Final conclusion - ride on rough roads???

[Mark_888]

It'll be interesting to see what Hyundai does for '14, but that's more than a year off. I hope they offer some type of adjustable ride.

Hyundai offers an adjustable air suspension option on the Genesis sedan sold in all markets except the USA and Canada. A conscious decision was made not offer it in North America, partly to keep the price down (the Genesis in the US is much less expensive than in other countries), and partly because Hyundai Motor America decided they wanted to have a much firmer suspension than is available in the KDM version. In 2009, John Krafcik (CEO of Hyundai Motor America) was quoted as saying that they did not want a Lexus type ride for the Genesis sedan.

If and when they ever start selling the Genesis sedan in Western Europe, I would think they would want a similarly firm ride as in the US model.

Based on the above, and that the Equus has an adjustable air suspension (an Equus in the US is about the price of a loaded Genesis in Korea), I would not expect to see an adjustable air suspension on the Genesis anytime soon (maybe never), but definitely not before the next major makeover (2014 or 2015 model year).

 

[OneFunGenesis]

Ah ... OK. Sorry for the senior moment but I thought that, somehow, you had the same size tires as original and got a different target pressure.

Just to be clear, the door panel has the correct target pressure regardless of tire manufacturer IF it's the same size and speed rated tire, right?

So I should make sure it's 33 psi.

This is correct

 

[bradyb]

I'm close to buying, probably a 3.6 with tech and premium. I've read so much about the "jittery" ride on rough roads I've come to the conclusion that It has been improved in 2012, but the suspension still needs improvement. I'm thinking about trips from San Diego to LA on the 5 and 405, where the concrete freeway is in horrible shape. You feel every divider. (I'm not a fan of decreasing tire pressure,as some have done).
Should I wait for the 2013 and hope some improvement is made? Hyundai hasn't leaked when the 2013 can be expected, so I don't know how long the wait would be.
Appreciate your thoughts, thanks.

Parrotguy,

I am VERY familiar with those FWY's and they're horrific at best. I have an '09 with the ARK lowering springs installed. they smoothed out the ride allot. The springs feel like they are a progressive rate, so the suspension feels more compliant over the holes and sections in the road. I'm not sure what HUY did to the suspension in '10 but I'm guessing that an adjustment was made on the spring rates and shock valving. Best advice would be to get a test drive with the make and model you intend to buy on that specific section of road.