Shots of a Hyundai Genesis coupe 3.8

[SilentJay]

Just some pics of a Genesis I took in a bestbuy parking lot... Generally speaking, nice lines, the front is a bit too... abrupt...



http://img124.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=img00003200905021727.jpg

[McGuyver_3]

the rear has a touch of RX8 in it but i am liking it

[Thrizzl3]

your mean..you couldn't even block out the plates:chuckle

nice looking car tho

[She_Prime]

I really like it. Scott's actually considering making this his next car after the 3.

[DumpInfo]

It's a sick car! I love it when I saw it :)

[condor888000]

Very nice car. Still want to take a 3.8 and a 2.0T for a test drive.

[Aitch]

Totally hoping that the 2.0L will be my next car.

[dentinger]

i saw one at the hyundia dealer ship.
i didnt even know they were out yet!

then i saw a rolls royce drophead coupe, with rims!

[She_Prime]

My Korean friend told me the Genesis has been out for years in Korea. It's their top-selling car, as "crappy" stuff to us like Ford and GM are very expensive there considering they're imported.

[Nextmod]

ya lol just like Japan. they love Mustangs there lol

[sicsol]

Had one blow by my on the 407 like I was standing still.

[Aitch]

My Korean friend told me the Genesis has been out for years in Korea. It's their top-selling car, as "crappy" stuff to us like Ford and GM are very expensive there considering they're imported.

It has been out in Korea for a number of months, but not years. The Korean tuners are already having a blast with it though :)

In Korea they also got the Genesis sedan ahead of us, which also came out ahead of the coupe in both places, so that might qualify your friend's statement.

[3GFX]

Nice car, no doubt. Its like the new Nissan 240 for this generation.

[She_Prime]

It has been out in Korea for a number of months, but not years. The Korean tuners are already having a blast with it though :)

In Korea they also got the Genesis sedan ahead of us, which also came out ahead of the coupe in both places, so that might qualify your friend's statement.

Trust me, our current one is their second gen. Her aunt has had one for over two years. She went back summer 2007 and showed me pictures of it.

[condor888000]

Um....no. It was released last fall for Korea. Starting being up for grabs in early March here. Hyundai didn't have a RWD coupe before and had not used the Genesis Coupe nameplate before either.

Maybe the pic was of a Tibby.

[Scottobot]

Um....no. It was released last fall for Korea. Starting being up for grabs in early March here. Hyundai didn't have a RWD coupe before and had not used the Genesis Coupe nameplate before either.

Maybe the pic was of a Tibby.

Agreed.
According to this (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/05/first-hyundai-genesis-coupe-commercial-hits-korea-pricing-revea/)link the Korean launch for the Genesis Coupe was Sept. 8 2008.

[Go_Habs_Go]

I like it a lot.

Hyundai sure has come a long way!

[SilentJay]

I might go into a dealership for giggles to try the two engines out. Hope I have enough strength of will to not buy something on the spot :chuckle

[RBoy8]

The Genesis Coupe is so full of win. 3.8L V6 or 2.0T... and in RWD? YUM!

Hyundai really has come a long way and I'm really happy for them.

[mazdabetty]

It's STILL a hyundai at the end of the day, lol..... but I still love it nonetheless. :P

[bunchi]

i had the opportunity to drive the Genesis sedan. very nice car, packed with nice features, nice sound system, comfy seats, and really fast!!! buried me in my seats :chuckle

[Mafty]

It's STILL a hyundai at the end of the day, lol..... but I still love it nonetheless. :P

you know whats funny about that is about 10 years ago, maybe longer, people wouldnt be caught dead driving a honda, back then honda was considered a cheap shitty car. and now look, its one of the best selling cars in north america. Give hyundai some time, it will grow, and this genesis really helps with the growth. Ive seen a few on the road now, sexy sexy car.

[dragons4life]

Genesis coupe is a great looking car, saw a couple these in white and silver. However these arn't lookers, its like a glance at once, then its like nothing afterwards.

True tuner engine for this car is the 2.0T FTW...3.8L FTL =D.

