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Hyundai Shakes Loose Details On Extended-Wheelbase Genesis

As many of you guessed, I'm out here on the Southern tip of the Korean peninsula at the behest of the Mechanics who are quite Popular, getting the scoop on the new Hyundai [REDACTED]. While the driving impressions on the new [REDACTED] from the folks at Hyundai (Yes, Hyundai) are embargoed for a bit, there was other news out here from the little automaker that could in the Republic of Korea that is in no way embargoed. A couple of us auto journalistas had the chance to spend some in-car drive time with Dr. Hyun-Soon Lee, President of R&D at the Kimchi Commander of an automaker. First news is that the Genesis and the Genesis Coupe won't be the only BH-platform vehicles produced on the Ulsan assembly lines. In addition to the two RWD-vehicles we've already seen, the boys n' girls at Hyundai are developing an extended-length version of the Genesis sedan — with the product platform designation of "VI" (which does not stand for "Very Immense") for the Korean domestic and Chinese markets. More »

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6:19 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Ray Wert
1,598 views, 12 comments

Latest by GTBruiser: Hyundai: The Relentless Pursuit of Acceptance more »

2009 hyundai genesis

First Hyundai Genesis Customers Bewildered By Low Price Tag

It looks like this pair of 2009 Hyundai Genesis Sedans got a bit tipsy on the way to their upcoming luxury-party crash. What you see here is a pair of early production or pre-production Genesi that were probably on their way to something important in Korea. Somehow along the way the truck carrying the black and silver pair lost its way, sending the cars tumbling on top of each other. Oops.

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9:30 AM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Matt Hardigree
3,342 views, 30 comments

Latest by kleinlowe: When I first saw these photos I thought it was just the best trick new-car display ever. more »

detroit auto show

Hyundai Genesis Sedan Revealed One Month Prior To Detroit Auto Show Unveil

At a super-secret special test drive preview for the Korean media, Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled the sports sedan Genesis a full month prior to what was supposed to be the "official" unveil at the Detroit Auto Show and a full month after they showed off the coupe concept version at the LA Auto Show. The car features a rear wheel drive architecture and the new Tau V8 engine which will deliver 375 horsepower to the rear wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission. Hyundai's V6 Lambda engines will also be offered in 3.3- and 3.8-liter editions.
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6:40 AM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By Ray Wert
9,128 views, 33 comments

Latest by Mixtronic: All the auto manufacturers mimic each others designs, take the previous generation of midsize japanese cars. Hyundai created a simple and elegant designed car with a powerful V8. People...this is a big deal. I wonder if the V8 has a more »

industry news

New York Times Claims Imports Importing More Than Ever Before

Interesting article over in the New York Times yesterday. It seems the number of cars being built outside of the United States (and North America) and being sold here is actually increasing rather rapidly. This despite protestations on non-US automakers that they're building more and more vehicles here. While it may be technically true there's more being built here, automakers are increasing the numbers of imported vehicles at an even more rapid pace. In fact, the Times claims More »

9:30 AM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Ray Wert
759 views, 9 comments

Latest by Lacclolith: That'd be the 3rd Division SS Totenkopf, made popular by the Consumerist. more »

koreatown express

Hyundai Boss Says Genesis V8 to Produce 380 Horsepower

Apparently Hyundai's not sparing the rod when it comes to its new upmarket sedan. According to the forum admin of HyundaiExchange, Hyundai research and development boss Hyun-Soon Lee told a group of Korean executives the company's new 4.6-liter V8 would be massaged to 380 horsepower in the company's new flagship, codenamed BH, set to arrive later this year. This past April, Hyundai showed the sedan in concept form as the Concept Genesis at the New York auto show, where officials boasted of silky DOHC 32-valve V8s, rear-wheel drive and competitors sweating in their yakisoba. Watch this space. [Hyundai Exchange via Motive]

9:10 AM on Tue Aug 28 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,911 views, 27 comments

Latest by scingram: Whoops, forgot the link.[www.flickr.com] Taken at the top of Mt Evans in Colorado. Out for a little high altitude test drive. more »

A strike by Kia contract workers has halted production at the automaker's main plant near Seoul, South Korea. The plant accounts for 42% of of Kia's total output. No word on when the Hwaseong plant will resume operations. [Drive.com.au]

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i won!

