CirCLE The Wagon
December 1, 2025
Jake Margle
Genesis showed off a trio of exciting new models in France last week. One in particular has us wondering, production or pipe dream?
Genesis brought the heat to Circuit Paul Ricard a couple weeks back. Hyundai’s luxury arm revealed a slew of upcoming models, including the hopped-up GV60 Magma EV crossover and the production-intent Magma GT supercar.
The GV60 Magma pumps up the power, improves the cooling, and dials in the handling of the standard GV60 Performance.
The Magma GT is a halo car of epic—and beautiful—proportions. It’s rumored to be ushering in a new high-performance powerplant for Genesis. Exciting stuff.
However, the real star of the show, the inarguable scene-stealer, was the G90 Magma Wingback concept. A performance sports wagon built on the bones of the G90 sedan, the Wingback is for anyone who’s fatigued by the plague of crossover oversaturation.
Genesis seems to be experiencing some of that fatigue, too. According to HotCars, Genesis Design Chief Luc Donckerwolke (famous for penning some of your favorite Lamborghinis) thinks today’s SUV monoculture is the perfect setting to release the G90 Wingback.
“With SUVs becoming commodities, other typologies will become interesting again,” says Donckerwolke.
This isn’t just an exercise in unobtanium, either. The Wingback may be a one-off design concept for now, but it sits on the G90 long-wheelbase structure. The overall length and wheelbase remain unchanged, which Genesis says makes the car financially feasible as a low-production model.
Under the hood, it’s likely the Wingback will use the same 3.5 twin-turbo and electrically supercharged V6 already found in the G90. A Magma version of the sedan is reportedly coming, so it’s safe to assume the Wingback is already primed for the same treatment.
Magma models are all about luxury coupled with performance. The Wingback may not be painted in the same retina-searing shade of orange, but with its low-slung silhouette, aggressive front fascia treatment, and 22-inch wheels pushed to the very edges of its arches, it looks the business.
It’s wider than a run-of-the-mill G90 to fit the massive Pirelli rubber. Behind those Y-spoke rims sit some serious braking hardware, with monoblock calipers up front and slotted rotors at all four corners. Out back, the Wingback gets a stacked quad exhaust treatment, reminiscent of the Lexus LS and RC F models. The staggered tips are definitely an interesting element. Let’s hope they make it to production.
Inside, the Wingback sports the same interior treatment as the G90, albeit with some contrast stitching and a splash of suede on the steering wheels and dash.
This is an interesting exercise for Genesis. If the Wingback makes it into production, it has a solid chance to steal some market share from the Audi’s RS6 Avant and BMW M5 Touring, both of which have posted solid sales numbers throughout 2025.
At the very least, it’s an exciting glimpse into the future they see for themselves: a high-performance EV crossover for now, a scintillating supercar entrant for the future, and a jaw-dropping enthusiast wagon for, hopefully, tomorrow. Each model feels like an extremely important pillar for an automaker that has every intention of going the distance. As long as they’re making dreams come true, I wonder if they’ll offer the wagon with a stick.
2 responses to “CirCLE The Wagon”
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WOW WOW! They produce one beautiful design after another! No the Shock! Price in US?
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It’s not slated for production yet, but a standard G90 is around $100k.
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