- Genesis GV60 facelift brings inside and exterior design tweaks that make it look sportier and extra premium.
- Genesis will doubtless give the revised GV60 the identical 84 kWh battery pack that is already in its sister fashions from Kia and Hyundai.
- Pricing and availability will likely be introduced later this yr and the vary might characteristic a manufacturing model of the GV60 Magma idea.
Genesis has revealed a refreshed model of its GV60 electrical crossover, which debuted in October 2021. It has up to date exterior styling, which contains some components from newer Genesis fashions, however the greatest visible change is contained in the automobile, the place a single big show replaces the outdated model’s dual-screen array, and it fully transforms the look of the inside.
Gone are the 2 12.3-inch shows (one for the driving force and one for infotainment), and of their place is an ultra-wide 27-inch display. Having one seamless show (with smaller bezels than earlier than) stretching from in entrance of the driving force all the way in which to the center of the dashboard makes an already fairly fancy-looking inside really feel much more upmarket.
This bigger display debuted in the facelifted GV70 together with a new-design three-spoke steering wheel additionally current within the revised GV60.
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Exterior adjustments are extra delicate, however the revised entrance bumper with its reshaped grille makes the GV60 seem sportier and extra aggressive. The rear bumper loses the jarring silver trim on the decrease half and now has the identical shade as the remainder of the physique, which helps give all the automobile a extra cohesive and premium look.
The plastic trim items across the wheel arches, which have been naked plastic earlier than, are actually body-colored. This detracts some ruggedness factors, however the mixed impact of the outside adjustments is fairly important, particularly when mixed with the new-design five-spoke 21-inch aero wheels that look sportier than what the pre-facelift automobile had.
Genesis hasn’t introduced any technical adjustments, however the refreshed GV60 will doubtless characteristic a bigger battery pack like its mainstream sister fashions, the Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5. Once they obtained their mid-lifecycle replace, their battery capability was elevated from 77 kilowatt-hours to 84 kWh. This could yield round a dozen additional miles of EPA vary.
Whereas the Kia and Hyundai have scorching variations with 576 and 641 hp, respectively, the present high performer within the GV60 lineup solely has 429 hp (or as much as 483 hp with a short lived increase perform). Nevertheless, this can doubtless change with the refreshed mannequin, which can doubtless get a manufacturing model of the GV60 Magma idea.
The recent GV60 options not solely extra energy (doubtless topping the Hyundai) but additionally an intensive sporty exterior and inside makeover, in addition to doubtlessly the identical faux engine noise and shifting launched by the Ioniq 5 N, which the revised model of the Kia EV6 GT can even undertake.
The revised Genesis GV60 will first go on sale in its native South Korea, the place particulars relating to its trim construction and pricing will likely be introduced someday in Q1. It has additionally been confirmed to reach in Australia in Q3, however its arrival within the U.S. and different markets hasn’t been introduced but. The GV60 presently prices between $53,800 and $71,350, and the upcoming Magma mannequin might push the value nearer to $80,000.
