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Old 08-14-08, 12:14 PM
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Uhmmmm the GS got RAVE reviews for handling, it was one of the reasons the car won import car of the year and was a 3 time 10 best winner.

You don't win those awards with shoddy handling. The GS doesn't handle as well as a 540 but what other luxury sedan does?
 
Old 08-14-08, 03:22 PM
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did Genesis start selling?
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Old 08-14-08, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
did Genesis start selling?
I think so. I have seen two on the road here.
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Old 08-14-08, 03:33 PM
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Nice idea, but poor execution IMO. Way to much white leather IMO. Im liking this model more and more.

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Old 08-14-08, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
I think so. I have seen two on the road here.
sold 641 for July... will be interesting to see what happens in August as I can see that plenty of dealers have a lot of them in stock...
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Dealers still want close to MSRP for them.
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Old 08-15-08, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by carguy101
Dealers still want close to MSRP for them.
Are you surprised that a car is selling close to MSRP? That's what they're suppose to sell at. And the Genesis is a new hot car, it would surprise me to get any off the msrp at all. If a dealer is offering well below msrp then it means the car isn't selling and nobody wants them (American cars).
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Old 08-15-08, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by JLSC4
Are you surprised that a car is selling close to MSRP? That's what they're suppose to sell at. And the Genesis is a new hot car, it would surprise me to get any off the msrp at all. If a dealer is offering well below msrp then it means the car isn't selling and nobody wants them (American cars).
I agree. They'll sell them at MRSP or close to it as long as there is demand and buyers are willing to pay it. When demand falls off then OTD prices will come down. It's always that way with popular new models.
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Old 08-16-08, 09:29 AM
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does anyone know hwat is their projected goal for Genesis in the USA? 20k per year? 30k?
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The goal was 20,000 overseas. I would think that at least 80% of that would be US.
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Old 08-16-08, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by carguy101
The goal was 20,000 overseas. I would think that at least 80% of that would be US.
where else is it sold? not sold in Europe?

Still, thats very low goal for car advertised as Gensis is... It makes little sense. Or maybe they were lowballing it.

Who builds the car with target to sell 3x less than segment average?
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Old 08-18-08, 07:24 AM
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Well, for those who didn't believe me when I said the Genesis drove like something between a GS and an LS.

Edmunds seems to get the same impression, and took it a step further.

Genesis vs GS
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*
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Just FYI. In yesterday's paper, a Hyundai official was quoted saying they
expect 20% of Genesis sales to be V8's and 80% V6.
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Old 08-18-08, 07:54 AM
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Well I've seen a couple now on the road and I think they look the part. Great proportions.

I was with my G/F and showed her the car without telling her what it was. She commented it looked very good. I told her it was the new luxury Hyundai and she was like "a Hyundai" and I explained how this car is REAL DEAL.

There were some nice cars parked where I saw the 2nd one, it was black, including a new GS 460, M5, E classes and it did not look out of place.

Kuods again to Hyundai here.
 
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Glowing review.

A car this good simply boggles the mind. But armchair analysts see the derivative sheetmetal and questionable Hyundai dealership experience going over as well as a fart in church. Be that as it may, the Genesis 4.6 stands well on its merits.

Its amazing that a country that had its first democratically-held election when Toyota was building a pseudo-autobahn now makes a luxury sedan that runs with the class leaders for a fraction of the price. The Hyundai Genesis 4.6 is the car Lexus made in 1989, and the one Detroit killed decades ago.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/200...sis-46-review/
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