Genesis GV60 review

The GV60 maintains its futuristic and modern characteristics when you get inside the car. With Genesis looking to deliver a premium experience, the interior doesn’t fall short.

When you turn on the car you will notice a glass ball that turns over and becomes your drive selector – which you can move like an old rotary telephone. Lovely.

Tech and features

The cool tech doesn’t stop there, with a pair of 12.3-inch screens, one for your infotainment system and one as the dashboard. This gives you plenty of driving info and allows you to easily monitor the range.

As you'd expect, this comes with a sat-nav and you can easily hook your smartphone up via Bluetooth. Within the settings menu, you can also adjust how your electric car sounds to suit your tastes.

A feature we love about the GV60 is that for all its tech and infotainment screens, there are still physical buttons for you to press, which allow you to control the music and temperature without taking your eyes off the road.

Genesis has kept it nice and simple when it comes to GV60 trim levels on offer. There's just a handful to choose from: Premium, Sport and Sport Plus.

Electric motors and power

The Premium model is the entry point and offers the most range because it uses just one electric motor at the rear.

The Sport Plus is the fastest version with two electric motors, giving it four-wheel drive. The Sport Plus officially does 289 miles while the Premium can handle 321 claimed miles on a single charge.

The GV60 gets a ‘boost’ button which at first may seem like a gimmick, but actually does have a notable impact.

All models share the rear same 77.4 kWh battery, but press the boost button and the top model's twin motors will together produce 490hp. This is over 100hp more than the Kia EV6.

In the Sport Plus, you can do 0-62mph in just 4 seconds flat. Not only does it give you a whole heap of power, but you get the satisfaction of your digital dashboard turning red and the seat snuggly pinching your lower back, so you’re primed for the boost.

There's also a drift button for those looking for even more thrills...

Handling and ride comfort

Keep the pace down though, and the GV60 is blissfully quiet, with the sounds of the electric motor only just becoming audible when you reach motorway speeds. It comfortably rides over bumps and the responsive steering makes it fun to drive.

To make the car even quieter, you can pay £909 for a state-of-the-art Bang & Olufsen sound system, which has a noise cancelling feature, ensuring you can have a peaceful drive behind the wheel. Unless you stick on your favourite dance playlist.

When driving the GV60 you sit high on the road, giving you great view ahead. Despite the sloping roof, you still have good rear visibility too, thanks in part to the rear camera display and birds-eye view – making it easy to safely manoeuvre the car into tight spots.

Rear seats

The GV60 is brilliantly spacious. You won’t hear any moaning from passengers who are over six feet, whether they’re sat in the front or back seats.

Unlike many other wannabe-coupe SUVs, the sloping roofline doesn’t mean you feel boxed in when you’re sat in the back.

Storage solutions

There are charging ports in the front and two for passengers in the back, so everyone can plug in their gadgets while you’re on the road.

There are cup holders and fairly large door bins in the front seats, while the middle seat in the back folds down to act as an armrest or cup holder, making it a comfy cruiser for everyone in the GV60.

Boot space

When it comes to boot space, you get 423 litres (680 litres up to the roof) which is slightly less than its rivals but it’s enough to fit roughly seven carry-on suitcases.

So plenty of space for a long road trip or enough to throw a couple of buggies in the boot if required.

Also, a sneaky bonus is the froot (front boot, or frunk if you're American), which is fairly shallow with only 53 litres of space, but it's a perfect spot to store your charging cables and free up space in the boot.

Reliability

With its ties to Hyundai, we're optimistic that build quality and longevity will be good.

Range

The million-dollar question on everyone’s lips when it comes to new electric cars is: “how long does it take to charge?”.

Well, you can get the battery from 10-80% in as little as 18 minutes, with the GV60 capable of using super-fast 350kW chargers.

While the range of the GV60 is claimed to be 321 miles, meaning you can complete long journeys on the motorway off a single charge.