John Kendall reports back on our new Genesis GV60 long-term electric SUV.

Genesis GV60 Premium 77.4kWh

P11D £61,005 BiK 2% RANGE 321 miles ON FLEET RANGE 261 miles EFFICIENCY n/a

First report:

Having had an Audi e-tron GT and Jaguar I-Pace for long-term test cars at the end of last year, the chance to sample a premium EV with driving range stretching over 300 miles was too good to miss. So when the Genesis GV60 recently joined the FW long-term test fleet and I was offered it, I couldn’t turn it down.

The best-selling GV60 in the UK is the two-wheel-drive Premium, offering a range of 321 miles (WLTP combined). With a fair bit of travel in the diary for the next month, it will be interesting to see how well that range stands up to a variety of journeys.

First impressions of our Saville Silver GV60 are very good. There’s lot of white in the cabin which might be a challenge to maintain in pristine order, but it brightens up the interior, helped by the panoramic sunroof, fitted with an electric blind to reduce the cabin temperature in hot weather and reduce air con energy consumption. There’s a lot of standard equipment, from safety kit to heated seats front and back and more besides. Given its all-up £61,000 price tag, compared with some rivals, you get a fair bit for the money, although there’s a lot of choice for similarly priced petrol/hybrid rivals. It looks and feels like a premium product.

With a 100% charge, range is registering 261 miles, some way short of the 320 miles combined figure, but I shall be monitoring this carefully to get a more accurate figure. The car will be with us through the winter so we should build up a good picture of how far it will take us. I’m looking forward to it.