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Tuesday, Nov 3
RMR Gives Genesis Coupe A Mid-Mounted 500 HP Tau V8 Finger [Sema]
Just when you thought the Hyundai Genesis Coupe had reached its tuning potential, Rhys Millen pulls out this monster — a sexy mid-engined genesis Coupe packing a 500HP, mid-mounted, Tau V8. Yes...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced [Sema]
The Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec is, at its core, a Genesis Coupe 2.0T Track model sans non-essential convenience equipment for cost and weight reduction. And with a starting price of $23,750,...
Monday, Sep 14
The Hottest Genesis Coupe Ever [Car Crash]
This Hyundai Genesis Coupe had less than 800 miles on the odometer when it burst into flames at a recent drifting event. Gallery below. gawkerGallery(5358590,8,); The theory is there was an issue...
Thursday, Sep 3
2011 Hyundai Genesis Shows A New Mr. Ed-Like Grille [Spy Photos]
The 2011 Hyundai Genesis will receive a refreshed grille to better match the new toothy grin on the now-coming-stateside top-of-the-line Hyundai flagship, the Equus. We're also told to expect a new...
Tuesday, Jul 28
In-Car Video With Rhys Millen Setting 2WD Pikes Peak Record [Pikes Peak]
With a time of 12:09.397 Rhys Millen set a new record for the Pikes Peak Hillclimb in his Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Think Rhys even remembers how to drive in a straight line? [via Edmunds Straight...
Monday, Apr 6
0-60 Drifts Genesis Coupe Project Car [Hyundai Genesis Coupe]
The guys at 0-60 Magazine get to have all the fun, this time drifting Irwindale Speedway in their Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T . We bet those carbon fiber mirrors add at least 10 HP.
Tuesday, Mar 31
Hyundai Vs Ford Vs GM: What Car Payment Protection Plan's Best?
MI If you buy a $24000 Hyundai Genesis Coupe and owe $20000 you'll only owe an additional $12500 on the vehicle, at which point it would probably be better to try and sell it yourself. GM Total Confidence: Unlike Hyundai, the GM plan only covers you on ...
Monday, Mar 30
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
By Wes Siler , 12:00 PM on Mon Mar 30 2009, 13118 views For too long the American market has lacked an affordable, accessible, fast, responsive, fun, communicative, good-looking rear-wheel-drive sports coupe. The Hyundai Genesis Coupe is that car. ...
Wednesday, Mar 18
Chevy Camaro SS, LS Vs. The Competition: By The Numbers [Muscle Car Wars]
Did you know the 2010 Camaro SS has more horsepower-per-dollar than the Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8? That the Cobalt SS has a higher top speed than either? That and more below. We drove both the V6...
What's The Worst Car-Engine Combination?
MI In many ways, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is the 240SX we never got. (QOTD is your chance to answer the day's most pressing automotive questions and experience the opinions of the insightful insiders, practicing pundits and gleeful gearheads that make up ...
Tuesday, Mar 17
Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0-Liter Dynos Higher Than 210 HP
Motor Report MI By Ben Wojdyla , 1:30 PM on Tue Mar 17 2009, 3744 views The Hyundai Genesis Coupe with its turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder officially has 210 HP and 223 lb-ft of torque at the flywheel, Edmunds dyno'd it and discovered 227 lb-ft at the wheels! ...
Monday, Feb 23
Hyundai Genesis Coupe Gets The Full Yo-Yo Ma [Ad Watch]
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Wednesday, Feb 18
2010 Ford Mustang Pricing Starts at $20,995 [Ford Mustang]
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Tuesday, Feb 17
2010 Hyundai Equus: Lexus-Like Styling, Cadillac-Like Size [Hyundai Equus]
Tags: Top, Spy Photos, sedan, Hyundai, equus, hyundai equus, hyundai genesis, 2010 Hyundai, 2010 Equus, 2010 Hyundai Equus, 2010 Hyundai Equus Sedan via Blogdigger blog search for "Hyundai Genesis" (sedan OR V6 OR V8 OR Lexus OR Infiniti OR 6-speed OR Coupe OR "rear wheel drive" OR "lux...
Thursday, Feb 12
2010 Mustang Shelby GT500: How Ford Developed The New Snake
MI We tip our hat to you Mr. Jensen, for taking the Mustang to heart and truly giving us something that fits within the rehashed retro pony car wars as well as aiming its sights at the new 2009 Nissan 370Z and 2009 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. ...
Hyundai Shows Off 460 HP Prototype Supercharged Tau V8
MI By Ben Wojdyla , 12:30 PM on Thu Feb 12 2009, 646 views The 4.6 liter Tau V8 offered in the Hyundai Genesis Sedan normally cranks out 380 HP, but this prototype engine gets a screw-type roots supercharger with a novel clutched pulley, a water-to-air ...
