2025 Genesis GV80 -- Living With One of the X5's Newest & Strongest Rivals!

Here's our Week Long Review of the Refreshed 2025 Genesis GV80 3.5T Prestige!

For 2025, Genesis is adding to the overall luxury and tech of their top-end GV80 SUV! So, after seven days with it, do we still love the GV80 as a luxury SUV? Or should you buy the new competition: the BMW X5, Acura MDX or Mercedes GLE? Go ahead: CLICK to find out :) Also, be sure to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and tap the notification bell if you enjoyed this review -- it helps us more than you can imagine!
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0:00 Intro
1:28 Detailed Exterior Walkaround
4:36 Interior Design & Technology
12:55 Rear Seats & Cargo
16:57 Test Drive & Impressions
21:05 Sound Level Reading (dB)
24:14 Air Ball & Slam Dunk
25:30 Pricing
26:22 Resale & Reliability

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[johnnyboy-hn]

What Genesis needs is more dealerships. My local dealers had Genesis sections, but that disappeared when they made dedicated showrooms. My closest one is now an hour away. I think they would sell more if they had a lot more dealers. And I don't live in a little rural place - we have BMW, Mercedes and Lexus dealers near us.

[KNRS]

Awesome SUV. The one thing holding Genesis back is the lack of dealer networks. Their cars could basically sell themselves because they’re beautiful inside and outside, drive nicely, receive a lot of praise from journalists, and aren’t built off mainstream Hyundai/Kia platforms like Lexus and Acura build from mainstream platforms. Its essentially a ground-up luxury brand owned by Hundia/Kia but the lack of dealer networks really hurts that. Dealer networks and good service would be the cherry on top since their cars are awesome, and this GV80 is no exception.

[MercOne]

This is one of the best channels of it's type on the tube. Keep up the good work.

[abrahamroberts]

Just FYI - Genesis has rolled out the updates for wireless Apple CarPlay and Android. I've had it for about 2 weeks and it works really well.

[RellupNorth]

Hyundai/Kia/Genesis is my favorite group at the moment

[JosephPayton-mg]

Nothing but luxurious is the only way to describe this car. The interior is very Aston Martin DBX like with all the brown from head to toe literally. 81k but it has the interior luxury look and feel of a 100k vehicle. I’ve sat in this for a minute and was amazed at how luxurious it was. It has its own charm compared to the Germans who go heel for heel with eachother. Genesis is definitely benefiting from Bentleys designer. I’m also curious how well that stone material will hold up over time, it’s not something you see used in vehicles, but also refreshing to see other natural resources used to make a beautiful cabin like this.

[DM-xtrl]

I wouldn’t say that GV80 is the X5’s closest competitor. Even though I’m not a fan of those larger horizontal screens the GV80 has a far better interior than the X5. But it really doesn’t measure up to the X5 as far as performance. The closest competitor as far as performance is the Acura MDX Type S. Even though it is a 7 seat SUV with a smaller engine and single turbo V6 it still has a better 0-60 than the GV80. It also has cornering and steering feel that is actual better than the X5 and has the benefit of an air suspension which isn’t offered on the GV80 all for about $5-7K less.

Bottom line it depends on what you want. For luxury the GV80 is ahead of the X5 IMO but its handling and speed doesn’t quite measure up.

[CarGeek]

Great car but I still like the X5 more

[ericB]

Please do an eight day test so that you could be ready for when Apple adds Sunday Plus when they own the entire earth. This may boost sales for their plus phone line.

[gerardguida]

The AC Shutting off at every stop is i don't know too many Women who are going to go for that....also the gas mileage is alittle bothersome to me. No doubt its a Handsome looking car 😍

[MarcusTurner-bp]

Nice video keep up the good work fellas

[jakes]

I gotta say this new gen is super tempting. I’d still take the X5, it’s one of my favorite vehicles Ive ever driven. But this new GV80 has really upped its game. I never really understood all the hype the 1st gen got, it looked a bit awkward and interior wasnt anything special. But this new gen is a vast improvement.

[oonwing]

Nice....have my issues with reliability....

[Anonymous-bsit]

Love it! I drove a 2025 GV80 2.5T with 19" wheels and found the suspension very soft. Did you find this to be the case with your 3.5T Prestige? Weirdly the Palisade Limited with 18" wheels was perfectly fine.

[ryanfrisby]

Excellent review of an excellent vehicle!😸

[omendarklight]

If you seen how long these sit on the lot. Right next to Jeep and 10 below the US average. No one's buying a vehicle with questionable reliability, service and no real dealership network. Not to mention their track record.

Looks good tho 😂

[mattdude]

I would have liked to see genesis do a fancy looking column shifter like what Hyundai is now doing.

[TMS]

The GV80 is a PHEV short of greatness. That and an actual dealer network.

[happywelshguy]

Thank you for that comprehensive report. Can you comment on the drivers / Passengers seat comfort? I hear that they are on the firm / uncomfortable

[martifilipponi]

When you did the sound decibel reading, I can hear the noise in the car.. I don't know how you registered a 49 db I drove a 2024 over the same roads that I drove to the dealership in Cherry Hill New Jersey with my 2020 Cadillac xt6, with 45k miles on it and I can tell you my Cadillac was quieter then the Genesis, that's what kept me from buying it