The 2009 North American Car of the Year, 2009 Hyundai Genesis sedan, is adding another award to its already impressive resume. The 2009 Hyundai Genesis has been named the Insurance Institute for High Safety’s Top Safety Pick” for 2009. The IIHS said that the Korean car earned a score of “good” in overall testing in [...]
After a successful Super Bowl XLIII campaign, Hyundai Motor America plans to take over the Oscars tomorrow. The Korean automaker has purchased eight spots during Sunday’s Academy Awards including a new ad for the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Along with its Genesis Sedan 2009 North American Car of the Year ad, Hyundai will debut a [...]
We’ve previously heard that the Hyundai Genesis sedan will get an 8-speed automatic transmission and now its confirmed. According to Lee Hyun-Soon, head of r&d for Hyundai and Kia, the 8-speed automatic will be offered in the Genesis sedan when it is refreshed in the 2011 model year. Speaking to Automotive News at the 2009 [...]
The 2009 Hyundai Genesis has outscored four rivals to become Consumer Reports top-rated vehicle in the “Upsacle Sedan” category beating out the Lexus ES 350. The Genesis which achieved an “Excellent” overall road test score, outranking 20 cars from competitors including the Pontiac G8, Lincoln MKS and the Acura TL “The Hyundai Genesis rivals high-end luxury [...]
Hyundai Motor America has killed speculations and rumors that it will build a convertible version of the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. According to Miles Johnson, manager of product public relations, a Genesis Convertible was never in Hyundai’s pipeline. “It’s never been in the plan,” Johnson told Inside Line. “There was some internal discussion early on, [...]
When you hear that a major Italian designer is going to team up with an automaker to build custom versions of their vehicles, you automatically think it’ll be posh brands like Lamborghini, Ferrari or even Mercedes-Benz. However, Prada is teaming up with someone who you, or anyone else for that matter, would least expect them [...]
The 2009 Hyundai Genesis starts at $33,000 for the 3.8L V6 model making 290-hp and $38,000 for the range-topping 4.6L Tau V8 making 375-hp. Both are mated to Hyundai’s Aisin 6-speed automatic transmission with ShiftronicTM. However, the Korean automaker is getting ready to add a fuel-saving 8-speed transmission after 2010. According to Asia Pulse, Hyundai’s [...]
The Hyundai Genesis Coupe and sedan are one of the major highlights of the 2008 SEMA Auto Show this year. We’ve already seen RIDES take on the Genesis sedan for Mac lovers and yesterday we saw a Rhys Millen Racing’s Genesis Coupe. Joining RIDES, DUB Magazine and RKSport today revealed their take on the 4.6L [...]
The Hyundai Genesis sedan and coupe will be creating quite a distraction at the 2008 SEMA Auto Show with over two to three customized models of each variant. The most recent tuner to join the Genesis display is RIDES with their Genesis sedan turning the car into a complete mobile office. Enter the RIDES Genesis [...]
The 2009 Hyundai Genesis Coupe has been released to the Korean market but won’t arrive in U.S. showrooms until Spring 2009. But thanks to the Korean press release we get some official technical specs on the upcoming Hyundai coupe. Power for the base Genesis coupe comes from a 2.0L turbocharged unit that produces 210-hp on [...]
