- UPDATE, May 24, 2022: GV60 international first drive
- August 28, 2021: Video shows off nifty Crystal Sphere shifter
- August 19, 2021: Genesis GV60 crossover revealed
Snapshot
- New GV60 will be the first dedicated electric Genesis model
- E-GMP architecture shared with Hyundai and Kia EVs
- Available as 237kW/605Nm Sport or 325kW/700Nm Sport Plus overseas
UPDATE, May 24, 2022: GV60 international first drive
Georg Kacher takes the all-electric Genesis GV60 for a spin in Frankfurt to test how it stacks up against its Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 cousins.
Click the link below to find out what he made of the new model, and for its full overseas specification.
Local details are expected to be announced in the near future.
August 28, 2021: Video shows off nifty Crystal Sphere shifter
We came across this animation of the all-electric GV60’s “Crystal Sphere” shifter on Carscoops and had to share it.
The idea here is that when the GV60 is sitting parked, the sphere is upside-down (so to speak) with a stylish illuminated starburst design on display. Step inside and power up the GV60, and the sphere flips over to reveal the gear selector.
Neat trick. (Psst, let us know in the comments below if the image isn’t animating.)
August 19, 2021: Genesis GV60 crossover revealed
Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis has officially unveiled the all-new GV60 crossover, its first dedicated electric model.
Heavily influenced by the 2019 Mint concept, the GV60 will share the same E-GMP architecture as the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6, offering anywhere between 125kW/350Nm to 225kW/605Nm and up to 480 kilometres of driving range.
The exterior shape of the GV60 is reminiscent of the Ioniq 5, but adopts more features from the Genesis book of design language, including the split front and rear lights which were added to the most recent update of the firm’s vehicles.
As opposed to the boxy lines of the Ioniq 5 and the sharp creases on the body of the EV6, the GV60’s curves are smoother and more rounded, with digital side mirrors blending into the design – while the C-pillar design emulates a lightning strike to hint at its electric powertrain.
At the back, its sloping rear window leads to a low-level spoiler, which houses the central brake light and reversing camera, with the aforementioned twin-line brake lights adding the distinct touch of Genesis to the rear design.
Inside the cabin, the ‘gearbox’ is controlled by Genesis’s crystal sphere shift-by-wire in the centre console, changing to a mood lighting system when the car is turned off.
The floating centre console creates an atmosphere of space, while the new wing-like spoke steering wheel offers a change from the norm – featuring a small central hub but with a vast array of buttons sprouting from it, seemingly giving the driver control over nearly every system from the wheel.
Genesis is yet to confirm when the GV60 will be officially launched and when it will arrive in Australia, although its G80 electric limo is slated to land first in early 2022.
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