Profiles in Badge Engineering Courage: Daewoo Launches G2X

The Saturn Sky roadster is apparently GM's two-seater for the global market (sorry, Solstice). A version has already found its way into the Opel lineup as the Opel GT. Now, GM's Korean connection Daewoo's getting its own Sky. Make that the G2X. First shown at the Seoul motor show earlier this year, the G2X will get the same 2.0-liter direct-injection turbo four (producing 265 hp) as the US Saturn Sky Red Line. The price? Millions and millions of Won. More »

7:49 AM on Fri Aug 24 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,615 views, 23 comments

Latest by Frost Face: Can't say much for the car, but I like me that azn wimmens on the left though.... more »

spy photos

Kia Soul in the US Southwest

Early in 2006, we saw the Kia Soul concept at the Detroit auto show. Back then, we thought the blocky, two-door was a clever prospect for a future, brand-defining small SUV. Now, spies have seen what looks to be a closer-to-market version of the Soul. Word is it'll be available only in front-wheel drive, powered by a 2.0-liter four over a five-speed autobox. That means the company is going for maximum econobox potential, not flash factor like its Skoda Yeti concept counterpart. Look for it in your grocer's freezer by late 2008. [World Car Fans]

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1:15 PM on Tue Aug 21 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,063 views, 4 comments

Latest by yellofury: @Seth L: true unless the General decides to bring forth the Groove concept...Toyota really screwed up the xB formula..they took a simple and practical car and made it heavy with less fuel efficiency Maybe Nissan will bring the Cube3 more »

frankfurt auto show

Another Side to the C'eed: Kia Reveals Back of Hatch

It may just look like the rear section of a run-of-the-mill European hatchback to you, but to Kia it's yet another facet of its new C'eed three-door, the company's most important model in the grab-a-piece-of Europe sweepstakes. Earlier this month we saw the front, of ex-Audi designer Peter Schreyer's continental design. The rear reminds us of Opels and Volkswagens and other such asymmetrically portal'd runabouts. That's exactly what Kia doesn't want, though we're not sure a few carve-outs placed strategically are enough to make the C'eed a standout in a hatch-crowded market. We'll see in Frankfurt.

4:25 PM on Mon Aug 6 2007
By Mike Spinelli
556 views, 3 comments

Latest by SecretAZNMan: I hope the production model looks just like this. I thought the 5-door concept Ceed looked great, but the production model was too bland. They really need to put a +160 hp motor in it and export it more »

frankfurt auto show

Kia Reveals Three-Door Cee'd

It may not look like a big deal, but the Kia C'eed three-door hatch is the most significant vehicle to hit European shores since that 1911 Gräf & Stift Rois De Blougne tourer blew a rod, killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand and subsequently starting World War I. Maybe not quite that, but the C'eed three door is significant for its leading-edge design by former Audi scribbler and head of Kia's European design office, Peter Schreyer. The Slovakian-built hatch will show up at the Frankfurt show before going on sale, continentally, in December, competing with such C-segment mainstays as the Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus and Vauxhall "Prince Henry." More »

7:09 AM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,604 views, 5 comments

Latest by Smokescreen: {competing with such C-segment mainstays as the Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus and Vauxhall "Prince Henry."} That reminds me, you guys need to put a Prince Henry or a 30/98 in the fantasy garage. I think there are some old-timers in the more »

get my maepsy home unscathed!

The Grim Life Of Korean Designated Drivers

We've all heard about various services that let folks who've swilled a few too many Everclear-and-Hawaiian-Punch cocktails dial a number and have a sober driver show up to drive them home in their own cars (Top Gear has documented such a service in London, for example). However, the South Korean version of this service has the nation's 100,000 rent-a-designated-driver employees toiling in a Dickensian world of belligerent customers, rides hitched home from edge-city truck stops, and general harshness. The whole thing sounds like good material for a plaintive country song, Korean style.

