Since its introduction for the 2019 model year, the Genesis G70 has been one of our favorite sport sedans.
It’s even doing decently with customers, as is its brand’s best-selling sedan, making up 19% of total sales.
And weirdly, the G70 is the oldest model in the lineup, having only received an exterior refresh for 2022.
So with seeming sales success, it’s all the more surprising that Genesis saw the need to refresh the car once again,
with the bulk of the changes for 2024 being focused on the entry-level four-cylinder G70. The good news is that
the underlying car remains an excellent all-around machine, and can even be fun thrashing it on
underlying car remains an excellent all-around machine, and can even be fun thrashing it on
There are minor aesthetic changes throughout the range, too. Dual exhaust outlets are included on both the four- and six-cylinder cars now
closed courses. But as good as the foundation is, some more renovation is due to keep it near the top of the class.
Even though much of the car is carry-over, there are indeed changes for 2024, and the biggest is the new turbocharged
2.5-liter four-cylinder for the base G70s. It’s basically the same unit that the dearly-departed Kia Stinger got in
its final days. It makes 300 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque, increases of 48 and 51, respectively
(and respectable). It’s still coupled to an eight-speed automatic and either rear- or all-wheel drive.
And to match the additional power, the four-cylinder now gets the same Brembo brakes as the V6.
That includes rotors that are 1.2 inch larger up front (13.8) and 1 inch larger at the rear (13.4), plus four-piston front calipers.