2023 Genesis G90 Revealed!!
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For the price point yeah, really makes no difference in this segment. You could easily ring out more MPG on a V8 if you really tried. I’d rather skip all the tech the put to shut it down at stop lights etc.
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Apart from what Jill has said above regarding fuel efficiency, when we dump a GS460 V8 back to back with a GS350 V6, or a 6 cylinder vs V8 Mercedes back to back - into an intersection or roundabout - we can feel the extra weight of the V8 in the nose, and how the V8 has more inertia and slower to change directions.
This becomes worse in a V10 and V12.
This becomes worse in a V10 and V12.
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EVs on paper provide both but there are other concerns and drawbacks I have with them.
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Apart from what Jill has said above regarding fuel efficiency, when we dump a GS460 V8 back to back with a GS350 V6, or a 6 cylinder vs V8 Mercedes back to back - into an intersection or roundabout - we can feel the extra weight of the V8 in the nose, and how the V8 has more inertia and slower to change directions.
This becomes worse in a V10 and V12.
This becomes worse in a V10 and V12.
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That's part of the reason I see no point in the smaller engines/hybrids, if I drive a larger engine carefully there is very little difference but if want high power the weaker option just doesn't have it. It's pointless and if it has a hybrid system it's now heavier and more complex and probably can't take some of the stuff I throw at my cars.
EVs on paper provide both but there are other concerns and drawbacks I have with them.
EVs on paper provide both but there are other concerns and drawbacks I have with them.
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I would bet that the main reason the 500 gets the slightly better fuel economy isn't the engine, but the 10-speed auto with the extra 2 gears. That's reflected in the highway MPG, in the city it's a wash.
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Ford/Lincoln doesn’t either, Range Rover has stopped producing a V8 they are using BMW’s in the new Range Rover. Mercedes SUV V8s are basically special order now and very hard to get. Can’t even build them online. It’s happening to big SUVs like it did to sedans.
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The trend now is for people to “cheer” on engine downsizing and using a battery with a small motor to gain MPG. It’s the way it is I guess. Look at tundra, add in a battery, weight etc and you get more power and more MPG. I will really be disappointed when Toyota introduces the next 4R with the inevitable downsize engine.
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I don't cheer this, it simply is what it is
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meanwhile, back to the g90...
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It's confirmed that the G90 will get Level 3 autonomy like the S-Class and upcoming 7 Series. I doubt any of them will be put to good use on U.S. roads, but flagships have to flex.