[Darkfrosty7]

aw man i still don't like hyundai... its just something about their past. i think they gotta go over and above for me to start looking at it as a nice car company. =\ i heard they still use iron blocks for their engines. so 70's of them.

[Aitch]

Genesis coupe is a great looking car, saw a couple these in white and silver. However these arn't lookers, its like a glance at once, then its like nothing afterwards.

True tuner engine for this car is the 2.0T FTW...3.8L FTL =D.

Although the 2.0 is getting a lot of aftermarket attention (lots of turbo shops want in on the action) the 3.8 is pretty powerful to start with, and responds well to mods. I've been following along at GenCoupe.com. :)

[dragons4life]

Although the 2.0 is getting a lot of aftermarket attention (lots of turbo shops want in on the action) the 3.8 is pretty powerful to start with, and responds well to mods. I've been following along at GenCoupe.com. :)


However if we wait for next year, we can see the R-Spec version selling too.

[mazdabetty]

you know whats funny about that is about 10 years ago, maybe longer, people wouldnt be caught dead driving a honda, back then honda was considered a cheap shitty car. and now look, its one of the best selling cars in north america. Give hyundai some time, it will grow, and this genesis really helps with the growth. Ive seen a few on the road now, sexy sexy car.

haha yeahhh true enough.

Definitely a very sexy car, but I can't help but notice a few similarities between the genesis and the mazda6.... I actually mistook a mazda6 commercial for a genesis one :whoa

I think it's the body shape, the pulled back headlights and the lower grille (kinda has that ninja turtle teeth thing going on... hahahah on the sides where the fogs are? lol)... actually loving the new 6 even more than this...

for reference:

http://images.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/0805_02_z+2009_mazda_6+front_three_quarter_view.jp g

http://www.product-reviews.net/wp-content/userimages/2008/03/2010-hyundai-genesis-coupe-unofficial.jpg

[SilentJay]

aw man i still don't like hyundai... its just something about their past. i think they gotta go over and above for me to start looking at it as a nice car company. =\ i heard they still use iron blocks for their engines. so 70's of them.

Thankfully not :)

Link (http://www.zercustoms.com/news/Hyundai-Genesis-Coupe-launched.html)

At the heart of the story are two performance-focused engines: The range-topping, all aluminum 310 horsepower (premium fuel), 306 horsepower (regular fuel), DOHC 3.8-liter V6 Lambda RS. The base engine will be the 223 horsepower (premium fuel), 210 horsepower (regular fuel) 2.0-liter turbocharged Theta.

[jonjon72]

you know whats funny about that is about 10 years ago, maybe longer, people wouldnt be caught dead driving a honda, back then honda was considered a cheap shitty car. and now look, its one of the best selling cars in north america. Give hyundai some time, it will grow, and this genesis really helps with the growth. Ive seen a few on the road now, sexy sexy car.

+1

The Japanese manufacturers were in the same position at one time. Hats off to Hyundai for coming along so quickly in comparison to Toyota and Honda. Kudos for providing a RWD sports car with two great engines and also bringing a strong V8 while other Japanese manufacturers have yet to introduce one.

[SilentJay]

+1

The Japanese manufacturers were in the same position at one time. Hats off to Hyundai for coming along so quickly in comparison to Toyota and Honda. Kudos for providing a RWD sports car with two great engines and also bringing a strong V8 while other Japanese manufacturers have yet to introduce one.

I remember in school one of my profs were telling me that each car company has a certain "total lineup" carbon emission limitation - meaning one of each of their models worth of emissions put together. If this were true, it makes sense that Hyundai can put out V8s since most of their lineup consists of smaller 4-cylinder engines.

[Mafty]

I remember in school one of my profs were telling me that each car company has a certain "total lineup" carbon emission limitation - meaning one of each of their models worth of emissions put together. If this were true, it makes sense that Hyundai can put out V8s since most of their lineup consists of smaller 4-cylinder engines.

Ive heard of this too, which is why large companies like GM can only make one sports car with high horse power. Something to do with a certain percentage of the companies vehicles need to be in a certain MPG fuel range i think.

