2022 Lexus NX vs Genesis GV70

What's the difference?

For Lexus. a lot is riding on the new NX. It's one of the brand’s most important models, playing in the key mid-size SUV space, and it brings with it a lot of new technology and design elements for the historically conservative maker.

The key one we’re looking at here is the first ever Lexus plug-in hybrid, and the most expensive NX model ever, the 450h+.

The question is: Should you pick this one over the brand’s renowned 350h hybrid variant, and how does it compare to its luxury PHEV peers?

As it is perhaps Lexus’ most important car since the UX300e full-electric small SUV, we’ve taken the NX 450h+ for a full post-launch follow-up review to give it the attention it deserves.

Genesis faces a massive task in Australia, establishing itself as our market’s first Korean luxury player.

A segment primarily dominated by storied European marques, it took Toyota decades to get a foot in with its luxury brand, Lexus, and Nissan will attest to how hard the luxury space is as its Infiniti brand simply couldn’t hold on outside of North America.

Hyundai Group claims it’s studied these challenges and has learned from them, and that its Genesis brand is here for the long haul regardless.

After somewhat successfully inching its way into the hire car space with its launch model, the G80 large sedan, Genesis has rapidly expanded to include the core G70 mid-size sedan and GV80 large SUV, and now the car we’re looking at for this review, the mid-size GV70 SUV.

Playing in the most competitive space in the luxury market, the GV70 stands to be the Korean newcomer’s most important model to date, perhaps the first car to really put Genesis front of mind for luxury buyers.

Does it have what it takes? We’re taking a look at the entire GV70 range for this review to find out.