New Genesis Coupe...wtf?

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XRL

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Am i the only one who thinks these are a blatant ripoff of the G37's styling? I really think that if you blacked the tails and such out and de-badged it, 99% of people wouldn't be able to tell the difference.



This might be the first good Hyundai EVER. It even has a similar sound to the G37. It's packing a 3.8L V6 (yeah, it's ever so slightly bigger than the VQ37, lol).



And they've got a 2.0t version too. I think this car is going to sell very well personally. And a decent looking interior (though the blue LCDs look like every cheap ipod product ever, oh well)



It's a little slower than the G37 and 370Z, but it'll probably be ever so slight faster than the G35, and I'd image too close to call with the 350Z (especially if it's got the HR engine).



The question is, will they depreciate like a Hyundai (and be worth $20k in a few months), and is there any reason to buy one over a used G35/350Z/whatever.



Oh, and Mitsubishi, if your next Eclipse doesn't offer AWD again, you might as well shut the line down. Hyundai has bested you.



Oh look, here's a little comparison Popular Mechanics did. If the 3.8L responds well to mods, this car might be a winner. Though supposedly this car doesn't offer navigation, but check this out (along with a buncha pics):



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And here's a youtube of the exhaust modded some.
 
Only time will tell if the car is a well built machine or a sheep in pig's clothing.



I dig it for sure but I always associate cheaply made interiors with Hyundai. I've yet to sit in a new one though or a Genius for that matter.
 
I haven't been in either of the Genesises. I can totally relate about the poor interior quality of most Hyundais. I couldn't even guess how much blood I lost due to the razor sharp edges on the inside of their dash. Everything is sharp and wants to take your fingers off.



It *looks* good in pictures, but who knows how well it'll hold up, or how well it feels in person. Apparently there won't be any with nav until summer, what a waste.
 
We have alot of Hyundai's in our company fleet. I can tell you from personal experience that the fit/finish is at Japanese standards now (actually think it's better than Toyota and on par with Honda). Their respective reliability is up. The coupe does look like it take styling cues from the G35 coupe (not a bad place to start) and like that the base engine is a 2.0L Turbo (which will be a tuners dream). The big negative for Hyundai is that they still lose more in depreciation than comparible vehicles (they still cannot shake that unreliability curse from the 80's to early 90's). However, Hyundai has had a successful business plan by offering option laden vehicles that offer more in comparison to the Japanese/US/German competitors at 80% of their cost.
 
Those pictures of the modded ones look good but I just took a look at some pics of them on google images and it looks quite ugly to me.



The front end reminds me of a chipmunk and the car styling is just waaay to unbalanced. The rear end looks "fat" to put it simply. Even though it looks like they took styling cues from the g37/370z the g37 did it right. If your going to try to look like something, atleast try to improve on it.



For the price range this definitely wouldnt be my pick for a coupe. Though I do have to say that the change in styling is a good direction for hyundai. Ive always thought they had very boring cookie cutter deisgns.
 
Did they have to put Coupe on the dash, like you need a reminder that this is a coupe. The top grille looks like a Batman logo. I do like the side panels and the quad pipes.
 
Danase said:
What's with that one pic of the screen sticking way up? Is that aftermarket?
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I think so, the first set of pics have a more subtle shape to them, and those appear to be the factory nav system (based on the HVAC info being in there). I believe that they just glassed a bigger screen into the odd shaped one, maybe it's a full double DIN though, not too sure.



I hope they depreciate like mega bad. I'd love to buy a very slightly used one for mega cheap. It might be enough to sway me to that car. As opposed to a used Challenger R/T, 350Z, G35, whatever.



So here's the big question, why buy this car over a used G35 or 350Z? From what I see, the only real feature it has over either is keyless ignition (part of the '06+ G35 tech package), and a rear seat (standard on well, all G35s). Sure there's the whole "brand new" nonsense, and there might be some Hyundai fanboys, or something other than that, but there is no single advantage it has other than price. SO to be, used versions of them will almost HAVE to fall in line with some rather high depreciation.
 
Did they have to put Coupe on the dash,
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Yea thats one of the first things I noticed.....even putting "genesis" would have been more fitting but coupe??? Come on.......what genius came up with that idea.



