The footage with the yellow car drifting on a road course? If that's what you saw, here's some trivia. That is Rhys Millen doing the driving, and the track is Road Atlanta. I've raced at Road Atlanta a number of times myself actually. It's a daunting place - the films don't do it justice, but there's HUGE elevation change there, and the track itself is very, very fast, with not a lot of runoff room.
definitely a cool website.... still a little iffy about the car... I guess it will all depend on it's price....
I checked out the Genesis around X-mas time. The prices that I was looking we not in the 20's. They ranged from about $31,000 to $39,000 depending on the motor size and few options. The they had some wheel options also. My Dad has had an Azera for the last couple of years and it has been a really good car for him. He's retired so that 10 yr/100,000 mile warranty was real attractive to him.
just to clarify those pics above, those are from korea last year. This isnt an issue on the US spec cars, and from what ive read, the coupe is getting 5 star crash test safety ratings...
I do not have any input except, Hyundai came a long way with this car. What I mean by that, is if you look at their cars 5+ years ago.......
damn whoever was driving in that wreck totally bent the top of the steering wheel with their head/face. i'll pass on the genesis. i hate to be like this, but not matter what they advertise etc, its still a hyundai. i might seem "stuck up" or whatever, but id still much rather have a fine german vehicle. just my opinion.
I agree with widow, BMW's hold their value really well. Me and pektel have Lincoln LS's, which started off as 45k luxury cars, and now look at us, worth less than 10k easily.
Right there with ya!:thumb: I was just talking to a buddy of mine yesterday about that. However, I did mention that one day Hyundai will more than likely be looked at as a very good and appealing vehicle the way Toyota, Honda etc. are. Just not yet. I can't help but to remember how the cars were when they first came out years ago. The Genesis is just a step in the right direction. IMO of course.
i agree. definitely forward progress in hyundai's part, but still not quite there yet. i have the same train of thought on the genesis as i do with with Dodge SRT-4: yeah. its pretty quick, but you're still buying a dodge neon in reality. yeah, the genesis is alright looking and has some power, but its still a hyundai. DISCLAIMER: poster has a rabid affinity for all german vehicles, therefore his opinions pertaining to any and all cars is heavily biased in said direction.
I encourage you to check out the new hyundais, and see where they have come. Interior build quality is on par with the japanese. The designs are modern, and the materials themselves (visual and physical textures) are very nice. overall the modern hyundai lineup is very good looking. They are very reliable, despite the old generalization, my dealership does pretty much all maintenance, and very little heavy line work. they are competitively priced as well. Now i think people are assuming because they make one luxury vehicle, they are trying to compete with the highest end offerings from BMW and lexus and MB. When in reality its an entry level luxury car, with its sights set on entry level BMW and lexus. it will take some time before hyundai changes they way people look at them.
I thought were were talking about the Coupe and not the Genesis Sedan. Obviously the Sedan resembles the G37 in many ways but the coupe hardly resembles anything current. Coupe Specs are going to vary trim level to trim level. There will be a 4-Cylinder Turbo at 240hp a V6 with 300hp and MAYBE the 345hp V8 from the Genesis Sedan. The V8 seems a little overkill for such a small chassis. the V6 seems nice and suits the car well, several video clips have the V6 sounding like the 370z the 4-cyl turbo is going to be a huge hit with the teenage tuner scene. from what i gather is that the 4-cyl turbo is going to have a base price of 18k and a max of somewhere at the 22-24k range on the higher, sportier trim levels. and later in its production a Spec-R trim level geared for the tuner with stiffer suspension, some lighter parts, summer ultra high performance tires to name a few. the V6 is going to also attract a lot of attention with its 300hp claim I doubt the V8 will make it stateside, but im sure there will be the many people who will take it out of the Sedan and swap one in. I see this car gaining a lot of publicity, as there is NO RWD car that is less than 25k brand new. heck the ONLY RWD car that is the best bang for buck is the 370Z. A simple exhaust upgrade will take the 306hp to 328 in many tests on dyno's. But that car is a 30k car out the door for the base model. and forget the RX-8... sure its fun to drive... but gutless. and Im a rotary engine fanatic. I look forward to the Genesis Coupe, as by the time it has been out one full year, i'll be looking at buying a new car in that time. Obviously all the Coupe videos on youtube have the car drifting on a track, so it will be a big hit in the drift scene as thats how Hyundai is marketing it right now. but of course a few suspension tweaks and the car will handle on rails easily. Not everyone can afford a BMW, Merc, Caddy or any other high class cars. the coupe is more for the young adult crowd
The coupe has a 210bhp turbo 4cyl, and starts at 22k and goes as high as 26,750. the v6 variant starts at 25k, and goes as high as 31. hyundai currently has a 5.0 v8 lined up to go into the genesis, as well as another sedan they are developing, but thats a waaays away. Its going to be a long time before anything like that makes it stateside. and to clarify im looking at the invoice and pricing sheet from my work, so these are the prices the coupe will be selling for. (dealership premiums aside):thumb:
So do you think that Hyundai dealers will be marking the cars up? I think that would be a huge mistake if they did that. Here's a company that's trying to make a name for itself, trying to win over the skeptics. You can see in this very thread that there are still people who dismiss Hyundais (me not among them). Trying to ask a premium at the same time as trying to win skeptical buyers over is a recipe for failure. Just my opinion.
your probably right. I only said that in case people start seeing variations in pricing depending on area and such. I work in service(parts) so as far as i know the dealership sells MSRP and no premiums. Dealerships in general dont make much off of new cars anyway. less than a few thousand at most.
