How is your genesis coupe in snow?

[WhiteLightening]

Hi, I am new to this forum as I just purchased a new 2010 Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track Manual Trans. As I live in Mass, I have considered taking this car off the road for 4 months. Can anyone give me some insight on how your car handles in the snow being rear-wheel drive?

I am glad I found this forum and there is a lot of valuable information being posted!
Thanks for your input on this!!

 

[wild willy]

http://www.genesisowners.com/hyundai-genesis-forum/search.php?searchid=526225

 

[Franknspeed]

Just fine. With the ESP and traction control on the car takes care of you. it doesn't allow you do do stupid stuff as it clamps down at once.
Unless you hit ice of course. Drifting requires turning all that off, which is fun and also easily controlled.
I live in SE Michigan on a dirtroad and have no problems getting around. 2nd winter already, never got stuck.
Just make sure you don't have to start uphill as thats difficult, probably in any vehicle though.

 

[bmcgar]

My new 2011 2.0T Coupe is sitting in my driveway, eight feet from my garage, totally undriveable since about an inch of snow accumulated on the ground Christmas Eve afternoon. (This is the first time I've tried it in anything but dry pavement.)

I've been driving for 46 years, 30 of them in Northern Ohio, Michigan, and South Dakota, and nearly 30 of them with RWD cars, including pickups and small "sports" cars, so I know bad weather and I know how to drive in bad weather.

This car is the worst vehicle I have ever had to deal with in snow (or gravel, where I nearly got stuck one in September) bar none, and with or without the traction control enabled.

Given the weight distribution, I'm assuming that it's the tires. I'm going to the dealership tomorrow, and either I'm going to get a decent set of tires for it for free, or I'm going to arrange to get this 3000 pound paperweight off my hands.

I love the car otherwise, but I do need to be able to drive it, right? And isn't it reasonable for me to assume that, given it's not a "specialty" car like a Ferrari or something, it should "work" on roads that aren't completely smooth and dry without having to go to extra expense for a new set of tires?

Anyway, what amazes me is that Hyundai would set up a car like this to drive in a region where there is moderate snowfall in winter (SW Va). What were they thinking of?

Hi ho.

 

[Soledad]

bmcgar,

What model of the 2.0 Turbo do you have? I have the 3.8GT and it came with 18" Bridgestone RE92A all season tires. They are acceptable/tolerable in the snow but not at all dangerous. And I have an open diff. I would however prefer snow tires.

If you have 19" wheels you have summer tires (RE050's) and that would be very dangerous. I was caught in an early snow storm many years ago with my summer tires on and just barely made it home with less than an inch on the roads.

 

[deb1262]

There it is!!! 2 feet of snow overnight. Dug it out but couldn't move it farther up the driveway. Finally the ice melt stuff kicked in and got it farther up the driveway. Hubby was cursing it all the way. Now we have to get it out of the driveway to get my truck out later.
ANYWAY... I would not recommend it in snow.

 

[bmcgar]

Soledad,

I have the basic 2.0T, not the track model, etc. 18-inch wheels with what I assume to be the stock "all-weather" tires.

I contacted my dealership, and after convincing them that I actually do know how to drive in snow and know how to turn the traction control on and off, and after insisting that they can call it a "sports car," but that doesn't mean it should behave like this,...and that YouTube and this and other forums are rife with problems like mine..., they're bumping it up another level.

(For all you technical writers out there, that run-on sentence is a gift for you.)

I told them that I expect to get a set of tires appropriate for normal weather conditions in this part of the country, at Hyundai's expense, including having the car picked up from my driveway and taken to the dealership. I also made it clear that I consider this car, as it's set up now, dangerous.

We'll see what happens, and I will report back. At best, I'll get new tires to try. At worst, the dealership will have a beautiful, black 3000-pound paperweight in front of their door at some point.

Let the games begin!

Bruce

 

[Franknspeed]

Get rid of the Bridgestones OEM tires. I have the Conti DSW's in the back (fronts are still ok) right now and they provide good traction in snow. A bag of salt in the trunk helps too. Like all RWD cars that I had before the tires make or break the driveability in the winter, most all seasons are not suited for real snow driving, so real snowtires could be a solution.

 

[bmcgar]

Call me crabby, but I don't think I should have to buy a new set of tires when the ones that came with the car should be able to handle an inch or two of snow.

P.S. Update: Haven't called Hyundai corporate yet, but I will. Another day with the car in the garage tomorrow, and me driving my '96 Celica.

B.

