Nice!

I dig the styling. Congrats on the new ride.

Yesterday was Veterans Day so I drove my G70 to the National Veterans Memorial atop Mt. Soledad, a beautiful and venerable site.

The Christian cross is visible from miles around. The California Democrats have spent years trying to get the cross removed, but it still stands proudly.

The trip up and down was entertaining. A 50/50 front/rear weight distribution has its rewards. The G70’s exhaust note is refined, but pleasingly throaty.

I think Genesis hired a top-notch Italian design team for the body shape. I wish Genesis had hired a top-notch team of American tech writers for the user manual. But they didn’t.

Just looked that G70 up. Man that seems like a really smart buy compared to my new RS5. If I knew it existed I would have at least test drove it. The RS5 emphasizes luxury SPORT sedan, where the Genesis seems to emphasize it equally across luxury/sports.

This is definitely in the running for my next car

The G70 has a feature that I didn’t know existed on any car. Its navigation map is continuously updated via satellite. If a road is temporarily closed for resurfacing the navigation system soon knows of it and will modify my routes to avoid it.

In my previous cars the navigation map got updated only every two or three years when I went to the trouble (and expense) to do that. The continuous (and free) updates will be so much better.

In addition, the satellite communication link is free as long as I own the car. E.g., remote car start, and automatic accident notification. If I still lived in Minnesota I’d’ve loved remote car start – imagine getting into a warm car when the outdoor temperature is -10 °F. Heaven! Not so much benefit in San Diego though.

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BTW – the G70 has a feature that I didn’t know existed on any car. Its navigation map is continuously updated via satellite. If a road is temporarily closed for resurfacing the navigation system soon knows of it and will modify my routes to avoid it.

In my vehicle, and I believe in many new GM vehicles with nav systems, the navigation map is powered by Google and shows real-time traffic conditions. Very similar to what you would see if using Google Maps on a smartphone or connected tablet. It's the best, easiest to use, nav system that I have found on any car to date (of course, there are many that I haven't tried yet).

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

BTW – the G70 has a feature that I didn’t know existed on any car. Its navigation map is continuously updated via satellite. If a road is temporarily closed for resurfacing the navigation system soon knows of it and will modify my routes to avoid it.

In my vehicle, and I believe in many new GM vehicles with nav systems, the navigation map is powered by Google and shows real-time traffic conditions. Very similar to what you would see if using Google Maps on a smartphone or connected tablet. It's the best, easiest to use, nav system that I have found on any car to date (of course, there are many that I haven't tried yet).

Waze, for me. On my phone, mounted to the dash, in the Mini/Midget & via AndroidAuto in our bus [Expedition].

To get it using factory nav systems without some kind of subscription (usually SiriusXM) is pretty rare, but if you're using Apple Carplay or Android Auto, then the three maps available (Google/Apple/Waze) will show that with Apple being the worst of the three.

Pipe Smoker, Great looking car. I like the color! Sounds like you’re quite happy with it. It sure looks fun to drive! There’s something awesome about a turbocharged car. That feeling when the boost builds and it slams you back in the seat.

Godammit. I filled my tires this morning. When I went to the right side of the car I saw that some bastard had keyed it. Two long scratches. Each ran from the front of the front door to the back of the back door.

Can anything be done short of repainting?

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Godammit. I filled my tires this morning. When I went to the right side of the car I saw that some bastard had keyed it. Two long scratches. Each ran from the front of the front door to the back of the back door.

Can anything be done short of repainting?

Depends on how deep, if it's light then a little polishing may take it off, if deep it will probably need to be properly repaired.

Comprehension coverage will take care of the vandalism, you should have a low deductible for Comp, raising it to $1000 doesn't save much.

Sorry some a-hole did that to such a nice vehicle.

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Can anything be done short of repainting?

Not one a good four feet long and probably deep enough to catch a fingernail on. Sorry, man.

That is infuriating! I know that I would be angry as hell!

Do you know if this happened where you live? Or was it while you were shopping or something?

OLD THREAD

What came of this? Did you get it fixed, and what did it take to fix it?

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It was easy to fix. I just applied some money.

I love the G70. In my neighborhood BMWs are a common sight – G70s not at all. See my photo near the bottom of page 1.

This is an older thread
Several days ago the navigation system of my G70 quit working.

The web said it could be fixed by resetting the display, like this: “press the Maps and Settings buttons simultaneously for ten seconds”. The reset appeared to be effective, but still no navigation.

Further web searches found this:

“A widespread software bug introduced by a recent infotainment update is causing the native map and navigation buttons to fail on 2025 Genesis G70 models.

Why the Reset Isn't Working

Known Software Glitch: Numerous 2025 Genesis G70 owners report that their native navigation and map buttons stopped working immediately following an over-the-air information screen update.

Corporate Status: Genesis corporate and dealerships are aware that this is a widespread software bug affecting multiple G70 units rather than a physical part failure.”

Whew. Presumably a fix will arrive soon. I hope the Genesis G70 holds up until my Tesla Model 3 arrives.

I find this BS of improperly coded updates very common in GM vehicles at least across both EQEV's we have.

Some of the stuff they screw up is amazing, like bugs that cause the climate system to adjust itself to 78 degrees and run through the defrost, and when you reset, turn it off, it won't reset either and eventually just stops doing that.

Many others reporting similar that still happens after updates among other issues...

Like you said still like the vehicle, the programmers are subpar...

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In all fairness, this is the first problem of any sort that I’ve had after nearly two years.

Being of old school, adjusting points, CCC and variable Venturi carbs, then up to reflashing ECUs and advanced fuel control. During those times there didn't seem to be a life expectancy of the vehicle.
I wonder how long the new stuff will be supported, kinda like your computer or phone will need replacement kinda thing.
All these updates now on couple year old car is going to be interesting 15 years from now.