With Tiger Woods destroying his loaner GV80, does all this "free" publicity help or hurt the brand?
Hyundai Genesis GV80- The next OJ-Mobile?
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Reports I saw yesterday said he was driving at high speed (not sure if still true). Vehicles are supposed to take the hit, they deform to dissipate energy.
Plus he rolled. Don't know of any tests (like offset crash testing) that attempt to measure that. Nasty crash. Can't protect the occupants from all types of crashes.
Plus he rolled. Don't know of any tests (like offset crash testing) that attempt to measure that. Nasty crash. Can't protect the occupants from all types of crashes.
"Can’t even protect your star driver in your loaner vehicle."
1) That's how I felt when one of Domino's custom pizza delivery Nissans was destroyed early on. I'm not trusting my pizza to a shabby rig like that! Similarly, my mink lined golf bag will never see the inside of a Genesis. My mind's made up.
2) Perhaps there was no fire hydrant to stop Tiger like there was before.
3) The Subaru commercials say, "They lived"....so what do you want?
1) That's how I felt when one of Domino's custom pizza delivery Nissans was destroyed early on. I'm not trusting my pizza to a shabby rig like that! Similarly, my mink lined golf bag will never see the inside of a Genesis. My mind's made up.
2) Perhaps there was no fire hydrant to stop Tiger like there was before.
3) The Subaru commercials say, "They lived"....so what do you want?
I'd say that leaving a crash where the vehicle rolled and the jaws of life were needed to remove you through the windshield with only a broken leg and foot is pretty lucky. The vehicle did its job, and then some. Reports are that he was upset at something, as he almost hit a person and another car before leaving the parking lot, then drove off at high speed. I don't like to speculate, so it could've been totally unrelated, but either way, it doesn't take too terribly much to roll an SUV, especially if driven at high speeds. I don't think the brand looks better because of this, but they certainly don't look any worse, and only a fool would blame the SUV here.
He would have been better off driving a Subaru Ascent, since EyeSight lane assist clearly works unlike in a Genesis, and would have kept Tiger inside his clearly marked lane. Ideal driving conditions for lane assist: freshly painted lanes, sunny weather, clear visibility.
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The crash piqued my curiosity. The vehicle certainly checks all the boxes when "equipped"
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Hearing this 3rd or 4th hand, but it was said on the radio this morning that the police officer in charge of the accident scene made note that the car held up very well in the accident, and 'saved his life'. Good advertising for Genesis.
AZjeff
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He just decided to troll today.
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