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The world can"t have enough rear-wheel-drive saloon cars with turbo V6 power, right? Here"s the latest challenger to the likes of the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes C-Class: meet the Genesis G70.Europeans might be scratching their heads right now, but Americans will be nodding knowledgeably and saying "Of course, the latest project from Hyundai"s premium offshoot, aiming to leapfrog Lexus and Infiniti".The G70 is aiming at Korean, US and Russian markets first, slotting in beneath the G80 and G90 saloons in the Genesis line-up, just like BMW offers a 3-, 5- and 7-Series to choose between. And first off, it looks rather handsome. Check out that front wing vent, the AMG-style wheels, and how short the overhangs are. Maybe it"s not as gorgeous as an Alfa Romeo Giulia, but a Jaguar XE looks quite dated all of a suddenAudi designers might be having a wry look at the enormous front grille right now. Pity half of it is actually blanked off to hide the front anti-collision and cruise control radar, but that"s par for the course among rivals, too.Underneath the G70, if you were to break out the angle grinders, you"d find the same rear-drive platform as the Kia Stinger. The engine line-up is shared too: you can have a 2.0-litre petrol, a 2.2 turbodiesel or a 3.3-litre turbo V6 with 350bhp.
Date written: 15 Sep 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9200
The world can"t have enough rear-wheel-drive saloon cars with turbo V6 power, right? Here"s the latest challenger to the likes of the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes C-Class: meet the Genesis G70.Europeans might be scratching their heads right now, but Americans will be nodding knowledgeably and saying "Of course, the latest project from Hyundai"s premium offshoot, aiming to leapfrog Lexus and Infiniti".The G70 is aiming at Korean, US and Russian markets first, slotting in beneath the G80 and G90 saloons in the Genesis line-up, just like BMW offers a 3-, 5- and 7-Series to choose between. And first off, it looks rather handsome. Check out that front wing vent, the AMG-style wheels, and how short the overhangs are. Maybe it"s not as gorgeous as an Alfa Romeo Giulia, but a Jaguar XE looks quite dated all of a suddenAudi designers might be having a wry look at the enormous front grille right now. Pity half of it is actually blanked off to hide the front anti-collision and cruise control radar, but that"s par for the course among rivals, too.Underneath the G70, if you were to break out the angle grinders, you"d find the same rear-drive platform as the Kia Stinger. The engine line-up is shared too: you can have a 2.0-litre petrol, a 2.2 turbodiesel or a 3.3-litre turbo V6 with 350bhp.
Date written: 15 Sep 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9200
