Oh, it's a good thing that one was not there last night so I could see the bronze trim and tinted taillights hahaha. Per one of the Sales Managers, one of the higher ups took the car home with him (clearly they're just as excited to finally have the cars as we are). I got there at around 6:45 last night and they had the olive greenish 3.3T on the 18" 20 spoke wheels (AWD) and then a Siberian Ice 2.0T AWD with the Elite Package. All of the Hyundai/Genesis salesmen were busy so I ended up going outside and checked the two out myself. Well, it turns out the Siberian Ice one was unlocked so I checked it out. My observations:
1.) The chrome trim on the door handles, windows, grill, etc. isn't all that bad. Then again, I didn't see the Sport 2.0T next to it, but as I'm interested in the 6MT, I'm relieved that the chrome isn't too gaudy.
2.) I
love how the dashboard faces slightly to the drivers side, similar to how Mk4 Supra's do. A small touch, but one that surely indicates that this is a drivers car.
3.) Siberian Ice - just...wow. They had it under the blue LED lighting from the parking lot and it's a wicked color. I was interested in the red or the brighter blue since too many cars on the road are dull today, but I may have to reconsider.
4.) I like the LED parking lights up front and the taillights in the back have a cool design when they're lit up.
5.) Rear leg room is tight if you're a tall driver and have a tall passenger. Adjusted to my height (I'm 5'7.5); it's fine. Not a big deal to me as I don't have little ones and don't really carry passengers all that often.
6.) The LED lighting inside is nice. I'm not sure if the 6MT has this, but it'd be nice.
7.) The auto pop up trunk is awesome. The trunk does have a grab handle to close it. Seems obvious that it should, but Honda (of all companies) forgot to include it on their 2018 Accords (that was a car I was seriously looking into, the 2.0T Sport 6MT).
8.) The cubby under the infotainment center fits my iPhone 7 nicely. Not sure on a Plus or Max. The center console was a lot shallower than I'm accustomed to, but then again, both my GTI and Mazda 3 do not have a driveshaft going down the center of the car.
After spending a good 15 minutes checking out the car by myself, I walked back in to see if there were any salesmen available. Same thing, all busy. The sales manager ended up getting someone from their neighboring Mazda store. Here's where I got a little pissed off. The salesman (didn't catch his name) knew nothing of the car. Hadn't even seen it. Okay, no big deal as he's on the Mazda side. But then he asked "how far off are you from trading the Mazda in" and I said about 6 months (reality is longer). I guess he took that as "this guy is here for a joyride" and gave me the speech, "oh, well, you know, pricing could change in 6 months, you should come back and check it out then." I guess I should've just bs'd with him a little bit? It's a nice dealership, but that left a bad taste in my mouth. What's to say I hated the way it drove? A 6MT isn't going to change the entire car around! It's not like I'm 18 years old, but whatever. I "re-checked" out the car since I didn't tell him that it was unlocked, popped open the hood. I regret not checking out the Lexicon stereo system. I'll probably end up getting one from Rosen if I did anything since that dealership is literally down the street from me.
Overall, I like it a lot. Right sized, good side and rear profile and the front is nice too, although I'd say it's the "weak point," especially with the chrome rather than the bronze trim I didn't see in person. I'm genuinely curious to check out the leatherette seats since this one had the leather and the cushion extender that the 6MT gets.
