korean cars are no longer joke of the town anymore as it was 15 to 20 years ago
with poor quality and reliability due to reputation marred by poor products such as excel
the first model that hyundai introduced to the u.s market back in 1986 the company struggled until
the early 2000s when the korean company started to develop its own power plant and platforms to
sever its reliance on the mitsubishi technology and invested heavily to deliver quality products
with great design like the sixth generation sonata the hyundai group is now comprised of hyundai with
genesis luxury brand the high performance and sub brand and the all-electric ionic sub-brand
along with kia that has undergone a substantial change in its corporate identity that has
helped in part to make kia surpass hyundai branded cars in the native korean market
in the u.s the hyundai and kia have combined to sell more than 150 000 units monthly for
the first time in history with a sales growth of 132.4 and 121.3 respectively versus the prior year
even the genesis branded vehicle saw a growth in sales of more than 150 percent
aided by the introduction of suv models such as gv80 and gv70 in europe the hyundai group has now
surpassed the bmw group in sales to become the number four automaker in the continent
the strong sales of the europe only key a seed and the all-new hyundai tucson short wheelbase
model contributed significantly to the sales explosion and in the midst of this explosion
lies another key factor which is set to take the korean company's progress even higher in the
charts we are of course talking about the arsenal of highly sophisticated electric vehicles that
are poised to take the market by storm in this first part of the series we explore all electric
vehicles that are slighted to be launched within one or two years from the upstart korean automaker
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our great videos on everything korean cars genesis gv60 dedicated electric crossover
sister car to the phenomenal ionic 5 and kia ev6 crossover the gv60 will be the korean luxury
brand's very first dedicated electric car based on the state-of-the-art egmp or electric global
modular platform which is to underpin all of the hyundai groups dedicated electric cars to come
from the korean auto giant based on the same 800 volts charging architecture gv60 will offer all of
the ionic 5 and the ev6's high-tech features such as lightning fast 18-minute charging time to 80
v2l or vehicle to load that extracts electricity from the battery to supply 3.6 kilowatt of power
that can charge a laptop another ev or power an entire house for up to 24 hours also offered
is the hyundai group's trademark 12.3 inch dual panoramic lcd display with the augmented reality
navigation the navigation works in conjunction with the vehicle's level 2 self-driving autonomy
which can be upgraded to level 3 autonomy at later date via gv60s built-in ota or over-the-air
online update system also gv60 will inherit the practicality of ionic 5 by adopting the living
space concept that incorporates a long wheelbase and efficient interior layout as well as the
kia ev6's sportiness in terms of it's a swoopy exterior design based on the genesis met concept
on top of that genesis will add its own flare of high-tech features as the console mounted
crystal sphere a shift-by-wire mechanism that controls the different drive modes
this innovative and futuristic system was first seen in the genesis x concept which
was introduced just a few months ago as a design direction for the upcoming new genesis products
including the elusive gt70 coupe that's also supposed to be an electric vehicle the gv60 is
to also feature the company's very first variable and adjustable rear spoiler to help the coop-like
body of the crossover to adhere to the road better at high speeds as for the performance
it's to be powered by such power plants as the dual motor 320 horsepower engine derived from the
long range ionic 5 as well as near 600 horsepower high performance power plant derived from the kia
ev6 gt incorporating the disconnector actuator system or das that can separate or connect the
motor and the drive shaft according to the driving situation and freely switch between two will drive
an all-wheel drive driving methods to minimize unnecessary power loss and ensure efficient
driving the gv60 should be able to attain up to 270 to 300 mile of range and achieve zero to 60
miles per hour in as quick as three seconds the unveiling and the launching of the gv60 should
take place in august 2021 in korea the north american launch should be in early 2022. the
estimated starting price is 60 000 with the 600 horsepower top of the line model reaching 80 000
genesis electrified gv70 derivative electric crossover gv70e or the electrified gv70 is the
third electric vehicle to come from genesis after the electrified g80 and gv60 sharing mechanicals
