The GV70 EV builds on an already excellent SUV by bringing silence and more power into the mix.
, it's easy to get the impression the Electrified GV70 is merely a GV70 trim level, especially so from a styling perspective as it's pretty indistinguishable from the non-electric version. The only key visual differences are a lack of tailpipes and its closed-off, diamond-pattern grille where the charge port and its door reside. Only available with all-wheel drive, the electric GV70 produces 429 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque from its motors, with juice supplied to them by a 77.
Inside, the gas-powered GV70's attractive, elliptical interior motif is present here, as well, but it looks next level when outfitted in the frankly dazzling Glacier White leather trim package. Visions of yachts and caprese salads dance in your head as you climb in, though the driver's seat of our test car already wore some color transfer from the jeans of a previous driver. And it must be said: A stark-white leather steering wheel is simply.
Front passenger room is spacious, although shorter drivers might wish for longer femurs so their knees can clear the curiously long seat . And because the GV70 sports a slick, slopey silhouette in profile, taller rear-seat passengers might find headroom somewhat limited.The GV70 was already a pretty quiet-riding SUV at speed, but the experience becomes cosmically silent in the battery-powered model .
Steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters control the Electrified GV70's regenerative braking effort, but even on its highest setting the SUV never feels as eager to stop when one-pedal driving like other EVs such as the. Relatedly, the brake pedal is also difficult to modulate for smooth stops, as the system's inability to seamlessly manage the transition between regenerative and friction braking can cause weird, unintentional lurches.
Genesis also touts the electric GV70's fast-charging capabilities. At a 350-kW charger, it pulled up to 232 kW and recuperated 125 miles of range after 15 minutes of charging, 175 miles after 30 minutes, and 191 miles after 45 minutes. Charging the EV SUV from 5 to 80 percent battery capacity took 20 minutes, and it took 47 minutes total to charge from 5 percent battery capacity to full.
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