2020 K900 vs 2017 Genesis G90
I wanted to jolt down some initial impressions, since my G90 experience will fade away quite quickly.
G90 over K900
1. Power-closing doors
2. Motorized rear-side sunshades (manual only)
3. Touch unlocking doors – gotta press a button either on the key or on the door handle
4. K 900 does not have concierge, free service and all that
5. KIA UVO is only free for 1-year vs Genesis 3 years
In all, a new G90 would’ve cost me about 15-20K more OTD
K900 over G90
1. Engine is definitely quieter when standing outside and sitting inside
2. Now I think my g90 was in a way faulty since engine vibration was transmitted to the driver seat – not too bad, but it definitely felt.
3. K900 steering wheel is smaller than that of the G90
4. Android Auto has a good integration. I am waiting for AAWireless to be released so that I can get AA wirelessly without a need to connect the cable
5. Phone wireless charging pad is large enough to fit a Samsung Note20 Ultra
6. Turn signal video in the cluster is awesome – I just need to get used to looking at them 😊 There’s a slight – maybe half-a second delay between turning on a signal and video showing up, so there needs to be an adjustment how you change the lanes.
7. Map/software update is available for free and is self-service
8. Smart cruise control seems to be keeping farther distance at comparable # of notches. I used to have 3 notches on my G90 for a comfortable distance and on K900 3 notches is just too far – set it to 2 and happy.
9. There’s an additional setting in the Smart Cruise control – how quickly to close the gap – seems to be a bit faster and more aggressive acceleration when set to Fast
10. Additional setting of 7 blinks when turn signal stalk is touched but not fixed – I stick with 5 😊
K900 has over 2017 G90
1. Engine shutdown at idle – somewhat annoying since it shuts down way too fast and then restarts with a noticeable jerk – can be turned off with a button press, so it’s just another button that needs to be pressed every time the car starts (in addition to auto hold and cruise control)
2. Right is somewhat quieter (I understand it’s a qualitative measure, so just my perception. In addition, it’s a brand new car vs 2017 G90)
3. I am NOT an expert on all things driveability – so can’t comment on power, steering and all that stuff
4. Steering wheel controls layout are same as G90 – no learning curve whatsoever. The central console buttons are different. Seat cooling seating controls are not next to the gear shifter but on the console, for example.
5. Driving dynamics seem to be very much G90-like
6. Heads up display is very much alike
7. Power trunk operation is same
8. Seat comfort is very much same – at least for the driver’s seat. Same adjustments.