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I've had my Genesis since January 1, and finally got the opportunity to take it on an extended road trip. It now has just a shade over 9,000 miles on it. I thought I would post a short synopsis of my observations from 6 days of extended driving on different types of roads.
Particulars on the car:
2009 Genesis sedan
Base model V-6
Champagne exterior, tan interior
Particulars on the trip:
Day 1: San Jose, CA to Reno, NV (I-80)
Day 2: Reno, NV to Klamath Falls, OR (US-395, CA-139, OR-39, US-97)
Day 3: Crater Lake, OR to Bend, OR (OR-62, OR-138, US-97)
Day 4: Bend, OR to Sunriver, OR (OK, that's only 15 miles ... )
Day 5: Sunriver, OR to Reno, NV (US-97, OR-39, CA-139, US-395)
Day 6: Reno, NV to San Jose, CA (I-80)
The car handled beautifully, and really shone on the backroads and two-lane highways. It LOVED cornering in the mountains at speed, and gave enough feedback to make it drive well while providing a VERY comfortable ride. Most of the time was spent around 80 mph, and the ride was perfect, while road noise was a minimum.
On the two-lane highways, the Genesis would easily accelerate smoothly to 100 mph to pass, with no hesitation ... just a nice, clean application of power. Again, even at 100 mph, the handling was silky smooth -- better than the Mercedes E-class it replaced.
We got around 28 mpg for the trip. The XM Radio was fabulous, and we had perfect reception throughout the entire trip, except for one cutout underneath an overpass in Klamath Falls. The climate control system was also fabulous, keeping us totally comfortable, even though the temperature was 90-100 degrees F outside for virtually the entire trip.
I literally couldn't be happier with the performance of the Genesis on this trip ... hopefully the first of many!
Particulars on the car:
2009 Genesis sedan
Base model V-6
Champagne exterior, tan interior
Particulars on the trip:
Day 1: San Jose, CA to Reno, NV (I-80)
Day 2: Reno, NV to Klamath Falls, OR (US-395, CA-139, OR-39, US-97)
Day 3: Crater Lake, OR to Bend, OR (OR-62, OR-138, US-97)
Day 4: Bend, OR to Sunriver, OR (OK, that's only 15 miles ... )
Day 5: Sunriver, OR to Reno, NV (US-97, OR-39, CA-139, US-395)
Day 6: Reno, NV to San Jose, CA (I-80)
The car handled beautifully, and really shone on the backroads and two-lane highways. It LOVED cornering in the mountains at speed, and gave enough feedback to make it drive well while providing a VERY comfortable ride. Most of the time was spent around 80 mph, and the ride was perfect, while road noise was a minimum.
On the two-lane highways, the Genesis would easily accelerate smoothly to 100 mph to pass, with no hesitation ... just a nice, clean application of power. Again, even at 100 mph, the handling was silky smooth -- better than the Mercedes E-class it replaced.
We got around 28 mpg for the trip. The XM Radio was fabulous, and we had perfect reception throughout the entire trip, except for one cutout underneath an overpass in Klamath Falls. The climate control system was also fabulous, keeping us totally comfortable, even though the temperature was 90-100 degrees F outside for virtually the entire trip.
I literally couldn't be happier with the performance of the Genesis on this trip ... hopefully the first of many!
Trip sounds great!
xcept for a glove box beverage cooler what donent the Gen have for long hall comfort!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
