Genesis has revealed that its X Gran Berlinetta concept will make its debut at this year’s Mount Panorama Bathurst 12-hour endurance race in Australia.
The event will also see the return of former Bathurst 1000 winner, Jacky Ickx, who will be driving the Genesis X Gran Berlinetta around the circuit for a series of demonstration laps throughout the weekend.
Ickx has been racing for nearly six decades after entering Formula One back in 1967, winning eight races and securing 25 podiums.
Justin Douglass, head of Genesis Motors Australia, said: “I have always admired Genesis for its cultured elegance and design aesthetics and sincerely believe in a relationship that is founded on authenticity and admiration for each other.”
He added: “I have also long admired Mount Panorama at Bathurst as one of the world’s greatest motor racing venues, and I can’t wait to put the incredible Genesis X Gran Berlinetta through its paces, for all the world to see.”
