today we're going to cover two brand new
vehicles you haven't seen before
the 2021 genesis g80 and
what we've all been waiting for the 2021
gv80
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Welcome back to the channel I'm Lauren
Fix I'm really excited that we have this
opportunity for this first look this is
the 2021 gv80
this is genesis first suv now they've
had very great success with the gb 90
the 80 which i really am a fan of
and the g70 which was a north american
car of the year
this is their first suv and why do we
have both of these vehicles here
because they run on the same platform
now you would think well why is this not
a palisade
which is hyundai which is the sister
brand this is the luxury brand
you'll see some similarities between the
two so don't forget to check out the g80
first look and that's going to be up
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under the hood there are two engine
options i'm hoping there's going to be a
third because globally there is a fourth
2.5 liter turbocharged engine or an
optional 3.5 liter twin turbocharged
i know genesis makes a very wicked v8
engine
that would be awesome in here but in
europe they have a diesel engine and i'm
jealous
let's start off taking a quick look at
the key fob obviously you got your
standard
lock unlock and open the deck lid you
got your auto start and this has pock
assist as they
promoted in last year's super bowl that
allows you to go in and out of tight
parking spots
and of course your lighting and your
alarm
press the button let's start this car
one of the things that everyone's
talking about
is these 3d gauges i like them not
everyone likes them i think they're
really cool
there's some great information it even
shows the lane departure warning
if you set that up you've got your route
directions
but it's really neat because when you
look at it you either like it
or you hate it because people are used
to seeing things a certain way
this gives the appearance that it's real
i like it i think if you're sitting at
an angle looking over it might mess with
your head
there are two cameras that watch your
eyes for parallax to make sure you're
looking at the gauges and when you look
away for too long
it's going to let you know that you're
not paying attention to the road
again different choices here that you
can use
all the controls on the steering wheel
are pretty standard
different modes and distance and so
forth again more knurling really nicely
done i thought they did a nice job with
the gauges
the first thing you notice is that this
vehicle is really well laid out
this is a very large center screen and
it's nice because you cannot just
touch the screen if you want to touch
something that you want
but you can also use the dials down
below so it allows you to do what you
feel comfortable with
now one of the things i like is there is
a dial here in the middle
and when you turn that dial it goes to
the different
settings whatever you have and you can
customize it so it's music
uh you get navigation siriusxm so forth
all your connected services
it also has this very cool setup
for this is what sounds of nature and
the quality of those sounds of nature
are going to blow you away so there's
different settings but this cabin is so
quiet i mean it's unbelievably quiet
it's like bentley level quiet
that you can change the different
settings
and with this lexicon audio it really
showcases the quality rainy day
makes you want to go to the bathroom
open air cafe i'll take a double
rostredo please
makes you want to go get one
and for the winter i guess the warm
fireplace would be a nice touch you can
adjust these
as you want here you can also adjust
them on the dials
and when you go to the top it just keeps
strolling scrolling through
so that's really nice again you can use
the screen or you can use the buttons
it all depends on your personal needs go
back to menu you can see the other
settings that it offers
valet set up your seating one of the
things about seating is interesting
there are massaging seats that
are optional this is interesting because
it's got the fold-down of the second and
third row can be done
through the center screen you can do
that and you can put the headrest down
if you need it for visibility
so you also have your seat settings here
you can have heated or ventilated
you can make them air the ergo motion
seats you can make
posture assist very nice nicely thought
out i think that's some pretty cool
stuff that you don't see
in many vehicles today also you've got
your other convenience
on the left here if you go over the
buttons are really easy to use
so if i want to go to convenience
settings all that is here
you can change your cluster to 3d or
non-3d and i think i love it
some people are going to hate it it's
like the rear view camera on some of the
higher end luxury cars you can pick your
lift gate and how you want that as well
as lights
and other drive assistants which i
usually typically shut them off on
safety features
because they drive me crazy but this has
got the haptic warning the driver
attention
your lane keep assist you can pick the
intensity of that
which i would usually just shut off some
of that stuff but lane keep warning
blind spot detection
great thing to have park assist cross
traffic alert
fabulous safety feature you can have
your warning and timing if you get too
close to someone else you're falling
asleep
your volume adjustment i guess it gets
louder if you fall asleep
you're haptic which is a feedback in the
steering wheel the driver attention
warning your lane keeps he keeps going
he just keeps going around around
so there's a lot of neat features that
you can get on this vehicle and that's
one of the things i like about it is
that it
really thinks about how you're going to
use this every day and it's about luxury
love the clean lines on the vents
they're just integrated nice and smooth
very german
everything has this like watch knob
knurling
easy to grab no matter what size hands
you have every single knob on this
vehicle has this knurling because it's
real metal and you can do that
all your adjustments here i love that 3d
effect also when it comes to your
seating
you can have the air cooled seats it
