Compared: 2024 BMW X5 vs 2024 Genesis GV80
If you're shopping for a midsize luxury SUV, check out the established BMW and upstart Genesis
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The 2024 Genesis GV80 and 2024 BMW X5 are midsize luxury SUVs offering loads of sophistication and performance. The X5 comes from a familiar brand name, while the GV80 represents the newcomer in this space and is loaded with value. If you're in the market for a luxury SUV, these two are worthy of a closer look.
BMW
Genesis GV80 Is Cheaper Compared With BMW X5
Rather than trim levels, BMW uses model numbers and packages to distinguish the X5 lineup. The entry-level 2024 BMW X5 sDrive40i with a turbocharged six-cylinder engine comes with rear-wheel drive for around $66,000. Adding all-wheel drive — branded as xDrive — is a $2,500 premium that's standard on the remaining X5 trims. The xDrive50e Plug-in Hybrid trim starts at around $74,000, while the performance-oriented M60i and M Competition trims with turbo V8s begin at about $91,000 and $124,000, respectively.
Genesis
Unlike the variety of powertrains in the BMW SUV's lineup, the trio of Genesis GV80 trims doesn't offer any high-efficiency or performance variants. Still, they cost considerably less than the BMW. The entry-level 2024 Genesis GV80 2.5T AWD starts around $59,000 with a turbocharged four-cylinder and traction at all four wheels. The middle 3.5T trim introduces a turbo V6, starting at about $66,000. A top-spec 3.5T AWD Advanced+ crests $82,000 to start.
BMW
BMW X5 Earns Marks for Semi-Autonomous Driving
The 2024 BMW X5 comes standard with a large curved display panel encompassing a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster and a 14.9-inch infotainment screen. The 2024 Genesis GV80 includes a partially analog gauge cluster that can be optioned to a fully digital version.
This year, the X5 gains BMW's Highway Assistant Level 2 semi-autonomous driving system, which allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel on certain highways. The GV80 offers a Level 2 system but doesn't allow for sustained hands-free driving. Also unique to the GV80 is an available blind-spot camera feed that pops up in the instrument cluster when the turn signal is activated.
Genesis
The GV80 offers a kid-sized third row on its top-spec Advanced+ trim to bump the seating count from five to seven. While the X5 offered a third row in previous years, it lost this option for 2024.
Genesis
GV80 Fuel Economy Less Impressive Than X5
With its base 300-hp turbo-four, the 2024 Genesis GV80 returns a 22-mpg estimate using the EPA's test procedures. The 375-hp turbo V6 models are rated at 20 mpg.
BMW
Despite more cylinders and equal power, the 2024 BMW X5's base 375-hp turbo-six in rear- or all-wheel drive scores a better 25 mpg estimate than the Genesis. Preliminary EPA estimates for the 483-hp plug-in hybrid X5 see a 58 MPGe rating and 39-mile electric-only driving range estimate. The 523-hp M60i and the 617-hp M Competition turbo V8 trims are thirstier at 19 and 15 mpg, respectively.
All vehicle pricing includes MSRP plus destination charges (set at the time of publication) and will be rounded to the nearest thousand.
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Chris O'NeillI am an auto-industry veteran and a current MBA candidate at the University of Utah. After moving to Utah in October 2015 and being fascinated by the unique car culture of the region, I started an Instagram project highlighting the rare and distinctive vehicles I see in the Mountain West region. I enjoy sharing with others my unique perspective and passion for all things automotive. In my free time, when I’m not thinking and writing about cars, I enjoy photography, toying with my 2011 Volkswagen GTI and 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser, and exploring Utah with my girlfriend and two dogs.
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