2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe Joins the Slope-Backed SUV Parade

• Genesis adds a Coupe version of its GV80 SUV for the 2025 model year.

• The GV80 Coupe will offer the e-supercharged 3.5-liter V-6 from the G90.

• The 2025 GV80 Coupe and SUV have debuted in Korea ahead of their U.S. arrival next year.

Three years into its production run, the Genesis GV80 is branching out with a second body style for 2025, the GV80 Coupe. Previewed by the GV80 Coupe Concept that made its debut at the 2023 New York auto show, it presents a slightly faster-sloping roofline than the already-stylish standard GV80. Presumably, the GV80 Coupe will not offer the optional third-row seat, which is already a cramped affair in the regular GV80.

Whereas the standard GV80 will continue with a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder base engine and an available twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6, the GV80 Coupe gets a third engine choice: the e-supercharged V-6 from the G90 sedan, where it makes 409 horsepower. With that range-topping engine comes launch control, a Sport+ driving mode, and a selectable instrument cluster view that includes auxiliary gauges. The Coupe also incorporates an Active Sound Design feature that mimics the sound of "a large-displacement sport coupe's exhaust," and adjustable brake-pedal response. Both models can be had with an electronically controlled suspension with road preview.

The GV80 Coupe wears an evolved version of the oversized shield-shaped grille and twin-line headlights, both shared with the standard GV80 for 2025. The Coupe gets exclusive 20- and 22-inch wheels, while in both models, the exhaust tips hide behind the rear bumper.