Official press info for US market Genesis Coupe (BBS wheels pics added)
10-31-08, 12:21 AM
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The styling has not grown on me, but the specs have me impressed!
The 2.0T gets great fuel economy and decent power, and the 3.8 gets 310HP on premium, which is surprising I must admit. It's sad that Hyundai not only has a production V8, BUT Hyundai now has a V6 that is more powerful than any production Honda engine. This just further makes Honda look sad.
I agree, with official specs now, this really DOES look like an Accord coupe killer to me. The Accord coupe is not going to win any styling contests, and although I'm not a fan of this Genesis coupe IMHO it has better styling than the Accord coupe.
The 2.0T gets great fuel economy and decent power, and the 3.8 gets 310HP on premium, which is surprising I must admit. It's sad that Hyundai not only has a production V8, BUT Hyundai now has a V6 that is more powerful than any production Honda engine. This just further makes Honda look sad.
I agree, with official specs now, this really DOES look like an Accord coupe killer to me. The Accord coupe is not going to win any styling contests, and although I'm not a fan of this Genesis coupe IMHO it has better styling than the Accord coupe.
10-31-08, 01:43 AM
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Hehe.. I can't believe that Hyundai is more exciting than Toyota these days. Toyota is late to the game once again with that Toyota/Sub RWD Concept. 
10-31-08, 08:05 AM
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holy crap i love it! the spec list reads like its already been modded with a lot of aftermarket goodies.
do a reflash on the turbo engine, go to turboback exhaust, intake, the usual turbo car mods and that thing will easily get over 300 hp.
wow.
do a reflash on the turbo engine, go to turboback exhaust, intake, the usual turbo car mods and that thing will easily get over 300 hp.
wow.
10-31-08, 08:10 AM
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Anyways, I actually dislike Hyundais but this one actually looks pretty nice, I must say.
10-31-08, 08:24 AM
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"We could have opted solely for big performance numbers, but our focus for the 2.0T was a more balanced package."
I foresee......Hyundai 2.0t......+........GT35R......=........monster!
Hyundai is changing the game.
10-31-08, 09:53 AM
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I agree! The 2.0T rwd coupe will definately win many car enthusiast hearts. Man, if this turbo engine is overbuilt and durable for mods, the potential is endless.
11-13-08, 01:51 PM
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Anyone got pricing on the 2.0T, especially the standard and the track edition (doesn't really say in the press release)? Might pick this up as my next toy.
