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    2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive

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    Image of Justin Fay Justin Fay
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    What a incredibly blatant rip-off of the Infiniti G37. Sure, buy the loaded model for $30k and see 50% of that evaporate in 3 years. Buy a G37 6M/T fully loaded now for about $38k and the residual will be much more like 59% or higher in 3 years. Not to mention the G37 is probably i. safer ii. quiter iii. much nicer interior iv. more reliable v. an infiniti, not a hyundai. don't get me wrong, if I were younger and more strapped for cash I would probably get the 2.0T r-type. Part of me just feels that it's not good to support such lack of creativity. The steering wheel and buttons, seats, dash, pretty much everything they did is ripped off right form infiniti, except uglier and cheaper. Is it worth $5-8k for the additional creature comforts and brand cache? Well that's up to the individual I suppose. You can always modify an infiniti to make it faster and lighter, you can't modify the Genesis to NOT be a Hyundai.
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    03/30/09

    @Justin Fay: Some of us buy cars to go around corners, not for the badge on the grille.
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    Image of F_munk F_munk
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    Didn't Hyundai contract Lotus to iron out the handling? Seemed to recall reading something about that.
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    03/30/09

    @F_munk: not sure, but the revers of that would be a sign of the end days
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    Image of F_munk F_munk
    03/30/09

    @damnelantra™:


    According to the born-agains, this IS the end days. Damn, I should've bought advanced tickets for the Ark.

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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    03/30/09

    @F_munk: sigh... i know this all too well.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    I was going to file this under "potential new Fox-body 'Stang" until I heard that it could corner, had a decent interior, and didn't have a V8 (but the turbo-four is actually affordable and the six doesn't suck).


    On the other hand, it's ugly as sin. I can ignore that, though, for a car like this.


    This is for people who want a G8 with fewer doors.

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    Image of bzr bzr
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    Wes is a vegetarian? What happened to him embodying all that is man?
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    03/30/09

    @bzr is too lazy to come up with something clever: I still eat meat, I'm just trying to get in shape again after too long sitting around feeling sorry for myself/recovering from injury.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    Wait, you guys are nit picking the interior of this thing for being cheap after you excused the Camaro's cheapness? Come on.


    I went to my local auto show this past weekend and they had a Camaro LS on display. I sat in it and the interior was absolutely wretched. It's every bit as cheap as a Cobalt. Rock hard plastics with sandpaper texturing. Yuck.


    I'm sorry, there's no way this Hyundai is worse than that. You can tell that much just by comparing the pictures.

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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/30/09

    @FromaBuick6: This is the kind of argument that seems like a good idea on the internet, but that I really wouldn't give a crap about in real life.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    03/30/09

    @Mad_Science: Yeah, well, it's Monday and I'm feeling cranky.
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    Image of sotiredofsoup sotiredofsoup
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    I'm also still curious as to why this is named the "Genesis Coupe" as it bares no resemblance to the sedan, and none of the same features compared to the luxury comforts of the base model.
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    03/30/09

    @sotiredofsoup: Hyundai is using "Genesis" to designate all RWD cars.
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    Image of long_live_the_E36 long_live_the_E36
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    Handling compares favorably to the RX-8? I don't buy it. The RX-8 is one of the finest handling cars I have ever driven.


    I'm sure this car offers a great performance-to-dollar ratio, but are you trying to tell me that Hyundai has designed and engineered a true sports car with all the nuance and communicativeness of, say, an old 993?

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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    03/30/09

    @long_live_the_E36: Yep.
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    Image of bugattatra bugattatra
    03/30/09

    @long_live_the_E36:


    993 always wins, no matter what you compare it to.

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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    03/30/09

    @bugattatra: well that's becuase a 993 is a fucking 993.
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    Image of bugattatra bugattatra
    03/30/09

    @Wes Siler:


    someone get this man a stuffed bunny.

