Genesis GV60 review

You're looking at a starting figure of £54,115 for the entry-level Pure, while the mid-spec Sport costs £58,515 and Sport Plus will now set you back £67,715. Yowzer.

The vast cockpit screen, heated seats and wheel and a huge suite of safety systems are standard on all cars. Sport adds an extra motor, for all-wheel drive, and upgrades the alloys one inch to a set of 20s. Performance brings loads more power, the Boost, Drift and Virtual Gearshift systems, semi-autonomy on the motorway plus a few options packs which bring massaging seats, park assist systems and a head-up display. It's good value in the context of the GV60 range - you just don't need all that speed.

What's the Genesis USP?

Genesis is pitching itself as a luxury brand. Sigh. So’s everyone else. It is a more upmarket proposition than its Ioniq 5 and EV6 siblings, though, even if brand recognition isn’t yet there. The tech and package is a rival to anything Mercedes or Audi currently offer, but it doesn’t have their cachet.

It does have some desirable features though, including a ‘we come to you’ mantra. This means Genesis will drop off a GV60 for you to test drive at your home or office, and it’ll then assign you someone to take you through the buying process. There’s a five-year care plan that includes warranty, servicing and maintenance. Every time something needs doing someone will pick the car up from your house and drop off a courtesy car. Does that make the initial outlay worth it? You’ll have to decide that yourself.

Tell me about charging.

The 800v architecture of the E-GMP platform means that the GV60 will charge at up to 350kW for that 18-minute, 10-80 per cent headline figure. It also means it can draw 11kW from a standard wall box charge, so at home you can go from 10 per cent to full in 7 hours and 20 minutes. It’s fairly efficient on the move too, we’ve managed around 3.0 mi/kWh during most Performance drives, 3.5 for the Pure.

Last one: like the Kia and the Hyundai, the GV60 also has a vehicle-to-load function (a £580 option) so you can use the car to power most household items – or even charge another car. Useful for plugging in a laptop maybe.