I think I may have found the perfect SUV. The all-new 2022 Genesis GV70 takes the luxury SUV game to an all-new level. Here you'll find Paul Maric testing the top specification Genesis GV70 3.5T Sport AWD version.
Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Intro 00:00
Exterior 01:15
Interior 03:49
Infotainment 05:38
Safety Tech 08:35
Practicality 10:08
On Road 14:39
0-100 17:58
Verdict 19:27
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Intro 00:00
Exterior 01:15
Interior 03:49
Infotainment 05:38
Safety Tech 08:35
Practicality 10:08
On Road 14:39
0-100 17:58
Verdict 19:27
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00:00 G'day, I'm Paul.
00:01 So don't confuse that logo there for Aston Martin.
00:03 It's Genesis, which is the luxury arm of Hyundai.
00:07 And this is an all new car for them.
00:08 It is incredibly important.
00:09 It's called the GV70.
00:11 It's important because it's an SUV.
00:13 I know how much you guys like those,
00:15 but it's also important because it competes
00:17 in that sort of entry-level luxury SUV set.
00:20 And a lot of people are spending money on those
00:22 at the moment because they're not traveling.
00:23 They've got spare cash to burn
00:25 and they want a nice luxury SUV to get into.
00:28 This right here is the top of the tree.
00:29 It's the GV70 3.5T Sport All-Wheel Drive,
00:33 which means it's got a twin turbo V6 under the bonnet.
00:36 It's priced at just under $85,000.
00:40 This also has the luxury pack,
00:41 which adds extra on top of that.
00:43 I'll run you through that later on.
00:44 But if that's too expensive,
00:45 the entire range kicks off with the entry-level
00:48 two and a half liter,
00:49 which is priced at just over 65 grand.
00:51 This competes with things like the Mercedes-Benz GLC,
00:54 the BMW X3 and the Audi Q5.
00:57 Today, we're going to do a detailed review of this car.
01:00 If you do want to skip ahead to other parts of the review,
01:03 you can use the time codes up on the screen there,
01:04 or simply use the chapters below if you're on YouTube.
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01:09 subscribe to our channel and press the bell icon.
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01:12 we review something new and fresh.
01:14 Okay, let's talk exterior as it starts raining.
01:18 Sorry about that.
01:19 And the wind.
01:19 This is available in 10 exterior colors
01:22 and they're all free of charge, except the matte colors.
01:24 They're an additional $2,000.
01:26 I love matte colors because they really just make a car
01:29 like this pop and it just looks sensational
01:31 with all these dark highlights down the bottom there.
01:33 So, big fan of that.
01:35 So, big proudly worn Genesis emblem up the top there.
01:38 Down here, the Sport comes with these blacked out sections.
01:41 So, you have that sort of a shadow finish on the grill,
01:45 and I think it looks fantastic.
01:46 It's got 3D elements to it.
01:47 And just behind it there, you can see the active veins
01:49 that open and close to either heat up
01:51 or cool down the engine as required.
01:54 If you've got a camera in there for the 360 camera,
01:56 and then a bottom section here
01:57 that exposes another cooling element.
01:59 Across the side here, you've got ducts here
02:01 that shoot out the side.
02:03 Full LED headlights with LED daytime running lights.
02:06 The Luxury Pack also gets adaptive headlights.
02:08 You can see here with the headlight, they've split it up
02:10 and that follows the rest of that Genesis theme.
02:12 We've seen that on the GV80 as well.
02:14 It's just their signature,
02:15 and I think it'll continue as they release new models.
02:18 Around the side here, have a look at these wheels.
02:21 21 inches.
02:22 They are whoppers on fairly low profile tire as well.
02:25 So, be interested to see how this rides
02:28 because it does have adaptive damping,
02:30 but unless they've gone to a lot of effort here
02:31 with the tuning, this could be quite a firm ride.
