Fastback model of present GV80 was previewed by idea revealed in New York earlier this yr
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by Chris Chilton
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Don’t you simply hate it when an automaker rolls out an idea then follows it up with a manufacturing model that’s misplaced all the cool stuff? Simply take a look at how plain the manufacturing Mercedes EQS sedan was in contrast with the Imaginative and prescient EQS idea. However there needs to be no such complaints in regards to the Genesis GV80 Coupe. These spy photographs affirm that it seems nearly precisely just like the present automotive revealed in New York earlier this yr.
Certain, everyone knows that Genesis would have locked down the design for the manufacturing model years earlier than revealing the idea, nevertheless it’s commonplace for automakers to over-embellish the ‘idea’ model, understanding full properly that the street automotive can be much less attention-grabbing.
We’ll we’re actually serious about these photographs of a prototype Coupe testing, as a result of they present the fastback GV80 out in the true world and underline what a dramatic distinction chopping off the tail has made to the entire manner of Genesis’s flagship SUV. The common GV’s fats D-pillar and blocky tail lamps create an aura of solidity, however they don’t precisely scream ‘sporty’ or ‘agile.’
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However including some rake to the rear window and subbing within the slim wraparound taillights and ducktail rear spoiler from 2021’s X Speedium Coupe idea has reworked the GV80 into one thing that appears worthy of taking over coupe-SUV heroes just like the Porsche Cayenne Coupe.
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This prototype is rocking a quad tailpipe setup relatively than the twin suggestions seen on the idea, and it doesn’t sit fairly as low. It additionally does with out the present automotive’s carbon roof panel – we are able to see a sunroof mounted in a plain steel roof within the spy photographs. The rear roll cage seen right here clearly received’t be making it to the showroom model, however we’re hoping the superior four-bucket-seat inside setup from the idea at the very least makes it to the choices listing. The present GV80 is accessible with three rows of seats, however that’s positively not going to be a chance with the Coupe’s plunging roofline.
We’d additionally not be shocked if Genesis skipped the upright GV80’s entry-level 2.5-liter mill for the Coupe, at the very least initially. Three-hundred horses (304 PS) and 4 cylinders doesn’t seem to be sufficient when the bottom Cayenne fastback begins at 348 hp (PS), so underneath the hood we look forward to finding the agency’s 375 hp (380 PS) 3.5-liter V6, and possibly even the 409 hp (415 PS) hybrid 3.5 from the G90 limo.
Although Genesis has confirmed that there’s a manufacturing Coupe coming, it hasn’t stated when. Nevertheless it’s potential that we’ll get a take a look at the completed SUV later this yr, with vehicles arriving within the U.S. in 2024 for the 2025 mannequin yr.
