If that comes true I will buy one brand new and screw the depreciation! A 429HP V8 Hyundai!?!!! In the Coupe with a stick! I think I'm going to faint...
Forums » Grassroots Motorsports » 429HP 5.0L V8 Genesis Coupe!??!?!!!
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June 23, 2010 12:45 p.m. P71 SuperDork
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June 23, 2010 1:03 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork
wonder if they'll kill the power shifts like they do now with the 3.8l though. stands to be scary fast if they do put the big motor in the little car though.
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June 23, 2010 1:04 p.m. z31maniac Dork
If they can do that plus (and I know it's blasphemous) a 7 spd DCT gearbox as slick as the new M3, I will sign on the dotted line tomorrow.
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June 23, 2010 1:09 p.m. Keith SuperDork
I believe this is part of their plan to be faster than a MINI.
Square left in 50 caution ocean!
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June 23, 2010 1:16 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork
Keith wrote: I believe this is part of their plan to be faster than a MINI.
i think you might be on to something there
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June 23, 2010 1:18 p.m. ClemSparks SuperDork
Then they can run in NASCAR!
Yeah, well...sometimes even when it IS broken I don't fix it.
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June 23, 2010 1:23 p.m. AquaHusky New Reader
ClemSparks wrote: Then they can run in NASCAR!
But the car isn't FWD and V6 powered in the showroom. Isn't that a requirement to be eligible to have it run in NASCAR?
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June 23, 2010 1:24 p.m. Tom Heath Webmaster
Hyundai seems to be better at generating hype than race cars. Has anybody (anybody here, not a friend of a friend or a journalist) actually driven the R-spec Genesis coupe? I haven't seen one yet, and I've only seen a couple standard-issue G-coupes autocrossing.
I hope it's true, but I'll believe it when I see it.
I tried drag racing, but kept blowing the apex for turn 2... Xbox Live gamertag— GRM Tom
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June 23, 2010 1:39 p.m. amg_rx7 HalfDork
Nice.
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June 23, 2010 1:40 p.m. ClemSparks SuperDork
AquaHusky wrote:
ClemSparks wrote: Then they can run in NASCAR!
But the car isn't FWD and V6 powered in the showroom. Isn't that a requirement to be eligible to have it run in NASCAR?
Much like Keith...I was just running with popular touchy subjects from other threads on the board
.But yeah...you pretty much nailed it.
Now we need some GTO, K-code falconstang, and Ridgeline comments!
Yeah, well...sometimes even when it IS broken I don't fix it.
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June 23, 2010 2:44 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
I need to go test drive a Genesis....I really do
best picture moments are started with hey y'all watch this
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June 23, 2010 3:41 p.m. forzav12 Reader
do not want
Some Ferraris,Musclecars and other junk.
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June 23, 2010 3:45 p.m. maroon92 SuperDork
forzav12 wrote: do not want
Are you nutso?
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June 23, 2010 3:49 p.m. grimmelshanks Reader
i should get one and drop an ls1 in it! oh wait...
pinion shaft? uh-oh
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June 23, 2010 3:51 p.m. ReverendDexter Dork
There's a time when 429 would've impressed me. But when the Mustang has 412, the Camaro has ~420, the GTO had 400, the Challenger and Charger both have ~420, CTS-Vs are running around with ~560... I'm just jaded to big power numbers.
What I want to know is what's gonna make Hyundai's 429 hp Genesis more worth my money than a Mustang GT? Does it handle significantly better? Will it be significantly cheaper? Will it be significantly lighter? Better interior design? Aftermarket? More open to modding under warranty? Better fuel economy?
--There is no turd more polished than the Ford Mustang--
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June 23, 2010 4:16 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
ReverendDexter wrote: There's a time when 429 would've impressed me. But when the Mustang has 412, the Camaro has ~420, the GTO had 400, the Challenger and Charger both have ~420, CTS-Vs are running around with ~560... I'm just jaded to big power numbers. What I want to know is what's gonna make Hyundai's 429 hp Genesis more worth my money than a Mustang GT? Does it handle significantly better? Will it be significantly cheaper? Will it be significantly lighter? Better interior design? Aftermarket? More open to modding under warranty? Better fuel economy?
well...on the interior note, anythings better than the fisher-price plasticy interiors of GM products
best picture moments are started with hey y'all watch this
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June 23, 2010 4:23 p.m. Gearheadotaku Dork
they should have done this in the first place.....
Old enough to know better, too young too care!
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June 23, 2010 4:27 p.m. scardeal Reader
In reply to ReverendDexter:
I'd think that a Genesis Coupe V8 would weigh slightly less than a Mustang GT.
The main difference between the two would be IRS, if that came out to any appreciable handling difference.
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June 23, 2010 5:54 p.m. jrg77 Reader
Hopefully depreciation on it drops faster than the American V8s and I can buy one sooner. No more new cars for me...
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June 23, 2010 5:56 p.m. Blitzed306 New Reader
Used cars FTW
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June 23, 2010 5:57 p.m. P71 SuperDork
Well it looks a lot better than the new Mustang's...
Michael Pinto - GoKart / 93 Miata STS / 01 P71 Interceptor
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June 23, 2010 5:59 p.m. forzav12 Reader
maroon92 wrote:
forzav12 wrote: do not want
Are you nutso?
Hardly. While Hyundai has made great strides in the continual improvement of their products, they still have a ways to go. They don't "feel" right and fall short in many of the subjective areas that make enthusiasts all tingly inside. I also don't find it particularly attractive. After driving the current offering, I left with a massive case of the mehs.
Some Ferraris,Musclecars and other junk.
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June 23, 2010 6:00 p.m. forzav12 Reader
P71 wrote: Well it *looks* a lot better than the new Mustang's...
Disagree strongly.
Some Ferraris,Musclecars and other junk.
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June 23, 2010 6:05 p.m. Schmidlap Reader
If the 4.6L wouldn't fit in a Genesis Coupe (in a production setting, at least), how will the 5L? I'm guessing Autoblog is just talking out of their butts trying to get some attention for this story since nobody really cares about the Genesis sedan or the Equus.
(Although I guess it's possible Hyundai was talking out of their butts when they said it wouldn't fit.)
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June 23, 2010 6:09 p.m. Appleseed SuperDork
I was wondering how long it would take for someone to do this.
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