Genesis GV80
Midsize luxury SUV · 2021–present. This review has not established this model’s 2024 U.S. sales.
How it began
Genesis is Hyundai Motor Company's luxury brand. In the United States it is distributed by Genesis Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, California. The 2017 GV80 Concept was shown with Luc Donckerwolke as Head of Genesis Design and Manfred Fitzgerald as Head of the Genesis Brand. The 2020 production model was presented by William Lee, executive vice president and global head of Genesis; Luc Donckerwolke, by then chief design officer of Hyundai Motor Group; and SangYup Lee, head of Genesis Design. In the U.S. it was launched by Mark Del Rosso, president and CEO of Genesis Motor North America. The inspected Genesis releases do not identify the GV80’s chief engineer.
Its design was a joint effort of Genesis studios in South Korea, the United States and Germany. It is built in South Korea: in 2020 the Korean business press reported that it is assembled at Hyundai's Ulsan Plant 2, on the same line as the Tucson.
The GV80 made its world debut on January 15, 2020 at the KINTEX exhibition center west of Seoul, and its North American debut on January 30, 2020 in Miami. U.S. pricing came out in March 2020, as a 2021 model. It was due in the summer, but on August 25, 2020 Genesis announced that its arrival was moving to the fall because of COVID-19 related delays.
Genesis uses the letter G for its sedans and GV for its SUVs. Here the brand did explain it: the V stands for versatility, "versatility that only a Genesis SUV can offer."
Genesis started out selling only sedans: the G70, G80 and G90. In January 2020 the brand closed its best U.S. year with 21,233 sales, all sedans, and announced that by the end of 2021 it would grow to six vehicles with two more SUVs and an electric vehicle. The GV80 was the first of those SUVs: according to Genesis, it was meant to add versatility to the lineup as the brand expanded into SUVs.
Generation by generation
- Gen. 12021–2024 · JX1
The first Genesis SUV
Photo: MercurySable99 · CC BY-SA 4.0 What changed. At its U.S. launch, it was the brand's first SUV, on a rear-wheel-drive platform unique to Genesis, with aluminum doors, hood and tailgate. Two engines with an eight-speed automatic: a 2.5-liter turbo four with 300 hp and 311 lb-ft, with standard rear-wheel drive and optional all-wheel drive, and a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 with 375 hp and 391 lb-ft, always with all-wheel drive. Pricing started at $49,925 including destination, with a 14.5-inch screen and standard Highway Driving Assist. The third row was optional and only on the 3.5T Advanced+. In March 2021 IIHS gave it a Top Safety Pick+.
The innovation. Electronically controlled suspension with Road Preview: a front camera reads the pavement ahead and readies the dampers before the bump. Plus ten standard airbags, including a center airbag between the front seats.
If you buy one usedCheck 21V208 on specified 2021 2.5T fuel tubes; 21V796 pretensioner work is superseded by 23V094 (2021–2023), requiring the new cap remedy even after earlier replacement. Fuel-pump programs 23V630 (2021–2022) and expansion 24V282 (2022–2023) require their prescribed inspection/replacement. Also check 25V105 instrument-display software (2023–2024) and 26V229 fuel pipe-to-rail leakage/fire (specified 2021–2025), with inspection/tightening or replacement. Remedies are free for affected vehicles; confirm actual VIN completion. - Gen. 22025–present · JX1 (rediseño)
The redesign: a 27-inch OLED screen
Photo: MercurySable99 · CC BY-SA 4.0 What changed. The refreshed GV80 launched in Korea in September 2023 and made its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2023, as a 2025 model. It brings two-line headlamps with micro lens array (MLA) technology, a fully redesigned interior, a 27-inch OLED display that merges the gauges and navigation, a fingerprint reader, USB-C ports, four-piston monobloc front brakes and new Storr Green colors. The engines carry over: 300 hp and 375 hp. Genesis announced pricing on May 3, 2024: from $57,700 to $79,300 plus $1,350 freight, every trim with all-wheel drive. The 3.5T Advanced seats seven with a power-folding third row.
The innovation. Over-the-air software updates that reach not only maps and multimedia but also the vehicle's modules, shown on a single 27-inch panoramic OLED display.
If you buy one usedThe exact November 3, 2026 generic GV80 lookup returns three campaigns for 2025 and one for 2026. The cohort’s three are 24V584 reverse-camera software (2025); 26V019 instrument-display software (2025–2026), with HD radio disabled until the dealer/OTA remedy; and 26V229 pipe/rail fuel leakage (specified 2025 cars). Ask for actual VIN completion. Genesis’s August 2025 announcement reports NEMPA Winter SUV of the Year for the 2025 GV80, and IIHS’s 2026 GV80 page gives Top Safety Pick+; those are distinct award programs and scopes. - Gen. 32025–present · JX1
GV80 Coupe: the first Genesis coupe SUV
Photo: HJUdall · CC0 What changed. It is the sloped-roof version of the GV80 and Genesis's debut in coupe-style SUVs. It launched in Korea in September 2023 alongside the refreshed GV80 and was shown in Los Angeles in November 2023. It brings a double-layered Crest Grille; the 3.5T e-Supercharger version offers Sport Plus mode and launch control. U.S. pricing was announced on June 13, 2024: $79,950 for the 375 hp 3.5T AWD and $85,750 for the 409 hp, 405 lb-ft 3.5T e-Supercharger AWD, plus $1,350 freight, arriving in summer 2024. NEMPA named it Best Premium Midsize SUV in 2025.
The innovation. A 48-volt electric supercharger on the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6: it helps the engine respond from low speed and brings it to 409 hp, a setup exclusive to the Coupe within the GV80 family.
If you buy one usedThe exact GV80 Coupe model-name queries for 2025 and 2026 returned zero on November 3, 2026. That does not clear a VIN: the generic GV80 records include 24V584 for 2025 and 26V019 for 2025–2026 without separately naming the Coupe body. Coupe/SUV share a 3.5T engine family, 27-inch display and ccIC-27 software platform, which still does not prove individual recall eligibility; have Genesis check the actual VIN. Confirm whether the car is the 375-hp 3.5T or the 409-hp e-Supercharger version. Their original 2025 U.S. base MSRPs were $79,950 and $85,750, a $5,800 difference before the same freight charge.
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