Wednesday, Feb 11
Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec: Live! [Hyundai Genesis R-Spec]
Hot on the heels of Genesis Coupe pricing, Hyundai also revealed their trimmed-down Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec, a lighter, stiffer, cheaper choice with lots of fun go-fast parts. ...
Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec: Bare-Knuckle Track-Ready Brawler [Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec]
Details on the Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec have surfaced ahead of the Chicago Auto Show reveal and they describe a slimmed down, bare knuckle brawler ready for the race track. The Genesis Coupe...
Monday, Feb 2
What's The Best Super Bowl XLIII Car Commercial? [Super Bowl Ad Watch]
Audi: Chase For those of you looking for the Hyundai Genesis Coupe commercial with the soundtrack by Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, it's here. Apparently, the commercial didn't actually air during the period from kick-off until the last play. Whatever, it still rocked***
Thursday, Jan 29
Hyundai Super Bowl Commercials Debut Early! [Super Bowl Ad Watch]
Message: The Hyundai Genesis won the 2009 North American Car Of The Year, something the automaker is obviously proud of as evidenced by the bragging. Our Take: The commercial is good and, given Hyundai can afford multiple Super Bowl spots, there's nothing wrong with a little boastfullne...
Monday, Jan 5
Opinion: Consumer Reports: Hyundai Genesis New Top-Rated Upscale Sedan, Bests Lexus ES 350 [Hyundai Genesis]
Plucky Korean upstart Hyundai has beaten rivals from Saab, Pontiac, Lexus, Toyota, Acura and Lincoln; the Genesis has just been named Consumer Reports’ new top-rated upscale sedan. Who knew Hyundai was the new Lexus? Genesis narrowly outpoints Lexus ES 350 to take top spot
Thursday, Dec 18
2009 North American Car & Truck Of The Year Finalists Feature Two Fords, Hyundai [Detroit Auto Show]
The 2009 North America Car and Truck Of The Year finalists, announced today, features the Hyundai Genesis, the first finalist from a Korean automaker. The awards will be presented at January's Detroit Auto Show. The Hyundai Genesis will have stiff competition for 2009 North American Car...
Wednesday, Nov 19
Hyundai HED-5 i-Mode Concept Green-Lit For Production And America [Hyundai HED-5]
Hyundai debuted their efficient Hyundai HED-5 "i-Mode" concept today at the LA Auto Show, a clear sign the Korean automaker is hoping to get in on the green trend in time for gas prices to shoot up again. The HED-5 has been green-lit for American distribution at an uncertain future date. When...
Thursday, Nov 13
First Hyundai Genesis Coupe Crash Caught In Korea [2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe]
The last thing any automaker could want leading up to the launch of an exciting new model is images of the car wrecked against a concrete post. Unfortunately for Hyundai, this 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe was caught making its first entry into the destruction derby of automotive life in Kore...
Wednesday, Nov 5
Volkswagen CC Eco Performance Concept Bows At SEMA
Volkswagen of America, Inc. recently announced Electronic Stability Program (ESP) as standard equipment on all its 2009 vehicles. As a result, Volkswagen is one of the only original equipment manufacturers to offer an electronic stability control system on their entire product line –...
RKSport Hyundai Genesis Smacks SEMA With Heavy Hand Of Awesomness
HYUNDAI GENESIS The Genesis sedan is built on Hyundai’s all-new, performance-driven rear-wheel-drive architecture. It offers two powertrains, including a 3.8-liter V6 engine and Hyundai’s all-new 4.6-liter Tau V8. Tau produces 375 horsepower, leading all its competitors in specifi...
Friday, Oct 31
Hyundai Releases Specs On Genesis Coupe: V6 Hits 310 HP, Turbo Four-Banger Gets 30 MPG
2.0T 2.0T Premium 2.0T Track (6-speed manual transmission only) 2.0T R-Spec (late availability, 6-speed manual transmission only) 3.8 3.8 Grand Touring 3.8 Track Standard equipment includes: Standard equipment includes 2.0T equipment, and adds or substitutes: Hyundai]
Wednesday, Oct 22
RIDES Magazine's Genesis Is An Apple Fanboy's Dream Car
Genesis' spacious and ultra-quiet cabin offers an ideal environment to experiment with new in-vehicle information and entertainment systems," said Michael Deitz, manager, Product Development, Hyundai Motor America. "Adding state-of-the-art connectivity and computing power t...
Wednesday, Oct 15
Hyundai Genesis Coupe Spotted In Metro Detroit Looking Yellow
friend Jon snapped this yellow Hyundai Genesis coupe wearing M plates on I-75 in Metro Detroit yesterday. The angle of the photo shows the dramatic side creases found on the 2-door Korean Mustang-mauler, and from the rear three-quarter the car actually looks more like a Tiburon than its d...
