird thing is that it handles bumps pretty well. It's the uneven roads that seem to get it moving all over the place. Not sure what to do. My head feels a little scrambled after each drive.

I love everything else about the car but I'm not sure if I'll adjust to this bouncy ride.

 

[cheez]

Funny, I made my wife drive it this morning. She described the bouncy ride as similar to her mom's Buick.

It's very frustrating; I'm finding the roads in my area have degraded significantly since I traded in my 8 year-old Maxima for a 2010 Genesis. I was expecting the direct opposite. The weird thing is that it handles bumps pretty well. It's the uneven roads that seem to get it moving all over the place. Not sure what to do. My head feels a little scrambled after each drive.

I know exactly what you're talking about. Even my '08 Lexus IS350 with Sport Pkg did the same thing. You drive over uneven roads the car doesn't absorb them. This is due to stiff / firm suspension. So apparently the '10 Genesis Sedan 4.6 has pretty darn sporty ride which is a good thing... With such firm suspension the car can react to quick turns in dangerous situations.. unfortunately some people don't know or don't appreciate the benefit of having firm suspension.

I love everything else about the car but I'm not sure if I'll adjust to this bouncy ride.

Think of a "sporty" ride and you'll get use to do it quickly. That bouncy ride is a good thing and you should be glad about it. I would love to have bouncy rides... Lexus IS350 with Sport pkg (18" wheels + sport-tuned suspension) was able to give me that, and of course my '10 Mazdaspeed gives me the most bouncy ride thus far.


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[tarche]

I don't see it the way you see it -- I find it to be the polar opposite of sporty. I test drove a sporty G37X and didn't like it because it was too firm. I liked the Genesis test drive much better because it was smoother, quieter, and seemed to absorb bumps very well. However, I didn't realize how 'bouncy' it would be over uneven roads until a few days later.

I understand how people compare stiff/sporty/harsh vs. soft. The typical BMW vs. Buick debate. To me it's a different issue with the Genesis. The ride is pretty balanced until you hit uneven roads and then it starts to bounce. The bounciness is not bone-rattling like going over railroad tracks. It's more of an unsettling feeling that you might get from hanging out in the surf with waves rolling in.

 

[dg_moore]

Seems to me that the words used to describe the ride experience are irrelevant. Bottom line - if you don't like the ride, don't buy the car. There are plenty of other choices out there.

 

[tarche]

Wish it were so simple. The car is bought and has 1200 miles on it. Hoping I will adjust over time.

 

[dg_moore]

Wish it were so simple. The car is bought and has 1200 miles on it. Hoping I will adjust over time.

There's hope - my wife bought a new Infiniti G35 coupe in 2005 mostly because she loved the way it looks. The first week she owned it the ride made her physically ill, but she still loved the car so much she hung in and got used to the ride. Ever since, she has been happy as a clam. Sometimes you just have to become accustomed to something new, and once that happens you can continue to enjoy life.

As for me, I love my Genesis and have since the first turn of the wheels. To me, the ride and handling are terrific - I have had lots of mediocre, boring, soft, cushy riding cars and am glad to be back to something that lets you feel the road...

 

[Stoofpilot]

Rover-I traded a 2003 Lexus 430 in on my 2010 Genesis 4.6. My wife drove the Lexus. She feels that the Genesis is quieter than the 2003 LS430. At first, she thought that the Genesis rode harsh versus her "floating down the highway" Lexus. Now she thinks the Genesis rides great and the tighter steering feel actually makes her feel like she is driving a sports sedan. I looked at a 2008 LS460 but Lexus priced themselves out of my budget. The car was $48,000 with 40,000 miles. Just did not make sense. Also, unless you get the Mark Levinson stereo in the Lexus, the upgraded Stereo that comes with the Tech package will blow the standard Lexus stereo out of the water.

Tell you wife to get out of the back seat and drive the car on a freeway going 70-80 miles an hour. Then go back and drive the USED Lexus LS430. You will imediately know what car to buy. The nedw Buick Lacrosse is a nice car but not even in the same category as the 4.6 Genesis with the Tech package. IMHO.

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[tarche]

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys. I love everything about the Genesis except the bounce and I'm hopeful that it will fade as a concern over time. I tend to keep cars for a while (8 years on my last two) so I'm a little whigged out right now. Even with that, I have to say that every time I walk out of a store and notice my Genesis I am struck by how good looking a car it is. And once inside it's even better. So I'm optimistically looking forward to the day that I don't notice the bounce and can enjoy the car 100%.

 

[smhirsch]

Change the tires!

It's not all about the inflation (which I do agree can be part of the ride issue here) but there's a much better solution that has only been mentioned once or twice in this forum thread: change the OEM Dunlops to something better!

I literally drove straight from delivery at my dealer to a shop where I pulled off the Dunlops and replaced them with Continental ExtremeContact DWS tires in the same size. Why? Two reasons: 1 - I live in the Midwest and took delivery in February, during a snowfall, and didn't want to deal with driving a rear-drive sled around town during the winter, and 2 - any/every review of the Dunlop Sport SP5000 M tire was terrible (not to mention that they come stock with 1/32" LESS standard tread from the factory than most luxury sedan passenger tires.)

I've driven the '09 4.6 and the '10 4.6 (which I bought) and there was definitely a difference in ride quality (an improvement for this year.) Changing the tires turned a good ride into a great ride. There truly is a difference in the overall handling, quiet, and sure-footed capabilities of this automobile with the right tires guiding it.

If you don't like Continental as a brand (this is my first set, and 9K miles later, I'm still happy), then I'd suggest the Bridgestone Turanza Serenity as a 2nd choice (I had them on my last vehicle - an '07 Infiniti G35x).