Hyundai announced today that it has renewed its partnership with Rhys Millen Racing to compete in the 2012 Formula Drift champion series with a brand new race-spec Hyundai Genesis Coupe.The Korean automaker will be the lead sponsor of the RMR Genesis Coupe driven by former Formula Drift champion and acclaimed stunt driver, Rhys Millen. Check [...]
Hyundai had two of the best commercials during Super Bowl XLVI – one called ‘Think Fast’ and the other called ‘Cheetah.’ However, north of us Hyundai Canada had released a very entertaining commercial for the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Check out more news on the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. You can check out the commercial after [...]
The 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe will be headed into dealerships in March with a fresh new look and a lot more power. Prices will start at $24,250 for the 2.0T model Genesis Coupe and $28,750 for the 3.8-liter R-Spec model. The 2.0 liter 4-cylinde turbo Hyundai Genesis Coupe produces a strong 274-hp and 275 lb-ft [...]
In order to create a larger gap between the Hyundai brand and the premium vehicles it produces, the automaker is considering making a sub-brand under the Genesis label for the U.S. Badges would be swapped on rear-wheel drive models including the Genesis sedan and coupe, and the Equus, and would trade in their current model [...]
Hyundai is now in its fifth consecutive year as a Super Bowl advertiser and will have a total of 5 commercials during the big game on February 5 including two pre-game spots with one during the highly-rated pre-kick time slot and two ads during the game. “The general theme of the day focuses on elements [...]
Today at the Detroit Auto Show, Hyundai offered a redesigned, more punchy Genesis with the following powertrain upgrades: a new turbo for the direct injection two liter four (274 bhp/275ft-lbs) and direct injection for the 3.8 liter V6 (348bhp/295ft-lbs). The V6 gains 42bhp/29 ft-lbs and the four is up 30% on power. Handling-wise, the rear-drive [...]
Two weeks before the wrecking ball was scheduled to take down Hyundai Motor America’s headquarters in Fountain Valley, California, the Korean automaker thought “Wouldn’t it be cool to do something outrageous inside the building before all the walls finally came down?” Then came along Dustin Loranger, one of Hyundai’s Service Technicians, why suggested putting Rhys [...]
At one of Korea’s biggest motorsports competition, the Korea Speed Festival, Hyundai unveiled its new 2013 Genesis Coupe in front of 5,000 driving enthusiasts. This is the first facelift/redesign of the rear-wheel-drive Genesis Coupe since its introduction in October 2008 and it isn’t a bad one at all. The 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe gets a new [...]
Last week, Hyundai caved into all the leaks on the new Genesis Coupe and released the first official images of the car before the scheduled debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Willing to give out more information Hyundai confirmed some technical specs for the new 4 and 6-cylinder powertrains at a small event in [...]
Just two days ago, we saw some official teasers of the new 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe (previously mentioned as a 2013 model year). The Korean automaker has now released full images of the new coupe on its Facebook page prior to the model’s official debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show in January. “Boasting a [...]
