A week with an Infiniti G70- my impressions

A week with an Infiniti G70- my impressions

Author
Discussion

RDMcG

Original Poster:

19,485 posts

213 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
quotequote all
I am in Arizona this week and rented a car from Avis until my own cars are recommissioned and back on the road. I had originally booked some mundane Chevy but was happy when they upgraded me to a brand new Genesis G70 with only 200 miles on it.( not Infiniti as I stupidly posted earliersmile

It is quite a good-looking car and has been getting very good reviews. My impressions are as follows:



Interior:. Surprisingly high quality and the seats are very good indeed. They do not have all of the adjustability of the Porsche 18-way seats but there is enough and they work very well. One issue is that here is not a really good way to grab the door if it is full extended as it is too far awaysmile
The dash is a bit of a mess to my eyes ( I hate those screens than are plonked in top of the dash) but controls work very well, Nav is fairly intuitive, sound system good, lights good and very quiet unless you rev it hard when the four cylinder though quite lively is a bit buzzy. Plenty quick for a normal road car though.

Boot is shallow and not that roomy.







Brakes are good but I found the steering to be lifeless and provides less feedback than (say a BMW) and overall I did not warm to this. However, roadholding is predictable. I would say a very competent car and given its price point would provide excellent value for money.Compared to the dross I usually rent it is hugely better than anything from Chevy or the like.

Relative to what it would cost to get a comparable level of fit and finish in German car, this does seem to me to be a bargain and I expect to see the Korean manufacturers continue to develop compelling products.







Edited by RDMcG on Wednesday 1st November 23:51

V 02

2,241 posts

66 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
quotequote all
Err, that’s a Genesis, not an Infiniti.

Xenoous

1,378 posts

64 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
quotequote all
OP dreamed of becoming a motoring journalist and fell at the first hurdle.

RDMcG

Original Poster:

19,485 posts

213 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
quotequote all
OP is an idiot!....apologies. Will edit!...

999gsi

499 posts

233 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
quotequote all
V 02 said:
Err, that’s a Genesis, not an Infiniti.
if you could be bothered to read the post he did apologise for inserting the wrong brand !!!!!!

999gsi

499 posts

233 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
quotequote all
Xenoous said:
OP dreamed of becoming a motoring journalist and fell at the first hurdle.
pathetic reply.

999gsi

499 posts

233 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
quotequote all
RDMcG said:
OP is an idiot!....apologies. Will edit!...
TxxT

Lo-Fi

787 posts

76 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
This thread is weird.

Mr Tidy

24,099 posts

133 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
Too much electrickery going on for my liking!

And it's only a tarted-up Nissan. laugh


craigjm

18,414 posts

206 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
Mr Tidy said:
Too much electrickery going on for my liking!

And it's only a tarted-up Nissan. laugh
No it isn’t

abzmike

9,203 posts

112 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
craigjm said:
Mr Tidy said:
Too much electrickery going on for my liking!

And it's only a tarted-up Nissan. laugh
No it isn’t
Hyundai isn’t it?

RDMcG

Original Poster:

19,485 posts

213 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
abzmike said:
craigjm said:
Mr Tidy said:
Too much electrickery going on for my liking!

And it's only a tarted-up Nissan. laugh
No it isn’t
Hyundai isn’t it?
Yes, part of Hyundai.

V 02

2,241 posts

66 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
999gsi said:
V 02 said:
Err, that’s a Genesis, not an Infiniti.
if you could be bothered to read the post he did apologise for inserting the wrong brand !!!!!!
Err, your brain could have worked out that I posted that before he made any edits

wolfracesonic

7,432 posts

133 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
Are you sure it’s a G70 OP? There’s usually a badge or something on the boot(trunk?).

andy43

10,428 posts

260 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
RDMcG said:
abzmike said:
craigjm said:
Mr Tidy said:
Too much electrickery going on for my liking!

And it's only a tarted-up Nissan. laugh
No it isn’t
Hyundai isn’t it?
Yes, part of Hyundai.
It is to Hyundai/Kia as Lexus is to Toyota.
Basically a Kia Stinger in disguise, but in the UK we only get the crappy 2 litre 4 pot.
Comparison here - they even got the names right wink -
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/is-luxury-worth...

valiant

11,251 posts

166 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
Bloke near me has the Genesis SUV version (whatever that is smile) and it looks very smart. Interior looks pretty luxurious.

Long term depreciation would be my concern and whether Hyundai would continue with it in the U.K.despite low sales much like Infiniti.

andy43

10,428 posts

260 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
valiant said:
Bloke near me has the Genesis SUV version (whatever that is smile) and it looks very smart. Interior looks pretty luxurious.

Long term depreciation would be my concern and whether Hyundai would continue with it in the U.K.despite low sales much like Infiniti.
The range looks quite interesting and I’d guess the investment in dealers (ie none as far as I can tell!) might mean they hang around longer than Infiniti. Very few on autotrader so far which doesn’t bode well.
The G70 Shooting Brake would be a good Stinger replacement but the 4 cylinder engines we get don’t appeal. Same as recent Volvo stuff - great cars but unappealing power.

ecsrobin

17,788 posts

171 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
andy43 said:
The range looks quite interesting and I’d guess the investment in dealers (ie none as far as I can tell!) might mean they hang around longer than Infiniti. Very few on autotrader so far which doesn’t bode well.
The G70 Shooting Brake would be a good Stinger replacement but the 4 cylinder engines we get don’t appeal. Same as recent Volvo stuff - great cars but unappealing power.
I saw the G70 shooting brake at Goodwood and thought that looks nice then saw the engine lineup and walked off. Such a shame someone’s made the decision to not equip them with some power.

RDMcG

Original Poster:

19,485 posts

213 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
wolfracesonic said:
Are you sure it’s a G70 OP? There’s usually a badge or something on the boot(trunk?).
Yep..see picfrownat least I had the model number correct:smile




rodericb

7,162 posts

132 months

Thursday 2nd November 2023
quotequote all
If RDMcG is going to take some heat on the Infiniti/Genesis thing then whoever moved this into "Japanese Chat" should cop the same.......