GV in snow

[GV70@75]

Aside from extremely deep snow how does your GV70 handle. I was asked and need some real time reviews. Thank you,

 

[dhuhtala]

I live in Edmonton, Canada - we are experts in snow/ice driving.

I have driven two winters in some pretty extreme weather now and I am very satisfied with this vehicle in these conditions. Of course, I use winter tires - Michelin X-Ice because the stocks tires don't really cut it on ice. They're fine on snow and can accelerate in AWD modes fairly well, but stopping/cornering can be a bit scary. With the winter tires, deeper snow isn't an issue either...up to a point.

I come from a time of all RWD cars, so I'm a bit older...but I love the way more power is delivered to the rear wheels in regular AWD mode - I can power around corners in the snow and ice and get just a bit of break-out on the back end, but the AWD keeps it all under control. If you're in even more extreme conditions, put it in Snow mode - that seems to lock the differentials (front and back) so that there is no delay before full traction kicks in. Similar to my GM trucks going from Auto to 4WD. With the winter tires, I have to be on skating rink-like conditions to get any slip at all (which does happen sometimes here).

Then the fact that you can remotely start the car from anywhere, turn on the heated seats, turn on the heated steering wheel, set the temperature, turn on the front and rear defroster, etc...and everything is toasty and ready for you when you reach your car. Love that. It's very comfortable even in -40 degree weather (that's F and/or C).

The only down side that I've found so far is when it gets below -20 C, the steering gets very heavy and stiff and takes a while to warm up. I haven't let them off the hook on that issue yet - still working with Genesis Canada on that one.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this as an excellent winter vehicle!

 

[GeeVee7T]

One season so far in a 2024 Adv+ in Northern-ish Ontario, Canada. Deep snow, slush, ice, track-bare, and snow-covered driving.

My experience includes BMW, Audi, CRV, Subaru, VW systems.

BMW for me has been, by far, the most responsive and efficient AWD system I have yet driven. Audi is a close second, then CRV+Subaru+VW. I honestly was not impressed with Subaru, given their heritage - average at best.

Having said that, my GV is in the sub-BMW Audi-ish approaching CRV range. It's... ok. As @dhuhtala mentioned, I can confirm I find it is rear-heavy and will break traction there before catching with a correction - which is fine, as long as you know that in advance; you can even then use that behaviour on purpose of course. The straight-ahead driving in loose/slippery conditions is excellent, but that's pretty easy to do these days, as far as AWD is concerned. In personal swerve/stress testing I did to suss it out for myself, I found the response a bit sluggish (compared to BMW) but certainly adequate - just not wildly impressive. Some might say "driver-centric" vs. "sluggish," meaning maybe it is keyed to let the driver decide how to respond to conditions a bit more before jumping in to take over.

Don't get me wrong - at no time did I think control was an issue, and it performed admirably - but if I am being completely honest, I found the BMW approach was the best match to my right foot, constantly seamlessly adapting and adjusting to my driving style (read: Not Gentle) whereas the GV seemed a little surprised by my inputs at times, like having your Mom in the seat next to you, reaching over to grab the steering wheel when she thought maybe your ambition was exceeding your ability.

Overall - functional, capable, responsive. Just different in its own way.

Note: This was on 19" aftermarket snow rims with Continental Viking7's.

 

[duhtroll]

I immediately replaced the stock tires and that made all the difference. Michelin CrossClimates on every vehicle we own from now until someone makes a better one.