02:34 In terms of braking, you have four piston calipers
02:37 and a 360 mil rotor.
02:39 Keep in mind, twin turbo V6,
02:41 this thing will get along pretty quickly.
02:43 So you need a big set of stoppers to pull it up there.
02:45 I like this wheel design as well.
02:46 There's little carved out sections here
02:48 that give it that aerodynamic and sporty look.
02:52 Have a look up here as well.
02:53 There's crease lines that run around the car here.
02:55 And I think they really emphasize
02:58 all of the design elements.
02:59 And I'm not a designer myself,
03:00 but I just love the fact how that bonnet overlaps
03:02 the side there and you've got that hard edge on it.
03:04 I think that is a really cool setup.
03:06 Indicator built into that wing mirror.
03:08 Another camera on the side there.
03:10 You've got a panoramic sunroof, privacy glass,
03:12 more of that shadow finish along the side.
03:14 Around the back, you've got these really cool
03:16 LED lighting elements along there, here as well.
03:19 And these look cool at nighttime
03:20 because they really just make this thing stand out.
03:23 It looks like a spaceship at nighttime.
03:25 All-wheel drive badge, dual exhaust pipes.
03:27 Now with the exhaust pipes, the non V6 models
03:30 get these strange looking vertical pipes there.
03:33 And not a huge fan of them.
03:34 I think this is a really nice classy looking setup
03:37 and kind of signifies that you're packing
03:39 some V6 punch there as well.
03:41 So let me know what you think about the design.
03:42 Do you think it looks good?
03:43 Do you think it looks better than the bigger GV80?
03:45 Or do you reckon this is a bit of a miss
03:46 in terms of design?
03:48 Let me know in the comment section.
03:49 So we are inside the GV70.
03:51 We'll kick off with the key first.
03:53 So here it is.
03:53 You've got lock, unlock, boot.
03:56 You've got a button here for remote start.
03:58 You also have the remote park feature,
04:01 which creeps the car forwards or backwards
04:03 out of tight parking spaces.
04:05 Then the Genesis logo on the back
04:06 and this sort of rubberized key.
04:08 Proximity sensing, so you leave that in your pocket.
04:10 Then once you're inside,
04:11 you have this really nice looking start button
04:14 that kind of looks like a glass cover.
04:17 Yeah, have a look at this interior.
04:18 It is absolutely premium.
04:20 This kind of feels like a Maybach
04:22 instead of an entry level premium SUV.
04:25 They really have taken it up a notch.
04:27 And I will caveat here that this interior,
04:30 we have the luxury pack as an option on this car.
04:33 So some of the stuff that I mentioned
04:34 might not actually be standard.
04:35 So keep that in mind.
04:36 But yeah, I mean, Nappa leather across the dashboard there.
04:39 You've got this Alcantara lining along the rest of the car.
04:43 It just looks a million bucks,
04:45 even though you're not paying a million bucks.
04:47 And that carries over to the seats as well.
04:48 You've got that quilting finish with perforations.
04:51 And then instead of being black,
04:53 it's like this dark blue color with red stitching
04:55 that carries over to the seatbelts as well.
04:57 Then on top of that,
04:58 the Genesis interior lighting game is very strong.
05:01 Here on the doors,
05:02 you've got these beautiful things
05:03 that light up at nighttime.
05:04 And there's just a fantastic ambience inside the cabin.
05:07 It makes you feel right at home.
05:09 Now, what about the touch points?
05:11 Really soft, and that is pretty soft over there.
05:14 How soft is it?
05:15 Well, we've got our durometer.
05:16 We've tested the main surfaces in this cabin.
05:18 Do you want to see how this car compares to other cars
05:20 that we've tested before?
05:22 Have a look at the link in the description.
05:23 Now, build quality.
05:24 What's it like,
05:25 given you're paying so much more
05:27 than another Hyundai or Kia product?
05:29 Look, that's a bit loose, which is disappointing.
