How the Genesis Electrified GV70 differs from the common GV70

Duh, proper? On the one hand, the Genesis Electrified GV70 is strictly what it says it’s: an electrified model of the model’s compact luxurious SUV. Bother is, the phrase “electrified” is extraordinarily broad. Volvo made waves when it introduced that its total lineup could be “electrified,” which prompted a mess of lazy on-line shops to report that Volvo would solely be promoting electrical automobiles now. Had they learn on somewhat deeper into the press launch, they’d have found that Volvo was successfully simply updating {the electrical} techniques of its base inner combustion engines to make them delicate hybrids. Positively not electrical, however technically “electrified.”

OK, so that isn’t what is occurring right here. Not solely is the GV70 electrified, however it’s 100% electrified and there isn’t any gasoline engine. It will have a battery and a motor powering the rear and/or all 4 wheels. Sadly, that is the extent of the technical particulars out there presently — we must always know extra in December when the Electrified GV70 begins rolling off the manufacturing line in South Korea. Within the meantime, we did get an opportunity to see the Electrified GV70 in particular person previous to its North American debut on the Los Angeles Auto Present in a couple of weeks. 

Within the video above, I’m going over all of the visible modifications. Truthfully, it is actually “blink and also you’d miss it” stuff. Just like the Electrified G80, Genesis is certainly going the stealthy route right here. The grille is totally enclosed and homes probably the most efficiently hid cost door within the business. The decrease air dam can be completely different from each the two.5T and three.5T fashions (one thing I did not point out within the video). The wheels are distinctive to the Electrified GV70 and since there isn’t a exhaust, the decrease rear bumper is completely different. The inside will get a Enhance button added to the steering wheel (like within the GV60, it provides a 10-second increase of additional energy), though the wheel is in any other case the identical as what you’d get in different GV70s. The instrument design is similar however the data shared is completely different, whereas a novel Glacier White inside shade with copper particulars is unique to the Electrified GV70.

Once more, we’ll know extra in a month or so. Till then, watch the video above and learn our overview of the common Genesis GV70 right here on Autoblog.