Genesis G70 lifeless? Subsequent-gen reportedly shelved in mid-development

The superb Genesis G70 is reportedly now not getting a successor. The explanation? We’ll offer you one guess. For those who stated, “As a result of clients need larger autos,” you win a million web factors.

The report comes from South Korea’s JoongAng Day by day, who spoke with an unnamed supply “instantly associated to the mission”. This supply advised the newspaper that improvement of the automobile, internally named the RN2, had been formally halted. For what it is value, Genesis dad or mum firm Hyundai declined to touch upon the matter whereas stating that “nothing has been confirmed.”

The Genesis G70 is among the greatest luxurious sports activities sedans cash should purchase proper now. Our check of a 2022 G70 3.3T confirmed it to be one of many best-handling four-doors available on the market, with BMW ranges of luxurious and a sledgehammer-esque twin-turbo V6 punching out 365 horsepower and 376 lb-ft of torque. Oh, and it is higher trying than a Bimmer and extra inexpensive than its German rivals too. The present mannequin comes with solely an 8-speed computerized, however a stick shift was provided till 2021. 

Sadly, essentially the most clients would not know participating driving dynamics in the event that they slapped them on the brow. JoongAng Day by day says G70 gross sales have dropped sharply as clients congregate amongst bigger sedans and SUVs. In reality, their supply says that the next-generation would have grown in measurement and gotten too near the G80. The RN2 would have additionally been all-electric as a part of Genesis’ dedication to to all BEV by 2025. 

Satirically, the Genesis G70 had its greatest gross sales 12 months ever in 2022, with 12,649 items moved. Figures for 2023 appear on-pace with that quantity. The story is sort of completely different Europe, the place solely 96 G70s have been bought in 2022. In case you have been questioning, even the drop-dead horny G70 Taking pictures Brake that is been cruelly denied to American consumers outsold the G70 sedan in Europe with 144 examples.

The G70 was the primary automobile provided beneath the Genesis marque when it spun off from Hyundai. If this report is true, it’s going to have existed for only one technology. The report says upcoming fashions just like the G80 coupe and G90 flagship are nonetheless on observe. That is excellent news, as a result of it will be a criminal offense to let achingly attractive designs just like the X Idea and X Convertible go un-made.

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