http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-yor...rubber-w-video/

Wrong forum I know. But it will get much more exposure here.

****, did you see those chicks?

Ohhhhh MMMmmmmyyy....... I didn't know blonds can be such great drivers.

Wait, this is a Tiburon, no?

they are quite smooth looking.. but i thought they were coming out with a V8 for the Genesis also, no? or is that only for the sedan? (or not in the US at all?)

the one in the red car was smmmmmmmokin...

They need more practice... Way too halting and jerky.
Practically any 16 year old who hated his car could pull em off :)

The gal in the silver car was a hottie though, I'd give her a few free burnout lessons.

lol, you would dogstar!!

They must have replaced wheels with some kinda toys :grin:

It looks like Tiburon right. It that going to be Genesis?

This post has been edited by idiom: Mar 20 2008, 09:33 PM

It looks like a Tiburon in that they are both smallish two door sport coupes, and there is a slight family resemblance, but not much.

And yes, yes I would sontav6

This time Huyndai is adding a normal V-6 and a better body style than the Tiburon. Car looks good. But I whish they would have added the concept hood and carbon figer accents. If they added the V-8 than it would have been a good contender to the other new sport car coupes. But if you are looking for saving money than this is the ride you want. I was waiting for the Genesis but maybe a black on black coupe with chrome accents might be the one!

The Coupe gets a Turbo-4 for the base engine and the 3.8L V6 (tweaked version from the Azera) as the upgrade engine. I haven't heard anything official as to whether it will get the 3.3L version as a mid-line option. The V8 was canned several months ago for the Coupe. In order to make the V8 fit the car, they'd have had to start all over on the design, which would have cost too much money (and time!) The 300hp V6 Coupe will start under $25K (probably not by much, though).

The Sedan gets the 3.3L V6 (same as ours) for the base engine, the 3.8L (from the Azzy) as a mid-range model, and a 4.6L V8 pushing 375hp for the top-o'-the-line. The Sedan is said to start under $30K (read $29,995). They make it sound like the V8 model will be that price, but I'm sure it will be the 3.3L for that price. If it were the V8 for $30K, no one would buy the Azera (not like they do now anyway - I'm actually wondering if Hyundai will even keep the Azera in the North American market at all). The V8 will probably be pushing $40-45K.

For those that thought it was a Tibby, it's not. They are styled similarly, but not the same car. The Tiburon will remain a part of the Hyundai lineup as a front driver. The Genesis Coupe (Ginny, anyone?) is supposed to be a "Mustang killer," although I'm sure most Stang fans won't even think twice about it. However, for under $25K you can have a 300hp RWD Coupe that weighs about the same as the GT pony and is very similarly priced. With an equal power-to-weight ratio, it'll be nice to see how they compare on the track.

In Motor Trend's April 2008 issue, a reader more or less raises the same question about the Genesis/Tiburon being a "Mustang Beater". Here is their response:

"We said the V-6 Hyundai concept would get to 60 in "fewer than six seconds." A Mustang GT went from 0 to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds, which, last time we checked, is not a full second quicker than even then longest of time spans shorter than 6.0 seconds. Other salient points in the story include "the power-to-weight ratio should be equal to the Mustang's" and "how does a projected base price under $25,000 sound?" The same power for less money? At this early juncture, before driving the production version, that's exactly what we would call a Mustang beater - Ed."

Its really closer to a G-37 and a lot less money. The big difference will be the torque, mustang over 300 lbft---way more powerful---but both about the same horse power. The IRS on the hyundai will kill the mustang at the track, mustang will kill the hyundai on the drag strip! If they price it right I will buy one!!!!

It has a good turn radius it seems. I was just thinking this car will have ESC, in a sports car. While most enthusiasts would turn it off it would probably handle pretty good, your rear will be less likely to spin out in turns.

i cannot wait for this car to come out