GDT
Registered Member
Folks, I plan to write a more comprehensive evaluation of my now 2 month old 3.8 AWD Ultimate soon. (I found the reviews and discussions on this forum invaluable as I was deciding on a car, hopefully I can add to the community.) But for now a story about a recent non-incident.
I was tooling along one of the secondary roads near my home, about an hour south of Washington, DC. In front of me was a compact car that was clearly getting toward the end of its life outside a junkyard. I noticed that there were relatively few tail lights working on the old warhorse. The driver was also apparently having a tough time deciding things -- like, which of the two lanes he wanted to be in, what would be a nice speed for him (speed limit 35; he ranged between 20 and 60), etc. I tried to give him his space, but with his speed variations, there were times I got "within range".
Then 4 things happened within the space of just a couple of seconds, in the following order:
1. My HUD flashed a red caution signal.
2. The Genny authoritatively beeped at me.
3. The Genny slowed down firmly but smoothly, almost to a stop.
4. Only then did I realize that a) the list of tail lights that weren't working in the car ahead, apparently included the brake lights and the turn signals, b) Doofus had decided to slam on his brakes in order to careen into a driveway on the left, and c) I really should pay closer attention when following idiots driving half-dead bolt buckets.
AEB saved my butt and my brand new Genesis' (probably quite expensive) front bumper assembly. And the car executed the entire maneuver -- visual and auditory warnings, near-instantaneous deceleration -- so seamlessly and smoothly. Impressive.
Folks -- don't try this at home. But AEB works, my friends. It works real good.
IIHS gives the Genesis a "Superior" rating in accident avoidance. My recent experience confirms the accuracy of their testing.
I was tooling along one of the secondary roads near my home, about an hour south of Washington, DC. In front of me was a compact car that was clearly getting toward the end of its life outside a junkyard. I noticed that there were relatively few tail lights working on the old warhorse. The driver was also apparently having a tough time deciding things -- like, which of the two lanes he wanted to be in, what would be a nice speed for him (speed limit 35; he ranged between 20 and 60), etc. I tried to give him his space, but with his speed variations, there were times I got "within range".
Then 4 things happened within the space of just a couple of seconds, in the following order:
1. My HUD flashed a red caution signal.
2. The Genny authoritatively beeped at me.
3. The Genny slowed down firmly but smoothly, almost to a stop.
4. Only then did I realize that a) the list of tail lights that weren't working in the car ahead, apparently included the brake lights and the turn signals, b) Doofus had decided to slam on his brakes in order to careen into a driveway on the left, and c) I really should pay closer attention when following idiots driving half-dead bolt buckets.
AEB saved my butt and my brand new Genesis' (probably quite expensive) front bumper assembly. And the car executed the entire maneuver -- visual and auditory warnings, near-instantaneous deceleration -- so seamlessly and smoothly. Impressive.
Folks -- don't try this at home. But AEB works, my friends. It works real good.
IIHS gives the Genesis a "Superior" rating in accident avoidance. My recent experience confirms the accuracy of their testing.