05:32 I would have expected that to be much more solid than that.
05:36 But the rest of this feels pretty good in my opinion.
05:38 Now let's move on to infotainment.
05:40 When I first got in this car and switched it on,
05:42 I was like, whoa, look at that screen.
05:45 It is absolutely huge.
05:46 So 14 and a half inch display.
05:48 It's super, super wide.
05:50 And I don't know, it's so imposing.
05:52 It really just takes your attention
05:54 when you hop inside the car,
05:55 and I think it looks fantastic.
05:57 So a big tick there.
05:58 And it's all controlled using this controller down here.
06:01 This is another thing that just looks way over the top
06:03 for something in this price point.
06:05 It's like a, it feels like a glass
06:07 sort of iDrive-esque controller.
06:09 It really is quite a special looking thing.
06:11 And you use this to transition
06:13 between all of your menu items.
06:15 So in terms of radio,
06:16 you have AM, FM, and DAB plus digital radio,
06:19 and it's all powered by a 16 speaker
06:22 Lexicon by Harman sound system.
06:25 So you did ask me about rating these sound systems.
06:28 We don't really have a measure like we do the durometer,
06:31 but according to my ears,
06:32 the sound system is bloody awesome.
06:33 So it has so many speakers here
06:35 that really you are bound to find one speaker
06:38 that is going to make your ear very happy
06:41 when you crank the tunes.
06:42 It has plenty of bass
06:43 and quite sort of clear treble as well.
06:46 So very impressive sound system.
06:48 In terms of connectivity,
06:49 you can use Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.
06:53 Both are wired though, unfortunately, not wireless.
06:55 So I'll show you what Android Auto looks like first.
06:58 There it is.
06:59 So not a full screen integration,
07:00 which is just a little bit silly.
07:03 I would have liked to see the thing
07:04 take up the entire screen,
07:05 but it is nice and fast
07:07 and it transitions through these menus very quickly,
07:10 but it really only does take up half the screen
07:12 'cause this kind of does nothing there.
07:13 And then you have the internal satellite navigation
07:16 on that side.
07:16 This is what Apple CarPlay looks like.
07:19 It just looks massive in comparison.
07:21 There you go.
07:22 It's a much, much bigger setup,
07:24 but I've said this before, that it is frustrating.
07:26 You can't just use the right on your iDrive controller
07:29 to get across to the other side of the screen.
07:32 You're gonna really scroll through all of those menus.
07:34 This is a touchscreen as well,
07:35 if you don't wanna use that.
07:36 In terms of other things you've got on here,
07:38 you've got voice memos,
07:39 you have settings for the vehicle,
07:41 the sounds of nature to put the kids to sleep,
07:44 quiet mode as well.
07:45 So you can just have audio up the front here
07:47 and you're not annoying the kids in the back there.
07:49 You can also get visualizations on the terrain mode.
07:51 So when we go for a drive,
07:52 I'll run you through the different drive modes,
07:54 but you can see here that when you do select them,
07:56 gives you a few extra bits and pieces
07:58 and then animations for your muddy, rutted
08:02 or uneven terrain journey.
08:03 Ahead of the driver is a 12.3 inch display.
08:07 So this has all your critical car functions.
08:10 You can also change the contents
08:12 of the center of the display.
08:13 But with this luxury pack,
08:15 it actually gives you the ability to make this 3D.
08:18 So currently it's off
08:19 and this is going to be pretty much impossible
08:20 to see on the camera,
08:21 but I'll run through medium and then maximum.
08:25 To me, it's actually much sharper with it,
08:28 just often in its standard view,
08:30 as opposed to the 3D view.
08:31 So yeah, I don't really see the point in it to be honest.
08:35 Now, what about safety?
08:36 You have front and rear AEB
08:38 with pedestrian and cyclist detection.
08:41 You have an auto dimming rear vision mirror.
