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Hyundai Releases Specs On Genesis Coupe: V6 Hits 310 HP, Turbo Four-Banger Gets 30 MPG
Detroit, 4:22 AM
Thu Dec 3
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Buschur Racing is going to support it.. verifies that it is infact a 4B11T (same as evo) and it can handle 29psi of boost.
:)
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Welcome to the new AE86..
Add to that the fact that it's a GEMA engine used for the 4cyl, you can probably swap in a caliber SRT 2.4L engine, or an EVO 2.0L and it'll just work.
Still.. the 3.8L v6 packs quite a punch.. 310hp is nothing to sneeze at.
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"Genesis was a media stunt!"
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Hyundai, please fire your brand managers. Or at least send them to Detroit, where their ideas would be a step up from the status quo.
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Last time I checked the only really high output 2.0 turbo is the Evo; it does not get anything close to 30 mpg highway.
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Now if only it were an I-6 instead of a V-6...
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@six: I know, even us knuckle dragging low tech pushrod infatuated 'murkins can get upwards of 300bhp and beyond from said engine configuration.
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So.. a 2.4L Caliber block with a mitsu head and set of performance cams, along with a good diesel sized turbo.. and your getting somewhere north of 500hp, with as much torque to boot..
Parts bin engineering... sometimes the combos you can come up with are magical :)
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I saw the Genesis coupe at the Chicago auto show and I was duly impressed. I would drive this car but once again, there's the H on the hood and I would be embarrassed to say the word.
So, my questions is this; at what point do you put aside the "image" and drive what you know (even if your friends don't) is a really GOOD car and so much better than the name suggest?
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As an aside, you can always pick up some BMW emblems from a junkyard. ;-)
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For me there's a price point of diminishing returns. It works for me, I don't care too much what others think. Yeah I take a little heat for running what amounts to a running junkyard for most people but I get to laugh at them when they come back with stories of $900 brake jobs. Because they got a little propeller on the badge.
It all evens out.
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I thought you had turboed a beater SL2 or something!
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My winter car is a rusty 1995 Geo Prizm with a header (only because the manifold broke-common) and full moon hubcaps. It has a hula pig on the dash and a real coffee can clamped to the end of the exhaust pipe in a lame attempt to make fun of ricers.
It's probably safe to say pride isn't my biggest vice.
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Pictures of the GeeYo - @TampaRon: Life could be much worse than snooty people making fun of your Pontiac or Hyundai... you could be me.
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I don't like to put all my eggs in one basket. I wouldn't know how to act if I could only have one car.
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And you're absolutely correct about the 'yota/Saturn thing. I like cars that I like. Is the Avalon a wonderful, relieable means of conveyance? Yes. I'm not going to complain about 200+HP and 30mpg. But the Redline just does it for me. I also own a Samurai and a project '84 Ranger (i'm going to SVO the 2.3 in it...)
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I had an 82 S-10 with that 2.8 and a four-speed. All the power of a bad 4-cylinder and the gas mileage of a larger 6. One of the top five worst mass-produced engines ever, IMHO
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@crankcase: Thanks, it's my version of exotic hardware... ;)
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Seriously, though, if you can find a Samurai cheap, grab it. Easy as heck to work on.
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I live in Michigan. Not many Samurai have survived the salt. They didn't last long up here.
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You know what pisses the shit out of me? That they don't sell the Colorado with the inline five and a manual. I can't stand that; it could be a cool little truck with 2wd, the 3.7, a short bed and a five or six speed. Lame.
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Honestly, if that Mahindra or whatever gets brought over from India i'm going to give it a fair look. 300 ft-lbs? Pretty good for a compact.
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Obligatory gripe: The lightest one--the coupe with the 4-banger--is over 3300#. That's how much my iron-block V6 family sedan weighs.