A new king of the drifters?

Post by **icemhan_21** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:05 pm

Quote »hyundai revealed its Genesis Coupe concept at the Los Angeles auto show on Wednesday, but development work on the rear-wheel-drive two-door and its flagship sedan sibling are well on the way to production.

The production coupe debuts next spring at the New York show and will arrive in dealerships in spring 2009 as a 2010 model. The production sedan bows at the Detroit show in January and goes on sale in mid-2008 as an '09.

In an interview at the Los Angeles show, Hyundai product planning chief John Krafcik cleared up a number of details surrounding the Korean automaker's future top-end models:

<LI type=square>The coupe will not get the 4.6-liter 350-hp V8 slated for the sedan. The primary coupe engine is a 3.8-liter, 300-hp-plus, 250-lb-ft V6. Krafcik confirmed that the coupe will also come with a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline four producing in excess of 200 hp--giving Hyundai the only four-cylinder rear-wheel-drive coupe in the market. The company already has its sights set on the drift market, a group still enamored with the dynamics of the four-cylinder, rear-drive Nissan 240SX last built in the 1990s. The four-cylinder coupe, equipped with either a six-speed manual or five-speed automatic, should start in the low $20,000 range.[/quote]heres a video of it from la autoshow 2007:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0qaTC5ajJqE

some pics:

http://newtiburon.com/forums/s...age=4

so what do you guys think?
Modified by icemhan_21 at 2:26 PM 11/15/2007

Post by **max240sx** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:02 pm

nice!!!!!!!

Post by **PBfrEAk** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:14 pm

There is a link in GENchat about this too, I think it will be cool to have a competitor from Hyundai!!

Post by **icemhan_21** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:52 pm

yeah.. i think this car is gonna attract alot of tuners beacause its going to have a 2.0L turbochared motor from the factory and available v6 that puts out about 300hp.. cant wait to see a hyundai going sideways!!

Post by **ddgsxr504** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:56 am

Looks sharp, almost a cross between the LEXUS IS250 front and a Z33 rear.

I love how the car is on low profiles and slammed knowing damn well the production model with run ridiculously skinny wheels and 4x4 action.

Post by **OriginalWheelman** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:13 am

Loots like they ripped off the Ford Falcon and Hyundai'd it up.

Post by **nvrplzd240** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:18 pm

Mr. Sheep does not believe there is a new king in town...

The king is safe at his burger king castle

Post by **midnightsociety209** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:47 pm

nice!!!!!

Post by **Presscott707** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:17 pm

Thats clean!!!

Post by **agosselin** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:01 pm

VERY NICE. can't wait to see how strong the motor is

Post by **darens13** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:46 pm

i suppose i just have an irrational hatred for hyundais.

Post by **giodachamp** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:42 pm

men, Hyundai is stepping it's game up!!!

Post by **Bleach** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:30 am

nice.... 350Z tail lights

Post by **MinisterofDOOM** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:27 pm

Bleach wrote:nice.... 350Z tail lights

You must be looking at different tail lights than me. I don't see any 350Z in the Hyundai's rear.

YouTube · Post by **dasoupdude** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:46 am

yes it is a fair hyundai. win/win situation between the two trim levels, i bet if toyota sold the tc rwd it would be a tad more popular with not only fat chicks with low self esteem but drifty kids as well

Post by **BMAR240SX** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:00 am

Wow its pretty nice

Post by **OriginalWheelman** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:00 am

Wow how many times is this thread going to come back?

Post by **Kalypso** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:09 pm

very nice...

but I am in love with the nissan lineage of and the interchangability of parts.

Modified by Kalypso123 at 9:53 PM 6/29/2008

Post by **OriginalWheelman** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:10 pm

OriginalWheelman wrote:Wow how many times is this thread going to come back?

Post by **MinisterofDOOM** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:42 pm

I'm going to bump it every 6 weeks just for you.

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