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 [...]
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 – [...]
Hyundai has announced that it has developed a new high-performance revised version of the 3.8L V6 Lambda engine that will find its way under the hood of the Genesis Coupe that will be launched in Korea later this month. Called the V6 Lambda RS, the engine produces a total of 310-hp (an increase of 4-hp) [...]
Along with a couple concept versions of the 2010 Genesis Coupe, Hyundai will team up with RKSport to do a version of the Hyundai Genesis Sedan. RKSport will give the Genesis Sedan some major visual upgrades and more power. The appearance package will include a body kit that consists of a new front and rear fascia, [...]
Things can’t get better for the 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The Korean luxury-sedan was just awarded National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s five-star crash test rating. The rating is the highest government ranking a car can receive. The 2009 Hyundai Genesis comes standard with Electronic Stability Control (ESC), eight airbags and electronic active head restraints. Hyundai pointed [...]
Earlier this week Hyundai teased us with a teaser image of what was said to be an upcoming large-luxury sedan from the Korean automaker. We now have more details along with this spy video from Auto Motor und Sport. Hyundai executives have confirmed that the car you see in the video below (check it out [...]
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 recently invited 20 aftermarket companies to its North American headquarters in Fountain Valley, California to measure the capabilities of the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Calling it the official SEMA measuring session for the company’s latest rear-wheel-drive coupe, Hyundai said it really wanted to get aftermarket companies a head start on the Genesis Coupe. Unveiled at [...]
While it may the most expensive lease a Hyundai car has ever seen, the Korean automaker is offering a very attractive deal for customers looking to get its new $33,000 flagship luxury sedan – the Genesis. Buyers can now lease the new V6 model for just $399 a month for 24 months with $2,199 due [...]
