It does happen that brand-new test cars fail, but it is rare.

Twice in two weeks with the same brand, but that has never happened before.

First, a Genesis G 70 2.5 T AWD gave up, then the replacement, a G 70 2.2 D Shooting Brake, i.e. the sporty estate version of the 4.69 meter long mid-size sedan from Korea.

Boris Smith

Editor in the "Technology and Engine" department.

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After all, both vehicles did not have to be towed, they reached the workshop or the home office under their own steam.

The slightly narrow sedan with its 2.5-liter four-cylinder and 245 hp had problems with the fuel pump, which occasionally led to a drop in performance and confused the automatic.

In the station wagon, the turbocharger said goodbye on the Taunus test lap and the performance was severely limited from then on, a problem especially uphill.

It later turned out that a hose had come loose.

Until then, the 2.2-liter diesel with its 200 hp and the fine torque of a maximum of 440 Newton meters at 1750 rpm had done well, it pulls through properly, is not quiet, but never annoyingly loud.

The eight-speed automatic works well to very well, preferred programs are Comfort or Sport, in Sport Plus she is often undecided.

Before the start of the test lap, we had refueled for the first time.

We can therefore name at least one consumption value from 375 kilometers of regional transport: 8.4 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers.

The same applies to the petrol engine.

Here it is 11.0 liters Super.

Genesis is the noble offshoot of Hyundai and has only been on the German market since last year.

The brand drew positive attention to itself in two major driving reports on this site for the G 80 luxury class sedan and the GV 80 SUV counterpart.

The G 70 is the entry into the Genesis world, starting at 39,100 euros.

The driven diesel station wagon costs 42,700 euros.

It is not only the more economical car in comparison, it also offers more variability with 403 to 1535 liters of trunk volume.

The 330 liters in the sedan are a weak value for the class.

They are both chic, and the classic rear-wheel drive is simply pleasing.

All-wheel drive is also available on request.

We consider the double failure to be a great coincidence, the vehicles generally exude a high quality impression.