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Motor 1
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
The 2026 Genesis GV70 Just Does Everything Right: Review
The 2026 Genesis GV70 is a collection of attitudes and aesthetics. It's sporty by modern luxury-SUV standards, yet elegant. It's new enough to still feel special, yet reminiscent of a more experienced automaker. The Genesis logo—a diamond-quilted crest with wings—isn't just a badge, it's a fundamental part of the vehicle's design. Every Genesis model has a certain array of ingredients that all blend perfectly to create the final product. In this case, that's the GV70 —the brand's smallest and cheapest gas-powered SUV. Quick Specs 2026 Genesis GV70 3.5T Sport Prestige AWD Engine Twin-Turbocharged 3.5-Liter V-6 Output 375 Horsepower / 391 Pound-Feet Transmission Eight-Speed Automatic Base Price $71,145 Photo by: Alanis King / Motor1 The GV70 is Genesis' top-selling model in America, with about 30,000 sold in the US last year. And it makes sense. The GV70 is the cheapest Genesis SUV at $49,435 for the 2026 model year, and because Genesis' SUV lineup is like a big, luxurious set of Russian Nesting dolls, the base GV70 doesn't look or feel cheap next to the top-of-the-line models. It's an entry-level Genesis without the entry-level feel. I drove the new GV70 at a launch event in Houston, where Genesis lined a showroom with gray, blue, and red versions of the SUV. The red one pulled me in immediately, and when I looked in the window, I saw an iconic color combination: red on red. Red paint. Red seats. I had to drive it. (If red-on-red isn't you, Genesis has a dark 'Ultramarine' blue interior with reddish-orange accents that reminds me of a $300,000 Bentley I drove once.) Photo by: Alanis King / Motor1 Pros: Well-Styled & Upholstered, Lovely Interior, Excellent Driver-Assistance Features Like all Genesis models, I love the way the GV70 looks. The 'two-line' design—as seen in the split headlights and taillights—represents the brand, and it works. The diamond-quilted grille is tastefully large, and in a fun Easter egg, the headlights branch out from it like wings to mirror the Genesis logo. Around back, the GV70's roof has a sharp-enough slope to make buyers feel like they're getting something sporty. For 2026, all GV70 models have all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission. There are two engine options, starting with a turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-four with 300 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque. The four-cylinder is available in four trims, starting at $49,435 (including freight charges), and gets between 26 and 28 miles per gallon combined. Photo by: Alanis King / Motor1 Photo by: Alanis King / Motor1 Photo by: Alanis King / Motor1 There's also a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 with 375 hp and 391 pound-feet. It starts at $64,865, and it gets 25 mpg combined. In nearly 225 miles of driving in the V-6, I got 21.8 mpg combined. I wish that number were higher. This year, there are a bunch of small changes to the GV70, including: a new, 27.0-inch display showing the driver-instrument cluster and infotainment screen; a new front bumper with extended air intakes; redesigned dual exhaust tips; a D-cut steering wheel on sport trims; a new layout for interior lighting, which brings one of the light strips up near the top of the doors; nine exterior colors, most of which are white, gray, and blue; and more. Photo by: Alanis King / Motor1 Cons: Slow Pedal Response, Just-Okay Fuel Economy Inside the GV70, the 27.0-inch screen is big but not overwhelming. It slots into the styling well, and the information isn't superfluous—it shows you what you need to know, crisply, like a laptop screen. The rest of the interior is just as harmonious; red upholstery blends to black with red stitching, and every seat in my tester gets leather quilting. The panoramic glass roof also makes the car feel bigger than it is. The GV70 drives as elegantly as it looks. Wind noise is almost nonexistent, road noise is well-isolated, and body roll in corners is noticeable but not a nuisance. The GV70 has technology that senses upcoming changes in elevation and adjusts the suspension for a smoother ride, as well as noise-cancellation tech integrated into the speaker system to drown out exterior sounds. Acceleration from the V-6 isn't stomach-dropping, but it's quick enough to get up to speed. It's also powerful enough to lightly pin your passengers in their seats when a stoplight turns green, even without the use of launch control. If you floor the car while moving, there's about a 'one Mississippi' delay in throttle response. It takes the GV70 a second to drop a gear and go, but for most buyers, that's an acceptable sacrifice for the style and comfort the car provides. Photo by: Alanis King / Motor1 Photo by: Alanis King / Motor1 But my favorite part of the GV70's driving experience doesn't have to do with my inputs. It's that the SUV now has capacitive steering-wheel technology, which is similar to capacitive