2026 Genesis G80 Electrified Review |The Luxury EV Britain Is Sleeping On?

The 2026 Genesis G80 Electrified is one of the most interesting luxury electric saloons you can buy in the UK right now — even if hardly anyone seems to be talking about it. Sleek design, a beautifully finished cabin and a clear focus on comfort over gimmicks, this is Genesis taking a very calm, very confident swing at the established premium EV order. In this review, we put the Genesis G80 Electrified to the test on British roads to see how it handles real-world driving. We cover ride comfort, refinement, performance, real-world electric range, interior quality, infotainment and how it feels to live with day to day. This is a big, executive electric saloon — so the expectations are high. Rather than chasing Nürburgring lap times, the G80 leans into wafting, quiet luxury and effortless pace. But does that approach still work in a market obsessed with tech, screens and outright performance? And is this a better way to do luxury than the increasingly busy cabins of its rivals? We also talk pricing, ownership experience and where the G80 Electrified sits in the UK luxury EV market, especially when it’s up against heavy hitters like the BMW i5, Mercedes-Benz EQE, Audi A6 e-tron, Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model S and Lexus RZ. If you’re shopping for a luxury electric saloon, considering something different from the usual German options, or just curious whether Genesis has quietly cracked the premium EV formula, this review might surprise you. Buckle up — sometimes the smartest luxury car is the one that doesn’t shout about it. 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Headturner by Max Brodie, https://t.lickd.co/l/9kW2q9p2jLr ----------------------------------- BUY OUR MERCH: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/buckle-up-merch/all ----------------------------------- Join Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQnCvi6zRZolQsxlIf6ePtQ/join ----------------------------------- Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Buckle.Up.Official.Productions/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@buckleup_show X: https://x.com/BuckleUp_Show Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/buckleupshow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buckleup_show/ Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/buckleup_show TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRy9erBk/ --------------------------------- Visit Our Website: https://buckleup-show.com/ --------------------------------- Follow the lads on Instagram Rob - https://www.instagram.com/the_rob_wilson_/ Harry - https://www.instagram.com/mccrazyfish/ Jasper - https://www.instagram.com/jbrucewright/ --------------------------------- #BuckleUp #genesis #automotive --------------------------------- Buckle Up is a channel that is only interested in one thing – cars! We upload a myriad of different content including car review videos, car challenge videos, car news videos and much, much more! Our videos are made in a similar style to that of Top Gear, Fifth Gear, Car Throttle, Doug DeMuro, carwow, Carfection, The Grand Tour, MotorTrend and many more. We would all thoroughly recommend their channels, so why not go and check them out.