Genesis Motor Europe has revealed the G70 Shooting Brake, a car designed with European customers in mind.

The new Genesis G70 Shooting Brake is based on the G70 sedan revealed in 2020, combining enhanced practicality with the brand's award-winning design.

The Shooting Brake name refers to a body style firmly rooted in European automotive history and favoured by customers in the premium luxury sector. The Genesis G70 Shooting Brake will offer greater practicality, and will further expand the Genesis line-up to meet customers' needs.

The Genesis G70 Shooting Brake is the same size as the new G70, measuring in at 4,685 mm long, 1,850 mm wide and 1,400 mm tall, with a 2,835 mm wheelbase. Meanwhile, the luggage space is 40 percent larger than the G70 sedan and its rear seats can be split-folded in versatile 4:2:4 format.

Inheriting its design from the new G70 sedan, the Genesis G70 Shooting Brake's signature Crest Grille is set lower than the Quad Lamps, which spread outward to evoke a sprinter's pre-race posture and highlight the model's athletic design.

When viewed from the side, the combination of the single-piece glass hatch extending to the rear, with the floating integral spoiler, communicates the G70 Shooting Brake's athletic intent.

At the rear, luggage space is maximised by moving the tailgate hinges forward. While the Quad Lamps which underpin the Two Lines signature, the epitome of the Genesis brand identity - extend to the surface of the hatch to create a unique impression.

With the G70 Shooting Brake, the fifth Genesis model to arrive in Europe, the brand will further strengthen its position by launching a model that demonstrates its commitment to the European market.

The 2022 Genesis G70 may look quite a bit different on the outside, but don’t let that fool you. Underneath, very little has changed, and that’s just fine by us. Our week with the overhauled sport sedan reassured us that the G70 is still one of the most enjoyable small luxury cars in the segment, and it looks even better to boot.

The G70 wasn’t ugly to begin with, but the styling updates are nonetheless welcome. The redesign tweaks some of the G70’s more generic and low-rent elements and grafting on the split headlights, taillights and pentagonal grille of its siblings. The delicate mesh in the grille looks crisp and expensive. The side vents on the fenders are small and placed low, appearing more integrated with the fender, rather than tacked-on. All these upgrades make the car clearly a Genesis, not just some off-brand luxury car. It even looks lower and wider, which suits the sporting nature of the car.

The cabin gets a smattering of updates too. All G70s now come standard with a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system. It's still centered where it was before, but it's a wider (and thus lower) screen. It also has much thinner bezels which makes it sit more naturally within the flow of the dash. Powering it is the latest infotainment operating system used almost universally by Hyundai and Kia, only reskinned with slightly different, Genesis-specific icons and fonts. Its humbler roots show through when using the radio, where the channel numbers are displayed on nixie tubes. Don’t let the shared applications discourage you, though; this is a very good system that reacts quickly to inputs and has easy-to-read buttons and lettering. In fact, the placement of the screen means you can steady your hand on part of the dashboard. The dedicated shortcut buttons lower on the center stack are welcome, too.

The one other interior update is the addition of a screen for half of the instrument panel. It shows a virtual tachometer dial, as well as other bits of information. It doesn't add much to the driving experience, except to maybe make it seem more high-tech than it is. It's neither good nor bad, and we'll leave it at that.



The rest of the interior is pretty much untouched, and that's not a bad thing, though some of the more thoroughly and beautifully redesigned Genesis models have us wishing the company went a little further with the G70. Still, the dash design is attractive, particularly with the black and tan contrasting upholstery and plastics of our test car. It's also very user-friendly. The knobs, dials and buttons for climate control, volume and tuning are a breeze to use, and except for the dials feeling a little loose, they are a model for the industry. We also liked the textured aluminum trim on the center console and doors. Overall, the quality feels a step behind Audi and Mercedes, but pretty close to BMW.

The G70’s seats are among its strengths. They have a huge range of adjustment, so whether you want to put your head in the ceiling or your butt on the pavement, you’re in good shape, making it easy to find a comfortable position. Knee room is cut down a bit thanks to the wide transmission tunnel and center console, but that’s our only real gripe. Things are a bit tighter in the back, where both leg room and head room are wanting. It's really only good for the odd short trip for adults; children would probably be all right for longer.

Mechanically, the G70 is essentially unchanged, and this is a very good thing. This is one of the best-handling cars in the segment. The steering actually tells you a reasonable bit about the road, and it's quick and direct. Head into the corners, and it reacts fast and feels light. The suspension, which was not adaptive in our car, is a good middle road of not too soft, not too firm, and it's very composed. Even in bumpy corners, it never feels loose or upset. You can drive with loads of confidence. It's worth noting, though, that the 3.3-liter V6 model feels a bit nose-heavy, so it wants to push at first, but add throttle, and it balances out quickly.



Although the V6 hurts the handling slightly, it makes up for it with sheer brute force. This twin-turbo engine makes 365 horsepower and 376 pound-feet of torque (you guessed it, unchanged from last year), but it feels quite underrated. And when the turbos start making boost, the power hits like a sledgehammer, and it has a follow-through right to redline. It's a smooth unit, too with a nice growl when you drive it hard. The new Sport package (which we didn’t get to sample) adds a variable exhaust system, tweaked all-wheel-drive programming and a rear-biased “drift mode.” The exhaust opens up an additional 3 horsepower no matter which engine you choose.

