The Next Generation GV70 Keeps a Split Personality
North American automotive journalists were invited to Culver City, California, for the reveal of the 2026 Genesis GV70 gasoline and all-electric models that will be on-sale in mid-2025. This is what we know so far. Clean Fleet Report will write detailed reviews of the GV70 when we get behind the wheel early in 2025.
The exterior redesign is subtle, but adds further refinement to these Genesis premium compact SUVs. Both get a redesigned G-Matrix Crest Grille with multi-lens headlamps retaining the two-line design and featuring a micro-lens array. Other design changes up front are to the skid plate and air intake grilles, out back the tail lights have been redesigned to match the front two-line design. The 19-inch and 21-inch wheel designs are also new for 2026.
The interior features an all-new 27-invh OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) display for the instrument cluster and an optional Bang & Olufsen sound system that comes with 16 speakers. The new adjustable interior lighting, tri-zone heating and air conditioning system, digital key and optional Nappa leather complete the new passenger experience.
Electrified GV70
Convenient and helpful changes for the Electrified GV70 (which is an all-electric model) center on charging. The charge port door (still on the left front of the grille) now has an electric motor so it can be opened and closed more easily. Genesis added a heating element to aid charging port access in the cold and new lighting for the charging port location to help at night or in darker environments like parking garages.
The Electrified GV70 comes exclusively with a North American Charging Standard (NACS)
charge port and a Combined Charging System (CCS) adapter. This combination and flexibility opens a nationwide network of more than 36,000 NACS and CCS DC fast chargers.
Lastly, the Electrified GV70 is equipped with a larger 84kWh battery that will offer more range, providing customers with greater flexibility. Here’s the summary:
- Dual electric motors driving all four wheels
- Horsepower: 429 total; 483 in Boost Mode
- Torque: 516 pound feet
- All-electric mile range: TBA
- Charging: Maximum of 10% to 80% in 18 minutes
- North American Charging System (NACS) standard
GV70 Gasoline
The gas version has two powertrain options.
2.5-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder
- Horsepower: 300
- Torque: 311 pound-feet
- Fuel Economy: 22 mpg city/28 highway/24 combined
3.5-liter turbocharged 6-cylinder
- Horsepower: 375
- Torque: 391 pound-feet
- Fuel Economy: 18 mpg city/24 highway/20 combined
Pricing
Pricing has not been announced. For reference, the 2025 base price for the GV70 gasoline is $45,700, and for the Electrified GV70 it’s $66,950. All prices are before the destination and delivery fee.
Observations: 2026 Genesis GV70
John Krsteski, senior chief designer for Genesis Design California, told us: “The importance of the GV70 to Genesis is we know our consumers are pretty divided, as there are many that still prefer an ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) but there are also people that have and need to move into EVs. We don’t have a hard line, so the GV70 offers them to choose what they want.”
Clean Fleet Report is not a stranger to the Genesis Electrified GV70 having reviewed it in 2023 and 2024, both times coming away from it thinking this is one of our favorite all-electric premium SUVs. We anticipate the redesigned GV70 gasoline and electric iterations will continue to be among the best SUVs roaming the highways.
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Story by John Faulkner. Photos by John Faulkner and Genesis.
