The Nürburgring just got a lot louder. Well. Maybe not louder in the traditional combustion-engine sense. But it certainly got heavier on the power side.
Genesis dropped its new GV60 Magma into its Nordschleife “Track Taxi” service. This is a legit service. Real drivers. Real speed. You sit shotgun while they rip through 20 kilometers of German tarmac. Before this, you only had G70 sedans. Now? You can hop into a full-fat electric performance SUV.
It changes the game for visitors who want track time but don’t own a helmet.
What exactly is the Genesis GV60 Nürburgring taxi experience?
The setup is simple. You book a slot. A professional driver takes you around the famous 20.8km circuit. That’s the Nordschleife. It has 73 corners. The surface changes constantly. It is unforgiving.
This program started in 2024. They already have two modified G70 sports sedons doing the heavy lifting. Since day one, nearly 3,000 “guests” have ridden in those cars. They’ve knocked out 1,300 laps. Do the math. That’s about 27,008 kilometers of abuse on the iconic circuit.
The new entry is the GV60 Magma. It is an electric vehicle. It makes 478 kW of power and 790 Nm of torque.
Zero to 100 km/h happens in 3.4 seconds.
The top speed caps at 265 km/h. It is fast. Very fast. For a taxied passenger ride.
Why book the EV taxi instead of the G70 sedan?
You might be wondering. Which track taxi offers the best ride? And is it worth the extra cost?
Let’s talk money first.
A single passenger seat in the GV60 costs around €140. That converts to roughly $229. Add another friend and that’s a €40 hit. By comparison, the older G70 model runs about €120 for one passenger ($197). So the Magma costs you 20 euro more.
Is it worth it? The Magma is based on Hyundai’s hottest running gear. Same stuff found in the Ioniq 5N and Ioniq 6N.
The GV60 Magma brings Virtual Gear Shift and a dedicated Drift Mode to the passenger seat.
Those are features the G70 just does not have. The G70 runs a 3.3-liter V6 twin-turbo. It makes 274 kW. It hits 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds. It has lower KW coilovers and sticky Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. It’s a proper track weapon.
But the Magma? It has an 84 kWh battery pack. An electronic limited-slip differential. Instant torque vectoring. You feel that launch.
Which Genesis model is best for track passengers?
It depends on what you want.
If you like the smell of petrol and the scream of an engine? Take the G70. It is a rear-wheel-drive luxury sports sedan. It feels mechanical. Raw.
If you want to feel G-forces in a way that leaves you breathless and dizzy? Take the GV60. Electric power delivery is instant. It jerks you into your seat before you can process it.
The G70 taxis have upgraded braking. Cooling systems too. They are built for endurance.
The GV60 Magma was launched in Australia earlier in 2026 as part of Genesis’s new performance sub-brand. It sits well above the base single-motor model. Pricing there starts around $130,005 on-road. That is a $15,00 premium over the Ioni5N equivalents.
At the Nürburgring, though. The price gap shrinks to 20 euros.
For a couple hundred dollars, you get a front-row seat to electric acceleration that most drivers only ever read about. No steering. No braking. Just screaming.
The line is growing longer. More cars. More laps. More speed.
They won’t be slow.
