PICS: Are you ready for the Hyundai GENESIS - here it is

Surprise, surprise; 14 official, high-res images of the forthcomin
Hyundai Genesis Coupe found their way into the internet this morning
despite Hyundai’s initial plans to reveal its first rear-wheel-driv
coupe at the New York Show opening on March 19, 2008. To be totall
honest, the Genesis Coupe’s appearance is no shocker for us here an
not because of the LA Show Concept, but because we had the chance t
see the production model in a set of pics shot during a marketin
presentation that took place in the US in June 2007

Despite the fact that we don’t have a press release in our hands yet
Hyundai did reveal a few official details on the coupe last year
According to the Korean carmaker, the Genesis coupe will be powere
by a 3.8-liter V6 engine producing more than 300 Hp. Matted to
six-speed manual gearbox, the 4,666 mm / 183.7 in. long 2+2 coup
will sprint from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in under 6.0 sec. Sales of th
Coupe in the US are expected to start in early 2009

Although this hasn’t been verified, at last year’s marketin
presentation it was said that the Genesis Coupe will also be offere
with a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder unit producing 215 Hp wit
prices set at $19,900 and $25,900 for the 4- and 6-cylinder model
respectively. We’ll have all the official information on the Genesi
Coupe at next week’s NY Show opening

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They copied the Tiburon?

 

I for one, Am underwhelmed. I thought the American version was supposed to
have a 375 HP V8?
Bummer.
Jack Cassidy

 

The current Tib looks nicer. This thing looks fat.

 

Out of curiosity, how do you reconcile your pictures with the official
website? The one there doesn't seem to look anything like a Tiburon. Are
you implying that Hyundai is taking a page from American car companies and
having more than one model with the same name?

http://www.hyundaigenesis.com

 

HT
I think he was referring to the coupe
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=13007937#13007937 which has
Genesis on the rear deck but looks like there's a lot of Tiburon in it
to me.

 

I would agree. I have an '04 Tib GT and thought that the new Coupe took far
too many styling cues from it. The new model doesn't do much to separate
them aesthetically which would make sense on a model with a higher
pricepoint.

Evan

 

The price range does not seem right either. I thought the Genesis was to be
high end but the other web site stated pricing in the 20k range, closer to
Tib prices.

 

The coupe will have a much lower price than the sedan.
-

Bob

 

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Hyundai Genesis Coupe found their way into the internet this morning
despite Hyundai’s initial plans to reveal its first rear-wheel-driv
coupe at the New York Show opening on March 19, 2008. To be totall
honest, the Genesis Coupe’s appearance is no shocker for us here an
not because of the LA Show Concept, but because we had the chance t
see the production model in a set of pics shot during a marketin
presentation that took place in the US in June 2007

yet, Hyundai did reveal a few official details on the coupe las
year. According to the Korean carmaker, the Genesis coupe will b
powered by a 3.8-liter V6 engine producing more than 300 Hp. Matte
to a six-speed manual gearbox, the 4,666 mm / 183.7 in. long 2+
coupe will sprint from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in under 6.0 sec. Sale
of the Coupe in the US are expected to start in early 2009

presentation it was said that the Genesis Coupe will also be offere
with a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder unit producing 215 Hp wit
prices set at $19,900 and $25,900 for the 4- and 6-cylinder model
respectively. We’ll have all the official information on the Genesi
Coupe at next week’s NY Show opening

A few more pics of th
Genesis and other Hyundais are in this gallery as wel

http://www.jlaforums.com/album.php?search=hyundai&search_cond=description&sort_order=&start=

http://www.jlaforums.com/album.php?search=hyundai&search_cond=title&sort_order=&start=

 

As a recent ex owner of a 2005 Tib GT V6, I have no problem if they
borrowed (heck took!) heavily from that car since its aesthetics was its
really strong point.

AAMOF for my money they could have taken the present Tib, dropped the big
engine, RWD and 6-speed tranny in it, and made it have the promised
performance and name of the Genesis Coupe and still score a home run in
sales, despite the increase in price.

Best Regards
Wayne Moses <> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:12:18 -0500

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