Monday, Oct 13
Opinion: First Drive Of Hyundai Genesis Coupe Published By Car Middle East Magazine [Hyundai Genesis Coupe]
With the high rating and lack of real complaints other than switchgear, Car Middle East basically claims the Genesis Coupe marks the ascension of the Koreans to a new level. If Hyundai goes the way of Nissan, in ten years perhaps we'll have a Hyundai-built GT-R competitor for Porsche to att...
Wednesday, Oct 8
RKSport Hyundai Genesis To Show Off Maximized Performance At SEMA
Hyundai is partnering with RKSport Incorporated to develop a high-performance Genesis sedan for the 2008 SEMA Show. The modifications list reads like the rap sheet on a Fast and Furious movie including TSW wheels, Baer brakes, K&N air filter, Eibach lowering springs and a Magnaflo...
Wednesday, Sep 24
Street Concepts Hyundai Genesis Coupe Concept Coming To SEMA
HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE HIGHLIGHTS Hyundai’s first rear-wheel drive sports car 306-horsepower (est.) from enhanced 3.8-liter V6 from Genesis sedan Standard 210-horsepower intercooled, turbocharged, in-line 4-cylinder Genesis Coupe production model arrives in spring of 2009
Friday, Sep 5
Hyundai Genesis Drag Races A Porsche Boxster
These may be two completely different vehicles, but that doesn't mean a drag race between a Hyundai Genesis 4.6 and a standard Porsche Boxster is a completely irrelevant test. Yes, the Boxster's flat-six has nothing over the Hyundai's 4.6-liter 375 HP V8, though we can't imagine that will s...
Thursday, Aug 28
2009 Hyundai Genesis Earns Five-Star NHTSA Crash Test Scores
The new 2009 Hyundai Genesis has aced NHTSA's crash testing, scoring five stars in both frontal- and side-impact testing. The Korean automaker attributes its high scores to designing for the test the use of high-strength steel at critical points throughout the Genesis' body structure...
Thursday, Jul 31
Allegations Of Swiped Designs Surface Over RMR-Tuned Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Yesterday we told you about the first of many modified Hyundai Genesis Coupes to debut at this year's SEMA show. While the image we published was from Rhys Millen by way of Hyundai, graphic artist Jon Sibal is claiming part of it — specifically the front bumper — was yanked from one of his own d...
Wednesday, Jul 30
2008 Meadow Brook Concours D'Elegance Preview And Event Guide
On the list of 'new and improved' for this year is the first-annual "Destination D'Elegance." The full-day event on Saturday before the Concours features free entry, a huge variety of modern supercars, demonstrations on restoration and collecting, a bevy of the worlds most heady moder...
Rhys Millen-Tuned Hyundai Genesis Coupe Racer To Debut At 2008 SEMA Show
HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE HIGHLIGHTS · Hyundai's first rear-wheel drive sports car · 306 horsepower (est.)from enhanced 3.8-liter V6 from Genesis sedan · Std. 212 horsepower (est.) turbocharged, intercooled inline four cylinder · Genesis Coupe arrives in the spring of 2009 as a 2010 model
Wednesday, May 28
2009 Hyundai Genesis Priced Starting At $33,000, Most Expensive Kimchi Ever
Well, remember yesterday how we talked about the 2009 Hyundai Genesis being a value proposition at a sub-$30,000 price point with a V8? Well, Automotive News is reporting Hyundai Motor America has priced the new Genesis luxury sedan at $33,000 for the V6 version and $38,000 for the V8. Bot...
Monday, May 26
Opinion: 2009 Hyundai Genesis
The exterior of the Genesis is certainly handsome from afar, chrome bits and pieces glinting in the Korean summer sun against the deep red pepper-paste colored spaceship-like exterior of one of the two sedans we test-drove. The interior's quite plush, filled with NASA-level doodads li...
Wednesday, May 21
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Chillin' In SoCal
Ever since we saw the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe revealed live at the New York Auto Show, we've been keeping our eyes open for any of these potential Mustang-killers out testing in the wild. Now, thanks to one eagle-eyed forum fan-boy over at SoCalEuro, we've got this set of KGP-esque shots...
Wednesday, Apr 16
2009 Hyundai Genesis Sedan Spied Testing In Ann Arbor With New, Less-Effective Organic Camo
As you'll remember, the new Genesis is an attempt to absolutely decimate the luxury scene here by offering a large, technologically advanced, V8-powered rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan at a not too unreasonable price. Specifically, a 375 horsepower, 333 lb-ft of torque Tau V8 that puts...
