2026 Genesis GV60 AWD

"After a bunch of shopping around, I just leased a BMW i4 e35 to replace my Tesla as my new daily I've been in the fortunate position to have a weekend fun car + daily 2 car garage for a while. For a daily Tesla Model 3 for 4 years until I sold it last summer for almost how much I paid for it initially, right before I moved to another country. Now I'm back in the States and I need another daily again. No, despite what you hear the 718 GTS is a terrible daily driver, especially a manual one in this atrocious Pacific Northwest traffic. After 2 weeks my left calf is now visibly larger than my right one, thanks to the heavy clutch. And getting around 16 mpg when gas price is $6/gallon doesn't feel good either. The following are the cars I considered and drove: **Tesla Model 3**: Best cost/performance EV powertrain in the business. A Model 3 Performance is 15% cheaper than a Kia EV6 GT and 30% cheaper than a BMW i4 M50, while having longer range and the Tesla charger network. But I want something different this time around. I wanted something with a *premium* interior and good noise insulation, two things that I disliked the most about the Model 3. **Kia EV6**: Great packaging and good platform. Looks good from the outside, a ton of space inside, decent range and very good value. The interior material/build quality feels cheap. However the deal breaker was the seats. Something was protruding weirdly in the back against my lower spine and I couldn't get comfortable no matter what. Tried lumbar adjustment, different car, etc, didn't go away. Can't buy a car that I don't feel"

"I Chose the Q8 etron: Here's Why There are a lot of EV choices, but here is why I chose the Q8 etron which I'll just refer to as Q8 from here on. Previously I have had 3 etrons (2019 premium plus, 2019 edition one, 2021 prestige), 2023 Tesla Model 3 Performance, 2023 Genesis GV60 Performance, 2022 Audi Q4 etron, and 2023 VW ID.4. My etrons were always my favorite, but when used car prices spiked in 2021, and my job changed, it made sense to sell it. My Tesla I hated. Even if the car was perfect, the customer experience was so awful I wouldn't consider another one. No doubt Tesla has the easiest and best user experience when it comes to the app, charging, route planning, etc., However, I couldn't get over AP shutting off with every lane change ($6k EAP would fix that), the excessive noise on the highway, and the auto high beams never being able to decide if they should be on or off. The Genesis was trouble-free and I really enjoyed the fast charge times and all of the luxury features. My only complaint was the not-so-good highway efficiency (2.6-2.7 mi/kWh in 60 degree temps), which mattered to me at the time. The Q4 I really liked. It was very familiar Audi with no weird EV specific stuff that some manufacturers like to do. It got slightly better efficiency than the GV60 and it had a slightly larger useable battery pack. The only real letdown was the charging speeds. Next was the ID.4. It was significantly cheaper than the Q4, had much better charging speeds, travel assist was better, and the ride/ handling was nearly identical to the Q4. The real reason I wanted a new car now was to get back in a lease. With how rapidly EVs have been depreciating and with ongoing changes in technology, I no longer wanted to own/ finance an EV. No need for any financial advice, the mental sanity I have from not owning an EV is worth it to me. My favorite thing about the Q8 is the ride. It is so quiet, smooth, and heavy feeling that it is like a bank vault on wheels. That right there is enough for me to pick the Q8, but put the car in dynamic, the air suspension drops, the ride firms up and it does pretty well in the corners. On the other end of the spectrum, put it in Allroad or offroad and it raises nice and high to tackle deep snow. The charge curve is no longer as flat as it used to be; it mostly hangs out between 130-170 instead of a flat 150, but the 170 is towards the middle of the charge curve so you don't need to arrive at a charger near dead for best speeds. The battery is also relatively high voltage for a 400V class, so it will get 161kW out of most 150kW chargers. It also has Plug and Charge plus 2 years of unlimited EA. I suppose I am very lucky to have good EA stations where I travel. I have no real complaints about the car. The ride is quiet and smooth, the B&O stereo is great, wireless Android Auto and Carplay, good driver assistance, good headlights, \~250 miles of easily achievable range, good fit and finish, and"

"Thoughts on the Genesis GV60 after two years of ownership I've owned my GV60 for two years now and thought I'd update with my thoughts. There are some things that annoy me, and this review will sound pretty negative, but overall it's a good car and I do not regret buying it. **Driving:** The steering is fairly precise and throttle/brake response is good in all driving modes, but if you're in non-Eco mode (in other words, AWD instead of RWD), the rear wheels are always powered and power to the front wheels is turned on or off as needed, but it does this even if you're not accelerating. (I suspect for traction purposes just in case; it doesn't differentiate between AWD-for-power and AWD-for-traction.) This is really problematic when turning; when the car engages the front motor, the turning radius decreases, and then when it releases it the radius increases. This means that going around a curve, the car can suddenly try to swerve into or out of the lane as it adds or removes power, forcing you to quickly correct. This is so aggravating and even a bit nauseating that I just keep it in Eco (RWD) mode at all times, using the Boost button when I want to accelerate quickly. But since Boost changes the throttle mapping, it's not something you really want to engage or disengage while your foot is on the pedal. My only other drive-related complaint is that the one-pedal mode is too slow to decelerate, so I often have to use the brake pedal anyway. My Bolt (previous car) had a perfectly smooth yet prompt deceleration curve in one-pedal mode that was very easy to predict and I could easily get the car to stop right where I wanted without touching any pedal. Not so with the GV60. I suspect the issue is it's too slow to add friction braking as the speed decreases (when regeneration becomes ineffective). On the plus side, the car does have 5 levels of regeneration easily changed with the paddles, ranging from one-pedal mode to zero regeneration (true coast). Oddly, the true coast mode even disables regeneration when braking, which is pointlessly inefficient. But otherwise having true coast is awesome and I use this mode on the highway. Also there is a fair amount of body roll in turns, making sharp turns not very pleasant, but on the other hand the suspension is good at soaking up small bumps. **Driving aids/assistance:** Another big complaint is with the driving aids because they constantly generate false positives, to the point where I just have to disable them all. I have to keep the blind spot warning turned off because it beeps every time I change lanes even though there's nobody there. Even the forward collision gets confused frequently; there've been many times when I changed lanes to pass someone, going into an empty lane, and then accelerated, but the car slams on the brakes for a second because it erroneously thinks there's someone in front of me, before it releases them again. Really jarring. You can temporarily turn it off, or set it to warn"

"#3· Feb 21, 2026 I've done a soft reset on the head unit, cleared cache on Spotify and Android Auto, uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify and have also tried a different Samsung phone and the problem still exists. I've spoken with Genesis Customer Care, twice, always great support from them, and they suggested taking it into the dealer for them to look into it. - Arial - Book Antiqua - Courier New - Georgia - Tahoma - Times New Roman - Trebuchet MS - Verdana Post Reply Genesis GV70 Ordering and Purchasing Kurt67 Mar 6, 2025 2026 Genesis GV70 Price"