I was a little afraid that the GV80 GV80 honeymoon period might be obsolete. After more impressed with my first sense of a luxury SUV, then enjoy the company – in the form of RWD 2.5T – for more relaxed reviews in the snow this year, the risk is that the charm that is even more luxurious 2021 GV80 3.5T AWD prestige may be lost in familiarity , However, it turns out, I don’t need to worry.
Design like this still changes the head. Foreigners praise the GV80 in the parking lot; Other drivers watched me past them with curiosity bordering envy. Genesis remains quite mysterious so most conversations involve a quick explanation: “They are the Hyundai luxury brand; Think Lexus to Toyota.”
However, what Lexus is needed year down, Genesis has accessed the first attempt. Recognized, Lexus can be said to create a luxury SUV room with original RX, and at this point the GV80 has many clear lessons can be learned from all hosts of high rolling rivals. Even so the fact that the GV80 is so, so good from the gate is very astonishing.
The exterior combines modern and classical beautifully, with the detailing genesis that manages to avoid the proportion of shock while still leaving himself memorable. Inside, the GV80 cabin is enough to give Audi, Mercedes, and the night without BMW sleep.
There is no standard lack of kits, of course, but what is closest to Genesis has assembled it. Attention to the number of details, and everything from Knurling that consistently crosses the buttons and switchgear, through a soft touch plastic touched wisely, to a quiet aesthetic of the infotainment system talking about the obsessions needed to build a great car. Even bells, bongs, and melodies produced by harmonious GV80 than hamdrum.
In the term GV80, the AWD 3.5T prestige is above the line. The SUV v2 version starts at $ 59,650 (plus a $ 1,045 destination), and standard equipment is healthy. 20-inch wheels, sunroof panorama, adaptive cruise control and genesis’ assisted highway driving assist II is included, along with a full suite of active safety tools, front seats heated and ventilated with heated steering wheels, 14.5 inches. Infotainment touch screen with Apple Wired Carplay and Android Auto, wireless telephone charging, and power rod with hands-free opening.
Advanced $ 5,200 package exchanged leather seats for the skin, throws in a 360 degree camera, rear parking collision avoidance, head-up display, tri-zone climate control and lexicon speaker audio chair, and a 21-speaker lexicon audio system. It also adds to the remote smart parking assistance, which allows you to move the GV80 to enter and exit the space of the key FOB. It feels a bit of a gimmicky, and can be fussy about where you stand before it will really work, but still a neat party trick.
Finally, for $ 6.600 again you get a prestige package. 22-inch wheels, differential electronic slip, even better skin, power adjustment, and second-line chair ventilated, power cover door, and rear side window nuances equipped with it, along with Genesis’ 12.3-inch 3D digital cluster. Which uses the appearance of the trick and eye tracking camera to make a three-dimensional driver gauge; Or, you can turn it off and only have 2D – but sharper – graph.
PRIM Prestige GV80 also adds to the cancellation of active road noise, and the 3.5t machine is equipped with genesis’ electronically controlled suspension with road scanning cameras. Together they made an astonishing difference for isolation from a rough world outside, preparing the SUV for a lump and hole in front, and calming the sound of the road with a vague desis. Only a pleasant thrum from the exhaust that really worked.