Genesis is pushing again the launch of the Electrified G80 sedan after a deliberate spring showroom debut. The automaker did not disclose the explanation however mentioned extra particulars about pricing and the on-sale date won’t be out there till late summer time or early fall.
As just lately as Wednesday, June 22, Genesis’ website mentioned the electrical sedan was “coming spring 2022.” It’s being assembled at a plant in Ulsan, South Korea, alongside the usual G80 sedan and GV80 crossover.
The worldwide microchip scarcity and different provide chain bottlenecks have disrupted a number of product launches and automobile availability all over the world. They’ve had an impression extra just lately in Asia, notably China, the place stringent COVID controls have upended output for automakers and suppliers.
The Electrified G80 will include all-wheel drive solely and two 136-kilowatt electrical motors — one on the entrance and one on the rear — which might be powered by an 87.2-kilowatt-hour battery. Mixed output might be 365 hp and 516 pound-feet of torque.
It is going to have an ultrafast 800-volt structure that can be capable to cost 10 to 80 p.c of the battery capability on a 350-kW DC quick charger in 22 minutes. On a 240-kW Stage 2 charger, it would cost from 10 to 100 p.c in simply over seven hours. The charging port is situated within the entrance grille.