While we’ll get the Hyundai Genesis Coupe as a 2010 model year, the Koreans got theirs yesterday as a 2009 model year. According to the first few test drivers, the 210-hp 2.0L 4-cylinder model returned an estimated 26 mpg while the 306-hp 3.8L V6 returned 21.6 mpg. The Korean models come with stiff sport suspension – [...]
John Krafcik, Hyundai’s vice president for product development said that Hyundai expects to sell up to 50,000 units of the Genesis in the U.S. market once both the sedan and the coupe are in showrooms. Krafcik says that Hyundai is targeting 20,000 units for the sedan and 30,000 for the coupe annually. Hyundai is hoping [...]
Hyundai has sold more than 800 2009 Genesis sedan models in the U.S. so far. However, Hyundai isn’t surprised at how many Genesis units it sold in its first month – the Korean automaker is shocked at who purchased one. According to Michael Deitz, manager of product of development for Hyundai, GM and Toyota were first [...]
