Item: Genesis Genesis GV70 Luxury SUV
Rating: 4.5
Author: Amelia

The Genesis GV70 is the most quietly impressive luxury SUV on sale in Australia, and the most under-shopped. Amelia gets why.

The 2.5T engine is more than enough for everything most owners will ever do. The cabin is genuinely beautiful, and we mean that comparatively, against the Audi Q5, the BMW X3 and the Mercedes GLC. The Lexicon audio is a step ahead of everything in the segment short of the Burmester unit in a $200k Mercedes.

The case to buy a Genesis instead of a German remains the same as it has been since the brand launched in Australia: five years of free servicing, a five-year warranty, and a no-pressure dealer experience that the German brands have never figured out. The case against is intangible: the Genesis badge doesn't yet carry the same social weight as a roundel or a four-ringed circle. If that doesn't matter to you, the GV70 is the smart pick.

The spec sheet

Powertrain: 2.5L turbo 4-cyl petrol (or 3.5L twin-turbo V6)
Power: 224 kW (304 hp) - 2.5T - 280 kW (380 hp) - 3.5T
Torque: 422 Nm - 2.5T - 530 Nm - 3.5T
0 to 100 km/h: 6.4 s - 2.5T - 5.1 s - 3.5T
Top speed: 240 km/h
Drive: AWD
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Fuel: 9.7 L/100 km combined (2.5T)
L × W × H: 4715 x 1910 x 1630 mm
Wheelbase: 2875 mm
Boot space: 542 L (1678 L folded)
Kerb weight: 1865 kg
Seats: 5
Warranty: 5 years / unlimited km + 5 years complimentary servicing
Safety: ANCAP 5-star (2022)

Trim levels & pricing

Trim	Price	What you get
GV70 2.5T Advanced	from $86,433 drive-away	224 kW turbo-4, AWD, 19" alloys, 14.5" infotainment, Nappa leather
GV70 2.5T Sport	from $90,542 drive-away	Advanced + sport-tuned suspension, sport seats, dark exterior trim
GV70 2.5T Signature	from $95,883 drive-away	Sport + heated rear seats, head-up display, full Nappa, Lexicon audio
GV70 3.5T Signature Sport	from $109,008 drive-away	279 kW twin-turbo V6, e-LSD, 21" alloys, sport bucket seats, drive-mode tuning