Genesis G70 Gains a Much More Powerful Base Engine for 2024

• The 2024 Genesis G70 sedan will have a new base engine.
• The old 2.0-liter turbo-four is out, and the more powerful turbocharged 2.5-liter engine is in.
• Genesis hasn’t yet said when the 2024 G70 arrives, and we still don’t have pricing.

Genesis confirmed that the U.S.-spec 2024 G70 will get the turbo 2.5-liter inline-four as its new base engine. It produces 300 hp and 311 pound-feet of torque, and Brembo brakes are newly standard equipment. There are also new exterior colors—Vatna Gray and Kawah Blue—and new interior upholstery options—two-tone Obsidian Black and Fog Gray and Obsidian Black and Vanilla Beige—along with the interior updates detailed below. A USB-C port is added and rear side airbags are now included.

More horsepower is generally a good recipe for success, and the Genesis G70 sports sedan appears to be hewing to this mindset for the 2024 model year. Specs are out for the Korea-market version of Genesis’ entry-level model, and they show that it adopts the more powerful turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-four as its base engine, replacing the outgoing model’s turbo 2.0-liter unit.

 

It offers 300 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque, useful increases of 48 hp and 51 pound-feet over the 2.0L engine. (This engine is already offered in other Genesis models including the GV70, G80, and GV80.) It still uses an eight-speed automatic transmission and is offered with either rear- or all-wheel drive. The upgrade engine remains a twin-turbo 3.3-liter V-6 with 365 horsepower (or 368 hp if you opt for the upgraded exhaust).

The Korea-market car also now offers a Sport package for the 2.5T car that includes a limited-slip differential, summer tires, and Brembo brakes. It also gets a slight power boost like the V-6 model, as its dual exhaust bumps power up to 303 hp. We’re hoping that Genesis will offer this setup in the U.S., too.

Based on what we can see of the Korean car’s interior, we expect to see some changes to the dashboard as well. The climate controls appear to switch to a touch-sensitive arrangement, and there’s a redesigned row of buttons just under the air vents. The G70 was last updated for 2022 with a larger touchscreen and a new front-end design.

Look for more information to come soon on the U.S.-spec 2024 Genesis G70, which should go on sale by the end of this year.