2022 Genesis GV60: Everything we know about the luxury electric SUV

September 8, 2022: Australian pricing and features detailed

In the week of its Australian market launch, full pricing and features for the new Genesis GV60 electric SUV have been confirmed.

The line-up will be offered in only two specifications, largely identical in mechanical configuration but for particular performance and equipment differences.

Both variants are all-wheel drive, with energy supplied by a 77.4kWh battery pack.

Pricing starts from $103,700 and tops out at $110,700. What do you get for the money? Get the full story at the link below.

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May 27, 2022: Local specification confirmed

Wheels has had a sneak peak at a prototype of the GV60 all-electric SUV on local soil, with Genesis also confirming some specification details for the Australian market.

The model will be available locally with two powertrain options: the mid-spec 234kW/605Nm motor or top-grade 320kW/605Nm unit (360kW/700Nm), both with all-wheel drive.

All grades use the same 77.4kWh lithium ion battery pack, with the 234kW version offering a claimed 470 kilometres of driving range and the 320kW 466km. The mid-range vehicle gets 20-inch rims, while the top-spec gets 21s.

So far, confirmed specification for Australian examples of the GV60 includes:

2022 Genesis GV60 Australian features

Speaking to Wheels, a Genesis spokesperson said features such as the digital mirrors could be offered with a "delete option", with the carmaker prepared to look at feedback on their popularity "to see if it's something we can offer quickly".

"Through our own experience at Genesis, not only at the launch of models but also throughout their lifespan, is that most customers are opting into our luxury packages and top of the range models to the tune of around 80 per cent," he told us.

"Given we've had reasonably limited stock coming, as well as restrictions in the first two years of this model's life, we’ve targeted what stock we do have to meet that which is most popular with the customers.

"In the broader market, what we're seeing with EV customers is that once we've ticked the [driving] range box they’re asking for as much specification and power as we can give them – so we’re aligning what we’re offering with that [by only bringing the top-spec variant first].

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.

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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.)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.