Genesis GV80 vs Holden Acadia
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Genesis GV80

$119,928 - $141,750

2026 price

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Holden Acadia

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2020 price

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Summary

2026 Genesis GV80

2020 Holden Acadia

By Marcus Craft

By Laura Berry

Safety Rating

Engine Type

Twin Turbo V6, 3.5L

V6, 3.6L

Fuel Type

Premium Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol

Fuel Efficiency

11.9L/100km (combined)

8.9L/100km (combined)

Seating

Likes

Prestige look and feel
Ride and handling
All-wheel drive

Truck-like looks
Advanced safety tech
Good value

Dislikes

Digital rear-view mirror
Driver visibility is constricted
No spare tyre

2000kg braked towing capacity
Engine needs to rev hard to make grunt
Wireless charging not standard on LT

2026 Genesis GV80 Summary

If you want luxury it will cost you. But that’s okay if the product or service you’re buying delivers on the promise or hype.

Posh has a price and even though times are tougher now, economically, and people’s belts are a little tighter, Genesis, Hyundai’s prestige spin-off, has released its GV80 line-up, which is headlined by the GV80 Black SUV and GV80 Black coupe.

These new range-toppers are based on the GV80 Signature 3.5-litre V6 turbo-petrol all-wheel drive and as such are now aimed at setting the gold standard for plush vehicles.

So, does the GV80 Black deliver? Read on.

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2020 Holden Acadia Summary

If the Acadia had an accent it would be a southern drawl because this big seven-seat SUV is built in Tennessee, USA, and wears a GMC badge when it’s at home.

In Australia of course it wears a Holden one and comes straight from the factory in right-hand drive. So how does it suit Aussie conditions? Does it even know the importance of a sausage on a piece of bread bought outside a hardware store on a Saturday?

All this and more was learnt when the entry grade LT front-wheel drive came to live with my family.

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2026 Genesis GV80 2020 Holden Acadia

Verdict

I rarely drive luxury vehicles so it doesn’t take much to impress me. However, it’s clear to anyone with half a brain (even me) that the GV80 is a premium ride and in Black guise it’s even better, albeit by increments only and those perceived improvements largely hinge on styling tweaks to the Signature platform on which it’s based.

Does it tick all of the boxes that someone considering this type of vehicle would want ticked? Sure it does and then some. But there’s plenty of stiff competition in the form of other premium AWDs on the market nowadays and even some 4WD wagons that offer similar levels of prestige.

Verdict

The Holden Acadia is a proper seven-seater SUV in that it will fit adults in the third row without turning your friends into enemies. It’s also practical and well fitted out with storage places and utilities such as USB ports.

I was particularly impressed with the advanced safety equipment on-board even at this entry LT level. Yes, it’s a V6 petrol and it’s not the most fuel-efficient SUV, but our time with it showed that with cylinder deactivation and the stop-start system it might not be as thirsty as you’d think.

Genesis GV80 vs Holden Acadia What's the difference?

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Genesis GV80 vs Holden Acadia
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