This is the 2026 Genesis Electrified G80

by Chris Teague

Published: June 28th, 2024

this is the 2026 genesis electrified g80

The Genesis Electrified G80 brings a gas-free powertrain to one of the more compelling values among large luxury sedans, and it’s getting improvements for the 2026 model year. The automaker recently revealed a newly updated version of the car that offers a longer wheelbase, a larger battery, and an improved range estimate.

It’s important to note that we’re talking about Korean-market specs here, which are almost guaranteed to change once the car reaches the United States. The G80’s range extended for 2026, going from 265 miles to 295 miles per charge. Translated to U.S. specs, that would yield an EPA-estimated driving range of 313 miles. The car’s extended wheelbase will give it a better, more stable ride, but it also creates space for a larger battery pack.

Inside, we expect a combined LED display measuring 27 inches that houses both the digital gauge cluster and infotainment touchscreen. Exterior changes include an updated grille and fresh headlights that use a Micro Lens Array setup.

South Korean buyers can get the new Electrified G80 starting in August, and other international markets will follow shortly after. Pricing will likely increase from today’s starting price of around $75,000.

Though the Hyundai-Genesis industrial machine has newer, dedicated electric platforms, the move to revise a gas model for EV power could be a smart one. The Electrified G80 looks and feels much like the gas car, enticing buyers with a familiar experience and none of the outlandish styling seen in other EVs.

[Images: Genesis]

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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Doug brockman on Jun 29, 2024

Waiting anxiously for the Trump inauguration so all the EV mandates and subsidies can move on to the trash heap of history.

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- VoGhost on Jun 30, 2024
  
  There are exactly zero EV mandates (that's just right wing propaganda). And this car qualifies for exactly zero Federal subsidies. But don't let reality spoil a good rant; no Trump lover has to date.
  
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- Jalop1991 on Jun 30, 2024
  
  "There are exactly zero EV mandates (that's just right wing propaganda)".... VoTroll lies again. I'm thinking VoTroll might be one of the two people left who think Biden smashed Trump in the debate. How does Rob Reiner taste, Troll?
  
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- VoGhost on Jul 01, 2024
  
  Jalop,
  This is so very easy to resolve. You show credible evidence of a single government mandate forcing consumers to buy an EV. Go ahead! We'll all wait here.
  And while I see that you are in love with a convicted felon, that doesn't change facts.
  
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- Jalop1991 on Jul 01, 2024
  
  I gave you the reference you refuse to acknowledge. As for being "in love with a convicted felon," I most certainly am NOT in love with Hunter Biden.
  
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- VoGhost on Jul 02, 2024
  
  Jalop, The reference you shared at no point shows a mandate that any consumer buy an EV. Full stop. You're old enough that you should be capable of thinking for yourself by now.
  
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Jalop1991 on Jun 30, 2024

Volvo/Geely should be absolutely ashamed of themselves, given the billions poured into the failure that is the Volvo EX90--while Hyunkias'is does this.

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- VoGhost on Jul 01, 2024
  
  How can you call the EX90 a failure? - they just started building them. Have you driven one?
  
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- Jalop1991 on Jul 01, 2024
  
  How can you call Biden a resounding success of a president?
  
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- VoGhost on Jul 02, 2024
  
  Off topic, but you could just look at the recent poll of historians (the same body that objectively labeled Trump the worst president in history).
  Or you could go by the achievements, which are too many to list, but include: restoring America's prestige and relations with allies; destroying most of our largest enemy's fighting capacity; the IRA, CHIPS act and Infrastructure bill.
  Or, just go by the results: recovery from a deep recession Trump left us in, the strongest job market in 50 years, defeated inflation, strong economic growth and a stock market at all time highs.
  
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- Jalop1991 on Jul 02, 2024
  
  wow, you are SO out of this galaxy. Whassa matter, reality too hard for you to deal with? "Restoring America's prestige..." just wow. What do you think real world leaders were thinking when they saw Biden's performance?
  
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