Genesis Electrified G80 Review & Prices

The Genesis Electrified G80 is a full-sized luxury electric car with a striking design, sumptuous interior and a focus on refinement and relaxation. Though you may not have considered one before, it’s a surprisingly good option - especially after its 2025 facelift - but practicality concerns and a driving experience that isn’t quite as polished as the European alternatives mean it’s probably going to remain a niche offering.

The Genesis G80 range originally launched in the UK in 2021, but in 2025 it underwent a facelift and a reinvention. The petrol engine was dropped, leaving the Electrified G80 the sole powertrain option, and this was upgraded with a longer wheelbase, new interior, greater range and an improved driving experience.

Alternatives in the luxury electric saloon space include the BMW i7 and i5, the Mercedes EQS and EQE, the Porsche Taycan and the Lotus Emeya. The BMW and Mercedes offerings are closest in spirit - and the Electrified G80’s USP is that it offers the space of the i7 for a price tag closer to the i5. You might also consider electric SUVs, such as the Polestar 3, BMW iX or Mercedes EQE SUV.

It’s a bit like buying a house in a Northern city - you get rather a lot more for your money than you do buying in London, and though it might not be as fashionable, in most ways it’s just as nice.

Genesis Electrified G80: electric range, battery and charging data

Range: 354 miles
Efficiency: 3.4mi/kWh
Battery size: 94.5kWh
Max charge speed: 187kW
Charge time AC: 8hrs 30m 0-100% (11kW)
Charge time DC: 25m 10-80%
Charge port location: Front
Power outputs: 370hp

The Electrified G80 stands out in styling terms. It’s very long and sleek - the wheelbase has grown compared to the pre-facelift model - which means it’s a bit better proportioned, with huge rear doors hinting at the space within. Up front, the diamond-patterned grille contains a cleverly-concealed charge port and is flanked by double-stacked LED headlights.

Those lights are mirrored in the indicator repeaters down the side and again in the taillights, which is a pleasing touch. Cool monobloc alloy wheels and plenty of chrome trim complete the look, which is softer and friendlier than the BMW i7 but a bit less blobby than the Mercedes EQS.

The interior is a real highlight, and a big improvement over the pre-facelift car. It’s dominated by a huge screen that combines driver information with infotainment - and unlike the alternatives, it’s actually one massive 27.0-inch display rather than two separate ones pretending. It’s backed up by a rotary dial controller and proper buttons for the climate controls - much easier to use on the move.

You also get absolutely sumptuous materials and build quality. Everything feels built to last a nuclear winter - in contrast to the decidedly creaky Mercedes EQS - and the seats are superbly comfortable.

Space in the back seats is cavernous, with a proper limo-like feel, and that’s improved further if you go for the second-row comfort pack. This adds power closing rear doors, a rear armrest with infotainment controls, power blinds for the doors and rear window, and individual vanity mirrors. If you’re looking to be chauffeured, this is a box you’ll want to tick.

The Electrified G80 comes in one version only, a dual-motor variant with 370hp and 354 miles of range. Those are decent numbers - and Genesis is better than most manufacturers for coming close to its stated range figure. However, it lacks a super-long-range single-motor option, as well as a high-performance variant, both of which you can get in the BMW i7 and Mercedes EQS.

To drive, it feels less agile than an i7, but it’s just as comfortable - and with acoustic glazing and active noise cancelling, it’s supremely refined. Optional four-wheel steering keeps it just about agile enough around town, and it even feels composed on a twisting country road. It’s not much fun, but that’s not the point.

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The Electrified G80 range kicks off at just over £75,600. There’s only one powertrain, and if you add on all the options, you end up with a price tag just under £85,000.

The BMW i7 and Mercedes EQS are both around the £100,000 mark, making the similarly luxurious Electrified G80 seem like a bit of a bargain. The Genesis is comparable in price to a mid-spec BMW i5 or Mercedes EQE, but is much larger and posher inside than either of them.

