The vehicle that saved Tiger Woods
In January 2020, Hyundai’s luxury division, Genesis, launched its latest model, the GV80. The manufacturer applied its best practices when creating the design, equipment and trim of the SUV. In just over a year, the GV80 has established itself as a worthy competitor to the most advanced luxury SUV brands. The vehicle hasn’t undergone any restyling yet.
How did the GV80 save Tiger Woods?
Tiger Woods, a golfer and simply ‘genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist’, is known for his temper and love to drive premium cars in a semi-conscious state caused by excessive use of psychoactive substances. Earlier this year, Genesis hosted the Genesis Invitational Professional Golf Tournament in Los Angeles with a prize pool of $9.3 million and the first prize of $ 1.674 million. For promotional purposes, Tiger Woods was given the opportunity to ride the GV80 SUV. And this is what came of it…
For some unknown reason (why yes…), Tiger almost doubled the permitted speed of 72 km/h, flew off the road, breaking through a metal fence, simultaneously demolished the sign, turned over several times and finally crashed into a tree. As the investigation found out, during the entire time of his enchanting journey to the ditch, Tiger Woods never pressed the brake, that is, the SUV performed all these acrobatic stunts at a speed of about 140 km/h.
As a result, the philanthropist fractured both the tibia and fibula and underwent emergency surgery. It is clear that no production car will remain intact at this speed. But the GV80 impressed the experts: the front hood was completely broken, the rear end was significantly dented, but the interior remained completely intact, which saved Tiger Woods' life and saved him from injuries that could lead to disability if the GV80 were not so strong and safe.
The Genesis GV80 impressed the experts: the front hood was completely broken, the rear end was significantly dented, but the interior remained completely intact, which saved Tiger Woods' life and saved him from injuries that could lead to disability if the GV80 were not so strong and safe.
By the way, in addition to the thoroughness of the assembly of Genesis cars, this accident proved that modern digital safety options, including various lane departure warning sensors, automatic braking and other systems, are almost useless in a really extreme situation, whereas the durable rational car design and the good old airbags and belts save people.
More actual information about the SUV
Upon its entry into the market in January 2020, the new Genesis GV80 had a 3.0-liter 6-cylinder common rail diesel engine with of 278 hp, later it acquired a 3.5-liter turbocharged petrol engine Lambda V6 with 380 hp, a turbocharged Theta3 engine with 304 hp and a 2.5-liter turbocharged in-line 4-cylinder petrol direct injection engine. All automatic transmissions are 8-speed.
The exterior of the GV80 is designed in compliance with the Athletic Elegance concept, but perhaps this SUV is more beautiful than sporty. Even the models produced by the trendsetters in the segment have a certain misbalance between the rear end and the front face. But this is not the case for the GV80. The balance between the rear and front ends of this vehicle is worthy of being placed in the Weights and Measures Department. You can also see that the middle line, the line of windows, doors, the ratio of the bottom to the roof have been elaborated in the most meticulous way, in detail, millimeter by millimeter. Absolutely all exterior elements are placed exactly where they should be. The body looks powerful but not redundant, like the ‘Americans’, elegant but not pretentious or playful, like the ‘Europeans’, functional but not utilitarian, like the ‘Japanese’. The exterior design of the GV80 is a great success.
The balance between the rear and front ends of this vehicle is worthy of being placed in the Weights and Measures Department.
The interior of the 2020/2021 Genesis GV80 continues the Beauty of White Space concept, which can be described as ‘roomy, airy, light and functional’. Like any luxury SUV, the new GV80 is packed with all the standard luxury elements and several original developments. It has leather seats, fancy digital gauges, a huge 14.5-inch touchscreen on the dashboard with supportive center console controller, ABS, front air conditioning, dual-zone climate control, heated seats, rain-sensing wipers, navigation system, parking distance warning system and so on… Well, the safety of the GV80 has already proven itself.
