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ever since i got over pokemon trading cards back in elementary school, i thought i was through with being pointlessly attracted to material things. but i gotta say, all that changed when i saw this car. i have never been so materially and vainly attached to something. i feel like a third-grader obsessing over japanese action figures all over again...
it's coming out in spring 2009, right on schedule with my graduation 
"The Genesis Coupe will have two available engines. The base engine will be a 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder producing 223 hp (166 kW) and 217 ft·lbf (294 N·m) torque, with an optional 3.8L Lambda engine producing 312 hp (233 kW) and 266 ft·lbf (361 N·m) torque on premium gas. On regular grade fuel the power outputs will be reduced to 212 hp (158 kW) and 306 hp (228 kW), respectively."
"Few specific details on pricing have been revealed by Hyundai, although rumors suggest the base model turbo-I4 will be released at $19,900 and the V6 model at $25,900."
i love everything about it. the design, the power, and above-all, the bang-for-buck factor, since it will be the cheapest +300 hp rwd coupe available. I gotta say, the tiburon was an epic fail compared to what hyundai has achieved with this new model.
http://www.thegenesiscoupe.com/
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failsafe United States. Sep 28 2008 22:36. Posts 1040 | | |
car in your car drive while you drive etc etc |
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but its a Hyundai though
I mean, doesnt matter how good and cheap the crack is, its still not cocaine? |
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SugoGosu Korea (South). Sep 28 2008 22:55. Posts 1793 | | |
reminds me so much of a Scion tC |
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what's wrong with hyundai?  |
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oh yah I should prolly mention I know very little about cars, its just my biases |
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Svenman87 United States. Sep 28 2008 23:05. Posts 4636 | | |
rotate the 'H' a little and everything will think it's a honda  |
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fenner Australia. Sep 29 2008 00:58. Posts 2188 | | |
dunno about the engine because i know nothing about that, but it looks like a toy car |
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rOm Canada. Sep 29 2008 01:22. Posts 60 | | |
It's all nice on paper, but when it comes out and you compare its engine to the 3.7-litre V-6 of a g-37s, or the 3.0 litre straight-six on a 335, it'll fall behind in every aspect. And im strictly speaking about the performance of the car and the engine not the price, because that's the only thing keeping me from hating this car. |
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SIG1 United States. Sep 29 2008 01:35. Posts 651 | | |
| | On September 29 2008 00:22 rOm wrote:
It's all nice on paper, but when it comes out and you compare its engine to the 3.7-litre V-6 of a g-37s, or the 3.0 litre straight-six on a 335, it'll fall behind in every aspect. And im strictly speaking about the performance of the car and the engine not the price, because that's the only thing keeping me from hating this car. |
but g37 is 35k starting. |
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SIG1 United States. Sep 29 2008 01:35. Posts 651 | | |
oops didnt read the last sentence. |
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yeah someone who shops for a G37 will never consider buying a hyundai so there's a huge perspective gap there.
however, you really can't say that the G37 will completely blow the genesis out of the water until it comes out, like you said. the difference on paper is pretty thin, and plus, if you consider the respective weights of the cars, the genesis doesn't trail THAT badly.
i gotta say, though, the only flaw that i found with this car is the concession that they seemingly made on the interior design. too plasticky, perhaps.
this is a new market for hyundai. by no means does it have the image to be competing with infiniti's G37 or benz's CLK, but it's definitely on the right track to developing its own niche. fundamentally, it's a value-oriented sports car that comes with the added benefit of luxury. kind of what i'm looking to drive, fresh out of college. |
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let's put things into perspective and compare the genesis to the mustang or the eclipse.
and our opinion of this car dramatically improves. |
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and i'm probably going to see everyone else driving this car so that kinda takes away the fun but w/e |
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rOm Canada. Sep 29 2008 17:40. Posts 60 | | |
I agree with everything you said, I simply wanted to point out that people often overrate cars watching simple "data" on paper. And I completely agree that it'll compare well to the eclipse and the mustang (only the V6 version of the ecplise though, since the 4cyl eclipse is beyond trash anyway you take it) |
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