Would you buy a Genesis as your only vehicle

[GrizFan]

I live in the Mountains of Montana. I drive 1000's of miles in the winter on mountain roads and over passes to Spokane. I really like these cars but it would be my only vehicle, so it has to be reliable . I have no trouble driving my rear wheel drive MB in the winter. I have never had any trouble with it and it is not AWD.
I need to know if this car will be safe and drivable with Blizzacks on it. Vehicles I am looking at are all 2012's . Two 3.8's and one 4.6.
Any help is appreciated.

 

[homeofstone]

I have a Mercedes and a Genesis 4.6 and would say yes since you are use to the Merc.
I might consider a new AWD Hyundai Santa Fe with all options.

 

[OneFunGenesis]

Mine is a tank with my Blizzaks on it. I have no other car. I drive mine year round

 

[GenesisCaptain]

No worries. These cars are great

 

[EXBMWGUY]

My R-Spec is driven year around with winter tires in-season. No worries, no problems, no tow-trucks, no bad attitude.

 

[StangKiller]

I would pick something else if I were you. My genesis slides all over the road in more than an inch of snow...

 

[OneFunGenesis]

^ Get better tires...?

 

[GrizFan]

Thanks guy for the help. I am much more confident in purchasing this vehicle now.
I guess if I am still on here then you will know what I ended up with

 

[landtuna]

I might consider a new AWD Hyundai Santa Fe with all options.

I owned a 2011 Santa Fe Sport (V6) for 18 months. Never had it in slippery conditions but noticed that both the steering and throttle were very twitchy and the throttle response seemed to change depending on who was driving. Both wifey and I noticed it and it became very irritating over time. Decided to get rid of it when we bought the Genny.

Basically the issues were:

Throttle - starting from a dead stop at idle any pressure on the pedal would immediately produce unintended quick acceleration - far in excess of any other car I'd ever driven. It wasn't consistent. If I got back in the car after my wife had driven it for a few days the behavior was different.

Steering - Very, very quick. The SF would change lanes in a heartbeat and the steering was so quick you literally had to let go of the wheel to sneeze or you'd be on the other side of the road. There was never the feeling of loss of control but you had to really pay attention.

These traits would not be nice in slippery conditions.

The Genny BTW, exhibits neither of these traits.

 

[veed]

don't run dunlops - they're lousy in the snow. it's all about tires.

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[GrizFan]

don't run dunlops - they're lousy in the snow. it's all about tires.

The only snow tire I have ever run are the Blizzaks. With the exception of my Duramax, which has about a half a cord in it during the winter...

 

[scottdk]

I owned a 2011 Santa Fe Sport (V6) for 18 months. Never had it in slippery conditions but noticed that both the steering and throttle were very twitchy and the throttle response seemed to change depending on who was driving. Both wifey and I noticed it and it became very irritating over time. Decided to get rid of it when we bought the Genny.

Basically the issues were:

Throttle - starting from a dead stop at idle any pressure on the pedal would immediately produce unintended quick acceleration - far in excess of any other car I'd ever driven. It wasn't consistent. If I got back in the car after my wife had driven it for a few days the behavior was different.

Steering - Very, very quick. The SF would change lanes in a heartbeat and the steering was so quick you literally had to let go of the wheel to sneeze or you'd be on the other side of the road. There was never the feeling of loss of control but you had to really pay attention.

These traits would not be nice in slippery conditions.

The Genny BTW, exhibits neither of these traits.

The current generation Sante Fe looks to be quite impressive. It also has Driver Selectable Steering Mode (DSSM), so 3 different steering settings are present, which would be nice on the Genesis. It also has available Active Cornering Control AWD which transfers engine torque to the rear wheels and applys braking force to the inside rear wheel. I haven't driven the current generation, but my friends' who have a previous gen sante fe and 2011 Kia Sorrento don't seem to have these issues.

 

[Ruissimo]

With winter tires, I'd say YES, get the Genesis. But I would LOVE one of the new extended-wheelbase Santa Fe's too... maybe I can convince the wife to trade in the Odyssey!

My Genesis surprised me (to the positive) in the New England snow this winter... but I will definitely be buying some appropriate rubber in the fall.

 

[veed]

The only snow tire I have ever run are the Blizzaks. With the exception of my Duramax, which has about a half a cord in it during the winter...

options.

 

[StangKiller]

^ Get better tires...?

I would if it snowed more than once or twice a year here in KC... Waiting for the stock Conti DWS to wear out so I can grab some 245/45 summer tires.

 

[OneFunGenesis]

Gotcha! Makes sense lol. I have three sets of tires and wheels for this bear :/