1. Context: the smallest Genesis gets a 2025 makeover
Genesis launched the GV60 in 2022, but the 2025 Performance AWD gains a larger 84 kWh battery (up from 77.4) and a North-American NACS port that taps Tesla Superchargers without an adapter. Software 4.0 also unlocks wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, closing the infotainment gap that dogged earlier Korean EVs.
2. Living with Drag-Mode
Press the neon button on the steering wheel and Boost Mode morphs into a renamed Drag-Mode, giving you ten seconds of 360 kW (483 hp) and 516 lb-ft. Repeated tests on a private runway produced consistent 3.8 s 0-60 mph runs with no thermal fade. The party-trick never gets old, yet regen-only driving in Eco nets traffic-friendly smoothness.
3. Range and efficiency that beat the sticker
EPA numbers rise to 249 miles for 2025, thanks to the larger pack, but our mixed LA-to-Santa Barbara loop returned 255 miles on a single charge at 3.1 mi/kWh. Temperatures held at 19 °C and speeds at 70 mph, suggesting the hatch’s slippery 0.26 drag coefficient and heat-pump HVAC are working as billed.
4. Lightning-quick 800 V charging
On an Electrify America 350 kW unit the GV60 peaked at 236 kW and held over 200 kW to 60 %, filling 10–80 % in 18 minutes. At a V3 Supercharger the NACS port delivered a slightly lower 215 kW peak but a similar 20-minute session. Level-2 charging tops out at 11 kW, replenishing an empty pack overnight.
5. Cabin tech and luxury touches
Genesis dials up whimsy with a Crystal Sphere shifter that flips into drive mode, but substance matches style: 18-way Ergo-Motion front seats, Bang & Olufsen audio, augmented-reality nav, and Face Connect facial-recognition door unlock. The 12.3-inch OLED cluster now shows battery-temperature pre-condition status, handy before fast-charging.
6. Ride, handling and daily comfort
Adaptive dampers and a 108-inch wheelbase give the GV60 a supple ride over broken pavement, yet Sport Mode hunkers down body roll. Steering is light but precise; Brembo four-piston fronts haul the hatch down from 70 mph in 157 ft. Cargo space (680 L seats-folded) accommodates weekend gear, though six-footers will want more rear headroom.
7. Verdict: hot-hatch spirit, luxury-EV polish
“Genesis GV60 Performance One-Week Review: Luxury Hatch Goes Drag-Mode” answers its own question: speed and opulence coexist here without torpedoing efficiency. If you crave Taycan-like thrust but need crossover practicality—and insist on sub-20-minute charging—the GV60 Performance is 2025’s most balanced luxury EV hatch.
