The Genesis 5.0 R-Spec is sort of the Bud Light Lime of Korean performance luxury sedans; an improvement, if only a slight one. Most significantly it's still RWD so you can light up the tires, as Matt Farah of the soon-to-debut The Car Show does above.

Hyundai's bribing us into liking them again by announcing the extra-track-ready 2011 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 R-Spec. Now-optional is the grunty 306HP 3.8-liter V6 and much better Tremec 6-speed positioned above the standard four cylinder 210HP R-Spec. Yes please.

Hot on the heels of Genesis Coupe pricing, Hyundai also revealed their trimmed-down Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec, a lighter, stiffer, cheaper choice with lots of fun go-fast parts.

The Hyundai Genesis Coupe base model 2.0 turbo with a manual starts at just $22,000 the company just announced here at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The 300 HP V6 model starts at just $25,000.

Details on the Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec have surfaced ahead of the Chicago Auto Show reveal and they describe a slimmed down, bare knuckle brawler ready for the race track.