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/30/09

    @Wes Siler: True, that. The first 911 I drove was a 993, which I had use of for a day running up and down the PCH. The bucket seats were AMAZING, the steering was unbelievable, and the power was fantastic. When I got back in my Miata that night to go home, I nearly crashed on 92 because I kept sliding out of my seat and felt like I had no control of the car. I can only imagine how scary it would be to drive a family sedan or SUV after driving a 993! The only other experience I've had like that, feeling out of control in a Miata, was after go-karting for the first time. It took a couple tries to remember that I had to steer normally around corners and couldn't (legally) kick out the back end to slide it around.
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    Image of long_live_the_E36 long_live_the_E36
    03/30/09

    @bugattatra: Come clean, Wes. What do you make of Edmunds's comparison test? They said the G37 coupe "is more anxious, more precise and more immediate."
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    03/30/09

    @long_live_the_E36: lolz.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    Also: that yellow looks ridiculous. Not even ridiculous in a cool way.


    Ridiculous in an idiotic "I finish every sentence with 'yo', yo" kind of way.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/30/09

    @Mad_Science: Psshh...Yellow is teh hizzle, yo!
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    It appears we have another Z/Toyota Supra on our hands here.


    People keep talking about the muscle car wars heating up, but really it's about the Muscle Vs (ummm...rice?) wars.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/30/09

    @Mad_Science:


    Rice is twenty year old civics/accords/corollas/etc. fitted with massive wings, fart cans, neon underglow, and otherwise left stock.


    I will grant the Z, Genesis, and RX-8 more respect than that.

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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/30/09

    @pauljones: Hence the parentheses and question mark.


    Quickly: To the Thesaurus!

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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    "...made nothing but mind-numbingly boring econoboxes..."


    as much as i loath the damnelantra™, my first moves to replace the suspension tires and brakes most certainly got rid of the mind-numbing part.


    ...now if only i could work out the boring

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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    looks like the marketing department found some images of horse thief mile
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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    I like it, but I think I'll let depreciation take its toll first instead of buying a new one.


    A used 2.0T R-spec should be a bargain in 3-5 years, leaving enough money in hand to upgrade to an angrier snail.

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    Image of RB26Skyline RB26Skyline
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    Hello Japan. This is the car that you should be building. Nissan would make a killing if it brought a Silvia to North America. With the economy the in the crapper, cheap RWD cars are exactly what people need. Save the M3s and G37s for people with stable jobs. Almost anyone can afford a mid 20K car.
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    Image of kingedwin kingedwin
    03/30/09

    @RB26Skyline: It'll be interesting if/when the Subaru/Toyota sports car comes out, because it will probably be a similar price.
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    03/30/09

    @kingedwin: That was cancelled.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/30/09

    @Wes Siler: I thought it we had a story a week or two ago that that was go again.


    This whole on-again-off-again thing is starting to resemble my sex life. Sometimes it's on, sometimes it's off, depending on how much overtime I have to put in.


    Is a little consistency too much to ask for?

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    I actually like the interior and the proportions of the car. I still think the front is too goofy. Hopefully the aftermarket will step in with a plethora of botox and facelift options.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/30/09

    @Jo F*cking Schmo: They better start with the headlights, my main concern at the moment and the core of the goofiness.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/30/09

    @Jo F*cking Schmo:


    The interior is fine except for the instrument panel, which is awful. It looks like they tried to knock off the Camaro, realized it was too obvious, and then tried to change it just a little to claim that it was different. And failed.


    I don't mind making a few compromises in terms of exterior looks, as I am not looking at the exterior when I am driving. I am, however, looking at those instruments, and they are horrible.

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    03/30/09

    @Syrax missed the f*cking meme: I agree but it's hard to imagine anyone coming up with something that helps because they are still going to be the same shape. A more refined/reshaped airdam I think could go a long way. Too bad the aftermarket typically shuns "subtle" in that department.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/30/09

    In reply to 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: First Drive
    I applaud the fact that the engine bay is not a vulgar display of plastic.
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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    03/30/09

    @Syrax : Hear hear!
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