Showing posts with label Genesis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genesis. Show all posts

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Rides : 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

New images: 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

After the 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe has leaked several times and it was even caught by some curious cameras not so long ago, the South Korean based automaker is keeping us busy with the model once again by releasing some fresh images on its official website, announcing that the vehicle won’t debut at next week’s Los Angeles Auto Show and North American fans will be able to see it better at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show.
As you can see from the images, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is getting a new front end, with a hexagonal grille and some LED daytime running lights. The facelifted version of the Genesis Coupe is reminding us of its smaller brother, the Hyundai Veloster, from which the South Korean designers seem to have gotten their inspiration into drawing the aggressive design of the coupe.
Sadly we still don’t have any official details about the powerplants, performance figures, fuel consumption, CO2 emissions or standard features, but rumors say that we might find the 3.8 liter direct injection V6 engine under the hood which is developing a total output of 333 horsepower, but a smaller unit like the 2.0 liter four-cylinder turbocharged might also be in the books.
The 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe will be officially presented at the next year’s Detroit Motor Show, between January 9 and 22, with a possible arrival into the dealerships later in the same year.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Rides : New 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe image leaks out

2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe



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.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Rides : 2013 Hyundai Genesis Gets a Facelift



Hyundai is preparing to reveal the facelifted 2013 Genesis Coupe, and we now have what is perhaps our best look yet at the updated car's Veloster-ified front fascia thanks to the folks over at Hyundai-Blog. We won't see the final design until closer to the car's 2012 Detroit Auto Show debut in January, but after plenty of camera phone shots and spy photos, we have no reason to believe that things will change much from what you see here.

As we've reported many times before, it's pretty safe to assume that the 2013 Genesis Coupe will use the updated, direct-injected 3.8-liter V6 that's available in the Genesis Sedan, producing 333 horsepower. We're confident that the 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four will also carry over, and we can't help but cross our fingers that Hyundai found some way to shoehorn the big 5.0-liter, 429-hp V8 under the coupe's sleek hood, however unlikely that might be.