What's up with Genesis?

[Genny46PM]

Dang. I am impressed again. She amazes me every time. How is it possible for Genny to have a smaller turning radius than my previous car, 2007 Acura TL-S? She is bigger, wider, and has a longer longer wheelbase. On the 3 lane street and postioned in the middle lane, she will easily u-turn in one attempt.
Go go Power Rangers!! I mean, go go Haihoodai!!!

 

[nearwater]

It's probably because the Genesis is a RWD, where the engine is longitudinally placed, as opposed to the FWD base which places the engine horizontally(99%).
More space for wheel housing and no parts to propel the front wheels make the RWD give more angle for the front wheels to turn. Hence the smaller turning radius.

Dan

 

[Disaster]

It's probably because the Genesis is a RWD, where the engine is longitudinally placed, as opposed to the FWD base which places the engine horizontally(99%).
More space for wheel housing and no parts to propel the front wheels make the RWD give more angle for the front wheels to turn. Hence the smaller turning radius.

Bingo, Nearwater nailed it. With a typical FWD the transmission and engine are stacked the width of the vehicle and don't leave much room for the wheels to turn.

 

[Midnightsun]

Actually it has more to do with design than front/rear or AWD but yes in general it is easy and cheap to produce a tight turning RWD vehicle. I had read the reviews about it's tight turning radius which is something I really like in a vehicle however. I was not very impressed since I was trading in a Hyundai Veracruz AWD and it's turning radius is actually 1' better than the Genny. (bigger vehicle, all wheel drive, an engineering marvel) My summer car is a Mercedes SL RWD. This thing will turn in several feet less than the Veracruz. Worst turning radius I have ever seen was on a recent rental of a Volvo S60. I travel a heck of a lot and have tried so many different cars it would make your head spin but this Volvo was more difficult to park than a 4x4 pickup truck. It was horrible and I would estimate the turnng radius at 1 mile. Maybe a little exaggerated but terrible non the less.

Let me put this into perspective. Genny = 19.2' Volvo = 42.7'