Archive for the ‘News and Numbers’ Category
Beyond Redline Developing Intercooler Upgrade
Beyond Redline has fabbed up their prototype bar and plate aftermarket intercooler upgrade for the 2.0T Genesis Coupe. They say that it is the largest core you can fit in the front end without structural modifications – and with a great high quality core this provides at least a 20hp improvement over similar aftermarket intercoolers. [...]
Buschur Racing Gets Their Genesis Coupe
Buschur Raching has their 2.0T Track in their hands now. It’s nice to see that big name tuners are getting into the Genesis Coupe with this kind of enthusiasm. As soon as they got the car, they posted up some nice pictures in this thread on GenesisForums, then moved onto the dyno and started testing [...]
Short Video Interview with Derek Joyce
Lou Ann Hammond at CarList does a mini interview with Derek Joyce, the Genesis Coupe product manager. CarList puts the Genesis Coupe as the Kia Genesis Coupe, but we know better, don’t we? Click here to to see their post, or just click play on the video above.
Genesis Coupe Lease Rates
RideWithG has posted lease information for the Genesis Coupe – it looks as if the 36 month term is the best deal but actual dealer pricing will vary based on options and incentives. Click here to see the article. The long-awaited Hyundai Genesis Coupe is here and doesn’t seem to disappoint. The sweet-spot on this [...]
Hyundai Genesis Coupe Press Live Webcast Event
We’re tuned in right now to Hyundai’s live webcast for the Genesis Coupe – we’re going to post updates here as we keep watching. Click “Read more” to see our live updates! EDIT: The press conference is over and done with. Many great points were addressed, and it was nice to see that Hyundai did [...]
Edward Loh on Genesis Coupe 3.8L vs. 2010 Chevy Camaro
Edward Loh over at MotorTrend has done a quick short comparison between the Genesis Coupe 3.8L and the 2010 Chevy Camaro V6. Though they’re not back to back driving impressions, Edward shares his thoughts and opinions over both cars. What seems like the killer for me on the Camaro is that while it may be [...]
Minor Misinformation, Minor Article
The Post and Courier, a Charleston, SC newspaper has written a small article about the Genesis Coupe. However, a little of their information is wrong, but the article doesn’t go much into depth about the car anyways. He also has a short interview with Paul Zarres, the general sales manager at Palmetto Hyundai. They state [...]
A Gentle Reminder
We have a giveaway in our forums here – if you have 10 posts in our forums by March 22 Sunday, we will automatically enter you in a drawing to get a free keychain flashlight! Keep the little bugger on your keychain and you’ll wonder how you ever dealt without one. Also, if you have [...]
Edmunds Dyno Tests 2.0T
Finally some solid numbers on the 2.0T motor – Edmunds has dyno tested the little beauty and found that it makes very healthy numbers. Perhaps Hyundai is learning from it’s mistakes with the Tiburon? No matter, these numbers look very promising, and no doubt with the tuneability of the turbo motor, this is only the beginning. [...]
Genesis Coupe Sales Soaring, Says Hyundai
Good news for Hyundai – the Genesis Coupe is flying out of the dealers as sales of the Coupe soar, even before the cheaper 2.0T or the track ready R-Spec is up for sale. Suprising is that Hyundai says they did significantly less marketing with the new coupe – I believe they just simply targeted [...]