The big test: EV crossovers

Two newcomer EV brands. Two takes on the family crossover. But is Swedish cool better than Korea’s Gangnam style?

OLLIE KEW

Ever feel like you’re getting old? Look, two marques that didn’t exist here three years ago. They grow up so fast… Sure, Polestar was Volvo’s racing team and go-faster division before its Doctor Whovian electric regeneration, and Californian dentists had access to a Genesis, but in the UK these are brand new, um, brands. The new GV60 doesn’t look familiar – in fact, to several confused passers by this morning, it apparently looks like a little Bentley. But behind the copycat winged badge, the Genesis is a car you’ve met before. Being an offshoot from the Hyundai mothership, the GV60 is supposedly the posh, premium, Taste the Difference version of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. Same battery, same motors, same high voltage charging gubbins that allow the GV60…

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