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newVideoPlayer("HyundaiGenesis.flv ", 475, 376,""); Just in case you haven't had your fill of Hyundai's new V8-engine, rear-wheel drive world beater , here's some b-roll video of not one, not two, but three of them driving around a test track. And according to Genesis designer Joel Pieskowski, Hyundai's still trying to decide which set of braces they'd rather have decorating the grille of their new speed saloon -- and they're looking for your input. Your choices apparently are either the sideways white-picket or chain-link fence look. You retort in the comments below and they'll decide.
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Hyundai execs refer to their new Genesis luxo-sedan as an "industry disruption." It's the same kind of disruption, they say, Lexus achieved back when Japanese luxury cars in America were as much a nonentity as, well, Korean luxury cars in America. Nonetheless, most of you already know the details: Rear-drive, 375bhp, 333 lb-ft Tau V8, zero-to-60 in under six seconds, five-link front and rear suspension, smart cruise control and more airbags than a press luncheon (bam!). Hyundai's apparently reverse-engineered competitors like the BMW 5-Series, Mercedes E-Class, Lexus GS and Infiniti M. galleryPost('genexishiexterior', 12, 'Hyundai Genesis Exterior Press Photos'); galleryPost('genesishiinterior', 6, 'Hyundai Genesis Interior Press Photos');
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At a super-secret special test drive preview for the Korean media, Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled the sports sedan Genesis a full month prior to what was supposed to be the "official" unveil at the Detroit Auto Show and a full month after they showed off the coupe concept version at the LA Auto Show . The car features a rear wheel drive architecture and the new Tau V8 engine which will deliver 375 horsepower to the rear wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission. Hyundai's V6 Lambda engines will also be offered in 3.3- and 3.8-liter editions. galleryPost('HyundaiGenesisPhotos', 6, 'Genesis Revealed'); Hyundai officials told members of the media to expect the cheapest version of the Genesis will cost just under $30,000 and top out at just under $40,000 and that Lexus is the target they're gunning for. Although we're assuming this Genesis will be the Asia-spec version of the up-market sedan for the Korean and Chinese markets, with the North American...
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We too couldn't believe how easy it was for us to find what appear to be a bunch of uncloaked shots on the web of the new RWD-sedan sibling to the Genesis Coupe concept we just saw in LA. These photos, unlike the last set of Genesis sedan shots , are totally in the buff -- and we're still almost a month and a half out from the Detroit Auto Show debut for the new hotness from Hyundai. The four-door power sedan'll come in all sorts of flavors other than kim-chee, including a V8 good for over 350 horsepower and some forms of V6 engines. We'll be there live next month to see if these shots are indeed how Hyundai gets its four-door groove on. galleryPost('DetroitAutoShowHyundaiGenesis', 4, 'Spy Photos - Hyundai Genesis Sedan'); galleryPost('hyundaibh', 4, 'Old And Busted Spy Photos'); [via The Hollywood Extra ]
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