[GenesisFast]

Car and Driver released an article that put the G70 3.3T Sport with the BMW M340i and the results are pretty interesting.

They pointed out that statistically the M340i delivers better performance numbers than the G70. But when it comes to everyday driving and comfort, the G70 is the better vehicle.

In a pure contest of speed, the Genesis simply can’t keep up with the BMW. The G70 3.3T Sport is quick, but the M340i seems to be powered by the hand of Zeus. The Bimmer rockets to 60 mph in just 3.8 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 12.3 seconds at 114 mph, beating the Genesis by nearly a second in both measurements. As speeds climb, the gap widens further, with the 3-series beating the G70 to 150 mph by more than five seconds.

Both cars' powertrains are smooth and refined, but the silken nature of the BMW’s inline-six and the smoothness with which its transmission snatches gears truly are marvelous. In its Sport Plus driving mode, the quickness of its shifts increases further, but there’s never any untoward lurching or pause in the power delivery. The Genesis's boosted V-6 paired with its eight-speed transmission also performs wonderfully, churning out smooth thrust with little hesitation. But the tuning and calibration abilities of BMW’s engineers have reached another level.

Unfortunately, few of us drive Angeles Crest Highway on the way to the office, and in the real world of daily commuting, it’s the Genesis G70 that offers a superior ride-and-handling compromise. Its comportment is more compliant in Sport mode than the BMW’s is in it softest Comfort setting, yet the G70 doesn't wallow down the road in any way. Its body control is excellent, and its reflexes are of proper sports sedan stuff. The BMW, in comparison, often feels overly stiff and busy on the road.

Overall they said that the M340i is the better car, but they also acknowleged that the value of the G70 is hard to beat.

All things being equal, you have to pick the BMW M340i here. It’s significantly quicker, its powertrain is more refined, and it has the richer interior, larger back seat, and bigger trunk. But all things aren’t equal. Our BMW test car cost the price of a new Nissan Versa more than the Genesis, and it’s the G70 that rides better and has more than enough performance and handling for 90 percent of drivers 95 percent of the time. Compared to the M340i, the G70 3.3T Sport represents an incredible value. It does everything nearly as well as the BMW, and it even manages to do a few things better. And you won’t be disappointed when hustling it around or when put your right foot down. It convincingly does both speed and luxury at a discount that the M340i, good as it is, struggles to overcome.

 

[Lodger]

They said the "value?" If you can translate "value" as $15000 grand, well then, ok. It's not in the same price range at all, and if it was in the same price range, the options of safety, handling, braking would be much more anyways. Big Money Works!