Luxurious, electric and practical, the 2024 Genesis GV60 AWD Luxury sits on sister brand Hyundai’s E-GMP modular platform. A nice looking ride, its elegance belies its 360kW/700Nm performance powertrain.
Missing the sharp lines of the IONIQ 5 and Kia EV6, with which it shares its underpinnings, it sports a far more curvaceous look, with a clamshell-style bonnet and iconic quad LED headlights.
Immediately noticeable are the thin, somewhat strange looking, digital side mirrors, which do take some getting used to, and feel like a bit of a gimmick. The quality of the image they produce is great though, and the screen you look at is quite large.
The rear has nice form, with the fixed spoiler adding shape. The door handles too are impressive, popping out to invite the driver to open the doors, before returning flush with the body. The GV60 rides on 21-inch alloy wheels.
There’s also something unique; a biometrical facial recognition camera to unlock the vehicle; fitted in the driver’s side passenger door trim panel (outside). Inside you’ll find a 17-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system, and what can only be described as pure luxury.
Your eyes are almost immediately drawn to the crystal sphere on the floating console, which rotates 180-degrees upon starting the vehicle to reveal the shift-by-wire controller. There are plenty of physical buttons too, including for climate control.
There’s a small touchscreen as well, which offers haptic feedback when you change settings. Across the dash is a beautiful digital display, split over two screens, with one for infotainment and one for the instrument cluster.
There’s an abundance of storage spaces in the sustainably designed GV60, with the boot offering a reasonable 432-litres, or 1,460-litres when you drop the second row. There’s a small amount of stage space in the frunk too.
The headlining, pillars and door trims are made from fabric woven with yarns extracted from recycled PET bottles and waste fishing nets. The seating throughout the vehicle is quite comfortable, with heating, cooling and 10-way adjustment for both front pews.
The driver scores a massage function and the rears are heated. On the tech front, there are two USB-C ports in both rows, a 12V socket, and a wireless charging pad. Smartphone connectivity for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is wired, which is a bit of a let down.
Satellite navigation features augmented reality and there’s a tonne of EV data available on the infotainment screen, including efficiency outcomes, when you need to charge next, and potential range. You can even monitor driving, climate electronics and battery usage.
The GV60 has V2L (vehicle to load) functionality, with the exterior charging port and an internal power point, giving you the ability to power appliances up to 250V, 15A (3.6kW) maximum.
Genesis claims a 466km range, and in real world testing (with a mix of highway and inner-city driving) we managed between and 400km and 450km on most tests. It will charge to 80 per cent on a 350kW DC fast charger in 18 minutes.
At home, you’re looking at just under 12 hours to charge to 100 per cent, while a 50kW DC charger takes 73 minutes. On a drive down to the NSW South Coast, we stopped off at one of Ampol’s AmpCharge EV stations, which output a little over 150kW.
We spent 26 minutes plugged in to go from 20 per cent to 90 per cent, at a cost of $32.33. That’s not ugly. Battery conditioning comes standard too, and is certainly a welcome feature. The system heats things up in preparation for charging, improving wait times.
Sliding in at $114,930 drive away, there are seven gloss and two matte colour schemes to choose from, including the Makula Grey of our test vehicle (available in both paint formats), Hanauma Mint and Capri Blue.
Genesis offers a 5-year unlimited kilometre warranty, as well as the choice of either a 5-year Chargefox subscription or a 7.2kW/32A home charger. You can find out more from the Genesis Motors Australia website, or by talking to your local dealership.
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Our test vehicle was provided by Genesis Motors Australia for independent review purposes.
