Genesis, new brand and moving (slowly) in the right direction
I purchased my GV70 Prestige Sport after narrowing my prospects down the Porsche Macan, Audi SQ5, and BMW X3 M40i. The other vehicles drove/handled better but couldn't touch the interior design, comfort, and materials. I saved a little bit of money picking the GV70 over the other and decided ultimately to give the brand a try, especially, since the warranty claims were SIGNIFICANTLY better.
After only a few months of ownership, the wheel lug nuts and brake caliper hardware had significant rusting and pitting. A claim was filed and it took over a year to get replacements. Nothing was mechanically wrong, but I had a $70K vehicle that looked like it was years old. Chrome window trim was flaking and replaced. Clearcoat on the wheels was flaking off. These were replaced a lot sooner but with the lack of dealerships, it's an inconvenience to be constantly driving back and forth for repairs. I've taken my vehicle to 3 dealerships, and none of them offer what I was "sold on" with valet vehicle pickup and drop off. Dealerships are still building their Genesis facilities and the whole buying and maintenance experience is what I'm assuming its like at a cheaper Hyundai dealership.
I understand the vehicle has a cell application for remote start and to see the status of the vehicle, but in the morning I'm rushing and just want to start my car with the key fob remote start. With ALL previous vehicles, the car would beep to let you know the signal was received and the headlights would come on so you can look out the window and see your car running. The GV70 does none of this. There is no visual indicator your vehicle is running. I've walked outside on numerous occasions to find was never running after using the fob. The auto start stop is laggy as well, and I've had a few near miss accidents because of it. I normally remember to manually shut it off, but there are times I forget and after sitting at a stop sign for awhile will try to pull out in a quick available space and the vehicle response sucks and I have to jam the brakes on and avoid an accident. The hood vibrates on the highway at certain speeds. These are my biggest gripes. Smaller ones is I want the same options as available in other countries; red calipers, dash cams, augmented GPS, etc.
The GV80 Coupe is on my "radar" but I probably won't be purchasing one and probably going with another brand until there's more dealerships and better a experience.