Ever since we learned that Genesis would have a manual transmission option available for
the four-cylinder G70, we've been hoping that the company would confirm its accessibility
for the U.S.
And that time was eventually come.
It started when Car and Driver detected the EPA rolled a manual G70 and its fuel economy
together with the rest of the model's cable.
We reached out to Genesis, and the company confirmed that the transmission is certainly
going to be available in the U.S .
It looks like it's only available in a rear-wheel-drive configuration, while automatic versions of
both the four-cylinder and six-cylinder is also possible had with all-wheel-drive.
We're fine with that, though.
The manual also takes a hit in fuel economy.
It gets only 18 mpg in the town, but 28 mpg on the highway and a combined rating of 22.
The next-most-frugal prototype is the automatic four-cylinder with all-wheel-drive, which
has the same highway rating, but city mpg increases to 21, and combined increases to
23.
The better of the bunch is the automatic rear-drive four-cylinder that gets 30 mpg on the highway,
22 in the town, and 25 on the highway.
At the other cease is the twin-turbo V6 with all-wheel-drive, which rounds out the bottom
with 18 mpg city, 25 highway, and 20 blended.
Departing with rear drive contributes one mpg to highway and blended ratings .
Still, even with the lower fuel economy, we're elicited about the manual Genesis G7 0.
We already love the way the G70 drives, as well as its platform-mate the Kia Stinger,
so we can only be thought that contributing a manual will make it more merriment.
It will likewise meet a rarified group of small-minded, manual boasts sedans.
Others with the configuration involving the Cadillac ATS, Audi A4, BMW 3 Series.
Here's hoping people will buy this vehicle and persuasion Genesis to keep the transmission
around, and maybe even persuasion Kia to offer it on the Stinger .
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