The Genesis brand officially turned a decade old last year, and it's taken that milestone as an opportunity to get serious about performance. It's campaigning a prototype Hypercar in endurance racing under the Magma label—a label that will also dignify its most hardcore enthusiast offerings . But lest you think Genesis was only concerned with winning on the track rather than off it, the company has unveiled a no-holds-barred rally raid machine called the X Skorpio, signaling just how serious it is about making off-roading part of its repertoire.
There's a big roof scoop and bulbous arches, concealing an 1,100-horsepower V8 that also makes 850 lb-ft of torque. Beadlock 18-inch wheels sit in beefy 40-inch tires at every corner, and favorable approach, departure, and breakover angles—obviously a must on the dunes—are complemented by a low-drag shell that also safeguards stability.
Hey, aero isn't just for road cars! And while the X Skorpio may look fit for next year's desert classic, a peek in the cabin reveals a degree of design and luxury that you don't often see in competition machines. There are suede accents and a diamond-quilted leather dash, sharing space with race-duty necessities like a roll cage, GPS system, and rally-spec LCD instrument cluster mounted to the wheel itself.
Genesis also took this opportunity to showcase a trio of production-based off-road one-offs, in the form of GV60 Outdoors Concept, GV70 Outdoors Concept, and GV80 Desert Edition. These aren't strictly new ; the GV60 one, for example, rides on treads that leave it looking a lot like the Mountain Intervention Vehicle concept from almost exactly a year ago . But they're cool, and they signify that Genesis is serious about bringing more off-road sensibilities into its lineup.
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