[Aitch]

Its known as their CAFE (Coporate Average Fuel Economy). In basic terms its an average fuel economy based on the actual total of vehicles they sell, in all categories.

[jonjon72]

I remember in school one of my profs were telling me that each car company has a certain "total lineup" carbon emission limitation - meaning one of each of their models worth of emissions put together. If this were true, it makes sense that Hyundai can put out V8s since most of their lineup consists of smaller 4-cylinder engines.


Thats very true. Just makes me wonder about Honda/Acura. The RL desperately needs a V8 to compete with the big boys. The TL is better in every way. Hyundai's Genesis sedan even has two choices of engines. They are definitely make some other car makers look bad IMO.

[argos]

don't like the front grill, looks like a mice :chuckle the sedan is sexier :hawt

[MajesticBlueNTO]

you know whats funny about that is about 10 years ago, maybe longer, people wouldnt be caught dead driving a honda, back then honda was considered a cheap shitty car. and now look, its one of the best selling cars in north america. Give hyundai some time, it will grow, and this genesis really helps with the growth. Ive seen a few on the road now, sexy sexy car.

a little over 20 years ago...the reason why Acura was launched in 1986/87 was to sell a $20,000+ Honda to a public that grew up with Hondas synonymous with cheap rust buckets.

Hyundai normally takes a page out of the playbook of the Japanese automakers ...but they've started their own chapter with the success of the Genesis Coupe and Sedan.

[axelf911]

The coupe has like 300+ horse power and is 40k or less in price? Not too shabby. Dunno why it got car of the year in Canada though, i honestly haven't seen that many on the streets.

[Aitch]

I took a quick test drive in a 2.0T yesterday at Kingscross Hyundai. They were very friendly when I walked in, even on a busy Saturday, and almost immediately offered me a test drive. Also got lots of compliments on my car :) Here's my quick impressions:

Pros
-great seats, great interior
-lots of features even on the base model
-lots of room in the back seats, for a coupe. Could probably get a child seat comfortably back there! Compared with the 2010 Mustang next door, which has significantly less rear legroom.
-coming from a 2.0 Mazda3, the turbo Coupe has lots of power :)
-base suspension feels great! Generally the springs felt about the same as my lowering springs, but the shocks were better valved so the ride was more controlled (I'm on stock shocks). As noted on the GenCoupe forums, if you want to lower this thing you REALLY need aftermarket shocks; the stock ones have very limited travel.
-stock shifts are actually quite short (similar to my RKM short shifter).

Cons
-the shifter is somewhat notchy. It may loosen up and I'd adapt to it I'm sure.
-the much-talked about "rev-hang" issue was present. Since I'm not buying yet anyway I'll be waiting patiently for either Hyundai to address this or for an aftermarket flash. It has been confirmed that the ECU does this to help with emissions.
-the engine had a fairly rough idle/vibrations were higher in cabin than my 3. This was a demo so I can't confirm if all cars are like this.
-I can't pick a favourite colour. I can knock the gray and silver off my list; although they look great they are not for me. But white, black, blue, red........ what to do? Leaning towards red as the fav.
-even with a $24,495 price, with taxes etc it works out to $500+/month for 60-month financing, with $2000 down. Have to do some bargaining and have a real job to pay for this car!

Also, the Canadian optional spoiler seems to be different than that offered in the US, based on the one that was in the showroom.

[axelf911]

25K??? Wow, that's super affordable. What kind of car classes is it trying to compete with on performance?

[Aitch]

It competes with a V6 Mustang at that price point.... about 200hp at the crank.

[Dante]

and, to sum up the entire mystery, this is my new car 2.0T BLACK genesis coupe 6speed. Ill post pics soon =)

[jonjon72]

and, to sum up the entire mystery, this is my new car 2.0T BLACK genesis coupe 6speed. Ill post pics soon =)

Congrats. Great choice on the ride. Nice to see that Hyundai is creating RWD sports cars at affordable prices. (Note to Toyota, Honda, Nissan)

[Scottobot]

and, to sum up the entire mystery, this is my new car 2.0T BLACK genesis coupe 6speed. Ill post pics soon =)

Congratz Dante!
I hope you'll love the car. Keep us posted!

