This Underrated Electric Car With A SOLAR ROOF!

Jack heads to Germany for an early test drive of the new Genesis G80 Electrified. With a price tag tens of thousands of pounds lower than the high end luxury electric EVs it seemingly goes up against, and jam-packed with cutting edge technology, could South Korea's latest EV be the surprise bargain of the year?
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[@CarbonMotorsEU]

Jack is one of the few car reviewers that I can fullheartedly call car journalists. Great depth of knowledge, intellengent feel on comparing and letting us know where the product sits and just enough spice of humor and theater (enough to spice and not too much to spoil).

[@Alessandro---]

Completely agree, both Jack and Imogen are great additions to the team

[@counterdebate]

I would like to say, Jack has become a brilliant car journalist 👍

[@neastop]

I would definitely second that!

[@luceya1985]

Absolutely - excellent job!

[@philtucker1224]

Agreed! Funny and quite marvellous at the same time. - refreshing…

[@oxcart4172]

Why don't u?😁😁

[@danneil8778]

Yes! A total natural, effortless, charming, and well informed.

[@LeeOades]

Jack - when you first joined the team, I thought I was going to struggle with your style of delivery. I'm so happy to have been very completely wrong! You have been absolutely smashing it and I love yours and Elliot's stuff particularly. Thanks!

[@thesalopgardener]

Got to say, I really enjoyed the speed and pace of the delivery. I think all new car test drives should be like this. Well done Jack, most enjoyable.

[@Poppy323F]

It's wonderful to see Jack's great view of cars, such an honest and knowledgeable journalist 🥰

[@Drdogbite]

I love this car. Had an Equus. I loved my Equus, but lost most of its value when the G 90 was released. Hyundai took my equity when my Equus left me. I’ve fallen in love again. I’m smitten again. I want to commit to a relationship with this opulent electric vehicle. It’s all I need and more than I want. Thank you for introducing me to the car that I’m sure will steal my heart. I’m ready to love again. I’m ready to forget my Equus past and live a “car-lovers” relationship with a G 80 Electrified. Hyundai, I will gladly tell of my love for your G 80 Electrified if you will give me a G 80 Electrified of my own to love.

[@implodabubble]

‘It was a ruse! … I’ve had too much coffee’ I think this is why we love watching your presenting Jack.

[@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589]

"jumped-up Hyundai"? Like a Porsche is a jumped-up VW Beetle, you mean? Interesting to see the font on the big, physical buttons are exactly the same as that on the physical buttons in my Kona EV. & the charging port is in roughly the same place.

[@isaiah123456wp7]

I much prefer the looks of this over the gv60. hope they give the g70 this same treatment

[@JackScarlett1]

I would have to agree!

[@bw5792]

No matter how awesome the production EG80 is, it will never be as awesome as the presentation of the EG80. Jack is the King of informtainment!

[@magnustan841]

I think the “lack of headroom” in this Asian car, is unfortunately because us Asians tend to be shorter and that’s good headroom for us. I’m 170cm tall, the average Westerner is almost 10cm taller.

[@perjensen1962]

Wish I could give a double thumbs up 👍🏻 👍🏻. Jack is brilliant.

[@jakeofalltradesmusic]

Really enjoy Jack's humor. Keeps a review engaging

[@jeffjames3111]

I was laughing out loud within 10 seconds, hilarious stuff!

[@milootje007]

It's a good looking impressive car on the road, i saw a new G80 on the highway the other day, looks very high end.

[@frozenyogurtist]

Another cracking video, nice one Jack :-) I love your "I've had too much coffee!" comment :-D v interesting car and shines yet another light on just how good these evs are getting... and the Genesis/Hyundia/Kia brands are really coming on strong.

[@AssaultedPeanut]

A lovely episode, brilliantly conceived and executed, well done all.

[@stickynorth]

That entry piece alone is why I love this channel! As for the car? Probably perfection! Or the closest a Korean automaker can make to it!

[@jrisner6535]

Absolutely brilliant

[@shhhyouknowhoo3753]

“I know that heads of industry tend to be … a bit short”… 🤣👏 This is great fun, entertaining & informative. Well done all!

[@MrPDawes]

I can understand putting the charging point in the front for people who can't reverse park but I'm not sure it's great for anyone who does lots of miles with all those bug splats incrusting the cover which you have to press to open. The space in the back is the biggest flaw. Only good for children. The Solar is a nice touch but only useful for maintaining the battery charge with ancillary devices sucking power from the battery which is reassuring if you're leaving your car parked at an airport car park for 2 weeks.

[@michaelkenny4124]

One of the best presenters out there, period.

[@tomwebb7416]

Nice one Jack. Great review as usual!

