What IS a Luxury Car? - 2022 Genesis G80 3.5T Sport Prestige w/ AWD Review

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The 2022 Genesis G80 3.5T Sport Prestige, with all-wheel drive, features LED quad headlights, LED daytime running lights, and LED rear combination lamps. Standard features include power folding outside mirrors, a power hands-free smart trunk with auto open, and power door closure. There are Genesis logo puddle lamps, a dual exhaust, and remote start.

The interior showcases a leather-wrapped multifunction steering wheel, 12-way power front seats, and a front passenger walk-in device. The seat includes a power bolster and cushion extension, and ergo-motion seats. It has heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, and a heated steering wheel. The upper instrument panel is leather-wrapped and stitched and has adjustable interior ambient lighting. There is also a power tilt and telescopic steering wheel. It includes power rear and manual rear sunshades, and an electrochromic inside mirror with HomeLink. The climate is three-zoned. It features dual front and rear USB ports, premium navigation with a 14.5-inch HD screen, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The audio system is a Lexicon premium system with 21 speakers. The car has a Genesis Digital Key and wireless device charger. The car has carpeted floor mats and a cargo net. Keyless entry is included, along with push-button start.

Advanced safety technology includes 10 airbags, including a front center airbag. There's smart cruise control with stop and go, forward collision avoidance assist with pedestrian and cyclist detection, lane change oncoming, junction turning and crossing, and lane change side and evasive steering assist. It includes highway driving assist II, driver attention warning, and lane-keeping assist. It also has a blind-spot collision avoidance assist, high beam assist, safe exit warning, an ultrasonic rear occupant alert, parking distance warning front and rear, and a surround-view monitor. Rain-sensing wipers are featured, as well as blind-spot view monitors and rear cross-traffic collision avoidance assist.

Options include the prestige package with Nappa leather seating surfaces and microfiber suede headliners and pillars. Options are remote smart parking assist, parking collision avoidance assist rear, a heads-up display, a 12.3-inch 3D digital instrument cluster, forward attention warning, and 20-inch sport wheels wrapped in a staggered 245/40 series front and 275/35 series rear Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires. It has electronically controlled suspension with sport tuning, rear-wheel steering, active noise control, and carbon fiber trim. The Cavendish Red paint costs an extra $575.00. The total MSRP is $72,170.00.

The car is both elegant and athletic. It's an IIHS Top Safety Pick. The 3.5L twin-turbocharged V6 engine makes 375 horsepower and 391 lb-ft of torque. The smaller trunk allows for a larger back seat. The Nappa leather seats are very supportive and comfy and can move in multiple ways. There's an easy posture adjustment feature. The infotainment system works fine, and the controls take a little getting used to. The 0-60 is estimated at 5.0 seconds and will complete a 1/4 mile in 13.4 seconds at 106.4mph. The EPA estimates the MPG at 17 city, 26 highway, and 20 combined. The Auto Academics average fuel economy was around 24.0 mpg.

The car has earned its spot alongside the Germans, Japanese, and Americans, in the luxury sport sedan arena.

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