dashboard buttons: You just tap the surface, not press it. That means the GV70's steering wheel can sense your hands touching it without you applying pressure. This is huge for driver-assistance tech like adaptive cruise control and lane-centering assist, which, together, make road trips feel half as long as they are. The car handles most of the tedious acceleration and steering inputs on long highway drives, even if the driver has to pay attention to the road and be ready to take over at any moment. Every couple of minutes, the car notifies the driver to confirm their hands are still on the wheel. You usually have to apply pressure to get the car to recognize your hands, which means you end up squeezing the wheel like a stress ball for hours on end. The capacitive touch in the GV70's steering wheel removes that task. I let the system run for about an hour in Houston traffic on my drive, and all I had to do was rest my thumb on the wheel. It's a massive upgrade over the squeeze-release-squeeze routine. Photo by: Alanis King / Motor1 I also let the system run on country roads. It can't make every turn—tight curves and sweepers are usually too big of an ask, and the car is carrying so much speed that you'll need to intervene as a driver. But it handles most turns, removing the dull work from you as the driver. The 2026 Genesis GV70 isn't the sportiest SUV out there, nor is it the most luxurious. But it is a great blend of both, with a starting MSRP that mirrors the average price of a new car in America. And if Americans are spending that much anyway, why not consider a car with so much to offer? Competitors Acura RDX Audi Q5 BMW X3 Lexus RX Mercedes-Benz GLC Volvo XC60 Competitor Reviews The 2025 BMW X3 M50 Is All About the Engine: Review The 2025 Lexus RX Is Subtle Luxury Done Right: Review 2026 Genesis GV70 3.5T Sport Prestige AWD Engine Twin-Turbocharged 3.5-Liter V-6 Output 375 horsepower / 391 pound-feet Transmission Eight-Speed Automatic Weight 4,738 Pounds Efficiency 18 City / 25 Highway / 21 Combined Seating Capacity 5 Cargo Volume 28.9 / 56.9 Cubic Feet Towing 3,500 Pounds Base Price $71,145 On Sale Now Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
These Are Lesser-Known Automotive YouTubers Our Readers Say Deserve More Attention
Earlier this week, after taking credit for inventing modern automotive YouTube, we asked you, our dear readers, which smaller YouTube channels you thought deserved more attention. It would have been awesome to be able to make a list of channels with fewer than 100,000 subscribers, but we ended up moving it up to 200,000 just to make things a little easier to pick. That doesn't mean that all of your recommendations were big channels that are already making good money, though. One channel had a mere 89 subscribers at the time of writing. Sadly, there were far too many suggestions to ever possibly include on this list, so we're going to take a look at some of the most popular answers. You get a dozen automotive YouTube channels that you may not have heard of. Smaller YouTubers get more subscribers. Everybody wins here. Read more: These Are The Dumbest Car Myths Alanis King deserves a lot. She does a great job and should get a shout out from her former formerly of Rich Rebuilds has a tiny channel called Box Eclectic but he hasn't put anything out in 3 months. I wonder what's going on there. You know her. You love her. She has her own channel now with just under 32,000 subscribers. Go ahead and give our old pal Alanis a follow. It's been long enough that you can forgive her for her pizza take, right? Suggested by: Travis James Homebuilt by Jeff. He is an Australian firefighter who does a bunch of cool builds from absolute scratch and does absolutely everything himself from welding, to paint, to upholstery. The videos go into exhaustive detail (hundred+ hours on builds). His most recently completed project is a 1970s Alfa Romeo GT he stuffed a Ferrari 360 engine into. If you love the idea of rescuing an abandoned 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 and then shoving a Ferrari V8 from a 360 Modena into it but don't want to put the time, sweat, blood, tears, tetanus shots and money into doing it yourself, why not watch a man named Jeff to it so you don't have to? Home Built By Jeff has about 210,000 subscribers, but anyone who can pull off a project like this definitely deserves more. Suggested by: Neal Richards Soup Classic Motoring - uses a lot of stop motion photography. Currently restoring a Lotus EspritRetropowercars - weekly updates on all the projects going through the shop. They also have video series that cover individual cars. Car videos don't necessarily have to be loud, fast or exciting. Sometimes you just want to relax and watch some comfort content. Personally, I lean toward fish keeping videos in those situations, but Soup Classic Motoring is a fantastic option if you want your car content to be chill, too. Plus, the quality is far too high for the channel to only have 141,000 subscribers. Suggested by: redromelogic Also check out Bruce in Oz, possibly