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    MID-SIZE SUV SHOULDERING PREMIUM AMBITIONS

    Sep 19, 2021 5 minutes
    SCOTT NEWMAN

    ESTABLISHING A premium brand is hard; Lexus and Audi made it, Eunos and Infiniti did not. It takes patience, commitment, plenty of investment but, most importantly, the right product. Genesis’ current offerings of a pair of sedans and a large SUV are never going to be volume sellers for Hyundai’s aspiring premium brand, which is what makes the GV70 so important.

    It lands smack-bang in the middle of the popular premium mid-size segment with its sights set firmly on the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Audi Q5, BMW X3, Jaguar F-Pace, Mercedes-Benz GLC and Volvo XC60. A tough crowd, so the GV70 is going to need to be good.

    The GV70 range kicks off with the 2.5T RWD, with a 2.2D (for diesel) and 3.5T – both all-wheel drive – also available, but we’re testing what’s expected to be the most popular variant, the 2.5T AWD.

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