2017 Infiniti G80 Sport
Hyundai has unveiled its ‘new’ 2017 Genesis G80
sedan in South Korea.
Although the G80’s styling update is largely a
‘blink and miss it’ affair, today’s unveiling has brought two key pieces of
news: the addition of Hyundai’s new 3.3-litre turbocharged petrol V6 engine,
and the debut of a new G80 Sport model.
Announced as part of the larger Genesis G90 model’s
unveiling in December, the 3.3-litre twin-turbo V6 offers 272 kW of power and
509 Nm of torque. Performance figures for its application in the
‘smaller’ G80 have not been revealed, but Hyundai claims it will push the G90
to 100 km/h in 6.2 seconds.
As a point of comparison, Hyundai’s 5.0-litre V8
sends the G90 to 100 km/h in a claimed 5.7 seconds, and the G80 (in overseas
markets) in 5.4 seconds. We might then expect the 3.3 turbo G80 to hit the ton
in 6.0 seconds or below.
In the G80, the 3.3-litre turbo six will power the
new Sport variant, which debuted today with the requisite go-fast additions and
styling elements. That means a new black mesh grille, new wheels, and new
bumpers at both ends – including a diffuser and a bold quad exhaust layout at
the rear.
Hyundai has yet to issue a press release for the
updated range, although it is believed the G80 Sport fatures the same
eight-speed automatic transmission doing duty in the G90.
