Genesis GV60

Genesis GV60: Which Version Should You Buy?

The Genesis GV60 version choice comes down to three priorities: lower kerb weight, AWD traction, or maximum power. In the original model, the 77.4 kWh RWD version produces 228 hp and 357 Nm while weighing 1,985 kg. The 77.4 kWh AWD with 318 hp adds 90 hp and 260 Nm but also adds 110 kg.

The Genesis GV60 version choice comes down to three priorities: lower kerb weight, AWD traction, or maximum power. In the original model, the 77.4 kWh RWD version produces 228 hp and 357 Nm while weighing 1,985 kg. The 77.4 kWh AWD with 318 hp adds 90 hp and 260 Nm but also adds 110 kg. At the top of the data set, the later 77.4 kWh AWD produces 490 hp and 700 Nm, reaches 100 km/h in 4 seconds and has a 235 km/h top speed. The restyled range follows the same hierarchy with a larger 84 kWh battery: Standard 84 kWh Electric for the lightest configuration, Standard 84 kWh Electric AWD for additional traction and torque, and Performance 84 kWh Electric AWD for maximum output. Prices, sale listings and used-car values are not provided, so this comparison identifies what each specification adds rather than declaring a price-based winner.

Genesis GV60 generations and version changes

The Genesis GV60 has one generation represented in two stages. The original 1 generation began in September 2021 as an SUV 5-doors and contains four listed versions. Three started in September 2021: 77.4 kWh AWD Performance, 77.4 kWh AWD with 318 hp, and 77.4 kWh. A second 77.4 kWh AWD, distinguished by its 490 hp output, started in January 2022.

The 1 generation, restyling began in January 2025 and remains an SUV 5-doors. It contains three versions: Standard 84 kWh Electric AWD, Standard 84 kWh Electric, and Performance 84 kWh Electric AWD. Compared with the corresponding original configurations, battery capacity rises from 77.4 kWh to 84 kWh, a difference of 6.6 kWh. The restyled RWD model retains 228 hp and 167 kW but has 350 Nm instead of 357 Nm and weighs 2,020 kg instead of 1,985 kg. The restyled standard AWD model retains 318 hp and 233 kW, while torque changes from 617 Nm to 605 Nm and kerb weight rises from 2,095 kg to 2,130 kg. The restyled Performance model matches the later original 490 hp, 360 kW and 700 Nm version, with kerb weight increasing from 2,145 kg to 2,190 kg.

Genesis GV60 engine and specs

Every listed Genesis GV60 is Electro-powered and uses an Automatic gearbox with 1 ratio. There is no combustion-engine displacement, cylinder count, cylinder layout or boost specification in the supplied data; each is therefore listed as not measured.

Power per litre cannot be calculated because engine displacement is not measured and an electric powertrain has no displacement figure in the supplied specifications. Weight per horsepower can be compared: the original 77.4 kWh carries about 8.71 kg per hp, the 318 hp 77.4 kWh AWD about 6.59 kg per hp, and the 490 hp 77.4 kWh AWD about 4.38 kg per hp. The restyled Standard 84 kWh Electric carries about 8.86 kg per hp, Standard 84 kWh Electric AWD about 6.70 kg per hp, and Performance 84 kWh Electric AWD about 4.47 kg per hp. On this arithmetic measure, the 490 hp original version has the strongest power-to-weight specification.

Genesis GV60 performance and economy

Among versions with measured performance, moving from the 228 hp 77.4 kWh to the 318 hp 77.4 kWh AWD cuts the 0–100 km/h time by 2.3 seconds and raises top speed by 15 km/h. Moving from that 318 hp AWD version to the 490 hp 77.4 kWh AWD cuts another 1.5 seconds and adds 35 km/h. Relative to the RWD version, the 490 hp model has 262 hp and 343 Nm more, reaches 100 km/h 3.8 seconds sooner, and has a top speed 50 km/h higher.

No city, highway or combined consumption figure is measured for any version, so an mpg comparison is not possible. Acceleration and top speed are also not measured for the 77.4 kWh AWD Performance or any restyled version. The listed zero CO₂ figure applies to each restyled version; CO₂ is not measured for the original versions.

Genesis GV60 dimensions and weight

Exterior length, width, height and wheelbase are not measured for any listed version, so a Genesis GV60 size comparison in inches or millimetres cannot be made from this data. Gross weight, ground clearance, tank capacity and wheel sizes are also not measured across the range.

All versions use Independent, spring front and rear suspension, with Ventilated disc front brakes and Disc ventilated rear brakes. Within the original range, kerb weight spans 1,985–2,160 kg, a difference of 175 kg. Within the restyled range, it spans 2,020–2,190 kg, a difference of 170 kg. Comparing like-for-like drivetrains, both the restyled RWD and standard AWD versions add 35 kg over their original equivalents, while the restyled Performance version adds 45 kg over the 490 hp original.

Which Genesis GV60 version should you choose?

Choose the original 77.4 kWh if the priority is the lowest kerb weight. At 1,985 kg, it is 110 kg lighter than the 318 hp original AWD version and 160 kg lighter than the 490 hp original AWD version. Its trade-off is the lowest output at 228 hp and 357 Nm, RWD rather than AWD, a measured 7.8-second 0–100 km/h time, and a 185 km/h top speed.

Choose the 318 hp 77.4 kWh AWD if the priority is a middle position between weight and performance. Compared with the RWD version, it adds 90 hp and 260 Nm for 110 kg of additional kerb weight. Its measured 5.5-second acceleration and 200 km/h top speed make its advantage explicit without moving to the 490 hp specification.

Choose the 490 hp 77.4 kWh AWD if measured performance is decisive. It is the quickest and fastest version for which both figures are supplied: 4 seconds to 100 km/h and 235 km/h. It also has the best calculated weight-per-horsepower result at about 4.38 kg per hp. The 77.4 kWh AWD Performance provides 435 hp and the same 700 Nm while weighing 15 kg more than the 490 hp version, but its acceleration and top speed are not measured; the available numbers therefore do not establish a performance advantage for it.

In the restyled range, choose Standard 84 kWh Electric for RWD and the lowest restyled kerb weight, Standard 84 kWh Electric AWD for 90 hp and 255 Nm more at a 110 kg weight increase, or Performance 84 kWh Electric AWD for the maximum 490 hp and 700 Nm. The Performance version adds 172 hp and 95 Nm over the standard AWD model while adding 60 kg. Because acceleration, top speed and consumption are not measured for the restyled versions, those output and weight differences—not unlisted performance claims—are the sound basis for choosing among them.