Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Genesis GV70 - 2025MY Minor Change

The Genesis GV70 is Korea's answer to the BMW X3. For the 2025 model year, the GV70 gets a minor change. This change gives those unfamiliar with Genesis a chance to rediscover the GV70 with a different perspective.

2025 Genesis GV70
2025 Genesis GV70

2025 Genesis GV70
2025 Genesis GV70

The 2025 Genesis GV70 starts at 53.8 million KRW plus additional costs, which is more expensive than its pre-facelifted model launched at the end of 2020. Amid a mammoth price hike, the latest minor change is all about rediscovering the luxury brand's second SUV in the same way that the GV80 and the G80 RG3 did when they gained their minor changes last year.

2025 Genesis GV70
2025 Genesis GV70

Beginning with the exterior, the GV70 minor change gained a redesigned front grille, revised quad lamps and taillights, and new bumper designs with the Standard version abandoning the squarish faux exhausts while the Sport version ditching the round ones from behind in favor of squarish faux ones, this time it's horizontal. The revised exterior design made this minor change easy to understand.

2025 Genesis GV70
2025 Genesis GV70 interior

The interior saw some major changes as hinted by the new dashboard layout, steering wheel design, and 27-inch OLED integrated wide display that combines the digital instrumental cluster and touch-screen infotainment system into one extra-long screen positioned to the driver's side. The rotary shift dial has been crystalized for showy purposes.

The seats are now festooned with Prime Nappa leather with Standard models featuring Elegance Line Mood Lighting and a choice of two two-tone interior colors; Slate Gray/Velvet Burgundy and Ocean Wave Blue/Havana Brown. The Sport variants feature magma-colored stitching and seatbelts, Sporty Line Mood Lighting, and a choice of Obsidian Black/Ultramarine two-tone and Obsidian Black Monotone interior colors.

Like the pre-facelift, the GV70 can carry up to 542L with the rear seats present. By folding the rear seats down, you can utilize up to 1,678L.

2025 Genesis GV70
2025 Genesis GV70

Learning lessons from the recently facelifted GV80 and G80, the GV70 minor change threw away the diesel powertrain, leaving only a choice of two gas-powered engines; the 304PS Smartstream G 2.5T engine, and the range-topping 3.5L V6 turbo engine with 380PS of power. All of these engines are mated to an 8-speed automatic and can be fitted with the available AWD with Auto Terrain Mode that automatically detects road conditions, be it tarmac, gravel, or snow, delivering optimal driving performance. It even comes with Integrated Driving Modes that affect the behavior of the GV70 from fuel efficiency to sporty driving.

As expected the GV70 minor change is fully prepared with the most advanced safety features such as Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist with the additional Evasive Steering Assist, Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist, Rear Collision Avoidance Assist, Lane Keeping Assistance, Highway Driving Assist 2, Navigation-Based Smart Cruise Control, Surround View Monitor, Rear Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist, and Remote Smart Parking Assist.

Whether you are familiar with the GV70 or not, this minor change is all about rediscovering this crossover in a slightly different approach from its revised exterior, new interior, new tech, and a petrol engine lineup with the electric variant following shortly. The more you know,.

Available Colors: Uyuni White, Seville Silver, Makalu Gray, Beak Black, Stor Green, Ceres Blue, Capri Blue, Mauna Red, Matterhorn White, Makalu Gray Matte, Stor Green Matte, and Ceres Blue Matte.

Photo: Hyundai Motor Company

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