08:43 Over on the wing mirror, you have a blind spot monitor,
08:45 but in addition to that,
08:47 you also have a camera built into here
08:49 every time you activate the indicator.
08:50 I'll show you what that looks like when we go for a drive.
08:52 You have a lane departure warning
08:54 and a lane keeping assistant,
08:55 along with the semi-autonomous steering function.
08:58 You've got a safe exit assistant
08:59 to prevent you from opening the door
09:01 if there's another vehicle coming.
09:02 You have a reminder to check the back seats
09:05 if you've left the kids in there.
09:06 People have been doing this lately
09:10 and I'm glad that there is a reminder there
09:12 for those that genuinely don't check
09:13 if their kids are in the back seat of the car when it's hot.
09:15 You have a junction assistant
09:17 that stops you going across an intersection
09:19 if there are other vehicles coming.
09:20 There's rear cross traffic alert.
09:22 And finally, on the parking front,
09:23 you have front and rear parking sensors and a 360 camera.
09:26 So let's have a look at what that looks like.
09:29 Here it is here.
09:30 Look at that, that's actually really impressive.
09:32 It's super high resolution.
09:34 The top down view is okay, but not amazing,
09:36 but you can change between views here.
09:39 So you can see down the back flanks of the car
09:41 and then you also have a top down view at the rear.
09:44 It's pretty useful if you are mounting a trailer
09:46 or something like that, you need better visibility.
09:48 You also have a 3D mode.
09:49 Have a look at this.
09:50 We can race around the car there.
09:52 So this stuff's more of a gimmick
09:53 because as you can tell, I don't know,
09:55 I can't really see anything there.
09:56 The box that we have next to the car
09:58 looks like it's a pancake as opposed to a box.
10:00 So these things are more of a gimmick than anything,
10:03 but it is cool that it still has that regardless.
10:05 And then you also have that automatic parking assist feature
10:08 as well.
10:09 Righto, practicality, and we'll start with connectivity.
10:11 Down here, you've got two USB points
10:13 and a Qi wireless phone charger.
10:16 In here, you have a 12 volt socket.
10:18 Terms of storing your phone,
10:19 you can pop it down there on your wireless phone charger
10:21 or it can simply live in the cup holders.
10:24 Cup holders, let's see how they go with our bottle.
10:27 No dramas holding that in.
10:29 You've got rubber feet on the bottom
10:30 and then also teeth on the sides.
10:33 And then the bottle easily fits into the door.
10:35 We'll try fit our big bottle in and see if that works.
10:40 (bottle clunking)
10:41 No, that's not gonna fit in there.
10:42 So just small bottles only.
10:44 Then here you have a really deep center console
10:47 that goes all the way in there.
10:48 And then you have a little trinket tray up the top.
10:52 You have a generously sized glove box
10:54 and also a sunglasses holder up the top.
10:57 What about your comfort features?
10:58 So dual zone climate control up the front here.
11:01 You have more up the back that I'll run through shortly.
11:03 Heated and cooled seats.
11:05 You have a heated steering wheel.
11:07 You also have a massage function,
11:09 which I'm a really big fan of.
11:11 I love this display as well.
11:13 That is another high resolution screen there
11:14 that activates when you start sort of moving things around.
11:18 And it's got capacitive touch.
11:19 So as you push your finger on it,
11:21 it gives you a little bit of feedback on it as well.
11:23 So really impressive set up there.
11:26 In terms of the seats themselves and comfort.
11:29 Yeah, this is a really good setup.
11:31 So 18 way power adjustment as part of that luxury pack
11:35 with the massage that I mentioned.
11:36 When you do put it into sport mode,
11:38 the seats hug you in tightly
11:40 and it kind of makes you feel
11:41 like a bit of a race car driver.
11:43 They have a multitude of sort of adjustment options.
11:46 The steering wheel also offers tilt
11:48 and reach adjustment electrically.
