An autocross course at the first-drive event for the revised 2024 Genesis G70 highlights the Korean sport sedan’s dynamic strengths and weaknesses. Newly standard Brembo brakes provide strong stopping power to get the car lined up for each turn, and it becomes quickly apparent that the new 2.5-liter turbo-4 is much stronger than the 2.0-liter turbo-4 it replaces.
The turbo-4, as well as the available twin-turbo 3.3-liter V-6, is backed by an 8-speed automatic transmission. It shifts smoothly, and it gets more responsive by mode. The G70 has Eco, Comfort, Sport, Sport+, and Custom modes. Any mode works on the street, though Sport+ can make the powertrain feel a little too highly strung. On this autocross, however, Sport+ is essential for the laps I run when not using the steering wheel shift paddles.
But the other reason is I’m just not as comfortable carrying speed through the long, sweeping corners of this track as I would be in, say,. This car’s Michelin Pilot Sport 4 summer performance tires provide good, but not great grip, so it’s easy to slide the car when driving near the limit in tight turns.
The at-the-limit understeer isn’t really a bad thing, as driving on a racetrack is an edge-case scenario that few, if any, G70 buyers will experience. The G70 is a sport sedan, and while it wasn’t built as a track car it’s still quick and fun on the track or the street; it just lacks the at-the-limit poise of the best in the class.A pair of street drives also show the G70’s luxury sport sedan credentials.
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