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    11/03/09

    In reply to RMR Gives Genesis Coupe A Mid-Mounted 500 HP Tau V8 Finger
    Who'd have thought, twenty years ago, that the most drool-inducing object at SEMA would be a Hyundai? A MID-ENGINED Hyundai? A 500HP, V8, MID-ENGINED HYUNDAI? Surely we live in strange times, my friends. #hyundaigenesis
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    11/03/09

    In reply to RMR Gives Genesis Coupe A Mid-Mounted 500 HP Tau V8 Finger
    Since jalopnik doesn't support facebook video and there is only one lame drive-by video of a Spirra on youtube,

    See this link for some true life Proto Spirra hoonage. enjoy.

    [www.facebook.com] #hyundaigenesis
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    11/03/09

    @jbh11126: Oh yeah. It's not Proto anymore, by the way. They were bought out.

    I read about how they might fit a 590hp bi-turbo V6 in it. Now that's something Koreans could be proud of. #hyundaigenesis
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    11/03/09

    In reply to RMR Gives Genesis Coupe A Mid-Mounted 500 HP Tau V8 Finger
    #2 pic makes it look like a Vette on ecstasy or something. #hyundaigenesis
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    11/03/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: I think what you're looking for is

    'asian vette'

    Looks like an anime version of the ZR1 #hyundaigenesis
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    11/03/09


    @jbh11126: I now know what the headlights remind me of. #hyundaigenesis
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    11/03/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: +1. #hyundaigenesis
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    11/03/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: spitting image.

    But now this puts the car in a whole new light for me...

    some kind of asian propaganda sent to the US to destroy all....

    take over the streets and, NO, I definitely didn't say it but...

    actually beat a vette? #hyundaigenesis
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    11/04/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: See when I saw #2, I thought it was a pumpkin...I think I ate too much candy. #hyundaigenesis
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    If this was available when I bought my 2.0T GT I'd probably have gone with it - but I'm still glad I didn't wait, because I do love having all the options too. :D #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    How much is a the top secret GM Performance parts crate motor option? #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    I think I would much rather have a 300hp V6 Camaro.
    3800lb camaro? maybe not. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    My version of the car (ideally) would also leave out the following stuff from the spec list:

    · R-Spec badging

    · Tire Pressure Monitoring System

    · Active front head restraints

    · Remote keyless entry system

    · Power windows (one-touch up and down), door locks and mirrors

    However it would add one item:

    · Cruise Control

    Not a bad car overall though, but would've been even better if the price was $1-2k less.
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    10/27/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Can't have cruise control on a manual tranny, I don't think. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/28/09

    @AngryChineseDriver -- R.I.P., Audi R8 Decepticon: Yes you can and I do in my SVT Focus. And I use it all the time too. Saves me from a lot of accidental speeding tickets. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/28/09

    @AngryChineseDriver -- R.I.P., Audi R8 Decepticon:
    My GenCoupe 2.0T GT is manual, and has cruise control. The way they chose to do it, you can even bump your speed up and down in increments of a few km/h with a switch on the steering wheel. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/29/09

    @fuchikoma: You learn something every day! Thanks, guys!

    I was once told that they were mutually exclusive and never bothered to think otherwise. But I don't use cruise anyway when I'm driving stick. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    I finally got a close look at one in person a couple days ago. I still find the exterior really awkward looking, but the interior is quite nice. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    19" WHEELS?!?!
    jesus... if this is going to be a true tune it yourself pack, slap some 17"s on it..
    the 19"s are killing autocrossers who want to play in stock classes. ever priced out 19" hoosier A6s? brutal

    as a friend of mine put it... Campaign tires for a Sprite car. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    @MacMasterShane: Agreed... 19's are nothing but pure poser. If they were serious about this being a racer special, it would have the smallest diameter wheel that would fir over the stock brakes. Plus, the wheels will be the first think that tunerboyz throw away, so they don't need them, either.. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/28/09

    @Gearhead's Garage: Actually, 18s are the smallest you can safely fit on the stock brakes. There are some 17s that work, but you have like 2mm of clearance at best.

    The stock tires (Y-rated Hankook summer performance type in Canada) are also pretty awesome as long as there's absolutely no ice on the ground. Of course I don't have testing equipment to give you numbers, but it is quite easy to corner hard enough to pull your nose and lips to one side, lol...
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    Hopefully they'll be like Scion and still offer the cruise control as a dealer-install. I suppose I can do without the steering wheel audio controls, as once my iPod is plugged in I pretty much just use it to manipulate the volume. But, still... those two options probably save about as much weight as a 12 oz. can of Coke. If even that. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    Idea is genius. Hope it sells and more manufacturers follow suit. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    I want a tuner-spec Pony. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    A 3300lb car with a 210 HP 4cyl that is not going to make any amount of serious power with modifications = tough sell. For someone with $23,000 and looking for a performance tuner car, a slightly used WRXs is the better bet. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    @Electro_Boogie: Spend $500 on an ECU flash and I bet you could get up around 250-260 hp out of this. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    @elwood: I just googled and couldn't find anything out there. I'm sure at some point you'll see a chip with an extra 20-40hp but with an open-deck design, people aren't going to see big power gains out of this engine. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    @Electro_Boogie: even then it's a workaday Korean four cylinder with a turbo and I bet not the last word in smoothness, revability or sweetness. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    @bugattatra: As someone else pointed out, this is apparently based on the Mitsu Evo four. Which would mean it has a cast-iron block with balance shafts. It's not the first time Hyundai has done this (4G61 used in the first Elantra). It's probably a very smooth motor, and very tunable. Variable-valve timing on input and output is nothing to sneeze at either.

    The limitation is probably the turbo. It's small, so 18 psi is probably all you can get out of it.

    I drive a Saab H-engine with similar setup (minus variable valve goodness) and output and it's a very smooth, quiet motor with lots of punch and about 75 hp of tuning potential (would be more if GM hadn't cheaped out on forged components). #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    @brandegee: I did not know that, thanks. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    @bugattatra: Of course, it could end up being a bad motor for tuning...the GM-era H-engine certainly is. The *only* reason I know this is because the H-engine actually uses a Mitsu turbo. I needed a new wastegate and I was looking into adjustments. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    Actually, I wish I could have the ability to pick-and-choose more options.

    Although, being I've sworn off new cars, forever, it'd do me little-to-no good when beater-shopping.

    I'd never, ever, choose Bluetool or cruise control, but I do want my trip computer and steering wheel stereo controls.

    With this Hyundai, however, I wonder if a dealer-installed option is a fart cannon.
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec: Tuner-Ready, Budget-Priced
    If this had been available at the time, I would've considered it this past summer. The other was a bit out of my price range. #hyundaigenesiscoupe
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