2019 Genesis G90 Review

While other luxury car manufacturers strive to balance luxury and performance, the 2019 Genesis G90 goes all in on luxury. It offers a supremely quiet and smooth ride at the expense of sporty handling. It also comes with a comprehensive set of standard features at an affordable price. From a value perspective, there's really nothing that can beat the G90.

But some of the initial shine gets a bit tarnished when you closely inspect the interior. Most of what appears to be metal is just painted plastic, the genuine wood trim looks a bit disingenuous, and the plastic bits feel somewhat unfinished along edges and seams. Also, the Genesis lacks some of the tech wizardry often found in its closest rivals.

So, how much do you value interior quality and general brand cachet? German sedans offer consistently better interior materials but cost $10,000 to $20,000 more — and that's before you add the options to compete feature-to-feature with the Genesis. It's not uncommon for the G90 to finish at half the price of a comparably equipped Mercedes.

Overall, we think the G90 delivers the goods and the luxury experience necessary to compete at this level. We strongly recommend a closer look should you be in the market for a large luxury sedan.

Notably, we picked the 2019 Genesis G90 as one of Edmunds' Best AWD Sedans for this year.

What's it like to live with?

For more in-depth coverage of the Genesis G90 of this generation, read about our experiences from a full year of living with a 2017 Genesis G90 3.3T Premium. We cover everything from convenience to technology and then some. We enjoyed the G90's plush comfort and powerful audio system, but we thought it could have been a little quieter on the inside. The 2019 model receives upgraded headlights and a CD/DVD player, which were not offered on our test vehicle. It's the same generation, though, so most of our observations still apply.