[silvermist99]

and, to sum up the entire mystery, this is my new car 2.0T BLACK genesis coupe 6speed. Ill post pics soon =)

nice ride! my boss got 2.0T premium at cost w/ two carnival cruise tickets, I love that thing. I'm waiting for the 3.8 to tank in resale value then I can trade my car in for one.

it sux how the 2.0t doesn't come with climate control & smart key... and to get LSD you have to give up the full leather interior with the track pack... their options are so weird, only the 3.8 gt has everything

[Dante]

nice ride! my boss got 2.0T premium at cost w/ two carnival cruise tickets, I love that thing. I'm waiting for the 3.8 to tank in resale value then I can trade my car in for one.

it sux how the 2.0t doesn't come with climate control & smart key... and to get LSD you have to give up the full leather interior with the track pack... their options are so weird, only the 3.8 gt has everything

I noticed that too, its like you have to sacrifice one for the other.

[condor888000]

Which is the way it should be. If you want a track toy you shouldn't care about creature comforts. Those things add weight, which is bad. Personally, I'd like to see the 2.0T GT lose the sunroof too, just adds weight.

[swales]

Which is the way it should be. If you want a track toy you shouldn't care about creature comforts. Those things add weight, which is bad. Personally, I'd like to see the 2.0T GT lose the sunroof too, just adds weight.

+1

Too bad Mazda doesn't follow this logic, instead they add more things to their performance cars making them heavier but keep the same power output

[MajesticBlueNTO]

Which is the way it should be. If you want a track toy you shouldn't care about creature comforts. Those things add weight, which is bad. Personally, I'd like to see the 2.0T GT lose the sunroof too, just adds weight.

the GenCoupe 2.0T R-Spec will come with no creature comforts.

[condor888000]

I know....I just hope we get it. Haven't heard it confirmed for Canada yet.

[Dante]

I have no sunroof on my 2.0T Ive got some crappy pics for now but ill put them up here instead.

Later ill make another thread with proper pics.
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[iconicrocket]

Nice and shiny.

[chinsterr]

Damn Dante , looks good.

[Alan]

beautiful ride Dante.

[jonjon72]

Nice ride Dante.....keep us posted. I'd like to see how Hyundai has turned this around based on their quaility levels.

[FLIPDADY]

Nice ride Dante.....keep us posted. I'd like to see how Hyundai has turned this around based on their quaility levels.
I like the overall exterior design of the Genesis but as usual they cheap out and make the interior look really cheap.

Great looking ride Dante.

[Dante]

Sorry nothing is cheap of the interior, the pictures really suck and even I think it looks like crap from those, I guarantee you its not cheap at all lol

[kjb86]

looks great

reminds me somewhat of the G37 in a sense, I guess just a more affordable G37 lol

Wanted to take it for a test drive, but apparently you had to book one in order to get it b/c of the popularity.. that was in Brampton so maybe it was just that dealership

[Scottobot]

looks great

reminds me somewhat of the G37 in a sense, I guess just a more affordable G37 lol

Wanted to take it for a test drive, but apparently you had to book one in order to get it b/c of the popularity.. that was in Brampton so maybe it was just that dealership

Please note that IMO Attrell Hyundai in Brampton is one of the worst stealerships I have ever had the misfortune of interacting with. Only once have I managed to walk out of there without being thoroughly disappointed (or downright furious).

If you're considering a Genesis coupe I'd implore you to take your business elsewhere.

[kjb86]

Please note that IMO Attrell Hyundai in Brampton is one of the worst stealerships I have ever had the misfortune of interacting with. Only once have I managed to walk out of there without being thoroughly disappointed (or downright furious).

If you're considering a Genesis coupe I'd implore you to take your business elsewhere.

lol no no i'm not looking to get a genesis anytime soon
I just walked in there and wanted a test drive, but apparently not
but I could believe what you're saying easily

[Dante]

They now have more then 1 brampton dealer, one is on queen.

[Scottobot]

They now have more then 1 brampton dealer, one is on queen.

Yes, which is why I specified Attrell in my post. I sure hope the other one is better!