Rides : New 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe image leaks out

We've already seen some pretty decent spy shots of Hyundai's facelifted Genesis Coupe, expected to arrive shortly carrying a 2013-model-year designation. But this low-res image from TheCarBlogger.net appears to be our first official look at the car, sitting low and mean on a racetrack.

The outgoing Genesis Coupe's front end was never exactly a model of simplicity, but this new one has a lot more going on, with an aggressive hexagonal grille and fascia opening that cribs from its new kid brother, the 2012 Veloster. There are headlamps and LED detailing on what looks like a higher-spec model, and a rather bizarre vented hood with an almost whaletail-like pattern.

We can't see too much of the bodyside, but it appears Hyundai has given the car new split five-spoke wheels. The model's plunging rear quarter window appears unchanged.

No official word yet on what's under the hood, but we're expecting both four- and six-cylinder power, as before, but we have reason to believe that a supercharged V6 is in the cards. Thanks to SEMA and Rhys Millen Racing, we now know that Hyundai's stonking 5.0-liter Tau V8 fits in the engine bay, but we'd be surprised if an eight-cylinder coupe shows up when the model is revealed at this January's Detroit Motor Show.

Rides : Video - 2013 Audi S8

Being officially presented during last month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, the new generation of the Audi S8 is almost here and it’s taking another step closer to its future customers with the German based automaker launching a video where it’s showing us what the luxurious sedan can do if it is in its element.

The German engineers has equipped the new S8 with a 4.0 liter TFSI engine which is delivering a total output of 520 horsepower and has a constant torque of 650 Nm (480 lb-ft) available between 1.700 and 5.500 rpm, sending power to all the wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission which helps the luxurious sedan accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.2 seconds, 0.6 and 0.7 seconds faster than the S6 sedan and S7 Sportback.
The new generation of the Audi S8 is also fitted with a cylinder deactivation system that can cut down one bank to become a four-cylinder, along with the direct-injection, the energy recuperation and the “classic” stop / start, making the vehicle burn 23 percent less fuel than its predecessor, at 13.2 liters per 100 km (17.8 mpg US) in an average cycle.
Audi has recently announced that the new generation of the S8 will start at 111.900 EUR and the vehicle will be available on the auto market in spring 2012, along with the new S6 and S7 Sportback, coming as a 2013 model year.