Korean luxurious model Genesis doesn’t draw back from vivid metallic trim on its vehicles, which makes its new G80 Black fairly a departure.
Arriving in Australia in 2025, the G80 Black is the fourth car from the model to get the black-out therapy – albeit solely the primary in Australia.
Primarily all exterior trim has been blacked out, together with the entrance grilles, the entrance emblem, and the window and bumper trims.
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The internal aspect bezels of the headlights have additionally been blacked-out, as has the duvet for the ahead radar, whereas the rear lettering is darkened – although it’s completed in darkish gray and never black.
It rides on 20-inch wheels with a gloss black end and floating centre caps.
Look inside and – yep, you guessed it – the cabin is black.
Not solely does that imply a black dashboard and black quilted upholstery, however even the buttons and switches on the dashboard and centre console.
The speaker grilles, badging, sill plates and even the paddle shifters are additionally completed in black.
As a substitute of gloss-black inlays, nonetheless, Genesis has used actual wooden trim with a black end.
Genesis hasn’t confirmed pricing or specs for the Australian-market G80 Black.
The G80 was up to date earlier this yr with a gentle exterior nip-and-tuck and an overhauled inside that includes a 27-inch show.
It’s nonetheless supplied with a selection of turbocharged 2.5-litre four-cylinder and twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V6 petrol engines.
An up to date model of the Electrified G80 – an electrical model of the sedan – is due right here throughout 2025.
Genesis bought 57 G80s in Australia throughout 2024, placing it narrowly behind the Audi A7 (60 items) however nicely behind the Audi A6 (280), BMW 5 Sequence (614), and Mercedes-Benz E-Class (381).