The Genesis G70 sedan, posh sibling to the outgoing Kia Stinger, is set to debut a second facelift in May 2023.
Snapshot
- Genesis G70 second facelift will reportedly debut in May 2023
- Luxury sports sedan continues on, despite related Kia Stinger demise
- Second-gen G70 due in March 2026, likely all-electric
According to Korean Car Blog, sources have said that the sporty luxury sedan will feature a front-end design even more inspired by the overseas G90 sedan than before, while debuting a “completely new interior”.
The G70 sedan launched locally in 2019, before receiving a striking facelift in 2021 to bring it in line with the newer Genesis design language, while introducing a G70 Shooting Brake body style.
There’s no word on the future of the G70 Shooting Brake, but as one of the few wagons left in the world, fans will be hoping it lives on.
Genesis G70 Shooting Brake
Despite production ending for the Stinger in 2023 – but with Kia Australia committed to selling the liftback for as long as possible – the G70 will continue on with the same underpinnings and carryover engines.
The current flagship G70 Sport sedan guise packs a 3.3-litre six-cylinder petrol engine making 274kW of power and 510Nm of torque, which accelerates from 0-100km/h in a claimed 4.7 seconds.
The South Korean automaker has already stopped developing new internal combustion engines, but it’s unclear whether it’ll fit a 48-volt electric supercharger as in the G90 to comply with strict emissions regulations in some countries.
Below: A speculative rendering of the 2024 G70, inspired by the larger G90
2024 Genesis G70 rendering produced by NYMammoth
Below: The G70 in its current facelifted form
Will there be an all-new, second-gen G70 later?
Korean Car Blog also reports an all-new second-generation Genesis G70 (codenamed RN2 internally) is set to debut in March 2026, which would probably result in a 2027 launch in Australia.
The company has promised to only introduce pure battery-electric or hydrogen fuel-cell models from 2025, which confirms the first G70 will ultimately be the only non-electrified model in the badge’s history.
To the end of November, only 84 G70s were registered in Australia in 2022 – making it the second-least favourite Genesis model in the line-up behind the larger G80 sedan.
In contrast, 464 examples of its GV70 SUV counterpart were sold in the same period.
Below: The G70 as it looked when first revealed in 2017
Below: The G90 limousine, not offered in Australia
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