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Michael Fabian
Tinkerer
queensland
soarer JZZ31
Posts: 78
Reg: 07-2008
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This is the new Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
GENESIS COUPE HIGHLIGHTS
• Hyundai’s second rear-wheel drive performance car
• 306 horsepower (est.)from enhanced 3.8-litre V6 from Genesis sedan
• Std. 212 horsepower (est.) turbocharged, intercooled inline four cylinder
• Genesis Coupe arrives in the spring of 2009 as a 2010 model
Stock one,
Some modified ones
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Tim Ross
TryHard
Qld
V8 - NEED TCS BUTTON, pm if you have a spare thx
Posts: 435
Reg: 09-2007
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Wonder how much trade in I could get on the soarer for one?
I like them... reckon they look great!
Here's another:
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Tim Ross
TryHard
Qld
V8 - NEED TCS BUTTON, pm if you have a spare thx
Posts: 436
Reg: 09-2007
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I believe there is also talk of a V8 model iirc |
Matt Sartori
TryHard
Western Australia
TT
Posts: 102
Reg: 08-2008
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In the end, its still a hyundai :3 |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 3276
Reg: 11-2005
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Ummm it's Korean, it can just bugger off.
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Ben Daniel
Goo Roo
WA
UZZ31 & JZA80
Posts: 1843
Reg: 03-2006
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Wow... the first hyundai thats actually buyable. (in my opinion anyway)
my mums had 3 hyundais and they all start to fall apart around 100,000km's/5 years which is why thats all their warranty offers and they are so cheap. They are just very flimsy made cars. |
James Doughton
Tinkerer
nsw
SC400 Soarer limited v8
Posts: 43
Reg: 03-2007
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they look cool 2 me!!!!! What would the price be???? |
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z
Posts: 2124
Reg: 03-2006
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it looks good. But......its a hyundai. Hyundgay.
Honestly, wheres the cred in owning one.....let alone *omg* Modifying one??? |
Tim Ross
TryHard
Qld
V8 - NEED TCS BUTTON, pm if you have a spare thx
Posts: 437
Reg: 09-2007
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Many could say the same about doing up a Toyota |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 3279
Reg: 11-2005
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There is quite a gap between a Hyundai and a Toyota though Tim.
But both are 'plagued' with being Asian cars. |
Tim Ross
TryHard
Qld
V8 - NEED TCS BUTTON, pm if you have a spare thx
Posts: 439
Reg: 09-2007
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Mike... I was just throwing the bait out and seeing how long it would stay on the water
Hell, Hyundai came a long way in build quality when they stopped making the excel and replaced it with the Accent.. who's to say they havent done the same thing again with this vehicle.
Its a new market they are pushing themselves into... odds are they will want to be doing it right for it to work, after all, they would be well aware of their brand perception amongst the market they are targetting this vehicle to. |
Justin Camilleri
DieHard
QLD
Had a 85 MZ10, 92 TT, Now 91 TT
Posts: 927
Reg: 07-2005
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I'd like to hear what Top Gear says about it. If they have it on their show. |
Ben Lipman
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer TT manual
Posts: 1224
Reg: 04-2006
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Mike Beck wrote on Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 04:21 pm:
it's Korean, it can just bugger off
Wasn't that long ago most Australians were saying that about japanese cars.
I like it. At least someone has the balls to make what a lot of us want, small rear drive car that doesn't cost three times the average annual wage.
Just need to iron out that silly wrinkle along the waist line (after the window). Looks odd. |
Tim Ross
TryHard
Qld
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Posts: 441
Reg: 09-2007
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Yeah, I reckon the doors and the rear of the 1/4 panels could be a panelbeaters nightmare... have a look at the reflections from the grey one with all the 3's in the numberplate.
Imagine having to straighten that? |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 3282
Reg: 11-2005
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Justin Camilleri wrote on Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 09:34 pm:I'd like to hear what Top Gear says about it. If they have it on their show.
They commented on it in a news piece last year.
Clarkson noted how the kink in the rear 1/4 window after the door, was possibly due to the designer sneezing through a reaction after eating a sandwich with 'spaniel' in it.
Rather funny as usual |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 4542
Reg: 03-2006
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Those modded ones look damn hot ! |
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z
Posts: 2125
Reg: 03-2006
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Well, what have hyundai got to lose right? They have absolutely ZERO performance cred, ZERO race cred so I guess they CAN take the risk of being plastered with negative comments.