[@IILORIMERII]

great vid as per usual

[@marioseoul]

cool review. I've liked both the interior and exterior design of recent Genesis models. I owned a Hyundai Ioniq Electric in Korea for 2 years and was always curious about Genesis sedans (they're everywhere in Korea, and their SUVs too), but I never had a wealthy friend who owned one so I could get a ride in one lol. Maybe now back in the US they'll let me test drive one. Really wish the Genesis Mint had come out, I would've saved up for that.

[@dyjustup7320]

Genesis recently said they are developing electric vehicle based on Genesis Mint. It will be released in the first half of 2023.

[@josephbang3120]

genesis g60

[@موسى_7]

The most interesting videos are Robert rants (about SUVs, about electric supposedly being worse than fossil, etc) and cheap cars. The expensive cars and don't interest me. I loved the Chinese car videos, including the Cat, MG5, MG ZS, and BYD Dolphin. I also liked more middle class cars with groundbreaking technology such as Ioniq 5.

[@EviLEwoK666]

Hahahah🤣Jack you banana. Great vid mate.Loved the intro.

[@philtucker1224]

Wonderful, wonderful intro! (I really liked it) 😎👍

[@Mobile_Dom]

oooooooooooh i want it. i saw it at FCL and thought it was banging, happy to see Jack love it as much as I do. a shame its an ICE conversion, I thought like the i4 it wouldn't be too bad, but alas, but still, pretty great and not another bloody compact SUV

[@norfunk]

This is Peak Jack, the intro is a masterpiece!

[@kamilk]

Not gonna lie, that's why I'm addicted to Robert's channel - outstanding sound engineering. Ear*asmic! ;)

[@mrmawson2438]

Great video mate

[@jonvonahnen7252]

Always enjoy Jack's reviews; well done!

[@btnbiker]

I will watch anything with Jack in it, how could you not love him. I agree I have liked all the Genesis models I have seen, their designs seem to have the right blend. If I win the lottery this will be on my short list however I am getting to the age where I may need a driver, if you are looking for a job Jack. Another excellent review 👍

[@rajTrondhjem10]

Great enjoyable review 👍🏼

[@MaxFiveGames]

This dude is good. He is really good. But still to damn tall :)

[@JohnRoss1]

No the car is small, maybe it's cold. 😋🚙

[@brooksie911]

Jack, you're hitting the high notes with you knowledge, delivery and humour. Just one thing. The iPace. Why do you never mention it? For somebody that drives 200+ miles a day it's the dogs. Go on, give it a go.

[@dallas6847]

Top work Boss....

[@phathutshedzotshikosi5289]

Its so nice when manufacturers offer PHEV, diesel, petrol, Hybrid and BEV options of the same model

[@dcbel]

It seems like Jack has a "Style of journalism wheel" that he is spinning before each review, you never know what you're going to get! 4:00 10% to 80% in less than 25 minutes! Really impressive. And a solar roof, impressive EV. Great review as always! Thank you for sharing! 🔌⚡🚘

[@MrTappers13]

So happy that you've fixed the massive bass on some speakers that made voice hard to hear, sounds great now guys!

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

Is what we need... another luxury EV. 😃😃😃

[@human_brian]

Regarding a lot of the physical buttons and not much in the way of big screens, these cars are bought primarily by old people in the US, the prime market for this type of thing. Most really don't want to bother learning how to use fancy touch screen tech and would rather just have buttons for everything. I see these kinds of cars all over the place in retirement central, aka South Florida.

[@praveenmelkundi1788]

Love u bro for ur concern to the planet

[@julesdingle]

in Green with the badge, it does have a distinct Bentley look... which is pretty good for the price..although a price I bought my house for some years ago!

[@dalroth10]

Great review of a very competent EV, thanks Jack. Whilst recognising there are some flaws because it's based on the ICE architecture, I think this is an excellent car. I'll be very interested to see when Genesis start to produce models designed on the new EV architecture as they are likely to be even better. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing their replacement of the slightly smaller G70 saloon as this would suit me down to the ground.

[@petesplaneta9340]

Wow what an amazing review Jack! Comfortability is a new word that sticks with me. You would not think that this was filmed in such a short timespan. As for the car itself. When sat in the Genesis at FullyCharged live it did just feel old fashioned and not my thing at all. This was played out during Jack’s review. So I have to conclude that while there is much to admire here, it’s not as desirable as an EV6 or Ioniq 5.

[@53pak]

Great and fun review as always. I personally don't think headroom will be a problem for 99% of the population. Jack is indeed one in a million!

[@SgtStinger]

To be honest, 1500 km per year isn't super much, but it definitely is better than I thought it would be. Of course, it would make the most sense if you live in a sunny climate and less usefull if you live in northern europe or northern US for example.