Standard equipment is generous - all versions get 19-inch alloy wheels, Bang & Olufsen audio, adaptive cruise control, triple-zone climate control, a head-up display and a glut of safety equipment - to name but a few. The rear-wheel steering pack is an essential option, improving town manoeuvrability, but you’d be quite happy having ticked no other boxes.

Very comfortable, but you need the optional rear-steering for manoeuvrability around town

In town

The Electrified G80 is a massive car - it’s actually grown significantly in its mid-life facelift, with 130mm added to the wheelbase. It’s still around 10cm shorter than the BMW or Mercedes alternatives, but it does feel unwieldy around town. That’s where the optional rear-wheel steering comes in, though, reducing the turning circle to 11.3 metres - a VW Golf manages 11.1 metres.

You sit lower in the Genesis than pre-facelift - the old car’s driving position was a real downside - but that does mean you miss the commanding view over other traffic that you get with an SUV. Nevertheless, visibility is pretty good, especially over your shoulder thanks to big windows and slim rear pillars. Plus, a 360-degree camera system, as well as blindspot cameras that turn on when you indicate, all come as standard.

The Genesis has clever suspension that scans the road ahead and primes itself for bumps. That, combined with the ultra-long wheelbase, means it deals brilliantly with speed humps and potholes around town. It’s also very easy to drive smoothly, with adjustable regenerative braking and a one-pedal drive mode all within easy reach controlled by the steering wheel-mounted paddles.

On the motorway

The Genesis Electrified G80 might be the quietest motorway cruiser this side of a Rolls-Royce. The innate silence of the electric motors combined with acoustic glazing, lots of sound insulation and even active noise cancelling - like you get in a pair of headphones - means that the low-frequency rumble of road and wind noise is all but inaudible.

The active suspension works very well on the motorway, too - while it doesn’t feel quite as pillowy soft as the air suspension that BMW and Mercedes use, it actually does a better job of filtering out small imperfections such as expansion joints.

The adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping aids work particularly well, and there’s even active lane-changing assist available on proper M-marked motorways - though this is a bit of a mixed bag in terms of effectiveness.

Motorway cruising is spoiled only by the range. An official figure of 354 miles isn’t bad, but almost all of the alternatives can go further on a charge.

On a twisty road

Though the Electrified G80 has reasonable punch from its electric motors and doesn’t roll about too much in the corners, it’s not as satisfying to drive as a BMW i5 when you get to a twisty road. Part of that is because the G80 has two electric motors of exactly the same power driving the front and the rear wheels, unlike the rear-biased BMW - so you don’t get that pleasant feeling of being pushed out of the corners.

The steering is light but doesn’t feed much back to the driver, and the seats aren’t too supportive in fast corners. And even though it’s lighter than a Mercedes EQE, the Genesis Electrified G80 feels heavier. It’s more suited to relaxed cruising than it is carving up a B-road.

Vast rear space is tempered by a pretty rubbish boot

The pre-facelift Electrified G80 felt a bit pokey inside for a luxury car, but the updated model is hugely improved. First, the driving position, which felt far too high in the old car, now feels acceptably low. It’s still a bit of a perch compared to a petrol-engined saloon, but it’s comfortable, and you no longer need to peer under the roof lining to see traffic lights.

The seats are multi-adjustable, electric, and sumptuously comfortable with their quilted leather finish. Storage is a bit limited, with slim door bins, but the cupholders are conveniently located and there’s a handy wireless phone charging pad just under the armrest - where it’s out of sight, but not way out of reach.

Space in the rear seats

The back of the Electrified G80 is where you feel the benefit of the 130mm of extra wheelbase. First, the rear doors are massive - five inches longer than the pre-facelift car - and that means you can get in and out quite elegantly. Opt for the 2nd Row Comfort Pack and they’re soft-closing too, and the driver can even press a button to close them automatically.

Legroom is plentiful, headroom good, and the seatbacks are reclined enough that you can get comfortable easily. It’s best for two occupants rather than three, though, as the highly sculpted seatback means the centre seat is an uncomfortable perch.