11:50 Now you may have noticed as well
11:52 that the steering wheel looks completely different
11:54 to the GV80 wheel.
11:55 The GV80 wheel just has this strange design to it
11:58 that people either love or hate.
11:59 Whereas this is more a traditional design.
12:01 And I think this looks much better.
12:02 It's got the third sort of spoke down the bottom here
12:04 and it just sits nicely in the hand
12:06 with easily accessible paddle shifters.
12:08 So it's a really good setup
12:09 and I think it just looks way better than the GV80 wheel.
12:12 In terms of our reach test,
12:14 most of this stuff is okay to reach,
12:16 but you do have to lean forward if you want anything here.
12:18 And you absolutely have to lean forward
12:20 if you need to use the touch function
12:22 of that infotainment display.
12:24 Okay, second row of the GV70.
12:27 I actually have a surprising amount of room here.
12:28 So my driver's seat is pretty far back,
12:31 but I still have a decent amount of knee room.
12:33 Toe room's great and headroom is excellent.
12:36 It's a really nice place to be seated too.
12:38 You get the same style of seats as you do up the front there.
12:41 So very premium look with that red stitching
12:44 contrasting the navy blue.
12:46 You've got mag pockets in the back of the seats.
12:48 This is where your third zone of climate control is.
12:51 You also have access to headed seat controls
12:53 for the two outboard seats,
12:55 two USB slots down the bottom here.
12:57 Then in the center, you have two cup holders.
13:01 Easily hold our bottle there
13:03 and this fits or should fit nicely inside the doors.
13:07 I like this.
13:08 You have manual blinds for your second row,
13:11 two ISOFIX points on your outboard seats.
13:14 And look at this,
13:15 you have the ability to shift your passenger seat
13:18 out of the way to grant yourself a little bit more leg room
13:21 in the second row.
13:22 Okay, what about cargo space?
13:24 Now, no buttons around here.
13:26 There is just one under there,
13:28 which I think is a really good placement.
13:30 Give that a push.
13:32 Your boot opens.
13:33 So you have a little over 500 litres of cargo space
13:36 in this configuration here.
13:38 Under here, you also have a space saver spare tyre
13:41 and then storage for your cargo blind as well.
13:43 Off to the side here, you've got some hooks,
13:45 a 12 volt outlet.
13:47 You've got odds and ends like this cargo netting.
13:51 You also have these two.
13:52 So I'll show you what's in this.
13:54 It is your roadside kit.
13:57 So you crack that open.
13:58 You've got yourself a set of gloves, a poncho, a towel.
14:01 If you want to have a shower on the side of the road,
14:03 you've got a flashlight.
14:05 What else have we got here?
14:06 Hand cleaner.
14:07 This is a really cool setup.
14:09 So if you are ever unfortunate enough to break down
14:11 or need to change a tyre or something,
14:13 they've pretty much got you covered with that kit.
14:16 And then you've got a first aid kit there as well.
14:18 Let's have a look at what it's like with our bags in.
14:20 So laptop bag there.
14:22 We'll see how this fits.
14:23 There you go, not a drama at all.
14:25 Get that out of the way.
14:26 And I'll show you what it looks like
14:27 when we drop the second row.
14:29 So getting rid of these two seats
14:31 expands the space to a little over 1600 litres.
14:34 And if our little first aid kit,
14:36 the roadside thing weren't there,
14:37 that would be a fairly flat load floor.
14:39 So we are on the road in the GV70.
14:41 Powering this particular version
14:43 is a three and a half litre twin turbocharged
14:46 V6 petrol engine.
14:47 It makes 279 kilowatts of power and 530 newton metres
14:52 of torque.
14:52 And that's all mated to a eight speed
14:55 automatic torque converter transmission.
14:57 And it uses all wheel drive as well with a rear bias.
15:00 So it's constantly sending torque to the rear
15:02 with dabbles that are going to the front axle.
