Genesis sells only electric cars in the UK now. Four models, all battery electric, and five nameplates that used to run on petrol or diesel have gone from new sale entirely. If you go to Genesis's own build page, the GV60, the GV60 Magma, the Electrified GV70 and the Electrified G80 have Build buttons, and the GV70, GV80, G70, G80 and G70 Shooting Brake have pre-owned links instead.
That part is settled, and it is older news than most coverage implies. Genesis announced it in January 2025 and sold the last of its combustion cars through to the middle of that year. What has not been widely reported is what has changed since, and two of those changes affect what a Genesis actually costs you.
So rather than tell you again that Genesis has gone electric, here is what that means in practice at the end of 2026: what you can lease, where the range is strong, where it is weak, and the one thing on Genesis's own pages that contradicts itself in a way that matters to a quote.
Genesis GV60
The one most people lease
Electrified G80
Goes furthest, charges slowest
GV60 Magma
Quickest, shortest range
The Short Answer
The GV60 is the sensible one. It is the cheapest way into the brand, the rear wheel drive version has the longest range in the range at around 348 miles, and it gets the full 240kW charging and a heat pump.
The Electrified GV70 is the one most people will want, because it is an SUV with a 503 litre boot that grows to 1,678, 490PS as standard and a heat pump on every trim.
Go in knowing three things. No Genesis qualifies for the Electric Car Grant and none can at current pricing. All the headline charging times need a charger Genesis itself says is scarce in the UK. And the free five year servicing plan that its price lists still advertise has been replaced by a paid one for cars ordered since June 2026, which is covered below because nobody else seems to be mentioning it.
What You Can Order, And What Has Gone
| Model | State |
|---|---|
| GV60 | Orderable |
| GV60 Magma | Orderable, order books opened July 2026 |
| Electrified GV70 | Orderable |
| Electrified G80 | Orderable |
| GV70 petrol and diesel | Withdrawn, pre-owned only |
| GV80 | Withdrawn, pre-owned only |
| G80 petrol | Withdrawn, pre-owned only |
| G70 and G70 Shooting Brake | Withdrawn, pre-owned only |
| GV90 | Announced for Europe in 2027. Not orderable |
Genesis's own words when it announced this, in January 2025, were that Genesis Motor UK would become a fully electrified brand within 2025, offering three all-electric models in the UK. Its brand director said at the time that the transition to an electric range, joined by future hybrid models, was the right direction. The petrol and diesel cars were allowed to sell through from existing stock rather than being cut off, which is why the changeover took most of a year.
It still hosts full price lists for the GV70, GV80, G70, G80 and G70 Shooting Brake on its price lists page, and one of them opens with a Premium Diesel 2.2 8AT AWD. These are complete specification documents for cars with no new order route anywhere on the site. We have seen the same pattern on several brands this year, and it is the single most common way people end up asking us to quote something that cannot be ordered. The build page is the truth. If a car only has a pre-owned link, it is not available new.
No Electric Car Grant, And There Cannot Be One
This is the first thing to get straight, because it is a large number. The Electric Car Grant caps the recommended retail price at thirty seven thousand pounds, with an allowance up to forty two thousand for a more expensive variant in the same interpolation family as a qualifying one.
Genesis's published price lists put the entry GV60 rear wheel drive at just over fifty four thousand pounds, and the range runs up to around seventy six thousand for the Magma. No Genesis is within seventeen thousand pounds of eligibility, and not one Genesis model appears on either band of the government's eligible vehicle list. Worth being clear about why, because the reason gets reported wrongly: it is price, not where the cars are built. The grant's scoring, 30 percent on assembly location and 70 percent on battery cell location, never even comes into play, because the price test fails first. Unless Genesis launches something under thirty seven thousand pounds, which nothing announced comes close to, this will not change.
That matters more than it sounds, because every direct rival at this money is in the same position, so it is not a competitive disadvantage so much as a feature of the segment. What it does mean is that if a grant is part of your budget, you are shopping in the wrong part of the market, and we would rather say that than let you build a quote around it.
The Care Plan Changed, And Genesis's Own Pages Still Say Otherwise
This is the finding we would most want you to take away, because it is money and almost nobody is reporting it.
Genesis used to include a Five Year Care Plan in the price of every car. It contained the warranty, scheduled servicing for five years or 50,000 miles, roadside assistance, collection and delivery, a courtesy car, map updates up to twice a year and a connected services subscription, and it transferred to the next owner with the car. It was one of the strongest ownership packages on the market.
