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Old 06-24-20 | 08:09 AM
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The Genesis G70 may still feel like a new car, but a big refresh is going to drop anytime now. One of our spy photographers just gave us an up-close and fairly detailed look at what this update will consist of visually.

Those new lights are lifted straight from the new G90 and G80. It’s a twin-headlight design, consisting of two light fixtures stacked on top of each other with a small gap in the middle. The look is luxurious and classy, but it’s also giving Genesis a uniform face across all of its models. These latest shots also allow us our best look yet at the redesigned front grille. It’s shaped like the G80 and G90, but the maw doesn’t appear to stretch as wide and tall as those massive front pieces do. Instead of extending downward into the lower part of the front end, this one ends in a V shape in what looks to be another lower front air inlet. Just like the current G70, this one is sporting some sculpting on the sides of the bumper where the fog lights are placed.

The model spied here appears to be on the sportier side of the spectrum. It’s rocking the big, red Brembo brakes and what appear to be Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires. Those 19-inch wheels look like a sport design, and the dual exhaust also suggests this is the twin-turbo V6, not the turbo four-cylinder. Genesis is rumored to be upgrading the G70’s V6 engine to a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 from the 3.3-liter displacement it has now. The four-cylinder is also said to be getting a big boost, taking from the extra power the Sonata N-Line’s four-cylinder will produce.

In addition to those big, oval tailpipes in back, we can also clearly see the twin-taillight design poking through the camouflage. Thin LED strips are visible — we imagine it’ll mimic what we see on the front of the car to create a sense of uniformity in design.
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Can't link the pics... but it's been leaked fully here:

https://thekoreancarblog.com/2020/06...celift-leaked/
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Can't link the pics... but it's been leaked fully here:

https://thekoreancarblog.com/2020/06...celift-leaked/





This is much worse than I expected. Sheesh.
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^^ hahaha.
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The headlights are cool
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I wasn't initially too smitten when the GV80 front and rear photos were leaked just like this. Will wait for the official pics before giving judgement.

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front looks gross.

it does kinda have a bird face.

headlights and grille are badly integrated
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Per the badge on the back, looks like it retains the 2.0T vs rumors of receiving 2.5T


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Back looks like an early '00s camry

front is at least consistent with the other new models.
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Feel like they're rushing to slap the design language on everything all at once. Sometimes difficult since the original body lines may not have been intended to mesh with the new design elements. And this, just as the G70 is starting to get some units out there, now a pretty big shift in design. Feel like they could've left the the shift for G70 until the next major redesign.
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Per the badge on the back, looks like it retains the 2.0T vs rumors of receiving 2.5T
I've heard that the 2.0T will be for the Korean market (along with the refresh Stinger) and other countries with more stringent emissions, while the 2.5T will be in the US. Either that, or there will be 3 engine options. Wouldn't be the first time for Genesis since the old G80 had a 3.3 V6 (non-turbo) that slotted below the 3.8. The real question is if the 3.5TT will be used, or if they'll keep the 3.3TT.
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Originally Posted by pbm317
Feel like they're rushing to slap the design language on everything all at once. Sometimes difficult since the original body lines may not have been intended to mesh with the new design elements. And this, just as the G70 is starting to get some units out there, now a pretty big shift in design. Feel like they could've left the the shift for G70 until the next major redesign.
They're doing it to coincide with the Stinger refresh. The G70 came out in MY 2018, so it makes perfect sense that it would get a refresh 3 years later for the 2021 MY. It was supposed to be sold as early as 2017 when reviews first came out. Only reason it feels more recent than 2018 was because the Genesis dealership fiasco effectively prevented the car from reaching dealer lots en masse until 2019.
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Originally Posted by Motorola
They're doing it to coincide with the Stinger refresh. The G70 came out in MY 2018, so it makes perfect sense that it would get a refresh 3 years later for the 2021 MY. It was supposed to be sold as early as 2017 when reviews first came out. Only reason it feels more recent than 2018 was because the Genesis dealership fiasco effectively prevented the car from reaching dealer lots en masse until 2019.
Yes, I'm well aware of where the G70 is in its lifecycle. Just think they could have done with a milder refresh for the G70 and save the full new design language for the next gen. But it's moot since they're going whole hog on this "2 lines is us"
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I really, really do not like these changes...
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Front looks pretty bad ...


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