[@Cjdergrosse]

I know it sounds crazy but I want an EV with panels on the roof/trunk/frunk. I wish Sono Motors sold their EV in the US.

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

for this model, I doubt it worth the extra money, and extra weight !

[@robmog88]

I saw it at fully charged live. Fantastic car.

[@TheWhyGuyChannel]

My jaws were aching from grinning so much. Great video, but nothing could match the first few minutes. Love it!

[@therealjeffg]

Always entertaining….keep that going…such a breath of fresh air…..oh and still a very informative and interesting review…my vote for #1 best car reviewer gold statue thingy if they have such an award.

[@gpaoletti6923]

The VW IDs also have auto regen when approaching roundabouts, some bends (not all of them at least in Italy) and vehicles in front of you.

[@Daniel-jm5hd]

I also saw this at FCL and was impressed by the comfort, although I am not as tall as Jack (is anyone?). Shame it is an ICE conversion, perhaps a ground up version will follow.

[@philmorbey1827]

I'm not so sure that is important the Niro is more efficient than the eV 6 as is the kona compared to the ionic 5 neither is ground up EV but both beat their pure eV siblings for efficiency!

[@TheOriginalBumper]

1500 km a year for that solar roof is a great option. If they keep doing that and possibly increasing the efficiency . Imagine if they did that to suvs with double the roof area . Multiply that by 10 years of average ownership , that’s 15,000 km of free range or about a year free energy of driving . Imagine if 1 million cars on the road had that option installed that’s 15 billion km in 10 years so yea that’s not bad. And yes I understand. That’s under ideal conditions with no degradation .

[@marc0523]

Assuming full range is gained from the solar, it is a saving of £93.75 a year. It costs £1360 to option. That's over 14 years to repay the investment. Assuming you get the full amount out of it (you wont)

[@kingphiltheill]

From video to video I like this very handsome young man a little bit more. Very entertaining performance, I enjoy the content. 3 gripes though: Dude, come on, the Ioniq 5 can adjust its head up display, I'm sure so can the genesis. Speaking from an owner's perspective. You could have shown rear leg room and floor height more clearly on camera. Your knees were visible, the camera work here could be improved. Also no mentions on charging times and speeds. Ioniq 5 level?

[@Brian-om2hh]

I imagine quite a few people who bother to test drive one of these, will buy or lease one...... The South Koreans are beginning to hit the mark each time these days... Some tidy styling details here... Looks ever so slightly Jaguar/Audi-ish.... which may not be accidental... The interior looks fine to me. Not too space age.

[@WrathChild-NZ]

is the noise cancelling strong? the first time I tried on noise cancelling headphones it made me feels dizzy for some reason. for hours after taking it off everything felt spinny. that can't be good while driving!

[@TeaBreak.]

Solar panels that give 100 watts in the UK Summer... Or just plug in at Tesco for up to 22,000 watts of free energy in the depths of Winter. 👍

[@steveb.5617]

Thanks Jack, always love your presentation skills.

[@redshift3]

put all that tech in a Jag i-pace, it's time to update the best driving EV

[@mortimizer232]

Would love this as an estate, similar an A6 Avant or a V90. But I guess there isn't really a market for that.

[@marcexec]

Yet!

[@secretwpn]

Nice flow, Jack 👍 Also the buttons look quite grubby nasty already, imagine them in couple years time 🤔

[@Vxvx22]

Jack keeps saying there are lack of space at back seat. But he didn't say that he is insanely tall at 6 foot 5 inches.

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Wonderful car. Love the physical HVAC and steering wheel buttons. Wish it was a wafter. For the low front charging port is deal breaker wish they had a plug where the fuel filler would be bending or crouching is going to get annoying very fast. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

[@jbmaru]

Well done with the cheap fingernail-tapping ASMR Nice change from the usual SUV. This is what the high-end of regular brands should be like.

[@DashDrones]

0:43 The boys in the van filming on their phone 🤣

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

Mainly physical controls, instead of having everything on a touchscreen 👏👏👏 It I like it too Jack. It's good looking.

[@stennordenmalm1735]

The Genesis interiors are just amazing, welcoming and inspiring. And funny how Genesis shows that real buttons, dials and knobs are much more premium than a glued on boring big screen. The Hyundai group is on an impressive journey for sure

[@ronc831]

Me gusta mucho este revisión!

[@jak10987]

This is amazing

[@andypatch1861]

Best looking EV full size sedan I seen thus far. EQS and I7 not floating my boat to look at, but this bby got some nice lines and style.

