Cheefarn 5th Gear April 24, 2020 Share April 24, 2020 On 4/24/2020 at 2:18 AM, Spurman said: These luxury G80 is also mainly catered for the American markets and not so for European markets thus they did not does what BMW, Audis, Mercs in using 1.5T, 2.0T, but using the V6s muscle engines, 3.8CC road tax definately a killer in Singapore market. Plus I tink the VES will be like phoo, +40k? Lol. If G80 fitted with a 2.0Turbo charged I think this may be a game changer in Singapore. It will put Lexus to shame liao as I genuinely feel this kid of cars are more fun to drive than the mudane Lexus. Expand Max VES C2=$20000 tax. Not $40k ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurman Supercharged April 24, 2020 Share April 24, 2020 On 4/24/2020 at 3:43 AM, Cheefarn said: Max VES C2=$20000 tax. Not $40k Expand hehe.. well noted. I din know. hehe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamahbee 5th Gear May 6, 2020 Share May 6, 2020 (edited) I quite like the interior, though the rev counter that goes in the opposite direction is not the most natural, and I didn't like it at all when I drove the Peugeot 308 and G20 BMW 330i. Edited May 6, 2020 by iamahbee 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic May 6, 2020 Share May 6, 2020 Really lovely, the 2.5L engine might sell here. If its priced like es250 or s90 then it might have a chance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkl22 Supersonic May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 5/6/2020 at 5:32 PM, Thaiyotakamli said: Really lovely, the 2.5L engine might sell here. If its priced like es250 or s90 then it might have a chance Expand Probably need to be priced below, then can sell. Public perception is still very poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfc 5th Gear May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 (edited) I would think dun bother bringing it here, until it is already selling widely in overseas markets i.e brand acceptance established elsewhere. The snob appeal (bragging rights) will not be here in SG until rest of the world say so. Edited May 7, 2020 by Alfc 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 2:17 AM, Alfc said: I would think dun bother bringing it here, until it is already selling widely in overseas markets i.e brand acceptance established elsewhere. The snob appeal (bragging rights) will not be here in SG until rest of the world say so. Expand How true and how unfortunate... sigh... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 5/6/2020 at 1:53 PM, iamahbee said: I quite like the interior, though the rev counter that goes in the opposite direction is not the most natural, and I didn't like it at all when I drove the Peugeot 308 and G20 BMW 330i. Expand Agree about the rev counter... a bit weird... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toeknee_33 Turbocharged May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 Judging from the pics and videos I have seen so far, the G80's interior quality, materials, fit and finish, luxury, and the sheer amount of technology trumps every other luxury car below $300K. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 2:47 AM, Toeknee_33 said: Judging from the pics and videos I have seen so far, the G80's interior quality, materials, fit and finish, luxury, and the sheer amount of technology trumps every other luxury car below $300K. Expand About 5 years back, when Komoco brought in the first Genesis, I went to sit in it... already super impressed with the quality of the interior... if this is even better, it will be quite unbelievable... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0y0ta Supercharged May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 2:51 AM, teomingern said: About 5 years back, when Komoco brought in the first Genesis, I went to sit in it... already super impressed with the quality of the interior... if this is even better, it will be quite unbelievable... Expand They have better chance with the upcoming GV80 SUV. Also they need to work on branding. Must force AD like Komoco to setup a separate showroom and servicing experience otherwise it will still be like buying an expensive Hyundai and crowding with the 70k Elantra buyers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeder Hypersonic May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 Any guesstimate price? Will seriously consider if it’s priced reasonably.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeder Hypersonic May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 3:05 AM, t0y0ta said: They have better chance with the upcoming GV80 SUV. Also they need to work on branding. Must force AD like Komoco to setup a separate showroom and servicing experience otherwise it will still be like buying an expensive Hyundai and crowding with the 70k Elantra buyers. Expand No need all the glamour set up lah.. Just give me the Best Price will do .. I can live with the crowd.. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfc 5th Gear May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 2:51 AM, teomingern said: About 5 years back, when Komoco brought in the first Genesis, I went to sit in it... already super impressed with the quality of the interior... if this is even better, it will be quite unbelievable... Expand Me too. A fully loaded car (close to E class mid-high spec) but the price of a C class. Too bad the big cc engine (think more than 3.5L?) is the deal breaker. On 5/7/2020 at 3:05 AM, t0y0ta said: They have better chance with the upcoming GV80 SUV. Also they need to work on branding. Must force AD like Komoco to setup a separate showroom and servicing experience otherwise it will still be like buying an expensive Hyundai and crowding with the 70k Elantra buyers. Expand Few years back, I gathered there are already plans to do so but I guess the "popularity" of lack of for the brand does not justify the ROI. From what I see and hear so far, still the same old record and opinion from most people. Cannot deny SG prefers bare bone or smallish conti for the same price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 1:08 AM, Mkl22 said: Probably need to be priced below, then can sell. Public perception is still very poor. Expand But impossible to sell cheaper as their price in beginning higher than camry and slightly cheaper from E class in USA. This car basically like CLS or A7 at price of C class Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 2:17 AM, Alfc said: I would think dun bother bringing it here, until it is already selling widely in overseas markets i.e brand acceptance established elsewhere. The snob appeal (bragging rights) will not be here in SG until rest of the world say so. Expand But driving this car will attract more attention than driving a C or E class. Ppl can tell its an expensive car 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinceng Turbocharged May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 4/18/2020 at 12:21 PM, iamahbee said: When the Hyundai Genesis was first launched here in October 2014, it had a launch price of $230k with Cat B COE being $70+k. All things being equal, at today's COE levels, we could be looking at a price closer to $200k, The only question it begs is whether there will be any takers in badge conscious Singapore? Expand There's takers for the Mercedes E180, fitted with a 1.5l turbo engine at $227K, but there may not be takers for the Genesis at $200K even if its fitted with a 2.5L turbo engine. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass 6th Gear May 7, 2020 Share May 7, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 4:26 PM, Vinceng said: There's takers for the Mercedes E180, fitted with a 1.5l turbo engine at $227K, but there may not be takers for the Genesis at $200K even if its fitted with a 2.5L turbo engine. Expand 150k can work if they really want to push limits and make low margin to establish road presence. Otherwise, stripping is the way to go. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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