Thank you for posting up this review! It's okay to paste some of the article, ya know!
In any event:
Edmunds said:
The driving experience is so like that of a Lexus LS 460, you couldn't tell the difference if your eyes were closed.
That is VERY impressive!!
Here's a little bit of the article:
Executive Editor Michael Jordan says:
It's tempting to dismiss the 2009 Hyundai Genesis without a thought. There's the familiar formal Hyundai grille leading a blend of sheet metal style and proportions from BMW and Lexus. There's the Lexus-style interior trimmed with
Infiniti materials, an
Infiniti-style dashboard information interface and an Audi-style console-mounted controller. And the driving experience is so like that of a Lexus LS 460, you couldn't tell the difference if your eyes were closed.
It's another step along the road to maturity by Hyundai, but it's easy to see a lack of confidence in these derivative choices by the Korean carmaker, a kind of corporate embarrassment that it can still recall those days of the 1960s when its factories were built with floors of hard-packed dirt.
And yet you see nothing of this crisis of confidence when you fly into Seoul, as the landscape is marked by buildings of incredible architectural boldness, a unique blend of Asian and Western style. Seoul is a city of substance and fierce pride, and it makes you wonder why Korean cars aren't the same.
It makes me think that Hyundai isn't showing us a copy of something but instead a pragmatic assembled example of what it has found to be the best automotive stuff on the planet. It's a kind of Toyota-goes-to-Nebraska approach to car-building, as if Hyundai asked the people what they want and then made sure to give it to them at a Wal-Mart price. You wait for the best technology to become affordable, then you give it a faintly fashionable appearance that people seem to like. It's a good idea.
The Hyundai Genesis V8 illustrates just how good an idea it is, because it drives just like a Lexus (a Lexus LS 460 that is; if you want a Lexus GS 350-style car, then the Genesis V6 is what you want). And yet the unknown quantity with this car is still the same as that of the first Mitsubishi-derived Hyundai Excel in 1986 — quality. We know this car has a great warranty, but will we still believe a year from now that it's a Lexus at half the price? I hope so, because no one wants to drive a Wal-Mart car, not even in Nebraska.
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I think that the LS has the Genesis beat on features and prestige, but sometimes it's nice to be the new kid in town. 
