The model’s solely totally electrical automobile may be about to get a really barely new face
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Genesis just lately introduced the addition of legendary racer Jacky Ickx to its crew to assist rework the model. Nonetheless, throughout the presentation, it appears the model might have inadvertently leaked the facelifted model of its GV60 electrical SUV. If true, the modifications are refined but efficient, additional aligning the automobile with the remainder of the Genesis household.
The GV60 isn’t precisely lengthy within the tooth. It launched only some years in the past to modest success. It leverages a lot of the identical expertise that one would discover in a Kia EV6 or a Hyundai Ioniq 5. What it has that these vehicles don’t is a bunch of luxurious options and a quieter experience.
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A since-deleted video from the introduction of Mr. Ickx reveals what seems to be the up to date GV60 with a tag on the entrance labeled “JW F/L,” with “JW” being Genesis’ inside codename for the electrical SUV. Due to this fact, there’s little doubt that that is some kind of GV60, based mostly on nonetheless photos captured and posted on Bobaedream and different social media channels.
Apparently, the refreshed GV60 is poised to obtain a sleeker entrance finish design, accentuating the distinctive fishnet grille remedy discovered on different Genesis fashions. We are able to see massive vertical consumption strakes bookending a brand new trapezoidal grille that’s huge on the backside and shrinks on the midpoint of the entrance finish. A small huge oval seems within the very middle of the grille.
What seems to be a sensor array sits within the midst of the fishnet grille. To be clear, these are very refined and easy modifications. Different pictures seem to indicate the silhouette of the identical automobile and there are not any noticeable modifications from the present automobile.
The lighting seems to be equivalent to Genesis’ double mild bar signature on the again and on the entrance. Since this isn’t a U.S. spec automobile, it lacks the identical bodily wing mirrors seen within the States. Nonetheless, the modifications we see listed below are similar to design cues from different vehicles within the household just like the GV70.
We don’t know if the up to date GV60 will embrace any modifications within the powertrain division or when Genesis plans to formally introduce the EV. Nonetheless, given its presence within the video, we suspect it ought to occur later this yr, arriving in North America throughout the subsequent 12 months, both as a 2025 MY or 2026 MY.
