Bizarre sports news updates from the GV70’s infotainment.
EVs give us less to write about – from a dynamic perspective, at least. So I don’t have much to say about how the GV70 drives, other than the very impressive ride and refinement previously mentioned. It’s not as quick as the BMW iX M60 I ran for a while, but quick enough for confident overtaking.
Instead of focusing on aural quality, gearchange tactility and throttle response, we need to focus more on build quality, design and cabin tech, and the car’s more holistic qualities.
With no stand-out dynamic qualities, does it cohere as a package? It’s a family car, and the family think so. Partner Sophie has declared that for its balance of size, mass, comfort and range, the GV70 is her favourite of the four EVs we’ve run in succession – following a Kia EV6, that BMW and a Ford Mustang Mach E. Daughter
Rosa-Grace has named the Genesis ‘Jenny’, and there’s a slight slump of the nine-yearold shoulders and stamp of the size-threes if she has to travel by any other means.
If they’re happy (and safe), I’m happy. Mostly. While our GV70 is currently away having a failed SIM card rectified, its replacement is offering all the ‘live’ services which went dead in ours: chiefly the sat-nav and the remote functions facilitated by the app.
It’s good to have those back, though Google Maps works fine via the wired-only connection. But some of the others I could really live without. The main screen in this car has been configured differently and the less than intuitive interface means I can’t be bothered to change it before ours comes back. That means I’ve spent the last few hundred miles with a live sports ticker in my line of sight, updating me on scores in the Magical Kenya Open golf tournament and the women’s pro-tour game in Thailand. Really? I’m not a golf fan, but is anyone – and I mean a single occupant
