Is the 2023 Genesis G70 a Good Car for Dog Owners?

*Dimensions determined by hand with a measuring tape at the point most representative of functional space.

The G70 is a standard medium-sized sedan with low doors and a high trunk cover. Rear seats are actually deep, and a traveler (or dog) can sort of nest into them—we’ll wind up speaking about this a lot. There’s lots of headroom for bigger animals, and travelers approximately Bramble’s size can snuggle extremely safely.

The seats themselves are delicious and comfy. They’re in a truly great middle ground of tautness that feels fancy without swallowing you like an old basement sofa. I let Bramble rest on the leather in the beginning and she plainly enjoyed it, cuddling herself into the shape of the Firefox logo design in no time. But when she attempted to hop in after battling in the mud with her bro—I simply couldn’t stand the concept of paw prints all over the leather quilting. Fortunately, a seat cover didn’t appear to reduce her pleasure of the G70’s rear location.

Finished in an ultra-soft microfiber suede, the headliner is another peak on the Sport Prestige trim G70 and is simply beautiful to take a look at. But be recommended: It does bring in errant wisps of fur, and peeling things off it can be somewhat bothersome.

Plastics are the only location that sort of betrays the luxurious atmosphere. There’s very little in the method of difficult surface areas that an animal protected in the rear seats might access, however I did see that the electronic parking brake lever had actually plainly been scratched by human fingernails. So I’d envision a pooch might mark it up too. At the danger of nitpicking, I need to mention that the turn signal stalk felt off-puttingly lightweight. Not a dealbreaker, however it did break the spell of fanciness a bit when I went to make turns.

The rear door sills, and seats for that matter, are actually quite low to the ground. A dog, even a little one (or an elderly human) might go from the street to the seat extremely quickly. Not much else to state about that a person. I had no difficulty climbing up into the car with Bramble to buckle her harness into the seat belt.

Trunk gain access to, on the other hand, feels rather high. Not that you’d be packing a dog into a sealed trunk like this, however it’s quite away the ground for heaving in heavy freight.

I discussed nesting in the interior area above—the rear seats are deeply bucketed so a medium-sized dog is sort of naturally tucked into them (even with a seat cover and a seat belt harness). I wager a large labrador’s butt would be inclined to fall under the leather-quilted pits in the rear seats of this car.

The G70 has auxiliary seat controls and limo-style turn on the left side of the ideal traveler seat that lets a driver quickly scootch the traveler seat up if it’s empty. These are excellent for driving around the VIPs in your life, consisting of Very Important Pups. Bramble was extremely curious about the sound however in all severity, this function would be actually beneficial if your dog’s on the bigger side and you require to change an empty traveler seat for them.

If your dog flights unrestrained (which we formally advise versus), the low center console will be a simple opportunity for them to climb up into the cockpit. Cute, however hazardous. A rear seat barrier (like this) would alleviate that at the cost of design points. Ideally, run a harness that’s ranked for car usage. The Kurgo Tru-Fit Enhanced Strength harness is the least expensive I might discover from a respectable brand name with claims of crashworthiness ($39.05 on Amazon). We’ll dive into the advantages and disadvantages of that system in another evaluation, however the point here is that Bramble had the ability to use it safely while still sitting easily in the car. In her best position, sitting upright, her snoot rests almost completely at the bottom of the window while her body’s still protected with the safety belt. And considering that the G70’s rear windows go all the method down, she can smell the breeze without her head being outside the vehicle.

Smooth, peaceful, perfectly poised through turns and over rough roadways. At dog taxi speeds, generally an approximation of the published speed limitation, the G70 feels absolutely nothing less than very qualified. Genesis is plainly attempting to offer the car’s ambiance as stylish as much as luxe, however I’m utilized to my “sporty” vehicles being rattly antagonistic can. I was delighting in the quilted leather and peaceful exhaust note in convenience mode a lot that I personally wasn’t actually attracted to mash the gas pedal and get wild for the very first couple of days I invested driving the important things. But guy, velocity from a sluggish roll to a thunderous charge is deeply rewarding. It almost seems like riding an old-school turbo rise in the very best sort of method.

Sport mode motivates a bit more enjoyable by generally moving more strongly and making the gas pedal appear more delicate, sport+ presumes regarding change the seat strengthening and traction control. Cycling through modes is simple with a great little selector on the center console, however to be truthful I valued the G70 most in convenience mode, even when I was driving with a little bit of a snarl. This is Will It Dognot Will It Trackso I can’t state I came near the car’s limitations of efficiency however I will state that Bramble appeared a lot more comfy throughout perky driving in this than she carried out in the Integra. I believe the depth of those seats went a long method.

One last note I’ll leave you with has to do with the paddle shifters due to the fact that they’re outstanding in every method. Lovely smooth, metal feel on your fingers, pleasing click action, and the transmission itself reacts with exceptional speed. Really an enjoyment to utilize.

Two dogs in shape rather easily in the rear seats of the G70, they might even accumulate on top of each other on one seat with ease. You wouldn’t have the ability to buckle 2 in this manner, however. Seating three dogs abreast would be no problem here, and even if you had a huge breed, I think 2 of them could share the rear bench without issue.

The G70’s shallow-looking trunk had me skeptical about the car’s carrying capacity. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that not only did my folding kennel tuck neatly into the trunk, transversely or not, it also fit fine taking up only one passenger’s-worth of space in the passenger area. This is important because if you’re on a multi-day road trip and your car’s loaded with all kinds of stuff, getting the kennel in and out every night is going to be annoying if it’s all the method at the bottom of your trunk. And since hotels sometimes will require you to have a kennel for your canine companion, being able to easily pull it out would be a boon.

The G70 is a great dog taxi as long as you take some critical caveats into consideration. Medium-sized dogs fit perfectly, they’re well-kept in place (especially with a proper harness), and the cargo hold swallows a collapsable kennel easily. If you believe you need an SUV just because you have a dog, I’m here to tell you that’s not the case.

However, there are a few attributes that might keep you away from this vehicle as a dog owner. The interior materials are way too nice to put paws on; you’re going to need to put a cover over the rear seats and if your dog likes to poke at things you might even want covers on the interior door cards. It’s also very easy for an unrestrained dog to climb into the cockpit.

Small to medium-sized dogs that are generally chill and tidy will go great with this car. Large dogs that are well-behaved might work too if they’re the only passenger you’re bring. Rowdy dogs would run a high danger of harming the car’s interior beauty, however.

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