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Old 01-24-19, 04:50 PM
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Nice find! I wonder when it will be available.
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Old 01-24-19, 05:28 PM
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If it's built anywhere near as solid as the Genesis sedans are, they will have a winner.
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I hate the front end!

LOL
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I hate the front end!

LOL

What are you basing your opinion on......the concept? They haven't even taken the wraps off of the production version yet, except for a couple of slits for the headlights and engine-cooling.
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What are you basing your opinion on......the concept? They haven't even taken the wraps off of the production version yet, except for a couple of slits for the headlights and engine-cooling.
I was joking. Everybody always posts that kind of stuff based on these camouflaged test mules and its just ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I was joking. Everybody always posts that kind of stuff based on these camouflaged test mules and its just ridiculous.

Agreed.....but I partially blame the automakers for keeping those idiotic wraps on too long. While some secrecy on their part may be justified for a reasonable amount of time, IMO there's too much obsession for playing Hide-and-Go-Seek until the major auto shows. That forces journalists to have to try and play detective, going after spy-shots.
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I don't blame them for hiding the new models...
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I don't blame them for hiding the new models...
In our buisness culture, some corporate secrecy may be justified in the early stages, but many automakers tend to keep the wraps on far longer than it is practical for them to do so. All that does is p*** off some potential buyers.....and journalists.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I don't blame them for hiding the new models...
I don't blame them at all either. After all it is their new model and their responsibility to do what they think is best for a new model. Plus you can argue that it builds interest and excitement among potential new customers.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
In our buisness culture, some corporate secrecy may be justified in the early stages, but many automakers tend to keep the wraps on far longer than it is practical for them to do so. All that does is p*** off some potential buyers.....and journalists.
Why should they care about that? The new car will be revealed when they decide to reveal it.

Again, it’s a business Mike.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
In our buisness culture, some corporate secrecy may be justified in the early stages, but many automakers tend to keep the wraps on far longer than it is practical for them to do so. All that does is p*** off some potential buyers.....and journalists.
This is becuase you have no cake in the game. Most potential buyer really do not care about any of this. They were never going to buy a vehicle based on these photos. Hiding these cars is big business, photographers make big money from spy photos.

Lots of money is spent on these new platforms and the companies need to keep things under wrap so that they can go tests and such.

I respect the process.
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It would be in Genesis' best interest to allow a better view of the upcoming SUV. For other manufacturers they don't want to leak a new model as to stall sales of the current version. For Genesis, they have no previous model to steal sales from. They would only be stealing possible sales from other brands if they would just show what they are preparing to bring to market, the sooner the better.
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Originally Posted by jer
the sooner the better.
I would rather find out when Hyundai does the official media launch.
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Originally Posted by jer
It would be in Genesis' best interest to allow a better view of the upcoming SUV.
Agreed.
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