The Genesis GV70 was MotorTrend's 2022 SUV of the Year. Can the EV version see the same success?
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00:02 Gas-powered Genesis GV70 was our 2022
00:07 Motor Trend SUV of the year.
00:09 So then, this car has big shoes to fill
00:12 because this is the electrified GV70.
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00:18 And I think the first thing to say about it
00:22 is that it doesn't really look like a crazy EV.
00:26 In fact, there are only two ways that you can tell
00:28 that this is an electrified GV70 from the outside.
00:32 The fact that this diamond-shaped grille is all blanked off,
00:35 it doesn't really have a purpose,
00:36 therefore it doesn't do anything.
00:38 And the fact that there are no tailpipes.
00:41 It's the same story on the inside.
00:42 It doesn't scream EV in here.
00:45 What it does scream is luxury.
00:47 It's one of the nicer interiors
00:49 in a car sub-$100,000 that you can buy today.
00:53 So don't think of the electrified GV70
00:55 as a trim level of the regular GV70.
00:59 Think of it as a luxury SUV, which happens to be electric.
01:04 And with this electrified GV70,
01:05 we've got another great example of a manufacturer
01:09 choosing not to give the vehicle
01:11 out-and-out straight-line speed,
01:13 but instead, fettling the way power is delivered
01:16 for a more luxurious, refined ride.
01:19 Having said that, there is a giant boost button
01:22 right in front of me here on the steering wheel,
01:23 which would give me another 54 horsepower
01:26 for up to 10 seconds on top of the regular 429,
01:31 which I have at my disposal at any time.
01:34 So let's see what that feels like.
01:35 Whoa, there you go, boosting.
01:40 Gosh, okay, so it picks up.
01:42 Oh, everything's firmed up.
01:45 That's impressive.
01:46 Okay, and it's off, and the car glides back.
01:50 That's very interesting.
01:53 Wow.
01:55 So then, a luxurious 2 1/2 ton SUV with a boost button.
02:00 It's not all sophistication in the GV70 Electrified.
02:06 In terms of handling, well, come on,
02:07 this isn't a vehicle that was made to go to the racetrack,
02:09 so I'm gonna skip over handling,
02:12 other than to say the steering is very good
02:14 and the brakes not so good.
02:16 I'm gonna go back to this interior,
02:18 which very genuinely has kind of taken my breath away.
02:21 It is so nice in here,
02:23 especially in this two-tone ice white
02:26 with this very dark navy blue.
02:29 We've got suede Alcantara up here, leather everywhere,
02:34 milled aluminum.
02:35 It's really nice in here, I must say.
02:37 Very nice indeed.
02:39 To find out how the Electrified GV70
02:41 fared in our SUV of the Year Awards,
02:45 keep reading this article and stay tuned to MotorTrend.com.
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