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Genesis is a niche brand. But I think it has its unique charm. After being interested in it at the auto show, I couldn’t help but take a test drive. In this short article, we focus on three advantages, three disadvantages, and experience the test drive together.

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Three advantages

First, I want to talk about the Design in Genesis style. The design of the G80 is both luxurious and meticulous. The luxury is reflected in the interior materials, the continuous interior design language, the convenience of the operating parts, and the quality of the switches. Three representative points:

• The damping of the wireless charging compartment for the secondary dashboard is very advanced;

• The handle adjustment of the central control screen control knob is far superior to that of the same level of car models;

• The noise of the electric suction door motor is almost inaudible.

The meticulousness is reflected in the design of the instrument screen UI. The dial is retro, but there are texture designs with full details, which people who like it will love it. The lane-change car-side scene is directly covered on the speedometer. This design is convenient and minimizes the driver’s attention dispersion. I think that the aggregation of the information the driver needs on one screen or one HUD is the trend of the future.

Secondly, the seats are full marks. The functionality, wrapping, and support are all good. When in sports mode, the waist support will be clamped. When switching to comfort mode, it will automatically release, and the difference between the two modes is very obvious. Personally, I think Genesis has considered a lot about how to create a natural and different sense of driving in different driving modes.Translate the following Chinese Markdown text into English Markdown text while keeping the HTML tags, and only output the corrected and improved parts in a professional way.

The central armrest in the back row has sufficient weight, without being light to appear cheap. Moreover, it is close enough to the seat cushion when lowered, elevating the concept of the armrest to a central control island. This brings out the feeling of business.

Three drawbacks

First of all, in terms of driving control, the acceleration pedal is not linear enough, and the small opening acceleration surge significantly affects the driving experience. Brake confidence is not enough. There is occasional noise in the steering wheel, and the steering assistance of the large steering angle is too much. Suspension comfort is the main feature in all driving modes. Want to have a sporty drive? G80 is not your type.

Secondly, there are too many physical buttons. Especially the buttons on the steering wheel are too many. I admit that Genesis’s designers are all geniuses, but even if the button design is perfect, the visual display still appears redundant.

Finally, the Lexicon audio system. The three-band equalizer is not good, with too much high frequency and insufficient low frequency, resulting in vocals being too loud. However, the sound field is wide and full, which is not bad.

One-sentence summary

It’s truly a fortunate thing that there are luxury cars in this age that don’t abuse large screens in design, yet still maintain a distinguished style.

This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.