Like "why bother" and "its a frekin hyundai" and "while it definately looks sexy, its still hyundai".
Give em 10 years and they miught be able to build a sports car based on......sports. |
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z
Posts: 2126
Reg: 03-2006
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Way to rip off a 350z though. |
Michael Fabian
Tinkerer
queensland
soarer JZZ31
Posts: 79
Reg: 07-2008
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Aaron Mead wrote on Sunday, February 01, 2009 - 07:21 pm:Way to rip off a 350z though.
They didn't rip off the 350z, they already had this shape back in 96 with the hyundai tiburon. The 350z didn't come into production till 2003. |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 3289
Reg: 11-2005
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It actually looks like a Celica!
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Michael Fabian
Tinkerer
queensland
soarer JZZ31
Posts: 80
Reg: 07-2008
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It looks a bit like a 2002+ Integra, lol |
Michael Fabian
Tinkerer
queensland
soarer JZZ31
Posts: 81
Reg: 07-2008
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Just found some interesting pics.
No air bag deployed!!! |
Alex Barbieri
TryHard
VIC
V8 GT-L
Posts: 351
Reg: 08-2007
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Well that looks safe... anyway...
It does look good, and you can rubbish the brand all day but they keep winning awards for reliability and buyer satisfaction.
Every make needs to start somewhere, this could be the car that creates Hyundai's performance reputation.
There's a lot of hype and excitement about it, and the tuners are already on board by the looks of things. Could be a winner. |
Tristan Gregory
Tinkerer
QLD
N/A 
Posts: 43
Reg: 10-2008
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I went from thinking "Nice looking car" to "Oh my god, that is a death trap!"....
T |
Alex Barbieri
TryHard
VIC
V8 GT-L
Posts: 352
Reg: 08-2007
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Crumple zones? haha |
Robert Day
TryHard
victoria
v8 & TT
Posts: 126
Reg: 01-2007
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Curious what makes it a Death trap ??? Did you see the size of the concrete support that it hit !! I reckon it stood up well ( internally that is, except for the fact that as mentioned the Air bag didn't deploy !! bit of a worry hopefully they get that sorted for the Aus model's !!! ) ..
I am far from being a Korean car fan, but priced right that would be a top little car i reckon .. |
Matt Sartori
TryHard
Western Australia
TT
Posts: 106
Reg: 08-2008
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It'll buff out. |
Ben Daniel
Goo Roo
WA
UZZ31 & JZA80
Posts: 1847
Reg: 03-2006
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I bet it hit that pole at 30km's an hour. |
Matt Sartori
TryHard
Western Australia
TT
Posts: 107
Reg: 08-2008
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Judging from this pic, i'm curious as to how he managed to hit the ONLY solid object there
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Ryan Posselt
TryHard
NSW
Celsior V8
Posts: 343
Reg: 08-2006
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I reckon it looks pretty good actually. And I like the hip line Let go easy on Hyundai as well I mean... at least its not a Ssangyong |
Gary Poloskei
TryHard
A.C.T
Soarer JZZ30 GT-TL
Posts: 271
Reg: 01-2008
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looks great... |
Gary Redman
TryHard
NSW
UZZ31
Posts: 179
Reg: 09-2005
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That car handled the impact perfectly. Style looks great. Good luck to them. Years ago they had the marketing sense to put out the Xcel at $11,990 drive away and it put them on the map and made everyone else look at their pricing. This new car has come a long way since the escoupe and I wouldn't mind having one. I would probably get rid of the big "H" in the grill though |
Kate Green
TryHard
NSW
HJ Holden Ute (350 Chev), WB(253), Rodeo, TT Soarer, Fatboy
Posts: 402
Reg: 07-2005
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I agree totally with Ryan, Gary and Gary. Depending on how it handles and the rest of it, I would get one too. We used to have the FX coupe and it was quite zippy although it got a bit floaty at 200km per hour. |
Tim Ross
TryHard
Qld
V8 - NEED TCS BUTTON, pm if you have a spare thx
Posts: 448
Reg: 09-2007
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200kmh makes it faster than most soarers hahaha |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 3293
Reg: 11-2005
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Where is Phil Collins in all of this? |
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