The V6 G70’s sole transmission is still the solid eight-speed automatic. Again, it's not quite as quick and smooth as what you'll find in the German competition, but it doesn't get in the way; it's just a shame that you can't lock it into manual mode — at least not without the Sport package. The V6 isn't particularly frugal, either. With all-wheel drive, like our test car, it's rated for 17 mpg city and 25 highway. But if you're gentle on the open road, you can beat that number. Yours truly saw as high as 28 mpg on a highway trip back from Chicago.

While the 2022 Genesis G70 may not trump the European competition in every category, it remains an excellent value. The turbocharged four-cylinder model starts at $38,570, which beats the Audi A4 by about $1,500 and the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class by about $4,000. The gap is even better when you compare the $43,145 base price of the V6 Genesis with similarly powerful German counterparts. The Audi S4 is nearly $8,000 more, and the BMW M340i and Mercedes-AMG C 43 are each more than $10,000 more.

The 2022 Genesis G70 didn’t change much, but then again, it really didn’t need to. It's still excellent to drive and looks better than ever. Add in some truly bargain prices, and it's a small luxury sports sedan that you can't afford to leave off your shopping list.

Dynamic premium design, first-class driver engagement, advanced technology and impressive practicality are hallmarks of all-new Genesis G70 Shooting Brake, which makes its European debut. Designed and developed exclusively for Europe, it is the fifth new model to debut in the region and is a true disrupter in the premium sector, meeting the demands of customers that expect the best in style and luxury in their pursuit of an active lifestyle. The result of a decade's worth of development, including a dedicated focus on Europe's challenging roads, it underlines the Genesis brand's ambitions in the region.

Mixing elegant coupe design and state-of-the-art technology with exceptional driving engagement and enhanced levels of space and practicality, all-new G70 Shooting Brake is an exciting and dynamic entrant into the premium luxury estate car market, a sector that has a long and distinguished story in European automotive history. The result of the unique and close collaboration between engineers at Genesis in Namyang, South Korea and their European counterparts in Rüsselsheim, Germany, all-new G70 Shooting Brake makes a bold statement and offers a unique proposition in the class.

Like all Genesis models there is a firm focus on driver engagement and entertainment, yet it's also infused with the versatility and functionality that allows it to meet the hugely varied needs of customers with active lifestyles. Developed with the Genesis brand's trademark attention to detail, passion and excitement, all-new G70 Shooting Brake also packs the same advanced technological features and luxurious character as all-new G70 saloon.

All-new Genesis G70 Shooting Brake has been subjected to exhaustive testing and development on Europe's most demanding roads, as well as intensive evaluation at the legendary Nürburgring circuit in Germany. Driving against established class benchmarks over the course of tens of thousands of kilometres, Genesis engineers have honed the suspension and drivetrain to set new standards in driver engagement, agility, refinement and comfort, all while ensuring it meets the challenges of carrying the wide variety of loads demanded by estate car owners.

This same development programme has made Genesis a formidable presence in the premium luxury sector. Beginning in 2010, Genesis engineers from South Korea have been working closely with their European colleagues to understand and meet the unique challenges and demands involved in creating an impressive premium product. This intensive research about customers, their environments and their lifestyle has given all-new G70 Shooting Brake an exciting and compelling character that sets a new benchmark in the premium luxury estate car segment.

Designed and developed exclusively for Europe,

Though it doesn't look much different, the 2024 Genesis G70, or at least the base four-cylinder, has received a big improvement. The 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder has been replaced with the more powerful 2.5-liter unit that was introduced in the 2022 Kia Stinger. And with a few other standard upgrades, this should be the best Genesis G70 (an already excellent sports sedan) yet.

Output for the 2.5-liter engine is 300 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque, improvements of 48 horsepower and 51 pound-feet. Our experience with the Stinger counterpart revealed that the improvements are greater than just the peak numbers. It offers better power across the rev band, including when it's out of boost. And when the turbo has spooled up, the boost comes on more smoothly and quickly. On top of engine improvement, all four-cylinder G70s now get Brembo brakes as standard for improved stopping power. Combined with the lighter nose than the V6, plus better fuel economy, the four-cylinder G70 should become an extremely appealing option even beyond the lower price point.

The rest of the changes for 2024 are more modest. The exterior is pretty much untouched save for a couple new exterior colors (including the blue on the pictured car). Inside, there are some new two-tone leather options along with USB-C charging ports, touch-sensitive climate controls and a frameless rearview mirror. The rear seats get standard side-impact airbags, too. And if you're interested, the G70 is available with the digital phone key that's becoming more available across Hyundai group models.

Pricing has not been announced, nor has availability. The four-cylinder models will probably see a modest price increase as a result of the new engine and brakes. The V6 models will likely not change much as they haven't received as many changes. Genesis will announce when the new cars will hit lots along with pricing later this year.