Hyundai’s luxurious model Genesis has been gaining growing consideration over the course of its comparatively quick lifetime, and I not too long ago had an opportunity to check out a 2023 Electrified GV70 SUV to see how the infotainment expertise stacks up for an iPhone proprietor.
My take a look at automobile was a high-end Status trim with a stupendous 14.5-inch widescreen heart display, complemented by a 12.3-inch all-digital driver show that includes autostereoscopic 3D expertise, plus a further head-up show for viewing key data with out having to take your eyes off the street.
Infotainment showThe GV70’s heart show is mounted excessive on the dashboard and set again an honest quantity, which places it in a great place for glancing at with out having to look too distant from what’s in entrance of you, however the positioning and widescreen dimensions make working it through the touchscreen a little bit of a attain. To deal with that, Genesis additionally features a rotary controller and various buttons inside simple attain of the driving force on the middle console.
Rotary controller situated above a rotary shifter dialThe rotary controller features a dial for navigating between person interface components, and you’ll press the dial to register your choice, however the dial may also be rocked to maneuver extra rapidly transfer between pages and sections within the system. The floor of the controller can be touch-sensitive, permitting you to attract out letters when making an attempt to seek for locations or performing different duties the place textual content entry is required. Voice instructions are usually a a lot superior methodology for this, nevertheless.
Along with the rotary controller, there are a number of buttons situated straight above it on the console to rapidly entry particular features within the infotainment system, together with devoted Dwelling, Menu, and Again buttons. Scroll-style buttons additionally enable for simple quantity and tuning changes.
Steering wheel controlsSteering wheel controls are one other methodology for controlling some infotainment features, and there is even one other strip of buttons on the middle stack under the local weather controls with fast entry to the map, navigation, radio, and media features. This strip and the steering wheel every have a user-configurable “star” button that may be set to leap you straight into CarPlay.
And sure, local weather controls have their very own devoted part separate from the principle infotainment display and so they embrace a mixture of bodily and digital controls that works fairly nicely. The driving force and passenger every have a knob for adjusting the temperature for his or her respective sides of the cabin, and there further generally used controls to the skin of those dials.
Devoted local weather controlsThese local weather controls will not be particular person buttons, however the small panels they’re on do transfer when pressed, offering some tactile suggestions. Different settings like heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel, and handbook fan velocity changes are made on a digital display, so that they’re more durable to handle by really feel, though they do present some haptic and audio suggestions when pressed.
Menu display for native infotainmentFor probably the most half, the native infotainment system has a smooth, trendy look, with high-resolution graphics and a logical structure of screens and panels that is simple to navigate utilizing the rotary controller or by contact.
Nature soundsA full array of features can be found, from SiriusXM to onboard navigation to EV information. There are even quite a lot of soothing nature sounds that may be piped all through the cabin, and there is a climate app full with a radar view.
Constructed-in navigationThe onboard navigation is useful and useful with each overview and next-turn views accessible concurrently whereas a route is in progress, however the look may stand some modernization to higher match the remainder of the infotainment system.
Within the driver’s show, Genesis contains the neat Blind-Spot View Monitor system that Hyundai has provided for various years, which makes use of cameras on the side-view mirror to show a dwell video feed of your blind spot on a given facet if you have interaction your flip sign. It is a useful characteristic that I want was frequent in additional manufacturers.
Driver show with stereoscopic 3D view and Blind-Spot View MonitorThe opposite intelligent driver’s show characteristic that comes as a part of the Status bundle on the GV70 is the 3D side. It is one thing you actually must expertise in particular person to completely grasp, nevertheless it takes benefit of parallax with offset photographs to show gauges and different digital points of the instrument cluster into three-dimensional representations that give a way of depth.
A digicam pointed on the driver tracks their place and gaze, adjusting the 3D impact accordingly. The entire thing is a bit gimmicky, nevertheless it’s form of neat and stands out as one thing completely different to assist set the high-end Genesis trims aside.
USB ports and wi-fi charging pad in heart consoleThe GV70 features a pair of USB-A ports (one for cost and information and one for charging solely) in a small cubby on the middle console that additionally features a wi-fi Qi charger. As with many automobile chargers, it may be troublesome to get a dependable wi-fi charging connection, doubtless as a result of slab-style charger design and the iPhone’s digicam bump and case lip interfering with positioning on the charger.
Rear local weather controls and USB charging portsOn the rear of the middle console are local weather controls and a pair of USB-A charging ports for rear passengers.
CarPlay
As you’d hope, the Electrified GV70 helps CarPlay, however sadly solely through a wired connection. Genesis is presently a sufferer of an odd cut up in Hyundai’s infotainment programs whereby lower-tier programs help each wired and wi-fi CarPlay whereas higher-end programs with built-in navigation solely help wired CarPlay. There have been rumors of Hyundai and Genesis including wi-fi CarPlay to a few of these higher-tier programs on choose fashions through a software program replace within the comparatively close to future, however we’ll must see if that pans out.
CarPlay Dwelling displaySo if you wish to use CarPlay, you are going to have plug your cellphone in, and it is unlucky that extra trendy USB-C ports aren’t included. The charging and USB compartment features a spring-loaded cowl to assist conceal issues away, however when you’ve acquired a Professional Max-sized iPhone with a cable protruding the underside for CarPlay, you may have a really troublesome time getting that cowl to shut correctly.
CarPlay seems nice on the GV70’s widescreen show, which even leaves sufficient room for a sidebar off to the proper the place you may view different features from the native infotainment system. You possibly can see your present radio station or audio monitor data, a compass, a devoted clock, automobile battery data, and extra.
Now Taking part in display in CarPlayOn the draw back, CarPlay is a single-screen expertise within the GV70, because it does not get the newest dual-screen expertise rolling out not too long ago to Volvo and some different manufacturers, and it does not even get the extra fundamental Apple Maps navigation prompts within the driver show or the head-up show which might be accessible on many automobiles. Navigation prompts from the native navigation system do seem within the head-up show, in order that’s a plus for utilizing the Hyundai/Genesis system.
CarPlay Dashboard viewWrap-up
The Genesis Electrified GV70 begins at slightly over $65,000, with the Status bundle on my take a look at mannequin, a paint upcharge, and vacation spot charges bringing issues to slightly shy of $75,000. It isn’t low cost, and its vary clocks in at solely 236 miles (and even a bit lower than that in real-world evaluate), however general it is a enjoyable drive with a lift mode that allows you to go 0–60 in round 4 seconds.
It is also full of expertise from the attractive heart show to the 3D driver’s show to a fingerprint authentication system. My fundamental gripes on this entrance are the shortage of wi-fi connectivity for CarPlay, USB-A ports quite than USB-C, and an inconvenient cellphone storage/charging setup.
Hopefully, these points will likely be addressed in upcoming mannequin years (and even through software program updates to current fashions similar to for wi-fi CarPlay), however even now if the problems aren’t deal-breakers and also you’re prepared and in a position to spend that form of money, the Electrified GV70 is a reasonably compelling bundle. A gasoline-powered model can be accessible for a still-premium however considerably lower cost tag, however you may be lacking out on among the enjoyable EV options like zippy acceleration.