The auto market has fallen out of love with sedans , choosing to opt for taller and bigger crossovers. Because of that, many automakers have left the sedan market altogether , but there are still a few that soldier on. Genesis is one of those companies , and its refreshed 2025 G80 shows there’s still a place for a big luxury sedan in today’s market.
Before you get your hopes up, the G80 is not a true sports sedan , but then it doesn’t really pretend to be. This BMW 5 Series competitor is all about comfort, quiet luxury and sleek technology wrapped in possibly the prettiest sedan body you can buy today. In a lot of ways, it’s a breath of fresh air compared to the “sporty” sedans it competes with.
You’re meant to cruise and relax in a G80 , and it does that as well as just about any car out there. Full Disclosure : Genesis flew me down to Lexington, Kentucky, put me up in a very nice hotel and fed me a hell of a lot of food, all so I could drive the refreshed G80. Despite the Sport in the name of the trim I was driving, the G80 still is not much of a driver’s car.
Sure, it’s got a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 pushing out 375 horsepower and 391 lb-ft of torque, but it doesn’t exactly feel fast in a straight line. After all, this is a heavy luxury-oriented car, and you feel that heft in the corner.
Even in Sport+ mode, body roll is present, and there isn’t a ton of feeling from the electric steering rack. It has some of that artificial heaviness that is a .