- Genesis has unveiled a special version of the G70, featuring track-focused upgrades.
- The custom bodykit includes a large rear wing, and is combined with a racing livery.
- The sedan borrows the revised suspension from the G70 Track Taxi Nordschleife.
The Genesis G70 has always been in the ring with heavyweight contenders like the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. But while its rivals came out swinging with performance-badged bruisers like the M3 and AMG C-Class, the G70 never got that kind of headline-grabbing variant. That might change eventually with Genesis’ Magma division, but for now, we get a different kind of enthusiast bait: a track-focused concept born from the Nürburgring.
The G70 Track Day Special Concept is a follow up to the G70 Track Taxi Nordschleife that has been offering rides at the Green Hell since last year. However, it sports an even more aggressive exterior design courtesy of a custom bodykit.
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The concept features massive rear wing with swan neck supports, protruding from the tailgate. It also boasts a redesigned front bumper with larger intakes, a splitter, and cannards. Furthermore, the yellow-tinted LED headlights are reminiscent of a race car.
Instead of the Magma Orange shade of the Track Taxi, the concept sports orange graphics on a matte black livery with G70 and Nordschleife lettering. Other cool features include the vented hood, the tow hooks, and the dark-tinted taillights.
The G70 Track Day Special Concept inherits the revised chassis setup of the Track Taxi Nordschleife. This includes a lowered suspension that has been fine-tuned for the Nurburgring and a set of 19-inch alloy wheels shod in performance tires.
As for the engine, Genesis hasn’t announced any upgrades over the Track Taxi. That car uses the familiar twin-turbo 3.3-liter V6 from the top-spec road-going G70, pushing out 368 horsepower (274 kW / 373 PS) and 510 Nm (376 lb-ft) of torque. Power goes to the rear wheels via an eight-speed automatic transmission. In other words, it’s quick, but still playing in the warm-up lap compared to something like a BMW M3, never mind the CS version.
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Not that it really matters, as unfortunately for sports sedan fans, the Track Day Special Concept was designed as a one off and won’t make it to production. The sportiest G70 yet will make its debut in Canada before embarking on a spring tour to nationwide Genesis distributors.
The Genesis G70 was originally introduced in 2017 and, despite a comprehensive facelift in 2020, it is approaching the end of its lifecycle. According to the latest reports, the brand has decided against a hybrid powertrain, meaning that the next generation of the sedan could be an EV-only affair.
