Genesis’ largest SUV at current is the mid-size GV80, however the automaker has been noticed testing a full-size providing tipped to be badged a GV90 and powered solely by batteries.

The closely disguised prototype has Genesis’ signature break up bar design for its head and taillamps, and there is a sealed grille much like the design used on the compact Electrified GV70. The rear fascia has cutouts for exhaust suggestions, with the guidelines themselves noticeably lacking. It is doable the rear fascia is a makeshift unit used to cover the identification of the automobile’s powertrain.

Whereas the prototype might resemble the GV80, the rear part is clearly longer. The design of the aspect home windows can also be distinctive. The rear doorways right here have two items of glass the place there’s solely a single unit on the GV80. The chrome trim working alongside the underside of the aspect home windows additionally ticks up extra regularly towards the rear right here in comparison with on the GV80 the place it shoots up at a sharper angle.

Korean media first reported on plans for the GV90 in 2021, although on the time the automobile was anticipated to launch in 2023. It is now thought to debut late subsequent yr or in early 2025, presumably as a 2025 mannequin.

2021 Genesis GV80

The timing aligns with the scheduled begin of manufacturing at Hyundai Motor Group’s so-called Metaplant which is beneath development in Bryan County, Georgia, and will be the manufacturing website for the GV90, because the U.S. is probably going the goal marketplace for the SUV. The primary automobiles are resulting from begin manufacturing on the plant in early 2025.

Underpinning the GV90 is considered HMG’s next-generation IMA (Built-in Modular Structure) platform. First introduced in 2022, the IMA platform is an evolution of the present E-GMP design. However in contrast to the E-GMP, which has totally different battery techniques for every automobile it helps, the IMA may have a standardized battery. The motors (of which there might be 5 varieties) and key chassis parts will even be standardized, all serving to to enhance manufacturing efficiencies.

Genesis hasn’t talked about plans for a GV90 however third-row seats and a variety of at the least 300 miles is shaping as much as be the minimal for this class of auto. Different electrical full-size SUVs within the luxurious phase embody the lately revealed Cadillac Escalade IQ that arrives as a 2025 mannequin, in addition to the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. Lucid can also be engaged on a big SUV to be known as the Gravity which debuts in November.

Genesis has extra EVs within the works. The corporate has stated that ranging from 2025 it can solely launch EVs. It has additionally stated it can have at the least six EVs in its lineup by 2030, of which 4 might be SUVs.