2020 Genesis G70 3.3T Sport long-term review: Farewell [Video]

The 2020 Genesis G70 will be sorely missed. Not just by me either – but also by the whole Sydney CarAdvice office, and even my wife. Indeed, my free-spirited, Suzuki Jimny-driving better half shed a tear as the big brute left our driveway for the last time. It’s effervescent – bubbly with a great persona. A reminder of what the quintessential Aussie family car used to be.

Given SUVs are what’s hot, we spend a lot of time in them. There’s never a week where we don’t have at least two in the CarAdvice garage for scrutiny. It’s quite easy to become accustomed to what they offer and how they drive.

Refreshing, then, to jump in what was minted ‘the palate cleanser’ – an age-old medium sedan, just now complete with two turbos and rear-wheel drive. The conditioning caused by SUVs gets thrown out the window, as you reacquaint yourself with a low centre of …