GENESIS shall be taking its G80 luxurious sedan to new sporting heights later within the 12 months when it launches the G80 Sport within the fourth quarter, nevertheless pricing and many of the key specification particulars are nonetheless to be confirmed.
So little has been revealed in regards to the new variant that no one actually is aware of the place it should sit within the vary, nevertheless given rear-wheel-steering shall be supplied we count on it to fit in on the prime of the line-up.
Learning the remainder of the native Genesis portfolio helps this principle with the Sport bundle being accessible on most variants, nevertheless a decked out G70 2.0T (with Sport Line bundle) nonetheless can’t fairly match the dynamic arsenal of the three.3T Sport.
With this in thoughts, we count on the G80 Sport to be powered by the identical twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V8 as the present G80 3.5T which churns out a wholesome 279kW/530Nm.
All-wheel-drive can be seemingly whereas an eight-speed computerized transmission is all however assured.
To mark it out because the athlete of the vary, the G80 Sport will don a sportier physique package than its extra elegant stablemates in addition to a darker chrome grille, black headlight bezels, “darkish shiny” chrome trim accents, distinctive 20-inch alloys and a brand new rear diffuser.
A brand new Cavendish Pink hero color shall be supplied completely on the Sport, reportedly impressed by a cliffside on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Contained in the cabin we discover a three-spoke sports activities steering wheel and the selection of aluminium, carbon or “diamond-patterned hybrid” weave sprint trim. Extra distinctive touches and appointments shall be revealed nearer to the brand new variant’s launch.
“The Genesis G80 Sport delivers one of the best worth to prospects who need to benefit from the excellent stability of ‘Athletic Class’ from the G80 mixed with a extra dynamic driving expertise,” Genesis stated in an announcement.
Whereas it’s arduous to establish precisely how far up Genesis will flip the sporty wick with the G80 Sport, it’s even tougher to pin down a definitive rival for it.
The BMW M550i is massively extra highly effective (390kW/750Nm) and is bound to be dearer at $139,900, even in Pure type, whereas the lesser 530i is nearly 100kW down on the force-fed Korean six.
On paper at the very least, the G80 Sport’s closest rival seems to be to be the Audi A6 55 TFSI quattro S Line which retails for $116,000 and packs a 250kW/500Nm six-cylinder punch in addition to AWD.
Likelihood is although the massive German will nonetheless be greater than 10 grand dearer than the G80 whereas nursing a 29kW/30Nm energy handicap.
Genesis has offered 28 G80s to date this 12 months ending June, accounting for 1.7 per cent of the $70,000-plus giant automotive phase – properly off the tempo of the class-leading Mercedes-Benz E-Class (551/33.1%).
