Genesis GV60

Model reviewed: Single motor RWD, Premium
Score: 8 / 10
“You might not have heard of Genesis, but you should certainly have a look at the GV60 if you’re in the market for an electric car from other premium brands. The rear-wheel drive Premium model is probably the pick of the range, with decent performance and equipment for the money.”
Author: Stuart Masson
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Model reviewed: Sport Plus AWD
Score: 8.2 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 is a stylish newcomer to the EV crossover market that ticks all the boxes to compete in the premium market. It’s pricey, but not that much compared to rivals, and it’s distinctive in all the right ways.”
Author: Andrew Charman
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Score: 8 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 is a desirable and upmarket, if slightly unconventional, all-electric family car.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 is another successful E-GMP-based model. It drives well, charges quickly, and feels every bit as luxurious and well appointed as its price tag suggests.”
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Score: 10 / 10
“Hyundai’s luxury offshoot Genesis goes electric in style with the GV60 and a winning blend of sharp looks, performance and luxury.” (Dan Trent)
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Model reviewed: Single-motor RWD Premium
Score: 8 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 Premium soundly beats the Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Tesla Model Y for interior quality and refinement, and it’s a better car than the Audi Q4 e-tron and Volvo XC40 Recharge thanks to the more upmarket interior, better driving dynamics and superior charging and range. But with a high starting price and unfavourable monthly rates, it’s also considerably more expensive than all the rest.” (Illya Verpraet)
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Model reviewed: Sport Plus
Score: 8 / 10
“Genesis could have made better use of the chassis tech, and high PCP rates are an issue. And despite good efficiency, its range lags somewhat behind those of alternatives with bigger batteries. Compared with other high-performance EV crossovers, though, the Genesis GV60 feels like a more thoroughly developed and well-rounded car, and one that has plenty of everyday feel-good factor to boot.”
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Model reviewed: Sport Plus
Score: 7 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 Sport Plus remains one of the most fun EVs to drive, but there’s no getting away from the fact you’re sitting on a weighty battery under the floor. Despite all the performance and grip, the weight doesn’t make it feel particularly dynamic. So while the additional equipment and technology work well enough, they don’t really add much to the GV60’s excellent overall package.” (Martyn Collins)
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Model reviewed: Premium (2023)
Score: 8 / 10
“While the GV60 remains a very good car, it’s perhaps a less compelling fleet option now than it was – although the Premium grade at least still seems a more sensible choice than the pricier alternatives higher up the range.” (Sean Keywood)
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Model reviewed: Sport Plus
Score: 8 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 Sport Plus is fun to drive and a tidy handler, but you’re always aware of that weighty battery under the floor. An impressive performer that’s decent to drive, with a plush and spacious interior – but slower single motor versions are more fun to drive because they’re not trying so hard.” (Martyn Collins)
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Model reviewed: RWD Premium
Score: 9 / 10
“An impressive performer, that’s decent to drive, with a plush and spacious interior – the GV60 is the best car Genesis makes and a very good electric car.” (Martyn Collins)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“A superb effort. The GV60 offers something different without just doing it for the sake of it. It’s a separate prospect to the Germans and it’s all the better for it. Adventurous well-off 30 to 40 year olds, you’ve found your premium electric SUV.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 is the new brand’s only dedicated electric car, but it’s also one of its most impressive models.” (Ben Custard)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The first stand-alone electric car from Genesis is a high-quality SUV-hatchback, but ride comfort levels let it down.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 is a sleekly styled luxury SUV based on many of the same parts as the excellent Hyundai Ioniq 5.” (Richard Ingram)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“In isolation, the Genesis GV60 looks like a great package. But it’s only the sales and aftercare approach that makes it any better than the mechanically identical Kia EV6 or Hyundai Ioniq 5.” (Ginny Buckley)
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Model reviewed: GV60 Sport Plus
Score: 7 / 10
“It’s by no means a bad car, in fact the GV60 is the best Genesis on sale in the UK – it’s just not resolved. But as a high-riding, high-performance crossover the Sport Plus doesn’t make a very solid case for itself.” (Jordan Katsianis)
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Model reviewed: Sport Plus
Score: 10 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 Sport Plus AWD is a very impressive all-round EV. It offers huge performance, it delivers reassuring traction thanks to its all-wheel drive chassis, it has comfortable ride quality on most roads, although the large 21-inch wheels don’t cope with pot holes as well as smaller wheels, and overall refinement is excellent.”
Author: Paul Clarke
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Model reviewed: 168 RWD Single Motor Premium
Score: 10 / 10
“The all-electric Genesis GV60 builds on the base of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6, keeping all the good points such as the excellent driving experience and long range, and it adds a luxury feel.” (Paul Clarke)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“”The Genesis GV60 is a refreshingly different offering in the ever-expanding world of electric SUVs. We reckon the GV60 is impressive enough to take on established rivals like the Tesla Model Y and Audi Q4 e-tron.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 10 / 10
“Stylish looks, impressive performance and a genuinely superb cabin means the Genesis GV60 is one of the most desirable electric vehicles on sale today. But can you cope with the quips that’ll come with driving a car from a brand no one’s heard of?”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The GV60 is an incredibly accomplished first fully electric car, with no major drawbacks beyond that price comparison to its stablemates. If you test it and you too fall in love with it, we say go for it; this is a car that allows you to dare to be different and throws in a few treats along the way – without any real risks of coming unstuck.” (Jim Holder)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7.2 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 is a superb effort and feels more premium than the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 because of the interior and buying experience. While its range and range predictor are among the best in the business.” (Keith Adams)
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“There’s certainly nothing wrong with the electric Genesis GV60. Its body is smoothly rounded, like pebbles you collect on the beach to decorate your bathroom, while the cabin is full of jewellery resembling cut-glass decanters, knurled metalwork, tooled leather, switches in the form of globes and belt-buckles. OK, so when you touch some of this ‘metalwork’ it turns out to be plastic, but even so it’s a great place to be.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 10 / 10
“The GV60 stands out from the crowd with a fresh, inviting cabin, classy exterior design and a badge that is more exclusive than the usual German fare. It also delivers the performance you’d expect from a premium EV with handling aplomb you perhaps wouldn’t.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“After a succession of EVs that work best in their cheapest, simplest form, it’s a relief to find that with the Genesis GV60 you pay more money and get a significantly better car.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“It’s interesting to look at (although it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea) and the interior gets lots of neat design touches and premium materials. It’s decent to drive too, although perhaps not quite at the level of the Ford Mustang Mach-E or the Polestar 2.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 10 / 10
“A brilliant electric car and the best effort yet from the fledgling Genesis brand. Go for the cheapest RWD Premium model for the best value for money, although bear in mind the an equivalent Kia EV6 (almost identical underneath) will cost you slightly less.”
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Score: 7.9 / 10
“The Genesis GV60 isn’t cheap, but as a luxury competitor it’s not hideously expensive either, at least until you start adding options. The exterior is a classy crossover interpretation, and the interior plush. Press the Boost button in the top dual-motor version and it’s exceedingly quick too – for ten seconds at a time. Otherwise, it’s just fast. If you’re after an opulent electric SUV, the Genesis GV60 is a comfortable option.” (James Morris)
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