Honestly, this is getting kind of ridiculous. I've been looking at other options lately and I think I'm ready to pull the plug on the G70. If I were certain how long the wait would be, I might hang around for one. But the goal posts keep moving. Credible official information from Genesis has been sparse and I don't find that encouraging. The initial flourish of dealerships seems to have stalled, without even South Carolina having any. Absurd.
I'm confident the G70 is a great car but may not be the best fit for my personal preferences. Of course, I can't say that definitively because I can't actually drive one.
I was quoted a killer price on a '19 Mustang GT with pretty much every feature I want. I might jump at it. It would cost appreciably less out the door, tax, tags, the whole schmeer, than the sticker price on the G70, excluding all the taxes and so forth, even figuring the $1000 competitive incentive. And it might actually give me more of what I want. Luxury/amenities are very nice, though probably not quite as nice as the G70. Infotainment (Sync 3) is arguably better than Genesis. The Mustang lacks AWD, HUD, and 360 degree camera (I can live with those omissions) but has a gorgeous digital dash, very nice
ambient lighting (you can even change the color of the lighting), and remote start from the key fob or phone app. It also has lane assist, pedestrian detection, blind spot warning, LED lighting all around, heated/cooled seats, heated steering
wheel, and the like. Nice leather interior with contrasting stitching. The
exhaust sound is real, and can be set (the actual
exhaust, not a piped-in sound) to Quiet, Normal, Sport, or Track. And that 460 HP V8 sound is to die for. That balance of features fits well with what I like, although wouldn't be what others would necessarily prefer. The rear seat is pretty much worthless but I actually don't mind that. I've mostly had 2-seaters. When more room or AWD are needed, we'll have another car for those things. The trunk is actually bigger than the G70's. Acceleration, handling, and driveability are excellent.
It's not a car that would suit all or even most G70 shoppers, for sure, but I think it may suit me really well. And with an open-ended arrival date for the G70, I feel I might be waiting a long time when meanwhile I could be enjoying a new car. Those factors are all stacking up against waiting for the G70. Not a done deal yet but that's my strong inclination at this point.