[@54mgtf22]

Yes. Great. Lovely. But where are the affordable entry level EVs? Love your work 👍

[@Andi_mit_E]

Thanks

[@TheMrBrianh]

I absolutely want a solar roof on my car. But I would want it for a little heat so the car isn't freezing in the winter time when I get in and run a small amount of A/C in the summer so I don't have to climb into an oven.

[@theproffessional9]

The range is incredible let's hope that the charging and software follow suit.

[@BikingBadwithTC]

Beautiful, well done Genesis. HUD height can be adjusted to preferred height.

[@joshuaknight1748]

Good vid. Ever used a head up display with polarised sunglasses? Got in an id4 GTX at the weekend, and it was nearly impossible to see.

[@pratikbin]

I enjoy jack every second.

[@danthebat666]

Is the HUD not adjustable? (a factor of pre prod?) I wonder if that solar roof eats into the headroom?

[@CMCNestT]

The Genesis G90 is the EQS/S Class/i7/7 Series competitor. The G80 is E Class/EQE/i5/5 Series size.

[@TedKidd]

Such a nice looking cars

[@gathonar]

Greatly entertaining

[@Vormulac1]

Have to say, I'm not a fan of that. I'm sure it's as good as Jack says, but aesthetically it's just a bit of a minger. A bit like someone took a vintage Jaguar and decided to make it 'look better' by adding spinners and body kit. I think it's the lights, they look sort of naff.

[@zeedustrakok]

The looks are decent. The EQS is special in the looks department, the i7 is plain ugly. I’d however prefer a G70 estate as an EV. The market really lacks premium middle class saloons and estates in EV.

[@MCSMIK]

Great video. My impression of this car at fully charged live was that it’s a very conservative old fashioned car. I didn’t fit very well at the front with the seat all the way down. Bit of a grandad car in my opinion

[@Poppy323F]

Also, why was that intro so relaxing? 👀

[@geomacaulay]

Its a parody of all the AMSR video content on KZbin. If you found it relaxing, get some good headphones and explore some of the ASMR KZbinrs

[@keithshayle123]

I am due to take delivery in a couple of weeks of a Electrified G80 in the Matira Blue but with Dark green/Arctic white interior. The price of £65k is a little misleading as you do need to add quite a few options, which come in 'packs'. The car I'm getting is £77,450 and had all the options of your test car with the exception of the Executive pack (rear screens, heated rear seats, electric rear blind, manual rear side window blinds, and soft close doors). At £3,040 it's as Jack suggests for the owner who likes to be driven. I think it's worth mentioning the screens control features for the whole cabin, as opposed to providing individual entertainment which some systems provide with the aide of wireless headphones. What I would say is, as pointed out, even at £77.5k it still represents outstanding value for money! A top spec Merc EQE which when it's goes on sale will be the closest rival in top spec form is over £88k, and whilst inoffensive both the EQE and EQS have IMO that melted bar of soap look, the Genesis I think however has a unique almost Bentley look - not surprising given the head of design used to occupy the same position at Bentley motors! Good review and valid points re space in the back, which mainly effects foot space. For me coming out of a Maserati Ghibli it ticks all the boxes, and as I rarely if ever carry rear seat passengers the exec pack and rear space are not considerations.

[@billkallas1762]

They are not on sale in the US, yet.

[@ItalianRain2]

Such a beautiful car to look at. Happy to see Genisis kicking some german butt.

[@kkal1183]

I can't remember most of the vid because I keep falling asleep around the 1:30 mark 😉

[@MacEwanRobert]

Just watched their SUV EV offering too. Stunning. Just brilliant creation of lux EV.

[@Klackala]

Hi Fully Charged! I am an EV fanboi and I look forward to when EV's become the obvious choice for anyone who wants to buy a new car. Allthough, I personally think buying a brand new car (regardless of the driveline) is a meh choice if you are one that supports the enviroment. But then again, how else would we phase out the diesel/petrol cars..? I would really like to know more about if the resources are there for everything (cars, housing, factories, etc.) in our infrastructure to be run with electric power and batteries. Are there resources enough for all the batteries that we'll need, or are we trapping ourselves in a corner eventually? Is this something that you would be interested to dig deeper into? Cheers.

[@mikemellor759]

What a great start to a review -👏👏 just a pity that the car is well beyond my price range.

[@andrewonmyway8184]

You should be on Top Gear my friend!

[@nickdye4589]

I do like the small screen and old school switches. I find the touch screens distracting

[@kevinphillips9408]

Impressive

[@tewkesburyupdate893]

Just coffee, Jack...? Never mind, you do hyper very well and this is another helpful review.

[@uludak8468]

also the G80 is probably the fastest charging EV on the market right now outpacing even porsche taycan turbo s and audi etron gt rs.

[@theowink]

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