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The 2026 Genesis G70 Prestige Graphite Maxes Out on Features While Amping Up Performance

The driving experience is initially surprising but overall satisfying, with big-time acceleration paired with very civilized and balanced handling.

For years, Lexus, Infiniti and Acura served as the midrange luxury segment of Asian automakers. But just when these makers thought they had the market on lock, a new player entered the game. When Korea’s Hyundai split its Genesis models off from the fancier end of its line and gathered them into its own higher-end make, its Pacific rivals had to contend with a stylish, function-packed competitor.

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It’s not getting in too deep to say the Japanese and Korean mid-market luxury models largely battle each other for their share of buyers. They might aspire to take on the Germans in a similar price range, but it’s a difficult battle to win when the European opposition has decades more history, a thoroughly established reputation and an international collection of loyal buyers. Lexus, Acura, Infiniti and Genesis would be throwing it all away to mess with Munich and Stuttgart, so they fight it out with each other.

It’s still unclear how emerging automotive industries........

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