the most Australian content you've ever seen, He specializes in bringing back to life old dump trucks, graders, etc. Many of them with big Detroit Diesels. (965) Bruce In AUS - YouTube A true master of his craft. Bruce likes to work on big, old trucks, and he also just so happens to live in Australia, so his channel is a little different than what you'd expect here in the United States. That also means he has access to vehicles we never got over here. You'd think getting a supercharged, two-stroke Detroit Diesel V12 running again would have been a ticket to more than a million subscribers, but he doesn't even have 75,000. Yet. Suggested by: Frank Spencer Tom Voelk with Driven Car Reviews with Tom Voelk. Fantastic Content. Excellent Production. We're back to more straightforward new car reviews here, but there's always going to be room for people reviewing cars. These are longer videos than what he did for the New York Times' "Driven" series, and it doesn't hurt that he's a pretty nice guy if I do say so myself. 190,000 subscribers is definitely a lot more than a lot of channels have, but I bet we can get those numbers up. Suggested by: CharlesKDavis Crucible Coachworks; they're building a custom aluminum body and V8 swap on a Boxster chassis. Unlike the Australians you've seen so far, Crucible Coachworks is a build channel, but they're a little more focused on custom fabrication. You might even learn a thing or two watching them work on their cars when they were supposed to be entertaining you, but that's certainly not the worst thing in the world, is it? Suggested by: chibaman Oliver Pickard; he and his dad are building a custom, Honda powered, GTM kit car bodied car. Basically a super kei car. And they're doing it all in an old barn/shed somewhere in France. I liked this suggestion so much, I broke it out into its own separate answer even though it was technically part of the previous comment. Also, who doesn't want to see a father and son work on cars together? And only 15,000 subscribers? We need to fix that ASAP. Suggested by: chibaman Maybe a weird one... but THE WIND TUNNEL channel on youtube has virtual races on iRacing where they pit cars against each other that would normally never race, i.e. Indycar vs. LMP1. Not car reviews per se, but oddly entertaining to watch and I find myself engrossed with those videos. Just because a channel doesn't work on or review cars doesn't mean we don't have room for them on this list. If you want to see how cars that would never race each other stack up, subscribe and help push this channel over the 31,000 subscriber mark. Suggested by: TF2345 Autoautopsy. Keeping Saabs alive and a few other tidbits sprinkled in. There is still a strong Saab community and Autoautopsy has great content. I like Saab content. You like Saab content. Follow Auto Autopsy for more Saab content. And with just under 97,000 subscribers, I bet we can get them to 100,000 before the end of the month. Suggested by: Rick Zack from Shooting Cars - not only are his reviews informative and consistent, but he comes across as an endlessly cheerful guy who is very down to earth. Even if I'm not into the car he is covering in that particular video, I make a point to watch and support him. In a sea of negativity in the world today, his positivity is refreshing. You had me at the first video shown on the page being about Malaise-era SUVs and minivans. 177,000 subscribers is a lot for this list, but it's still pretty small compared to the channels with more than a million. I bet we can get Shooting Cars a little closer, though. Suggested by: KM@PG SteinFab Garage is awesome, if you remember Haggard Garage he's like a slightly more grown-up, knowledgeable version of that. Silly but fun to watch. Rainman Ray's repairs is also great, a former dealership tech that started his own shop and knows how to fix anything and be entertaining while doing Cars is run by a Florida Car salesman that has reviewed everything from econoboxes to old school Ferraris with a sharp biting wit and a seething hatred for the weather and the animals around mention to Mazzei Formula since he doesn't post often but he builds some of the coolest cars I've seen. Currently working on a Superlite SL-C racecar powered by a five-rotor Wankel. These are several great suggestions, but I especially want to shout out SteinFab Garage because the guy who runs the channel is named Colin. Sure, he may spell his name wrong, but us Collins have to stick together and occasionally help one another out, especially when one of us only has 67,000 subscribers and deserves way more. Suggested by: Daniel G Me! And you know it, Collin! A channel so bad it can only get better! Hey, I said people could plug their own channels, and that's exactly what Kamil did. Plus, he spelled my name right, which always helps. If you recognize the name, Kamil it's probably from his Hooniverse days, but now he has his own channel with an entire 89 subscribers. Surely, we can at least get his channel into the triple digits, right? Suggested by: Kamil K Read the original article on Jalopnik.