with the electrified g80 the newest electric crossover is to offer a similar performance as
the sedan like the sedan the electrified gv70 comes with two motors front and rear rated at
184 horsepower each to offer the full system power of 368 horsepower and a whopping 516 pound-feet of
torque capable of propelling the vehicle zero to 100 kilometers or 62 miles per hour in under five
seconds driving all wheels although not based on the company's latest electric car exclusive egmp
platform it offers similar features such as the das that efficiently switches between all-wheel
drive and two-wheel drive for efficiency and maximum traction v2l function that extracts
power from the battery that can charge a laptop or another ev and even over the air online update
system the highlight of the packaging will be the 800 volts charging system that could charge the
vehicle to 80 in just 22 minutes not quite fast as the record-setting ionic 5 egmp's blazing 18
minutes but easily beats the other 800 volts electric vehicles such as porsche taycan and
anti-itron gt's 22.5 minutes the exterior in the interior should remain near identical to that of
the donor ice gv 70s which is a great thing the gv70 crossover offers one of the most stylish
exterior and interior design in the industry with the body that even crossover haters love
and the interior that puts italian and british luxury cars that cost tens of thousands of dollars
more to shame in terms of the lineup hierarchy the electrified gv70 is a notch higher than
the gv60 with a bigger size and plushier interior accordingly the starting price is estimated to be
between sixty five thousand dollars and seventy thousand dollars the gv70 derivative electric
crossover is expected to be launched in late 2021 or early 2022 following the release of the smaller
gv60 dedicated electric crossover hyundai ioniq 5 and high performance crossover after the release
of the genesis gv70 the next model to be released is the high performance version of the ionic 5
crossover known as ionic 5n utilizing the similar powertrain as the awe-inspiring kia ev6 gt's
horsepower dual motor setup the ionic 5n is likely to improve on the performance even further by
outpacing ev6 gt 0 to 60 miles per hour time of 3.5 seconds as with all n models the ionic 5n
will be a hardcore sports car with tweaking and modifying to squeeze out maximum performance by
none other than mr albert biermann of the bmw m division fame owners will also enjoy additional
performance components only reserved for the high performance and car such as the sport bucket seats
race mode settings exclusive wheels and sticky performance tires the expected release of the
ioniq n is after october of 2022 similar to the kia ev6 gt the price should be similar as well at
around 65 000 hyundai ioniq 6 dedicated electric sedan after the success of the immensely popular
ioniq 5 the first dedicated electric sedan to come from hyundai's exclusive eevee sub brand ionic is
the ionic 6. probably the most stylish model to come from hyundai in recent years with the swoopy
coupe-like profile that redefines four-door sports car the ionic 6 will be built on the same 800
volts egmp architecture as the ionic 5 and utilize the same motor in the battery however unlike ionic
5 that offers two battery sizes that render the maximum range of between 225 to 240 miles in
the standard range and 270 to 300 miles in long range depending on a single motor or dual motor
configurations the ion x6 will only be available with the european ionic 5's long range battery
of 73 kilowatt hour which is a bit smaller than north american battery size of 77.4 kilowatt hour
however the range and the performance are expected to be very similar to ionic 5.
with the 313 horsepower dual motor all-wheel drive setup the 0 to 60 miles per hour time is estimated
at 5.2 seconds while the 215 horsepower single motor rear will drive achieving 7.4 seconds for
the same run as with ionic 5 the ionic 6 will also come with a level 2 self-driving autonomy
comparable to tesla's current autopilot and it can be updated to the newer version of the technology
via the vehicles over the air or ota online update system the sleek electric sedan is rumored to be
an early replacement for the struggling sonata sedan and is expected to be launched by q2 2022
at the estimated starting price of under fifty thousand dollars this concludes the first part
of the series in the upcoming korean electric cars out of the vehicles discussed in the video which
model appeals to you the most the luxurious 40 gb 60 dedicated electric crossover the beautiful gv70
derivative electric crossover the asphalt tearing supercar ionic 5n or the practical 4-door coupe
ionic 6-electric sedan please vote and share your views by following the link in the comment section
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