Sunday, Mar 23
2008 New York Auto Show: The Top Ten Galleries
1.) 2010 Pontiac G8 Sport Truck: The El Camino Is Back! 2.) 2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe Revealed Live In New York 4.) 2009 Honda Fit Is Go, Again 5.) 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: The Epic Reveal, Live! 10.) 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: A Mustang-Killer Revealed
Friday, Mar 21
Would You Buy A V6 'Muscle Car'?
As hard as it is for some to believe, not everyone needs or wants eight cylinders. In fact, automakers have started to flock to V6's to power performance vehicles. The new Hyundai Genesis Coupe has a 300HP V6, as does the concept Suzuki Kizashi 3. A well-built V6 can offer similar power, lower w...
Thursday, Mar 20
2008 New York Auto Show: Jalopnik Does Day Two!
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: The Epic Reveal, Live!We Get Exclusive Ride In 2009 Ford Flex, Chauffeur To Hyundai DinnerNissan Denki Cube Captured Before Press Event2009 Nissan Maxima Revealed, Still UnofficiallyFord Transit Connect Taxi Live, Yellow And Clean2009 Acura TSX, Offic...
Wednesday, Mar 19
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: A Mustang-Killer Revealed
GENESIS COUPE SPECIFICATIONS • Est. horsepower V6: 310 @ 6,000 rpm (premium fuel) • Est. torque V6: 263 lb. ft. @ 4,700 rpm (regular and premium fuel) • Est. horsepower 2.0t: 223 @ 6,000 rpm (premium fuel) • Valve timing: continuously variable valve timing for both engines (Dual for 2.0t)
Sunday, Mar 16
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Revealed, Unofficially!
Taking a quick break from the GM-gasm on the new El Camino of the past two days, it appears as though the Hyundai-hungry folks at the New Tiburon forums have blown a load of press shots out on to the web early on the new 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe before next week's New York Auto Show. Other than t...
Friday, Feb 22
Hyundai Dual-View Display Lets Driver, Passenger See Different
Now while, the idea behind the dual-view LCDs is basic, the technology that makes it happen probably isn't. This would be an excellent feature, given that the quality of the display remains sufficient for navigation and the like, but finding a price point people would be willing to pay is t...
Saturday, Feb 2
2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, Spyder Unveiled Before Chicago Auto Show
While the new Lancer Evo-ish styling gives the Eclipse a needed dose of aggression, we can't help but be tad disappointed with Mitsubishi for not bringing us a turbocharged, all-wheel-drive Eclipse. Maybe they're saving the good stuff for a production version of the Concept-RA. Until th...
Friday, Feb 1
Super Bowl Ad Watch: Hyundai Genesis Super Bowl Commercials Online; Halftime Show Still Live
The Korean automaker's two new 30-sec spots take dead aim at German (rival?) automakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz and a tiny little swipe at Lexus (also rival?). Smugly touting their new 375hp V8, Hyundai is obviously trying to appeal to a more demanding clientèle and taking a little bit of an...
Tuesday, Jan 15
Detroit Auto Show: XM Infotainment Infiniti QX56 System Does It All
The Detroit Auto Show may be chock full of cars and gears and engines, but there is still some love for the techno-fiends out there. XM's completely customized Infiniti QX56 "Infotainment Vehicle" includes a wide array of features including the standard touchscreen interface, a progra...
Detroit Auto Show: XM Infotainment Infiniti QX56 System Does It All
NavTraffic provides up to the minute traffic information with the navigation. As with other traffic analyzers, roads are color-coded based based on pace of traffic; specific incidents are highlighted and can be opened to provide details. The Hyundai Genesis is one of the vehicles being...
Monday, Jan 14
Detroit Auto Show: Hyundai Genesis Sedan Test Track Video
Just in case you haven't had your fill of Hyundai's new V8-engine, rear-wheel drive world beater, here's some b-roll video of not one, not two, but three of them driving around a test track. And according to Genesis designer Joel Pieskowski, Hyundai's still trying to decide which set of br...
Wednesday, Nov 14
LA Auto Show: Hyundai RWD Coupe [La Auto Show]
• Estimated horsepower: more than 300 horsepower • Cylinder head material: aluminum • Valve timing: continuous variable valve timing • Front brakes: Brembo, 340 mm disc, twin-piston calipers • Rear brakes: Brembo, 330 mm disc, twin-piston calipers
Wednesday, Apr 4
New York Auto Show: Hyundai Concept Genesis [Concept Cars]
Advanced adaptive cruise control Electronic Stability Control Eight airbags High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps with adaptive leveling Navigation with backup camera Electric parking brake Bluetooth technology XM Satellite Radio Infinity Discrete Surround Audio System
