Every Photo of our Long-Term 2017 Genesis G90
It's a compelling alternative for those more concerned with comfort than labels.
Unlike some vehicles that only reveal their true personalities after you spending months in close contact, our 2017 Genesis G90 sedan was much the same car at the end of its stay as it was at the beginning. For that reason, its logbook grew quiet as it neared the 40K-mile mark. But that's not to say it wasn't called upon frequently. In fact, after returning from its five-month, 10,000-mile-plus western odyssey in the care of Montana-desk editor John Phillips, the G90 immediately resumed its place as the vehicle of choice for lunch, photo, and limousine duty right up to its final days in our hands.
One editor remarked, "But for the badge on the hood, lots of S-class and 7-series buyers would probably find that the G90 gives them all the luxury they seek for 40 percent less money."
That may be true, although the G90 offers something less than the accomplished ride/handling balance that typically defines the Europeans.
In testing just prior to its departure, the 4523-pound G90 posted a 5.0-second zero-to-60-mph time and ran the quarter-mile in 13.6 seconds, improvements of 0.2 second in both measures compared to its initial test.
Braking and roadholding were also better, which is typical as the tires wear.
The stop from 70 mph shrank from 182 feet to 178 feet (the soft brake pedal notwithstanding), and grip increased to 0.88 g from 0.84 g.
Too bad the G90 was so nervous about using all that capability. Numerous drivers remarked about the early intervention of the traction and stability control, and the system's tendency to linger even when switched off.
The G90 was free of major problems, although there were minor irritations. We noticed a slight darkening of some of the G90's light-colored interior upholstery.
Delivered in a very pale shade (evocatively called Beige), the driver's seat seemed eager to absorb the dye from blue jeans in particular (an issue that has also cropped up in our Mercedes-Benz E450 station wagon, which also has a nearly white-colored interior).
We never could resolve a faint front-end shimmy that persisted throughout its stay with us, despite rebalancing the wheels at the dealership and in the C/D garage.
It was most prominent when the Genesis was wearing the standard 19-inch 245/45 Continental ContiProContact tires; it was masked slightly when we switched to winter tires, because of their noisier, more aggressive tread pattern.
Wind noise emanating from the sunroof was repaired quickly and free of charge with a glass adjustment, and a recall to update the infotainment system was performed at the 18,000-mile service.
A previously documented no-start situation was traced to a loose battery ground strap, which we fixed ourselves. We don't expect many G90 owners to perform their own maintenance—especially when the dealer will do it for free—but we did note that an oil change requires the removal of the engine belly pan and that checking the air filter requires the removal of two braces and six body pins.
This car is far happier on the interstate than on a twisty two-lane road. Despite the G90's clumsy dance moves, our G90—a 365-hp, twin-turbo 3.3-liter V-6 variant with rear-wheel drive—can hustle in a straight line, and it only got better with 40,000 miles of exercise under the tutelage of C/D staffers.
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