Genesis joins the giant electric SUV club with new GV90
A couple of years ago, Genesis showed us its unique take on the luxury electric SUV with the Neolum concept.
A retractable screen, a huge heads-up display, and an optional 4-seat VIP interior.
The GV90 uses the same 800 V E-GMP platform as other Korean electric three-row SUVs, the Hyundai Ioniq 9 and Kia EV9. A three-row, seven-seat GV90 will be part of the range, and I would assume the most common variant we’ll encounter on the roads. But for the launch, Genesis is just focusing on the four-seat GV90 and the high-end GV90 Neolum; the latter faithfully translates most of the concept, including the pillarless coach doors (which Genesis is calling the Neolum Arch Gate).
Pillarless coach doors certainly add drama to a vehicle, and Genesis has previously told Ars it learned enough to engineer them with all the safety requirements volume production would require. Speaking of safety, all GV90s include the world’s first roof airbag (which deploys in the case of a rollover), one of 12 airbags throughout the interior.
You have no doubt noticed the massive infotainment screen on the dashboard. Thankfully, it’s only that massive when the GV90 is parked; for driving, it retracts 3.5 inches (90 mm) down into the dash. Genesis says the OLED display is 1.7 times larger when popped out, and the big-screen TV certainly works with the “living room on wheels” theme. There’s also a 25-speaker 3D sound system developed with Bang & Olufsen.
Other OEMs might highlight that you could use the big screen and sound system to watch movies while you charge. But as we have come to expect from other 800 V E-GMP EVs from Genesis (and Kia and Hyundai), fast charging stops don’t take very long—as little as 22 minutes to charge from 10 to 80 percent using a DC charger capable of 350 kW.
