Hyundai Supports Genesis With Strong Leasing Option

Hyundai expects leasing to account for half the Genesis sedans you'll see on the road, and it's given the $33,000 car an excellent lease option: The Genesis can be yours for two years with $2,199 up front and $399 a...
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And I must say, I sat in one the other day....SWEET!!!!!

Too bad I just bough my 08 Sonata...

What a plush ride!!!!

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Yea, it's beautiful but Hyundai's timing really sucks to offer a 275 HP
luxury car when everyone (well, not everyone, as some here will chime in)
wants much better mpg. They have to lease them attractively and you'll also
see that at car rentals.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/automobiles/18DIESEL.html

http://mydrive.roadfly.com/blog/ExJxZ3/

These two show where the majority of people will be looking as gas prices
keep going up. Notice there are a lot of players coming into the market
like Subaru, Acura, plus all the normal players. I don't see Hyundai/Kia
when they have been making diesels forever.

 

Oh, I forgot that when I was at the Hyundai dealer getting my gas gauge
sending unit replaced, I talked to a salesman who said Hyundai WAS
introducing a diesel next year..... A V8 diesel in their Veracruz SUV!!!
WTF are they thinking?????

 

I know four people that have bought new cars in the past three months. None
were small or got particularly good gas mileage. At a certain income level,
they just don't care and will pay the going price. They want what they
want. Lexus, Infiniti, & Acura for this group that I'm referring to. They
are the target market for the Genesis.

 

Oh, of course,, there will always be those people who will buy the biggest,
fanciest thing they can get just to boost their ego and perceived status.
I'm talking about 'normal Americans' who care about this country's future.

This says it all "
a.. Diesel could help reduce America's petroleum consumption. According to
officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, America could save up
to 1.4 million barrels of oil per day - an amount equivalent to the oil we
currently import from Saudi Arabia - if one-third of U.S. cars, pickups and
SUVs were diesel-powered." It comes from
http://www.dieselforum.org/where-is-diesel/cars-trucks-suvs/

 

Or, those who simply can afford to buy what they want. Your assigning a
selfish or self centered motive to them does not make that true.

 

I buy what I can afford and what I want. I don't think I need a fancy car
to boost my ego, but I happen to like some of the fancy cars and all the
options. One of my cars is a Sonata, but I opted for the Limited. I spend
a fair amount of time in my car so I want all the comforts and goodies. I
will admit though, I rarely open the sunroof so I won't really get my
money's worth out of it, but the heated leather seats are great. I turn
them on when I park the car so they will be warm after starting it with my
remote starter.

They make some good points. I'd tell you about my Mercedes diesel, but that
would make me sound like I was stroking my ego and raising my perceived
status, especially the part about the turbocharger. .

You seem to be a tiny bit jealous of people that can afford fancy cars.
What is wrong with fancy?

 

Nothing wrong with fancy, but nowadays one must be 'carpolitically
correct' to be accepted by current thinking standards of the media and like
minded individuals. That means sacrificing -whatever- needs to be
sacrificed to satisfy political, ecological, economical,preservational,
environmental,and morally correct thinking.

Think 'follow the lemmings'.

 

Excellent point. It so happens that those of us who happen to like
well engineered cars and who like to drive, happen to like cars that
are a bit more expensive and "fancy". I don't give a crap about ego
and status, and I certainly don't need to flaunt it. To prove it I
have owned Hyundais since 1989 -- continuously.

The genesis Coupe appeals to me because it seems like what I was
waiting for performance-wise while I enjoyed my 2005 Tiburon GT.

 

So what is wring with a V8 Diesel in the Veracruz?

They do offer diesels in other markets and they are now seeing
positive response to a V8 engine in their luxury models. The diesel
will help to offer better fuel mileage in a V8.