Genesis GV60 Magma

JD Power’s Perry Stern is highly enthusiastic about the Genesis GV60 Magma, calling it the most exciting Genesis he has driven. He praises its smile-inducing acceleration, confident handling, smooth grand-touring manners, excellent cabin, intuitive infotainment, and capable highway-assistance system. The crossover impresses because it can feel relaxed and luxurious in Comfort mode, then become genuinely sharp and thrilling on mountain roads in Sprint mode. Stern also appreciates its practicality, generous standard equipment, and convincing blend of performance and utility. His main reservations are the disappointing estimated range of roughly 230 miles, the brief 15-second Boost window, and the artificial feel of the simulated gear-shift and engine sounds, which he preferred to disable. Even so, the review’s overall message is strongly positive: the GV60 Magma appears to be a credible, exciting alternative to German performance-luxury rivals, provided buyers can accept its limited range.

Car and Driver’s K.C. Colwell is highly impressed by the GV60 Magma’s polished performance. Though it shares much with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N—including its 641-hp dual-motor powertrain, quick charging, and serious chassis hardware—the Genesis feels more refined, quieter, and more luxurious. Colwell especially enjoys how confidently the roughly 4,900-pound crossover handles corners, calling it an Ioniq 5 N that “went to finishing school.” The simulated V-6 soundtrack and virtual gearshifts are unusually convincing, recreating both engine drama and imperfections, though the short, camera-limited drive leaves some performance conclusions provisional. The U.S. suspension tune remains undecided, and pricing near $80,000 could make the Magma a costly proposition. Even so, the review’s mood is enthusiastic: Genesis appears to have transformed familiar electric performance hardware into a genuinely distinctive, upscale hot hatch.

JD Power’s Perry Stern is highly enthusiastic about the Genesis GV60 Magma, calling it the most exciting Genesis he has driven. He praises its smile-inducing acceleration, confident handling, smooth grand-touring manners, excellent cabin, intuitive infotainment, and capable highway-assistance system. The crossover impresses because it can feel relaxed and luxurious in Comfort mode, then become genuinely sharp and thrilling on mountain roads in Sprint mode. Stern also appreciates its practicality, generous standard equipment, and convincing blend of performance and utility. His main reservations are the disappointing estimated range of roughly 230 miles, the brief 15-second Boost window, and the artificial feel of the simulated gear-shift and engine sounds, which he preferred to disable. Even so, the review’s overall message is strongly positive: the GV60 Magma appears to be a credible, exciting alternative to German performance-luxury rivals, provided buyers can accept its limited range.

Car and Driver’s K.C. Colwell is highly impressed by the GV60 Magma’s polished performance. Though it shares much with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N—including its 641-hp dual-motor powertrain, quick charging, and serious chassis hardware—the Genesis feels more refined, quieter, and more luxurious. Colwell especially enjoys how confidently the roughly 4,900-pound crossover handles corners, calling it an Ioniq 5 N that “went to finishing school.” The simulated V-6 soundtrack and virtual gearshifts are unusually convincing, recreating both engine drama and imperfections, though the short, camera-limited drive leaves some performance conclusions provisional. The U.S. suspension tune remains undecided, and pricing near $80,000 could make the Magma a costly proposition. Even so, the review’s mood is enthusiastic: Genesis appears to have transformed familiar electric performance hardware into a genuinely distinctive, upscale hot hatch.

JD Power’s Perry Stern is highly enthusiastic about the Genesis GV60 Magma, calling it the most exciting Genesis he has driven. He praises its smile-inducing acceleration, confident handling, smooth grand-touring manners, excellent cabin, intuitive infotainment, and capable highway-assistance system. The crossover impresses because it can feel relaxed and luxurious in Comfort mode, then become genuinely sharp and thrilling on mountain roads in Sprint mode. Stern also appreciates its practicality, generous standard equipment, and convincing blend of performance and utility. His main reservations are the disappointing estimated range of roughly 230 miles, the brief 15-second Boost window, and the artificial feel of the simulated gear-shift and engine sounds, which he preferred to disable. Even so, the review’s overall message is strongly positive: the GV60 Magma appears to be a credible, exciting alternative to German performance-luxury rivals, provided buyers can accept its limited range.

