Genesis GV80 – The 3rd Row Seats are for Midgets

GV80 3.5 V6 AWD: 3^rd Row Seats and Tight Cornering

7 seat SUVs promise so much, but that 3^rd row is always a disappointment, and the GV80 is no exception.

We drove the G80 HERE, GV80 Diesel HERE, and GV80 2.5 HERE. There is a driverless parking demo HERE, and David’s radio interview HERE.

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For this test we stuck to just a very few criteria.

Above: This Week’s VIDEO Car Review -2021 Genesis GV80 V6 Turbo in Matte Green (Black Car Shown in Video Review)

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ABOVE: 2021 Genesis GV80 3.5L Turbo V6 in Matte green

The Car:

In the 3^rd of our GV80 series, we took the big Genesis down the old Pacific Highway. The tight bends give the handling a thorough seeing to.

Before that though, David and I tried our hand at getting into the much-touted 3^rd row.

It was an absolute shamble. At best, the 3^rd row is for kids, or other height-challenged people. Any hope of getting in elegantly evaporates seconds after sliding the 2^nd row forward. You quickly discover there is hardly enough room to get one leg in, let alone two.

Once ensconced, only the driver remains in any kind of comfort. The rest of the passengers have origamied themselves into unnatural positions. At the very least, the back row occupants will be wearing their knees as ear rings. While kids might stand a chance, I doubt they’ll be happy about it.

The Drive:

After weeks of enjoying nice long stretches of open road, we headed for the tight bends afford by an old stretch of the M1, just north of Sydney.

It has been many decades since cuts down the side of a sandstone cliff saw any action beyond the odd biker, and a bunch of chavs in hot hatches.

GV80 is a lot of metal to be throwing around, but we will stop at nothing to bring the real story.

In Sport Mode, GV80 does its best to be a tidy ports car, but there is no hiding the bulk. You change directions quickly and easily, but tighter turns are accompanied by pernicious scrubbing of tyres calling for mercy.

It shifts and shimmies, but always feels controlled. As the direction changes, the warnings signal straying too close to the lines and that is best switched off.

Conclusion:

The back seats are a waste of time for all but the smallest of humans. Perhaps the dog will be happy.

Handling feels surprisingly neutral. A longer trip is definitely called for.

Price: $108,600 (plus $10,000 Luxury Pack, $2,000 Matte Paint)

Engine: 279kw/530Nm

Econ: 11.7L/100k (avg), 95ron or E10 fuel

CO2: 273g/k

Trans: 8-speed automatic

Drive wheels: AWD (with drive modes on and off-road)

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