I just noticed the picture of the person who debadged the back and was left with holes and an imprint...
 
There's rumblings that Hyundai wants to spin the Genesis cars off into a new brand just called Genesis. So then coupe would be the model name. That's my guess, I dunno.



Haha, yeah I just noticed there was holes there too. I guess they put a little impression that holds the badge in the trunk, but come on, why the holes?
 
I've been posting for a while about what a sham Hyundai is. ALL of their new vehicles are blatant rip-offs from real, true quality cars. They are a disgrace to ethical business practice.



On top of that, I find this new coup horrendously hideous. No thanks.
 
XRL said:
There's rumblings that Hyundai wants to spin the Genesis cars off into a new brand just called Genesis. So then coupe would be the model name. That's my guess, I dunno.



Haha, yeah I just noticed there was holes there too. I guess they put a little impression that holds the badge in the trunk, but come on, why the holes?
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Honda does that too, or at least they did. The emblem has pegs that stick into the truck and nuts or fasteners hold it on instead of double sided tape.
 
So I went down to the Hyundai dealership today to see about test driving one. Turns out they only have had 1 in so far, and that they sold it within 2 days (well, another dealership wanted their GT model, so they swapped the GT for a base, but that other dealer had someone who wanted the base as well, so they bought it from my local dealer). I was rather disappointed, but he said they should be getting another decent sized allotment this time in the next few weeks. He's gonna give me a call when they come in, so I will have my date with one then. He claimed he didn't hear anything about nav being a mid-year addition, but seemed to think that if they did add it, those would start showing up around fall. I'm still hoping for Summer. Then I might be able to find a good deal on a slightly used V6 Track w/ nav.



I got a cool little book though. So I'm pretty pleased with the trip. What I'm less pleased about is the fact that the 2.0t can't come with the LSD and automatic. The LSD is part of the Track package (which comes with 2-tone leather & cloth black/red seats on the 2.0t, 19" wheels, Brembos, suspension, HIDs, a spoiler, metal pedals, etc), but the 2.0t Track only comes is the 6 speed manual. The V6 Track however does correct this issue, and you can get the V6 Track (which doesn't have the 2 toned seats, and instead has the same Black Leather that the Base V6 has, the Grand Touring V6 has brown seats O.o) with either the 6m or 6a.



The 2.0t apparently isn't available with some of the goodies standard on the V6. Automatic Climate Control, ESC/TCS are the biggies, but "chrome lower body trim" and "premium door sill plates" are also not available on the turbo. Boohoo, right? And the V6 Track package DELETES the backup sensor option. I see this as a mis-step as well, as the Track is the top level most expensive model, it should be able to retain backup sensors.



And if anyone was wondering, yes, you can get it in "Take me to Jail Green"

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There's a nice Yellow exclusive to the V6 Track model as well, along with the other expected colors, black, silver, white, red, blue, gray, and a light blue.



Just for fun, we can play a game of "Spot the Slight Tweaks Hyundai made to avoid a lawsuit from Infiniti over blatantly stealing the design of the G37"

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XRL said:
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There's a nice Yellow exclusive to the V6 Track model as well, along with the other expected colors, black, silver, white, red, blue, gray, and a light blue.
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not bad, i kinda like it (reminds a little bit of the celica and the wheels lexus). would love to sit inside and test drive one. will see what kind of reviews it gets, as the genesis sedan has gotten pretty good ones...
 
I just bought a Gen Coupe GT last week and for all you doubters out there - let me tell you, this is an amazing vehicle. Performance and fit and finish are top notch, and it's very comprable to the 2008 350z that I'm coming from.
 
So is being comparable a good thing or bad thing?



What reason did you switch for?



Performance/past history aside, I still dont like the look of the front end, and I still have no clue why they chose to paste the word "coupe" everywhere as if no one knew it was one.



blink im really interested as to why you made the switch. Im assuming its a lease since you switched so soon.
 
I loved the Z, but I recently got married and wanted something just a little more practical. Most of the pics you've seen are of the Korean version, there are virtually no Coupe emblems at all outside of the exterior badging on the US version.
 
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