42 May 2019 _ PopularMechanics.com
IT’S SORT OF a shame that Genesis
doesn’t give its cars actual names,
because the G70 has the kind of charisma that
belies its anonymous alphanumeric badge.
This car drives like the realization of every-
thing Hyundai’s been trying to accomplish
since its first forays into rear-wheel drive—it’s
alive in its responses, a subjective joy rather
than just a rolling spreadsheet of bench-
marked performance stats. It even sounds
great, with the active exhaust. Of course, the
G70 still hits the marks, with 365 horsepower
from an available twin-turbo V-6 that delivers
a 4.5-second zero-to-60 and revs like it has aRammstein CD for a flywheel. The G70 inte-
rior is sharp, particularly with the quilted
leather, and the exterior is tightly wrapped
and handsome, the optional red Brembo brake
calipers adding to a vaguely Italianate sense
of visual drama. But this isn’t an Alfa knock-
off or a Mercedes wannabe—the G70 is its own
car, a sport sedan out to prove that Korea can
compete on style and feel and performance
rather than just price. We’re sure that Genesis
examined every bolt
of every car from
manufacturers that
it considers compet-
itors. They’d all be
smart to return the
favor.GENESIS G70
SEDAN OF THE YEAR
BASE PRICE
$35,895
POWER (3.3T)
365 hp, 376 lb-ft
of torque
AVAI LABLE
MANUAL
TRANSMISSION?
Yes, but only on
four-cylinder modelsLAST YEAR, CADILLAC updated Super Cruise, its magic-seeming high-
way driver-assist system. When it first rolled out, Super Cruise was
prone to confusion when it encountered faded lane stripes or bad weather.
Now that sucker holds a steady helm, dead center in your lane, through
75-mph lane shifts in driving rain. You arrive at your destination that much
more relaxed and refreshed. And not because the car handled your highway
driving, but because it handled it so well you didn’t have to worry about it.
CADILLAC SUPER CRUISE
TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR
THE
MOST POPULAR
VEHICLE YOU
DIDN’T KNOW
EXISTEDLAST YEAR, General
Motors sold about 100,000
Chevy Express and GMC
Savana vans in the United
States, which is impres-
sive since the company has
those vehicles in the cor-
porate version of a witness
protection program. The
full-size vans, which have
been in production since
Methuselah was a tod-
dler, aren’t even listed on
GM’s media site, scrubbed
after the 2016 model year.
Meanwhile, somewhere
along the line, GM dropped
its 2.8-liter Duramax diesel
in this thing. Which means
that you can buy a 12-pas-
senger, four-cylinder diesel
van for about $35,000.
Who knew? Oh, okay—
100,000 of you.
SPECIAL AWARD