Given that we've seen a lot of the 2009 Hyundai Genesis, you'd think we wouldn't care if one was spotted out on the streets. But thanks to Hyundai's ever-changing grille designs we're actually quite intrigued and are therefore grateful that good ol' "larithmos" over at the Motive Mag forums managed to snap these photos of the new Genesis driving through Wolverine territory. We're guessing they're going to keep the price of this luxury car low by never washing it. The grille design is more like this grille than this grille or this one. But maybe they're just trying to throw us off the scent.

As you'll remember, the new Genesis is an attempt to absolutely decimate the luxury scene here by offering a large, technologically advanced, V8-powered rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan at a not too unreasonable price. Specifically, a 375 horsepower, 333 lb-ft of torque Tau V8 that puts power through the rear wheels and launches the sedan to 60 mph in under six seconds for a price possibly under $42,000. [Motive Mag Forums]

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