Compare the2025 Volvo XC60VS 2025 Genesis GV80

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Cargo Capacity
Towing
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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The Volvo XC60 offers optional built in child booster seats. They’re more crash worthy than an added child seat because of their direct attachment to the seat. Genesis doesn’t offer the convenience and security of a built-in child booster seat in the GV80. Their owners must carry a heavy booster seat in and out of the vehicle; XC60 owners can just fold their built-in child seat up or down.

Using vehicle speed sensors and seat sensors, smart airbags in the XC60 deploy with different levels of force or don’t deploy at all to help better protect passengers of all sizes in different collisions. The XC60’s side airbags will shut off if a child is leaning against the door. The GV80’s side airbags don’t have smart features and will always deploy full force.

The XC60 has a standard Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS), which use a specially designed seat to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the WHIPS allows the backrest to travel backwards to cushion the occupants and the headrests move forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. At the same time the pretensioning seatbelts fire, removing slack from the belts. The GV80 doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.

Compared to metal, the XC60’s plastic fuel tank can withstand harder, more intrusive impacts without leaking; this decreases the possibility of fire. The Genesis GV80 has a metal gas tank.

Both the XC60 and the GV80 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Volvo XC60 is safer than the Genesis GV80:

	XC60	GV80
OVERALL STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
	Driver
STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
HIC	125	328
Neck Injury Risk	22%	24.1%
Neck Compression	15 lbs.	25 lbs.
	Passenger
STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
HIC	178	263
Chest Compression	.5 inches	.6 inches
Neck Injury Risk	28%	34%
Neck Stress	179 lbs.	228 lbs.
Neck Compression	55 lbs.	65 lbs.
Leg Forces (l/r)	329/351 lbs.	388/497 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Volvo XC60 is safer than the Genesis GV80:

	XC60	GV80
	Front Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Hip Force	190 lbs.	293 lbs.
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Max Damage Depth	12 inches	14 inches
HIC	237	290
Spine Acceleration	29 G’s	41 G’s
Hip Force	410 lbs.	640 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

Warranty

The XC60’s corrosion warranty is 5 years longer than the GV80’s (12 vs. 7 years).

There are over 17 percent more Volvo dealers than there are Genesis dealers, which makes it easier should you ever need service under the XC60’s warranty.

Reliability

The battery on the XC60 is in the trunk, which protects it from hot underhood temperatures that can degrade battery life. By keeping the XC60’s battery 20 to 30 degrees cooler, its life is increased by years. The GV80’s battery is in the hot engine compartment.

Engine

The XC60 T8’s standard 2.0 turbo/supercharged 4-cylinder hybrid produces 80 more horsepower (455 vs. 375) and 132 lbs.-ft. more torque (523 vs. 391) than the GV80 3.5T’s standard 3.5 turbo V6.

As tested in Motor Trend the XC60 B5 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder is faster than the GV80 2.5T 2.5 turbo 4-cylinder:

	XC60	GV80
Zero to 30 MPH	1.9 sec	2.3 sec
Zero to 60 MPH	6.2 sec	6.4 sec
Zero to 80 MPH	10.6 sec	10.7 sec
Quarter Mile	14.7 sec	14.9 sec

As tested in Car and Driver the XC60 T8 2.0 turbo/supercharged 4-cylinder hybrid is faster than the GV80 3.5T 3.5 turbo V6:

	XC60	GV80
Zero to 60 MPH	4.2 sec	5.7 sec
Zero to 100 MPH	10.2 sec	14.2 sec
5 to 60 MPH Rolling Start	4.7 sec	6.4 sec
Passing 30 to 50 MPH	2.5 sec	3.3 sec
Passing 50 to 70 MPH	3.2 sec	4.2 sec
Quarter Mile	12.6 sec	14.2 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	111 MPH	100 MPH

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the XC60 running on electricity gets better mileage than the GV80:

			MPGe
XC60
	AWD	T8 Electric Motor	66 city/60 hwy
GV80
			MPG
	AWD	2.5 turbo 4-cyl.	19 city/24 hwy
		3.5 turbo V6	16 city/22 hwy

On the EPA test cycle the XC60 running its gasoline engine gets better mileage than the GV80:

			MPG
XC60
	AWD	2.0 turbo/supercharged 4-cyl. Hybrid	28 city/28 hwy
		2.0 turbo 4-cyl.	23 city/30 hwy
GV80
	AWD	2.5 turbo 4-cyl.	19 city/24 hwy
		3.5 turbo V6	16 city/22 hwy

The XC60 T8 Extended Range can travel with zero emissions for 35 miles. The GV80 can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

Regenerative brakes improve the XC60’s fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The GV80 doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

The XC60 has a standard cap-less fueling system. The fuel filler is automatically opened when the fuel nozzle is inserted and automatically closed when it’s removed. This eliminates the need to unscrew and replace the cap and it reduces fuel evaporation, which causes pollution. The GV80 doesn’t offer a cap-less fueling system.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered’s front brake rotors are larger than those on the GV80:

	XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered	GV80 2.5T	GV80 3.5T
Front Rotors	15.7 inches	14.2 inches	14.9 inches

The XC60 stops much shorter than the GV80:

	XC60	GV80
70 to 0 MPH	165 feet	182 feet	Car and Driver

Tires and Wheels

The XC60’s optional tires provide better handling because they have a lower 35 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the GV80’s optional 40 series tires.

Suspension and Handling

The XC60 handles at .88 G’s, while the GV80 Advanced pulls only .82 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The XC60 B5 Core executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the GV80 Standard (26.6 seconds @ .64 average G’s vs. 27.4 seconds @ .63 average G’s).

For better maneuverability, the XC60’s turning circle is 1.9 feet tighter than the GV80’s (37.4 feet vs. 39.3 feet).

For greater off-road capability the XC60 has a greater minimum ground clearance than the GV80 (8.5 vs. 8.1 inches), allowing the XC60 to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

Chassis

The Volvo XC60 may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 350 pounds less than the Genesis GV80.

The XC60 is 9.3 inches shorter than the GV80, making the XC60 easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

Cargo Capacity

The XC60 has a much larger cargo volume than the GV80 with its rear seat up (22.4 vs. 11.6 cubic feet).

A low lift-over cargo hatch design makes loading and unloading the XC60 easier. The XC60’s cargo hatch lift-over height is 26 inches, while the GV80’s liftover is 31.7 inches.

Towing

Standard Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) on the XC60 uses the Dynamic Stability and Traction Control sensors to detect trailer sway, then uses individual brakes to counteract any swaying and help keep the tow vehicle and trailer steady. The GV80 doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

Ergonomics

If the windows are left open on the XC60 the driver can close them all at the outside door handle or from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can lower the windows from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the GV80 can’t use the remote to operate the windows.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are optional on the XC60 to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The GV80 doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.

Consumer Reports rated the XC60’s headlight performance “Very Good,” a higher rating than the GV80’s headlights, which were rated “Fair.”

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The XC60 offers available headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The GV80 doesn’t offer headlight washers.

To help drivers avoid possible obstacles, the XC60 has standard cornering lights to illuminate around corners when the turn signals are activated. The GV80 doesn’t offer cornering lights. The XC60 also has standard adaptive headlights to illuminate around corners automatically by reading vehicle speed and steering wheel angle.

Recommendations

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the XC60 as the 2018 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year. The GV80 has never been chosen.

The Volvo XC60 outsold the Genesis GV80 by over two to one during 2023.

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