Gen 1 vs. Gen 2

[boxlaxman]

I searched and could not find a thread with good info. Please link below if I missed it.

We are looking for a 3rd car as our SUV is getting up there in mileage but we need to keep for practical reasons.

Through my comparisons and all things considered, it appears I can get a sub-50k mileage Gen 1 (2013) for about 5-10k less than a comparable sub-50k Gen 2.

Our cap is 20k which is where many of the 2015 models are currently. The 2013's are in the 12-15 range.

For those of you whom have owned both, any strong opinions in support of either option?

Thanks in advance...

 

[dareckibmw]

If you can, drive them both so you can see how different/better the 2nd generation Genesis are, especially in suspension/handling are. Not to mention the interior which is night and day compared to 1st Genesis.

I had a '13 Rspec 5.0 then '15 5.0 and now '18 G80 sport 3.3tt ....that should tell you something, it gets better and better, lol
If I was about to get another car for me now, sure as hell it would be another G80 sport.

 

[boxlaxman]

Thanks for the feedback. I should have mentioned that we do not buy new cars and pay cash for all of our cars which drives the decision-making process.

 

[ldp82]

If you can, drive them both so you can see how different/better the 2nd generation Genesis are, especially in suspension/handling are. Not to mention the interior which is night and day compared to 1st Genesis.

I had a '13 Rspec 5.0 then '15 5.0 and now '18 G80 sport 3.3tt ....that should tell you something, it gets better and better, lol
If I was about to get another car for me now, sure as hell it would be another G80 sport.

I know we talked breifly about it in another thread. How big a difference is the sport suspension? I have a 2015 5.0 and am thinking of changing out the springs and sway bars (to the new 3.3tt sport suspension). Do you think this would be a big enough difrence to be worthwhile? any real downsides? How would you compare the ride between the 2 cars? sorry for all the questions. My other car is GT350, I went to all spherical bearings and GT350R springs and it was a nice little upgrade.