Genesis's Care Plan page describes a paid Genesis Care Plan, priced by mileage and ownership duration, and treats the complimentary version as legacy. Customers who bought before 1 June 2026 keep their benefits, and its FAQ says cars produced before May 2026 may be eligible for the previous plan. Meanwhile the GV60 Magma page, a 2026 car, and all three of the model price lists still state that the on the road price includes a Five Year Care Plan. Those two things cannot both be true for a car ordered today.
On a lease this is material rather than academic, because whether servicing is included changes the total cost of the agreement and whether you need a maintenance package on top. We are not going to tell you which version applies to a car you order next week, because Genesis's own pages disagree. What we will do is get it confirmed in writing before you sign, and price the agreement both ways so you can see the difference.
Charging, And The Asterisk On Every Headline Number
| GV60 | Electrified GV70 | Electrified G80 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery | 84kWh | 84kWh | 97.5kWh |
| Peak DC | 240kW | 240kW | 187kW |
| 10 to 80 percent, fastest charger | 18 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
| 10 to 80 percent on a 50kW charger | 81 minutes | 76 minutes | 84 minutes |
| Architecture | 690 volt | 697 volt | 500 volt |
| Heat pump | Yes | Yes, all trims | Yes |
The 800 volt capable architecture on the GV60 and the Electrified GV70 is genuinely good, and 18 or 19 minutes for 10 to 80 percent is among the quickest you will find. A heat pump on every version is also the right answer, and not every brand at this money fits one.
Those 18 and 19 minute figures need a 350kW ultra rapid charger, and Genesis's own documents describe those as not widely available in the UK. On a 50kW unit, which is what a great many public chargers still are, the same cars take 76 to 84 minutes. That is a four fold difference and it is the gap between a coffee stop and a long lunch. If your charging is mostly at home, none of this matters much. If you rely on public rapid charging on a regular route, check what is actually on that route before you choose, because the headline number may not be the one you live with.
On AC it is 7kW single phase or around 11kW three phase, giving roughly seven and a half hours to full on the GV60 and the Electrified GV70, and eight and a half on the Electrified G80. Gross against usable battery capacity is not published: Genesis gives one figure and does not say which it is, so any usable number you see quoted elsewhere is somebody's inference.
Where The Range Is Strong, And Where It Is Not
| Power | 0 to 62mph | Range | Boot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GV60 rear wheel drive | 229PS | 7.8 seconds | About 348 miles | 432 litres plus a 53 litre frunk |
| GV60 all wheel drive Sport | 318PS | 5.5 seconds | About 318 miles | 432 litres plus frunk |
| GV60 Performance | 490PS | 4.0 seconds | About 311 miles | 432 litres plus frunk |
| GV60 Magma | 650PS | 3.4 seconds | About 264 miles | Not published |
| Electrified GV70 | 490PS | 5.0 seconds | 287 to 298 miles | 503 to 1,678 litres |
| Electrified G80 | 370PS | 5.1 seconds | About 354 miles | 334 litres |
The Electrified GV70 is the pick of the range for most people. 490PS as standard, five seconds to 62mph, a heat pump on every trim and a boot that goes from 503 to 1,678 litres. It is the one that does the normal jobs well.
The Electrified G80 is the technical weak link. It peaks at 187kW against 240 on the other two, runs a 500 volt architecture rather than around 690, and offers a 334 litre boot in a car weighing 2,410kg. It has the longest range in the range, which is its answer, but it is the one place where Genesis's engineering is a generation behind its own other cars. And the GV60 Magma trades a great deal for its speed: 264 miles against the rear wheel drive GV60's 348, so a third less range for the fun. That is a fair trade if you want it, but it is a big one.
One caution on the figures in that table. The price lists we could read are dated August and November 2025, and Genesis has since published current model year documents we were not able to open. The structural points hold regardless, but if a specific range or price figure is going to decide your choice, ask us to confirm it against the current price list rather than relying on the numbers above.
Safety Ratings, And Why They Need A Date Attached
| Rating | Published | What was tested | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GV60 | 5 stars | September 2022 | GV60 234kW electric, four wheel drive |
| GV70 | 5 stars | December 2021 | GV70 2.5 T-GDI petrol, not the electric one |
| G80 | 5 stars | May 2021 | Not named in the release |
| GV80 | 5 stars | May 2021 | Not named in the release |
| Electrified G80 | No separate rating found | Presumed covered by the G80's rating | |
| GV60 Magma | No rating found |
Every Genesis rating was awarded under the 2021 or 2022 Euro NCAP protocol. None has been retested under anything more recent, and none of the pages we read carries an explicit expiry marking. The GV70's rating has been reviewed several times since, including after a facelift in April 2025, and the 2021 result was carried forward each time.
