When Did They Switch it to Black/Black??

[Viking]

Okay I have not been checking out this site as often (as when I got my Genesis last summer) so I apologize if this has already been covered...

I was at the dealership today and they had my same 2009 Genesis on the show room floor but with one key change -- no brown inlay on the black leather dash. I wonder when this running change was made?

There are only a few things I would change on this car and changing the brown leather inlay to black - for a complete black look - is #2 on my list! It was gorgeous!!

I am curious if this was in response to early feedback or what...

 

[jwaters943]

I think they're still offering the brown/black. Some cars just come w/ all black and have been for quite a few months now. At least that's what I remember reading on Edmunds when they talked about their Long-Term Genesis which has an all black dash.

 

[Seattle Genesis]

I have titanium with black / brown inlay. Just bought it 3 weeks ago.

 

[dataguy]

Mine is Titanium with Black/Black. 11/08 build.

 

[wallymn]

It was a November 2008 addition. Based on early feedback from US customers Hyundai added the black on black option. I have the black/brown insert interior, After seeing the black on black interior I am glad I ended up with the black/brown interior, The detail of the leather seems lost in the black on black look.

 

[orthoman]

Its just the way its ordered, I had to go (through my dealer) to IL for a Pearl White, with cashmear seating with dark leather inserts (dash, doors) I have not seen one other with out the lite brown. Again how the dealer ordered the car

 

[wayoutwest]

I have almost the exact same car as you Ortho, minus the wings on the hubs/steering wheel.

 

[luckfam]

I think the black on black is only available on the V8.

 

[dataguy]

My 3.8 has black leather inserts on the black dash. Prem+ and Tech, built Nov 2008.

 

[JamesD]

I'm glad to hear that brown/black is still optional. I can see why some might like the black/black, particularly with a black interior, but I think the brown trim is very distinctive and upscale looking. I drove a gold, chamois-interiored 4.6 that had black dash trim, and it thought it was a very unattractive combination...since the tan interior color is "brown family", it clearly looks better with other colors in the same family. The black blended in with the molded black door- and dash caps, and almost looked like a mistake.

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[jwaters943]

Well, I was at the dealership today to get the airbags reprogrammed and I finally got to sit in and examine a Genesis w/ all-black interior. I was quite surprised to see the seat stitching on the all-black interior is contrasting. The stitching is a very crisp looking white that runs along the edge of the seats where the perforated leather meets the non-perforated leather. On my car (black/brown interior), as well as another on the dealers lot that had the black/brown interior, the stitching is a charcoal gray.

Just an interesting touch that gives the dark all-black interior a bit of interest. I wonder if it was just a fluke or if they're all like this? The Genesis in this pic doesn't have the contrasting stitching (Link: http://www.netcarshow.com/hyundai/2009-genesis/1600x1200/wallpaper_19.htm). Granted, the pic is of a pre-production model (look at the area below the cd player). Either way, I really liked it, but I'll keep my black/brown!

 

[dataguy]

My black/black (Nov 2008 build) has charcoal gray stitching. I agree that white stitching or the brown insert makes the leather stand out. Otherwise, you may not notice or appreciate the accent. On the other hand, one of my co-workers commented on the leather dash immediately, so go figure.

 

[jwaters943]

Weird, I wonder why this one had white stitching on the seats? Maybe it's a running change they made mid-model year?

 

[dataguy]

Don't know...my seat stitching is gray too, but I don't know if that's specific to my model (3.8 w/ Tech) and the standard leather, the color scheme (black/black), or the manufacturing date.

 

[jwaters943]

Well FWIW, both cars I looked at were 3.8 non-tech models. I'd assume that they were manufactured sometime between 1/2009 - 3/2009.

 

[mike813]

my platinum/black 4.6 with tech is all black with the grey stitching. Build 12/08.