15:04 So how does all that feel behind the wheel?
15:05 Well, this engine is deceiving
15:07 because it's incredibly quiet in here.
15:09 Even when it's running,
15:10 sometimes you need to check the tacho,
15:11 which goes in reverse by the way,
15:13 to see whether it's actually doing anything.
15:16 But then when you do get stuck into it,
15:18 you can hear it doing stuff.
15:20 It actually sounds pretty much exactly
15:21 like the Kia Stinger used to
15:23 before they fitted it with a sports exhaust.
15:25 So what does the gearbox actually feel like?
15:26 Well, the engine's smooth.
15:28 The gearbox is pretty good.
15:30 It's not the snappiest gearbox in the world,
15:33 but when you do lean into it,
15:35 it does respond and sort of gets up and starts moving.
15:38 Let's just give it a kick here while it's napping.
15:41 Look, it could be quicker.
15:42 And I think that's the issue with this in-house transmission
15:46 from the Hyundai group.
15:48 It is just a little bit lazy sometimes,
15:50 especially when mated to this engine.
15:51 This is an engine that has a lot of torque
15:53 and you really just want to be able to feel it.
15:55 You don't feel it until you get properly stuck into it.
15:58 In terms of fuel economy,
15:59 11.3 litres per 100 kilometres is the official figure.
16:03 But as you can see down there,
16:04 we are currently averaging 12 litres per 100 ks.
16:07 Keep in mind, we have been doing a fair bit
16:08 of highway driving and a little bit
16:10 of performance testing today.
16:11 So that figure is probably a little higher
16:13 than what you would expect it to normally be.
16:15 And if you are filling this up with fuel,
16:17 it takes a minimum 95 round premium unleaded.
16:20 So it'll be slightly more expensive
16:21 than equivalent cars that will run on 91.
16:23 Now, in terms of your drive modes,
16:24 you have a switch here that allows you to go
16:26 between your drive modes and your terrain modes.
16:28 So you push it down, it takes you to terrain
16:30 and you can choose snow, mud or sand.
16:32 That varies your stability control
16:33 depending on which option you choose.
16:35 But if you flick it the other way,
16:38 you've got eco, comfort, sport, sport plus and custom.
16:42 So there's quite a few controls there.
16:43 Now in comfort mode, the adaptive dampers,
16:45 they really soak up bumps beautifully.
16:47 You would never know this was on 21 inch alloy wheels.
16:50 Even with consecutive bumps,
16:52 you can feel it just soaks them up beautifully.
16:54 Part of that is thanks to this camera
16:55 mounted up the top here.
16:56 It's able to read the road ahead.
16:58 It'll determine that you do have imperfections coming up
17:01 and then it will adjust your suspension accordingly
17:03 so that you're not crashing over things,
17:05 regardless of the drive mode that you're in.
17:07 Now, what's it like if you put it into sport mode?
17:10 Let's give this a little crack here.
17:11 We've got our little corner coming up.
17:13 It is incredibly wet outside,
17:15 so I don't expect this to be amazing.
17:17 It's actually not too bad.
17:19 It can understeer and then it can oversteer.
17:22 So depending on where you catch it in its cycle,
17:25 it's either going to push you wide
17:26 or try and send the rear end around,
17:28 but it's quite progressive.
17:31 So it's not going to catch you by surprise.
17:32 It will just sort of creep up on you,
17:34 but you will know that it's coming.
17:37 Also call out with the all-wheel drive system
17:38 that it has a limited slip differential on the rear.
17:41 So the front really is just aiding you when you need it
17:44 as opposed to being a proper sort of
17:46 full-time all-wheel drive system
17:48 that's always doing things.
17:50 It is just there to help
17:51 when you lose traction at the rear end.
17:53 Yeah, how quick is it from zero to 100?
17:55 We put it up against our stopwatch
17:57 and this is how it went.