changes the color heated heated steering
wheel got to have that
and your settings for up above as well
so multiple ways to access what you need
wireless charging there's a usb
connection down here
there's also a usbc in the center here
two cup holders again more
lighting and knurling because it's got
to be all nice and balanced
same controls for home and menu here the
one thing about this dial
that you use to adjust the center screen
is it has the same thing that like audi
is doing like mercedes is doing if
you're doing a destination
you're supposed to be able to do i guess
while you're driving be able to use your
finger like the old uh
trio or uh pdas where you used to be
able to use those for
uh putting in your information i would
say put it in advance
it just didn't make sense or pull over
put it in reverse you
instantly get these really nice crystal
clear this is
really clear compared to most backup
cameras beyond the fact that it gives
you
options so you can go from directly
behind you if you guess if you're gonna
haul a trailer
but you can pick the different angles
that you want based on what you need
this i think is fabulous now there's a
little
arrow here now i'm gonna use the dial
that we used
for the center stack to adjust things to
show you what this can do
i'm turning the dial and it's giving you
a view
all the way around the vehicle this
is cool technology i know other
manufacturers have it
but you typically would not see there is
the g80 next to us
it's interesting how it it's computer
generated how it creates
this look for what you need typically
you'll probably want the right rear
you can make your adjustments and
settings here as well so it's like a
video game so if you're good at video
games you'll probably love this
all right going back to the neutral
position that's the front camera and
drive
you can shut the camera off and you can
also turn the camera on separately
when you turn the drive mode dial what
you get is the
a couple options snow eco comfort sport
and custom
when you go to the sport mode the side
bolsters of the driver and passenger
seats
pull in very cool because you're going
to drive aggressively or
spirited as they like to say and that
would hold you into the seat better
there is the camera so you can press the
button and get the camera or shut it off
especially if you're going somewhere
parking you've got your park assist
which you can turn on or off
your hill descent and four wheel lock
hopefully you won't be needing that
and then this is the drive mode selector
again snow
eco comfort sport and custom you can set
that up any way you want
so one of the things that drives me
crazy on some of these glove box and the
germans is they always
split them open and this does the same
thing it just makes it harder to get
into it but inside is a very deep
glove box just a little tray there
should be a light in here
you cannot see so if you're taking
feedback genesis it'd be nice to have a
light in here and maybe a charging cable
for
i don't know an ipad something that's
usbc just in case
on both sides the driver and passenger
side there is padding for your knee
people tend to put things here but you
can also put your knee against that it's
really nice nicely pad just a
nice thought you would not see in a
regular vehicle but you would see it in
a luxury vehicle
there is one connection underneath in
this nice little landing area again
that's padded maybe you want to put
something and plug it in it's got a
regular outlet
this has got usb 3.0 and 3.1
which is good for quick charging this is
nice if you just want to plug something
in maybe a radar detector you probably
are going to need it in this vehicle
and there's glove box storage as well
it's a pretty normal size glove box
nothing that makes you want to write
home about
one of the things that i find
interesting is typically use a full
panoramic roof in this case they didn't
do that
both of these covers pull into the
center which is what you've seen on the
g90
and it also has a roof that opens up and
pulls back
which is nice if you want it open but
it's so quiet in here
i would want the roof closed personally
press the button once
there's a little screen that goes down
and then if we want to close those
covers they go out together let's take a
look at the second row
one of the things you typically see in a
black car service or in a limo is the
ability to move the seat
forward and back to give room for your
passenger that's being
driven by your favorite driver i like to
drive personally
but this also allows the back of the
seat to go back and forth so they've
thought about a lot of details that you
would use
if you were creating an ultimate luxury
machine and they've done that
again behind the center console you've
got a lot of great features you've got a
complete
separate climate control with settings
two separate vents
four zone climate control you've got air
cooled seats for the second or they're
three stage and heated we've seen heated
before but air cooled for the second row
is really really nice and further down
you've got more usb connections and a
regular wall outlet
these are nice features because not a
lot of vehicles have this this makes
this a luxury family vehicle
the details on the interior such as the
alcantara
and the real leather the real stitching
the real wood
is very impressive and i think the
germans have something to worry about
i have this front seat set for me i'm
five eight so there's plenty of knee
room
head room shoulder room so if you're six
feet tall whether you're long in the
torso or the legs you should be pretty
comfortable here
this should seat three people across i
don't know if i'd wanna sit in the
center
when you put down the armrest where are
the cupholders this is at an angle
because the seats can recline
i've never ever been a fan of these
plastic drop down
cup holders the germans do it too so
it's something that they all need to
improve on
when you come around to the back of the
vehicle this is a three row suv
i love the fact that you can open and
close the deck lid in multiple different
ways whether you use
the key fob the button on the outside of
the inside one of the really nice
features and i happened to notice it by
accident