Boot space

What you enjoy in rear passenger space you lose in boot space. The Electrified G80 has just 354 litres of room, and that’s in an awkward shape thanks to the large hump of the battery pack.

While you can fit a few suitcases in, you shouldn’t expect to enjoy a trip to the flat-pack furniture store - the through-loading is very narrow. The Mercedes EQS, with its huge hatchback tailgate, is a much better option if you want to carry large loads.

Some of the best design and build quality in a luxury car - a really impressive interior, though a couple of functions are hidden deep in menus

There’s just one trim level for the Electrified G80, but it truly does come with everything you could want for its circa-£75,000 price tag. Though it seems odd to say that a £70,000 car feels more expensive than it is, when you compare it to its opposition from Germany the Genesis does feel a lot more like the big boss vehicle among junior executives.

That’s mostly down to the material quality. Instead of nasty piano black and creaky plastics, almost everything you touch in the Electrified G80 is leather, metal, or wood - the real stuff, too, not plastic made to feel like it. The exception is the rotary controller for the infotainment system, because that’s made of nice cool glass instead. Lovely.

Build quality is excellent, with no creaks or rattles wherever you poke. The doors shut with a satisfying whump and the buttons all feel nice to operate.

And there are plenty of buttons, too. Rather than going all-screen like the i5 or EQE, the Electrified G80 features a full panel of climate controls, as well as an infotainment screen that’s predominantly controlled through a rotary dial rather than by reaching out and touching it.

The screen has a real wow factor to it. At 27.0-inches across, it’s just one huge display - most alternatives shoehorn two or more displays under one piece of glass and pretend it’s a single screen. The steering wheel rim still forms a visual divider between the two sections, but it’s a cool effect nonetheless. It’s bright, responsive and super-clear.

Not everything works perfectly - some functions are hidden too far down in the menu system, for example, and the ultra-wide aspect isn’t the best for following map directions. But generally this is a fantastic interior befitting a luxury model.

The Genesis Electrified G80 has a maximum range of 354 miles from its 94.5kWh battery pack. That represents a pretty poor return as the BMW i5 can return up to 382 miles and the Mercedes EQE over 400 from smaller batteries.

One thing worth noting is that Genesis, like its Hyundai parent company, tends to be pretty accurate with its range reporting. So while the BMW i5 might only get around 300 miles from its official 382-mile figure, we found the Electrified G80 managed about 290-300 miles as well despite its lower official range.

Combine this with a very accurate miles-to-empty calculation and we found that range anxiety wasn’t really a thing in the Electrified G80. Sure, you have to charge more often than in some alternatives, but the accuracy of the reporting means you can plan your stops very effectively.

Plus, super-fast charging means a 10-80% top-up takes just over 20 minutes - barely enough time to nip into a service station for a wee. Although the charging port is very neatly concealed within the front grille, it is a bit of a pain having to forward-park such a large and unwieldy car.

As with all EVs, the Electrified G80 pays the lowest level of road tax and falls into the lowest bracket for company car Benefit-in-Kind tax too. It does attract the expensive car supplemental road tax, however.

When tested by Euro NCAP, the regular G80 scored a full five stars - and that rating applies to the Electrified version, too. That was back in 2021, so shouldn’t be compared to the latest models, but did result in very impressive 91% scores in the adult occupant protection and safety assist categories.

All models come with plenty of equipment including adaptive cruise control, blind spot detection and rear cross traffic alert. A plethora of cameras and sensors help with parking, and the Highway Driving Assist feature can even change lanes for you on the motorway. All very impressive.

Genesis cars get a five-year, unlimited-mileage warranty, which is better than almost anything else in the world of luxury EVs. You can also expect the Electrified G80 to be pretty reliable, as it’s made by Hyundai - a typically very dependable brand.

Genesis didn’t sell enough cars to feature in the 2024 Driver Power survey, but its models typically perform very well in equivalent US-market research.