Euro NCAP's test gets materially harder every time it is revised, and the percentages are only comparable within the same protocol year. We wrote about a car this week that scored four stars under the 2026 protocol, which is a far more demanding test than the one these Genesis models passed. Lining those up would make the older cars look safer than the newer one, and it would not be true. What you can fairly say about Genesis is that all four of its current cars hold five stars, and that the ratings are old enough to want a date attached whenever somebody quotes them. The Electrified GV70's was also measured on a 2.5 litre petrol car rather than on the electric version you would lease.
Servicing, The Dealer Switch And What To Watch
Genesis has changed how it sells cars in the UK as well as what it sells. It has moved from a studio model to a dealer model, operated with established groups: its first dedicated dealership opened in Glasgow in July 2026, with others in Surrey, Cannock and Kent, alongside studios at Westfield and Battersea in London and Multrees Walk in Edinburgh. Its own director called the Kent opening a concrete step in the rollout of the dealer business model.
There are retail partner pages for several more locations, so the network has probably grown since, but Genesis publishes no total anywhere, so treat any count you are given as approximate. Servicing has to be done at a Genesis Approved Repairer, with a courtesy car and collection and delivery provided, which means an independent garage is not an option under the plan.
Genesis's UK FAQ says cars are sold on the UK mainland only, excluding Northern Ireland, yet a Genesis Belfast page exists on its own site. We could not reconcile those. And on finance, Genesis Motor UK describes itself as a credit broker rather than a lender, working exclusively with Genesis Finance, which means it has not run a whole of market search for you. That is exactly the gap we fill, because we place agreements across several funders and compare how each prices the same car.
The thing to watch is hybrids. Genesis said in 2025 that future models would be enhanced with hybrid technology, and it has since launched a GV80 hybrid globally, unveiled in August 2026. No UK availability has been announced, it is not on the UK configurator, and it is not on any UK price list. If that changes, the electric only position changes with it, so it is worth asking us rather than assuming either way.
Should You Lease One
There is a lot to like. Five years of warranty with unlimited mileage on a private car is strong, the battery is covered for eight years or 100,000 miles to a 70 percent capacity floor, 800 volt charging on two of the four models is genuinely quick, and every one of them has a heat pump. The Electrified GV70 in particular is a lot of car.
The honest counterweight is the brand's position rather than the cars. Genesis has withdrawn five nameplates from UK new sale in under two years, is part way through replacing its retail model, has changed its servicing offer while its own pages still advertise the old one, and has said hybrids are coming without saying when or what. Anyone signing a three or four year agreement is partly betting on a brand still deciding what it is in the UK.
Confirm exactly what the on the road price includes on a car ordered today, because the Care Plan question is unresolved on Genesis's own website and it is worth real money over four years. Confirm the range and price against the current model year price list rather than the ones we could read. Check what rapid charging actually exists on the routes you drive, because the difference between a 350kW charger and a 50kW one on these cars is over an hour. And decide whether you want an extended warranty, because Genesis does not currently offer one, which matters if you are thinking of buying at the end.
None of that is a reason not to lease one. It is a reason to have somebody check the detail for you, which is the job.
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Talk to LetsLeaseFrequently Asked Questions
No. Genesis Motor UK announced in January 2025 that it would become a fully electrified brand within that year, and the last petrol and diesel cars sold through from existing stock by around the middle of 2025. The GV70 in petrol and diesel form, the GV80, the petrol G80, the G70 and the G70 Shooting Brake have all gone from new sale and now appear on Genesis's own site with pre-owned links only.
Four, and all of them are electric: the GV60, the GV60 Magma, the Electrified GV70 and the Electrified G80. Those are the only cars with Build buttons on Genesis's own configurator. The GV90 has been announced for Europe in 2027 but is not orderable. One thing to watch out for is that Genesis still hosts full price lists for its withdrawn models, including one that opens with a diesel, so a specification document is not evidence a car can be ordered.
