I didn't drive the Genesis much this weekend [because 1) I was sick and 2) the already blogged-upon wet SoCal weather enticed me to stay home under a blanket with hot cocoa and a cookie]. But I did get in the car at night enough (read: one time) to notice that the overhead cabin lighting is cool toned rather than warm toned. It was striking. It's a bright, bluish white, and I kinda dig it. It was especially suited to the wintry weather we were having at the time, too.
When I looked around, it made the interior and everything in it seem really crisp and clear. Made me realize that sometimes the warmer interior lights of other cars give everything in the car a slightly muddled softness, making it hard for me to focus well in the cabin. But maybe that's just me. Is it just me?
By the way, this isn't a picture of the bright white interior light of the Genesis at night. I didn't get a good shot of it. This is a nice shot of the dashboard in daylight taken by Associate Editor (and much tortured Face-Off punching bag) Mark Takahashi. But you can see the front seat's unlit interior lights at the top of the pic.
Bryn MacKinnon, Senior Editor, Edmunds.com @ 21,653 miles
tjpark01 says:
05:37 PM, 12/14/09
There is tremendous attention to detail in this car. The interior lights are LED. I left a map light on last night and it turned itself off as not to drain the battery. Everything electronically is very intuitive without being overly busy like german cars.
festiboi1 says:
05:42 PM, 12/14/09
I really like the blue lighting as well. I had a 2002 Elantra GT a number of years ago and that was the first Hyundai to use this blue lighting. It was easy on the eyes, clear to read, and gave an opulence to the cabin. It just looked very snazzy and not overdone. Glad to see Hyundai has carried the theme to the rest of the lineup.
It's much better than the typical dull green or red in Pontiacs/BMWs
bkochuk says:
06:05 PM, 12/14/09
blue lights are cool lights.
scorp76 says:
06:10 PM, 12/14/09
Such a great-looking, and photogenic interior. So simple and elegant, but classy at the same time.
I wonder if this is the same simple elegance audi was shooting for with the new a8. Shame they didn't pull it off, and it appears overdone, unlike the Genesis.
brn says:
07:27 PM, 12/14/09
I dunno. I think this particular shot looks econobox-ish.
audisport says:
01:04 PM, 12/15/09
Wintry weather??? Really??