Car and Driver’s K.C. Colwell is highly impressed by the GV60 Magma’s polished performance. Though it shares much with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N—including its 641-hp dual-motor powertrain, quick charging, and serious chassis hardware—the Genesis feels more refined, quieter, and more luxurious. Colwell especially enjoys how confidently the roughly 4,900-pound crossover handles corners, calling it an Ioniq 5 N that “went to finishing school.” The simulated V-6 soundtrack and virtual gearshifts are unusually convincing, recreating both engine drama and imperfections, though the short, camera-limited drive leaves some performance conclusions provisional. The U.S. suspension tune remains undecided, and pricing near $80,000 could make the Magma a costly proposition. Even so, the review’s mood is enthusiastic: Genesis appears to have transformed familiar electric performance hardware into a genuinely distinctive, upscale hot hatch.

JD Power’s Perry Stern is highly enthusiastic about the Genesis GV60 Magma, calling it the most exciting Genesis he has driven. He praises its smile-inducing acceleration, confident handling, smooth grand-touring manners, excellent cabin, intuitive infotainment, and capable highway-assistance system. The crossover impresses because it can feel relaxed and luxurious in Comfort mode, then become genuinely sharp and thrilling on mountain roads in Sprint mode. Stern also appreciates its practicality, generous standard equipment, and convincing blend of performance and utility. His main reservations are the disappointing estimated range of roughly 230 miles, the brief 15-second Boost window, and the artificial feel of the simulated gear-shift and engine sounds, which he preferred to disable. Even so, the review’s overall message is strongly positive: the GV60 Magma appears to be a credible, exciting alternative to German performance-luxury rivals, provided buyers can accept its limited range.

Car and Driver’s K.C. Colwell is highly impressed by the GV60 Magma’s polished performance. Though it shares much with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N—including its 641-hp dual-motor powertrain, quick charging, and serious chassis hardware—the Genesis feels more refined, quieter, and more luxurious. Colwell especially enjoys how confidently the roughly 4,900-pound crossover handles corners, calling it an Ioniq 5 N that “went to finishing school.” The simulated V-6 soundtrack and virtual gearshifts are unusually convincing, recreating both engine drama and imperfections, though the short, camera-limited drive leaves some performance conclusions provisional. The U.S. suspension tune remains undecided, and pricing near $80,000 could make the Magma a costly proposition. Even so, the review’s mood is enthusiastic: Genesis appears to have transformed familiar electric performance hardware into a genuinely distinctive, upscale hot hatch.

JD Power’s Perry Stern is highly enthusiastic about the Genesis GV60 Magma, calling it the most exciting Genesis he has driven. He praises its smile-inducing acceleration, confident handling, smooth grand-touring manners, excellent cabin, intuitive infotainment, and capable highway-assistance system. The crossover impresses because it can feel relaxed and luxurious in Comfort mode, then become genuinely sharp and thrilling on mountain roads in Sprint mode. Stern also appreciates its practicality, generous standard equipment, and convincing blend of performance and utility. His main reservations are the disappointing estimated range of roughly 230 miles, the brief 15-second Boost window, and the artificial feel of the simulated gear-shift and engine sounds, which he preferred to disable. Even so, the review’s overall message is strongly positive: the GV60 Magma appears to be a credible, exciting alternative to German performance-luxury rivals, provided buyers can accept its limited range.

Car and Driver’s K.C. Colwell is highly impressed by the GV60 Magma’s polished performance. Though it shares much with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N—including its 641-hp dual-motor powertrain, quick charging, and serious chassis hardware—the Genesis feels more refined, quieter, and more luxurious. Colwell especially enjoys how confidently the roughly 4,900-pound crossover handles corners, calling it an Ioniq 5 N that “went to finishing school.” The simulated V-6 soundtrack and virtual gearshifts are unusually convincing, recreating both engine drama and imperfections, though the short, camera-limited drive leaves some performance conclusions provisional. The U.S. suspension tune remains undecided, and pricing near $80,000 could make the Magma a costly proposition. Even so, the review’s mood is enthusiastic: Genesis appears to have transformed familiar electric performance hardware into a genuinely distinctive, upscale hot hatch.