 

[onsite1instant]

My 2010 Genesis Coupe 3.8 stuck n snow. Its color black and its really nice too!.

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[Franknspeed]

what expectations do you have when you call corporate regarding the tires that came with the car? You knew what tires were on there and accepted them by buying the car. If they are insufficient in snow for you then it is your choice of either parking the car or getting tires that are appropriate for the weather.
I really do not understand why so many people have issues with the Genny in snow. Unless its 4" or more the car can be driven , even with the stock tires. There are better choices, no doubt, but its nothing to go and whine at corporate's door. maybe its not the tires?
if you want to drive in deep snow in winter get a 4 wheel drive car.
noone drives a Corvette in the snow...

25k mls , no issues so far.

 

[wild willy]

noone drives a Corvette in the snow..

That is not true. There are several guys around here that drve their Vette's year round...And I live in the snow belt. They are all about 70 years old....but they do it. It shocks me every time I see it. One guy has a yellow ZO6....New one.

 

[HalifaxGC]

Good winter tires for the winter.

17" steelies from Costco (46.99) and regular, real, winter tires. Staggered of course.

Turn the ESC off if you need to spin a little to get going or for getting up a hill, leave it on the rest of the time. I could put a plough on it and do the neighbourhood.

The problem is with no-season tires, at best they are passable rain tires.

No different then any of the other cars I've owned.

 

[bmcgar]

Franknspeed,

As I wrote earlier, when I buy a car that is stated by the manufacturer to be equipped with "all-weather" tires, I expect them to be able to be used in a couple inches of snow.

I won't debate my ability to drive in bad weather, nor justify to you my driving experience of 40+ years in all seasons in the Midwest and Central states, given your question "maybe it's not the tires?"

That you must be a superlative driver who routinely drives in four inches of snow and ice with the Genesis stock tires without a hitch is certainly something to be proud of. (Of course, the set you are running on may not be the same tires I have on MY 2011 model, but we won't put that in the mix.) However, that doesn't help the rest of us who aren't so skilled, nor does it automatically make our dissatisfaction "whining."

 

[btorocco]

what expectations do you have when you call corporate regarding the tires that came with the car? You knew what tires were on there and accepted them by buying the car. If they are insufficient in snow for you then it is your choice of either parking the car or getting tires that are appropriate for the weather.
I really do not understand why so many people have issues with the Genny in snow. Unless its 4" or more the car can be driven , even with the stock tires. There are better choices, no doubt, but its nothing to go and whine at corporate's door. maybe its not the tires?
if you want to drive in deep snow in winter get a 4 wheel drive car.
noone drives a Corvette in the snow...25k mls , no issues so far.

I agree. We have record snow here in NYC and I haven't had a problem. Of course I told the dealer I didn't want summer tires and they put on a set of Blizzaks. Maybe it's still not as good as FWD, but I'm doing fine, all the horror stories probably referred to cars with the OE tires. Gotta watch out for the plastic around the car, though. I plan on removing the Blizzaks in April for a set of Michelin Pilot A/S+ all seasons, maybe put the Blizzaks back on next winter.

 

[brettster]

I commute from Ct to Boston twice a week with my Track 3.8. I read up on the forums here and bought a set of Blizzak LM 60's. Last Thursday I hit a patch of snowy area: 7 cars were off the road and mine was rock solid: traction control didn't even come on. Today we had 3 inches of slushy stuff and took it out before the small hill by my house was plowed: again not a slip. The tires cost about $1100 installed but they work! Good luck!

 

[brettster]

Call me crabby, but I don't think I should have to buy a new set of tires when the ones that came with the car should be able to handle an inch or two of snow.

P.S. Update: Haven't called Hyundai corporate yet, but I will. Another day with the car in the garage tomorrow, and me driving my '96 Celica.

B.

WOW! I don't see how you can expect Hyundai to buy tires that work in the snow for you. The stock tires are high performance tires that obviously are not for snow..Good luck trying to get that out them!

 

[G-279220]

Just fine. With the ESP and traction control on the car takes care of you. it doesn't allow you do do stupid stuff as it clamps down at once.
Unless you hit ice of course. Drifting requires turning all that off, which is fun and also easily controlled.
I live in SE Michigan on a dirtroad and have no problems getting around. 2nd winter already, never got stuck.
Just make sure you don't have to start uphill as thats difficult, probably in any vehicle though.

What size you have on your coupe

 

[Qship]

What size you have on your coupe

I doubt you'll get an answer since it was 10 years ago.