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The Hyundai Genesis is an astounding achievement for Hyundai. It’s a full size sedan that embodies supreme comfort, genuine quality, and generous features at a sharp price point. But it’s what they’ve learned building the Genesis that counts.
Building a proper luxury sedan requires a few things of a manufacturer. Discerning engineering, for one. Discipline in design is another. Cache is a desirable third quality. Hyundai may be a little short on the third, but with the full-size Genesis sedan, they’ve proved convincingly that they can now engineer seriously competent vehicles.
Driving – or being driven in – the Genesis makes it near unbelievable that this Korean brand was building Excels and Accents less than fifteen years ago. Refinement and quality abound; it’s plenty quick, too. And with a well-equipped base priced at $60,000, Hyundai have pitched the Genesis directly into a number of hot markets.
Is this a car you could consider alongside the similarly-priced Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3 Series, or Holden Calais V? Absolutely, although it’s much bigger than all three. At five metres, the Genesis is just shy of a short-wheelbase 7 Series – and while it doesn’t attempt to reach the lofty heights of 7er and S-Class refinement, the Hyundai could easily be cross-shopped against a 5 Series or E-Class.
And that is a serious complement.
ChasingCars.com.au borrowed these trims for our Hyundai Genesis review:
Key specs (as tested)
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