Best Luxury Car of 2024
2024 Genesis G90: Finalist
- Starting price range: $90,450-$100,750
- Estimated combined fuel economy: 20-21 mpg
- Base powertrain: 375-hp, twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6; eight-speed automatic transmission; all-wheel drive
The G90 full-size luxury sedan was redesigned for 2023 with new powertrains, updated technology and dramatic yet elegant styling; these updates carry over for 2024 and continue to impress.
Outside, we’re taken by the G90’s knockout exterior styling — it’s both sensuous and stately, highlighted by impeccable details like its bold diamond-shield grille flanked by thin-strip headlights with optic lenses.
Inside, the G90’s interior manages to combine an old-world luxury vibe with modern technology. The regal cabin’s highlights include plenty of high-end touches, such as heated, ventilated and massaging seats; touchscreen controls for the rear passengers; power-closing doors; and a cabin fragrance diffuser. An over-the-top feature is the Mood Curator system that pairs various ambient elements such as cabin lighting, music and fragrance into preset programs. What’s more, the G90 lacks the fussy, gadget-heavy controls that often plague other flagship vehicles; instead, the G90 keeps things simple with a straightforward interface and clear digital menus.
And it drives as well as it looks. The base 3.5T AWD model is powered by a 375-hp, twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6. The step-up 3.5T e-Supercharger AWD variant uses the same basic engine but adds, as its name suggests, a 48-volt electric supercharger for a total output of 409 hp.
Genesis also remembered that the primary mission of a large luxury sedan is to coddle occupants with world-class quietness and comfort, which the G90 does thanks in part to its available air suspension and rear-wheel-steering system.
The 2024 Genesis G90 is a big sedan that delivers big on all-around luxury presence, earning it a spot on our list.
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2024 Lucid Air: Finalist
- Starting price range: $78,900-$250,500
- Estimated electric driving range: 394-419 miles (Pure); 427 miles (Sapphire)
- Base powertrain: 480-hp single motor and 900-volt battery system; rear-wheel drive
The 2024 Lucid Air is an electric five-seat sedan that exudes luxury-car style, comfort and is packed with efficiency and technology.
Outside, it’ll draw looks in traffic thanks to its dramatically lit face, sexy fastback silhouette, sculpted body and eye-catching horizontal rear light bar.
Inside, the Lucid Air takes luxury to new highs with an opulent, spacious interior trimmed with high-end materials along with a tech-focused cockpit. It’s both beautiful to look at and pleasing to use. Highlights include a giant glass roof, a dramatic 34-inch organic light-emitting diode instrument display and infotainment system, a power-retractable touchscreen and the available DreamDrive Pro highway driving assist system.
Depending on the trim level, the Lucid is good for between 480 and 1,234 hp and between 394 and 516 miles of electric range , making it among the most powerful and longest-range EVs on the market. With claimed 0-60 mph times as low as less than two seconds, it’s also among the quickest. Charge times are also impressive and range from 12-15 minutes to add 200 miles when connected to a 350-kW DC fast charger and in ideal conditions.
And it drives like a dream, too. The Lucid Air is quiet, has instant and effortless power at the ready, and features composed, confident driving dynamics.
The 2024 Lucid Air definitely has a luxury-car price tag, with the top trim well over six-figure territory, but lesser trims are more reasonably priced and still offer ample power and range. The 2024 Lucid Air is an efficient, luxurious, technological tour de force, earning it a spot on our list.
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