17:58 It is deceiving though,
18:06 because it doesn't feel like you're going fast,
18:08 but then when you look at the speedo,
18:09 you're going at a fair rate of knots.
18:11 Now you can hear that beeping.
18:12 That is the most annoying lane departure
18:14 warning system in the world.
18:16 So I'm going to kill that quickly.
18:17 I found that with Hyundai and Kia cars,
18:19 it just doesn't really work that well.
18:20 It can't predict corners sort of efficiently enough
18:23 and it sort of pinballs between them.
18:25 And then the lane departure warning
18:26 just constantly goes off.
18:28 And then when you sort of need it to work,
18:31 it doesn't know that you're still in the lane.
18:32 So yeah, it's just not a very good system.
18:34 And I think it needs a little bit of refinement.
18:36 Okay, road noise.
18:37 What's it like?
18:38 Well, for a luxury vehicle,
18:39 you would expect it to be quiet
18:40 and it is dead silent in here.
18:42 I like it.
18:43 So as you truck along,
18:44 even on course chip country roads,
18:46 it's soaking it up beautifully
18:48 and you really don't hear much at all in the cabin.
18:50 Now, what about visibility?
18:51 Being an SUV, it can be a little bit compromised,
18:53 but clear vision out the front there,
18:55 the wing mirrors are a decent size.
18:56 You've got a blind spot on it,
18:57 it's a built into them, but love this,
18:59 pop your indicator on and you get vision down the side there.
19:02 And that is a really handy feature.
19:04 Rear visibility is okay.
19:05 It's quite a narrow envelope.
19:07 And then you'll also find that it can be a little compromised
19:10 about the C pillar to see exactly what's going on over there.
19:13 But you do have your blind spot monitor
19:14 and the camera as well to help you with your blind spots.
19:17 It's worth pointing out as well
19:18 that you have a brake towing capacity of 2200 kilograms
19:21 and a turning circle of 11.5 metres,
19:24 which is pretty good for an all-wheel drive SUV.
19:27 So the Genesis GV70, I'll tell you what,
19:30 I don't often say this,
19:31 but I was completely surprised by this.
19:33 When I first saw it,
19:34 I really wasn't expecting to like it that much.
19:36 I just didn't love it in pictures,
19:37 but in person, every single time I drive it,
19:40 just something new impresses me about it.
19:42 You know, whether it's the amount of attention
19:44 it gets on the road
19:45 or how cool that interior looks at nighttime,
19:47 or even just the punchy V6,
19:48 this is a really good engine combination
19:51 with all-wheel drive for this car.
19:52 It really has exceeded my expectations.
19:54 So big tick, tick, tick.
19:56 Why would you not buy it though?
19:57 So I think the biggest alarm bells for me
20:00 would be depreciation.
20:01 I don't know what this is gonna be worth
20:02 in five years' time.
20:03 If you buy a BMW or a Mercedes, it's kind of a given.
20:06 You know what it's going to be worth.
20:07 So I think they're trying to incentivize people
20:09 to buy these by giving you guaranteed future value.
20:12 They're doing free servicing.
20:13 They're really sort of making the deal worthwhile.
20:16 And in that regard, if you're willing to take a punt,
20:19 I just don't know why you would buy
20:20 any of the competitors over this
20:21 if you put that stuff to the side.
20:23 It really just ticks all of the boxes.
20:25 And if you have a small family
20:26 or you really just need an SUV
20:28 but don't want to go too crazy,
20:29 this is where you need to be.
20:31 So let me know in the comments section below,
20:33 have you driven one of these?
20:34 Were you as surprised as I was?
20:36 I'm really keen for your feedback.
20:38 My wife wants to get rid of our Tesla
20:39 to get something bigger,
20:40 and I really want to get another EV,
20:42 but there's nothing bigger that's an EV that I would buy.
20:44 And this is definitely very tempting.
20:47 So anyway, let me know what you think
20:48 in the comments section.
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