i was looking to see if there was a
spare tire i open up the back
and there is a cover for the second row
to protect your valuables but people
never know what to do with it you take
it out do you need it you don't need it
this is where you store it very well
thought out the third row seats can be
closed with buttons from the inside
again this is all about luxury
and you have to remember that's what
genesis has gone out of their way to do
there are a set of buttons here for the
third row and the second row in case you
get your hands full or you've got cargo
just press the button the headrest drops
the seat folds down
you'll note that in the third row there
is a storage container two cupholders
separate venting separate outlets for
charging
and the ability to fold down the row in
front of you so that you can
get people into the second row or get
out of the third row
i really like the fact that they thought
about some of the details
this cargo cover that we took off to get
underneath is folded
and it's seamed so that when the second
or third row is down you can protect the
carpeting
with this mat one of my first thoughts
when we got the gv80
and the g80 was wow lot of similarities
but does that mean there's going to be a
g70
and a gv70 that would mean g90 and a
gv90 i don't know how they're gonna pack
more luxury
into a gv90 than they've already packed
into this gv80 it is
unbelievably impressive we'll show you
what we can right now we'll take it for
a drive in a later video
so don't forget to subscribe let's start
with the front end
one of the things that stands out
immediately is these stripes they're
like performance stripes almost but
they're
really a statement piece it's a design
element but it's not just the headlights
which are led
as you move your way back there are
marker lights so when you turn on the
turn signal
for this vehicle as well as in the g80
they go together
very unique design element you will not
see that on any other vehicle
also looking at the front of this
vehicle you can see this huge grill
this is something that they love to do i
think sometimes huge girls is just too
much but it's like a badge for them
they love to promote their brand there's
a lot of other details we'll go into an
airflow and all that down the road but
you'll notice a lot of chrome details
again this is about luxury the best of
luxury
and performance love the color choice in
this case it's a
dark metallic green but you'll note some
of the lines on this immediately you'll
note the
muscular lines on the hood which has to
do with airflow
really well designed i really love these
22-inch wheels they're alloys of course
what else would they be
but the details in this are just
beautiful and on the roadway i can just
see how they're going to
sparkle and shine and be very impressive
it has a luxury
yet a high tech look to it remember
genesis and hyundai
have captured a few german designers and
you can see that they've been allowed to
have a little bit of freedom
and this is the kind of designs they
love to do it rides on michelin tires so
you know it's going to be a long lasting
tire that has a real quiet ride
one of the goals that genesis had was to
take up this luxury market space that's
getting so expensive
and you get that very mercedes audi bmw
look in a three-row suv there's a lot of
competition and that includes lincoln
and cadillac that are fighting for that
same dollar
but when you're putting it at a price
point i know this is going to be really
reasonably priced
we'll put some pricing information down
below in the description
you'll see that the lines on this look
very mercedes to me
i don't know what do you think love the
chrome details and as you work your way
back you can see how sleek and smooth
this is
and then it goes into a wing that
reminds me of the porsche cayenne
one of the things i like about this wing
is they've integrated the led
third brake light it's very hard to see
in daylight but when you hit the brakes
you can see this
full long line of red very nice classy
almost a german detail further down nice
smooth clean lines
gv80 logo i like that more chrome detail
and the two lights that continue that
look along the side and along the front
the continuity of design is really
important a lot of people miss that when
you see designs of other vehicles
they'll
make a cool front or rear but they don't
mix the two this is a complete thought
process one of the things i like is the
exhaust pipes they're dual exhaust
and there's just a single pipe on each
side but there's nothing worse than
giving me that impression it's there and
nothing being there well genesis has
followed through and this is a real
exhaust pipe
it has an oval look to it sort of
matches along the marker light as well
as
the brake lights they've done a nice job
in creating a complete thought
nice continuity in the whole vehicle
let's take a look at the inside
when you close the doors they're soft
closed they're thinking about
all those little luxury items that you
would want when you're buying a vehicle
like this
the one thing i know we're going to see
is this price point is going to be
dramatically less than the german
vehicles and they should be concerned
because what they've always offered is
the best of the best and no one has
really been able to run up against them
jaguar has come right up there too land
rover as well and lincoln and cadillac
are
all running for that same spot when
consumers
in this buying segment look at a vehicle
like this they want it all but who
doesn't want a great value
plus the fact they have concierge
service we're going to get a lot more
details on this we're going to see what
other goodies they're going to have
so the only two criticisms that i have
is it'd be nice to have a light in the
glove box
and we brought a water bottle in with us
and there was absolutely no place to put
it other than this two cup holders in
the middle
and they wouldn't take a big bottle so i
know americans like to do that
don't go the german route they make
everything so small think about how we
as americans use these vehicles
but i think they did a phenomenal job
and i can't wait to take this for a test
drive
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