- Government documents indicate that the 2027 Genesis G70 will no longer be offered with its optional V-6 engine.
- The standard turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-four will be the sole choice going forward.
- Rumors indicate that the 2027 model year will be the last for the G70 sedan.
Genesis’ compact sports sedan, the G70, may not be long for this world, and the latest news suggests that it will go out with more of a whimper than a bang. Previous rumors stated that the G70 would be discontinued after the 2027 model year, and we’ve now uncovered documents that show the desirable twin-turbocharged 3.3-liter V-6 will go away.
Both NHTSA VIN submissions and EPA fuel-economy ratings for the 2027 Genesis G70 show only the 2.5T powertrain and no longer list the 3.3T model. Genesis representatives could not confirm this change, but did tell Car and Driver that official 2027-model-year information would be coming soon.
The twin-turbo 3.3-liter V-6 was the more desirable of the G70’s two powertrains, as it produced 365 horsepower compared with the 2.5T model’s 300 horses. In our testing, the V-6 got to 60 mph in a swift 4.5 seconds, while the 2.5T recorded a 5.9-second result. The 3.3T was offered in either rear- and all-wheel-drive configurations, as is the 2.5T.
There are still many 2026 G70 sedans with the V-6 on sale, so if this compact luxury sports sedan is on your shopping list, the time to act is sooner rather than later. We’ll keep an eye out for more details on the G70’s future, including its possible discontinuation, in the coming months.
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Despite being raised on a steady diet of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or perhaps because of it—Joey Capparella cultivated an obsession for the automotive industry throughout his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He found a way to write about cars for the school newspaper during his college years at Rice University, which eventually led him to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first professional auto-writing gig at Automobile Magazine. He has been part of the Hearst Autos team since 2016 and now lives in New York City.
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