Presented at the end of last year at the Guangzhou Motor Show, the new Genesis Electrified GV70 is the electric version of the SUV that represents the luxurious Korean brand in the D-segment, and which has now confirmed its presence at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022. A debut that anticipates the commercial launch in Europe to put the dominators of the category on the ropes.
It’s been a year since Genesis was established in Europe, initially only in Germany and the United Kingdom, with a range made up of seven models that have come to win over customers in the Premium category dominated by German brands. For now, the South Korean luxury firm only markets one electric model in the Old Continentbut it is one step away from the second.
The Hyundai group brand has confirmed the European debut of the Genesis Electrified GV70 in the coming weeks, taking advantage of the new edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022, which will open its doors in a few weeks. The electric variant of the GV70 debuted at the end of last year at the Guangzhou Motor Show in China, presenting the same avant-garde design as the combustion versions, but distinguishing itself by the chrome ridge grille enclosure, which hides the battery charging port
The Genesis Electrified GV70, an electric SUV on the hunt for the Germans
This special grille design, along with the absence of exhaust, are the only details that really set this zero emission version apart. Because, inside, there are no changes that show that we are facing a purer model of sustainable mobility beyond the clocks on the digital instrument panel and the information provided on the multimedia screen of the propulsion system.
In principle, the new Genesis Electrified GV70 will be sold as a single version with two electric motors that develop a maximum power of 160 kW, equivalent to 217 CVand that will increase to some brutal 490 hp thanks to a “Boost” function which will be available for a few seconds. For example, to overtake. The two units are powered by a battery placed between the axles that will provide energy for a maximum range of 500 kilometers at the lowest power leveland cutting a hundred kilometers in «Boost» mode.
The GV70 Electric is the third model in the brand’s new electric range to be launched within a year, joining the unprecedented GV60 already on sale in the British Islesand to Electrified G80 which will also launch later this year. Both models will be on sale in Europe before the end of the year, with deliveries expected from 2023seriously embarrassing the German competitors.