No, and none can at current pricing. The grant caps the recommended retail price at thirty seven thousand pounds, with an allowance up to forty two thousand for a variant in the same interpolation family as a qualifying one. The cheapest new Genesis is just over fifty four thousand pounds, so it is around seventeen thousand over the cap, and no Genesis appears on either band of the government's eligible list. The reason is price rather than where the cars are built: the grant's scoring on assembly and battery location never comes into play because the price test fails first.
This is genuinely unresolved on Genesis's own website and it is worth checking before you sign anything. Genesis used to include a free Five Year Care Plan covering servicing for five years or 50,000 miles, roadside assistance, a courtesy car and more, and it transferred to the next owner. Its Care Plan page now describes a paid plan and treats the free one as legacy, closed to buyers from 1 June 2026. But its GV60 Magma page and all three model price lists still say the on the road price includes a Five Year Care Plan. Both cannot be true for a car ordered today, so ask us and we will get it confirmed in writing and price the agreement both ways.
On the price lists we could read, the Electrified G80 at around 354 miles, followed closely by the rear wheel drive GV60 at around 348. The Electrified GV70 sits at 287 to 298 miles depending on trim, and the GV60 Magma is the shortest at around 264 miles, which is the price of its performance. Genesis has published current model year documents we were not able to open, so if range is going to decide your choice, ask us to confirm the figure against the latest price list rather than relying on a published range.
The GV60 and the Electrified GV70 peak at 240kW and do 10 to 80 percent in 18 and 19 minutes, which is among the quickest you will find. The Electrified G80 peaks at 187kW and takes 25 minutes. The catch is in Genesis's own documents: those times need a 350kW ultra rapid charger, which Genesis itself describes as not widely available in the UK. On a 50kW charger the same cars take 76 to 84 minutes. If you charge mostly at home it does not matter much, but if you rely on public rapid charging it is worth checking what exists on your routes.
Yes, all of them, and on the Electrified GV70 it is standard across every trim. That is the right answer and not every brand at this money fits one. A heat pump makes a real difference to winter range, because the alternative is a resistive heater drawing from the traction battery. It is one of the clearer points in Genesis's favour.
For most people the Electrified GV70, because it is the one that does normal jobs well: 490PS as standard, five seconds to 62mph, a heat pump on every trim and a boot that goes from 503 litres to 1,678. The GV60 rear wheel drive is the cheapest way in and has nearly the longest range. The Electrified G80 has the longest range but is the technical weak link, peaking at 187kW against 240 on the others and offering only a 334 litre boot in a car weighing 2,410kg.
All four current models hold five Euro NCAP stars, but the ratings need a date attached. The GV60's was published in September 2022 and the GV70's in December 2021, with the G80 and GV80 going back to May 2021. None has been retested under a more recent protocol. The GV70's rating was also measured on a 2.5 litre petrol version rather than the electric one you would lease. We could find no separate rating for the Electrified G80 or for the GV60 Magma at all. Because the Euro NCAP test gets harder each time it is revised, a five star result from 2021 should not be compared with a four star result from a recent test.
Five years with unlimited mileage on a privately used car, which is strong, plus sixty months on paint and twelve years against perforation. The high voltage battery is covered for eight years or 100,000 miles, with repairs aiming to restore capacity to at least 70 percent of original and replacement if it cannot be repaired. Commercial use is shorter at five years or 62,500 miles. Note that Genesis does not currently offer an extended warranty, which matters if you are thinking about buying the car at the end of an agreement.
Only at a Genesis Approved Repairer, so an independent garage is not covered under the plan. A courtesy car is provided for scheduled servicing, warranty work and recalls, with collection and delivery. Genesis has been switching from a studio model to a dealer model, with its first dedicated dealership opening in Glasgow in July 2026 and others in Surrey, Cannock and Kent, alongside studios in London and Edinburgh. There are retail partner pages for several more locations but Genesis publishes no total, so treat any count you are given as approximate and check what is near you.
It has said future models will be enhanced with hybrid technology, and it launched a GV80 hybrid globally in August 2026, but no UK availability has been announced. It is not on the UK configurator and not on any UK price list. So as things stand the UK range is electric only, and if that changes the position described here changes with it. Ask us rather than assuming either way, because it is the sort of thing that moves without much warning.
LetsLease is a credit broker rather than the lender. We arrange the agreement and place it with a funder such as Lex Autolease, Novuna, Ayvens or Santander, and that funder owns the vehicle and holds the agreement with you. Because we work across several funders rather than one, we can compare how each prices the same car.