Luxurious Vehicles – 2022 Genesis G70 Taking pictures Brake imagined
Genesis is not prepared to substantiate that its spied G70 wagon prototype is destined for manufacturing, however everyone knows it is coming – and that is the way it may look.
It is all-but-confirmed Genesis is engaged on a svelte long-roof model of its G70 mid-size sedan.
Whereas its existence has but to be confirmed formally by the Korean luxurious model, the G70 wagon – or ‘Taking pictures Brake’, because it’s rumoured to be badged – has been spied testing in manufacturing guise on European roads and racetracks in current months, clad in heavy camouflage.
However what hides beneath the prototypes’ camo? We tasked CarAdvice‘s resident Photoshop wizard Theophilus Chin with discovering out.
From the B-pillar ahead, the Taking pictures Brake is essentially similar to its sedan relative, that includes the identical restyled entrance finish with massive ‘crest’ grille and twin-stripe headlights debuted with the facelifted G70 four-door earlier this 12 months.
It is towards the rear the place the modifications are concentrated, with the sedan’s boot changed by an extended roofline main right into a refined roof spoiler.
The rendering’s windowline tracks equally to that of final week’s spy photographs, complemented by a sloping C-pillar which splits the facet home windows and wrap-around rear tailgate glass.
The dual-stripe LED tail-lights now proceed from the rear quarterpanel into the wagon’s tailgate, the place they’re joined by ‘GENESIS’ badging and twin oval-shaped exhaust shops shared with the G70 sedan.
Whereas a date has but to be locked in – nor has the wagon been confirmed for manufacturing within the first place – it is anticipated the G70 Taking pictures Brake will make its official debut in mid-2021, with a possible Australian market launch by the tip of the 12 months, or early 2022.
A Genesis spokesperson advised CarAdvice final week: “While we will affirm {that a} G70 Taking pictures Brake idea is being evaluated, no determination has been made but as as to whether it should go into manufacturing.”
“Given G70 is already produced in right-hand drive, a ‘Shooting Brake’ variant can be viable and an amazing addition to the G70 vary in Australia, if it have been to make it into manufacturing,” they added.
It is anticipated Genesis’ BMW Three Sequence Touring, Mercedes-Benz C-Class wagon and Audi A4 Avant rival will share its powertrain vary with the associated sedan, that means a selection of 185kW/353Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder and 272kW/510Nm 3.3-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engines, paired to eight-speed automatics.
The G70 sedan’s inside options are additionally anticipated to hold over to the Taking pictures Brake, together with a 10.25-inch infotainment touchscreen and enormous digital instrument cluster, together with its large energetic security suite.
Keep tuned to CarAdvice for extra particulars – each official and unofficial – of the 2022 Genesis G70 Taking pictures Brake within the coming months.
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2022 Genesis G70 Taking pictures Brake imagined