Drinkers in Korea Dial for Designated Drivers [New York Times]

Related:
Booze-Induced Drivin' Confidence Through The Ages [internal]

4:30 PM on Wed Jul 11 2007
By Murilee Martin
557 views, Comment

slaking our rondo thirst

Jalopnik Reviews: Rondo Korean BBQ Tour, Part 3

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slaking our rondo thirst

Jalopnik Reviews: Kia Rondo Korean BBQ Tour, Part 2

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slaking our rondo thirst

Jalopnik Reviews: Kia Rondo Korean BBQ Tour, Part 1


One of the more inane ways to review an automobile is to lambaste the machine for something it was never designed to be. Carping about how a Lancer Evolution rides harshly, or has a budget interior is an example of this phenomenon. Tom McCahill wouldn't pull such shenanigans, and neither will we. With that bit of reflexivity out of the way, we'll now get into a Kia Rondo. We admit that we first liked the Rondo solely because of its racy if not somewhat humorous moniker. Almost instantly, and amid exclamations of space wagons, we thought anything named Rondo simply had to be good. As it turns out the spacey wagon is good. In order to reach this conclusion we tested Rondo by using it for its intended purpose of moving people around. To pay tribute to Rondo's country of manufacture, we rolled these same people to as many Los Angeles area Korean BBQ establishments we could get to inside of a week. Read on for driving and BBQ impressions. More »

Feature

2:00 PM on Wed Jun 20 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
1,797 views, 24 comments

Latest by akirachan: @jonnylieberman: Yeah their cold noodle soup is some kinda top-secret recipe and you can't take it home...Funky! more »

classic ad watch

You Say Jeep, I Say Ssangyong Korando!

You like macho announcers and cheezoid Casio-derived action-movie music in your car ads? Korea's the place! This ad for the Ssangyong Korando, a license-built CJ-7 clone built in the 80s and early 90s, shows what a reliable horse-outrunning, trailer-towing machine looks like. Korando! – Murilee Martin More »

1:30 PM on Wed Jun 20 2007
By Murilee Martin
840 views, 6 comments

helping others help themselves help others

Hyundai Shows Dealers How To Sell RWD Vehicles

It used to be so easy being a Hyundai dealer — they've never had to sell a vehicle with anything but front-wheel or all-wheel drive. So we're glad to see the Korean company's helping their sales staff understand the differences between the various drivetrains as they ready the Genesis — their first V8-powered rear-wheel sports sedan for the 'merican market. We're all about providing a service to the industry and as a way of helping out here's a great article at CanadianDriver which we think could help greatly in explaining the differences. Why CanadianDriver? Mainly because we're seriously getting a kick out of just thinking about Canadians helping the sales staff of a Korean company explain the benefits of rear-wheel drive to American buyers. I mean come on, how United Nations is that shit? Eat your heart out, Bolton! – Ray Wert More »

11:45 AM on Mon May 7 2007
By Ray Wert
642 views, 7 comments

Latest by Turboner: Ray, Bolton's heart was already eaten by the NeoCons. Don't tease him. more »

news

Seoul Motor Show: Renault-Samsung QMX

It's the Quest Motoring Experience, and it's a version of the Renault Koleos mini SUV for the Korean market. And by Korean market, we don't mean the place where we get our coffee, energy bars and the odd onion or copy of Sport Compact Car. It's got Renault's spanky 1.7-liter turbodiesel four under the hood, producing 177 hp and 5,769 lb-ft of torque (or whatever). It also has hill start assist, descent control and a clamshell tailgate for ease of loading and unloading batches of homemade kimchee. – Mike Spinelli More »

8:00 AM on Sat Apr 7 2007
By Mike Spinelli
3,066 views, 4 comments

Latest by Miscellanea: Side and rear scream Cayenne. more »

concept cars

Seoul Motor Show: The GM Daewoo L4X

The amortizing of GM's Holden-built rear-drive Zeta platform continues on the Korean Peninsula. It's a rear-drive show car dubbed the L4X, intro'd at the Seoul auto show this week, amid well-dressed salarymen and the prom queens who sweat them. The pre-production model, whose design is based on several Holden models like the Caprice and Statesman, will become the latest GM-Daewoo flagship when the series model arrives in late 2008. It's powered by Holden's 3.6-liter Alloytec V6 (258 hp) hooked to a five-speed automatic transmission. – Mike Spinelli More »

5:42 PM on Fri Apr 6 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,076 views, 6 comments

Latest by Turboner: RWD, but no manual trans :( more »