Comments on: Hyundai to spend $80 million on Genesis marketing

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:23:51 +0000

Thank you Richo. For drive impressions, go to http://www.motortrend.com

By: Richo

Richo — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:30:35 +0000

Captain! I take it all back my friend.. my own further research has proven you to be correct and myself to be incorrect! It’s in asia that genesis is its own brand and yes your right, in the US it will be sold as the Hyundai Genesis. I can understand the logic i guess, hyundai trying to push the “genesis” to consumers under the hyundai badge in an attempt to change peoples perceptions about the brand. Will it work? Probably not i think toyota had it right when they made lexus an entirely seperate brand.

All of this does not change my core opinion however, that being that the genesis is a very good looking car, do a google search for more pics, looks even better from the back and the interior looks pretty smicko too! Only let down by the steering wheel which looks a bit cheap

By: Richo

Richo — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:23:40 +0000

Captain Mainwaring – research my friend! Yes the sedan is already on sale with a hyundai badge on it, however that is only in asia, in the US, the sedan and the upcoming coupe will not be sold as hyundai’s, they will be sold as Genesis’s. A quick search of this very site reveals an article (it won’t let me post it but do a seach on the word genesis and you’ll see it) which details how genesis is a brand, and not a single model. It even has its own spiffy logo! Why would hyundai design a logo for just one car? Does this change your mind captain?

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:38:00 +0000

Iam with Golfie.

REALCARS….see ebay and type in hydrogen and press enter and look at generator or ways to improve fuel economy? Improved mine and I doubted until I first fully witnessed friend do on his Ford Maverick LPG. I doubted until I saw positives!

By: realcars

realcars — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:22:35 +0000

A Lexus badge?

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:20:31 +0000

Unreal flow of design, has real style and real class written all over it!

By: mmmm

mmmm — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:52:20 +0000

A rip off the the Benz S class + it’s just missing something (can’t work out what though!!)

By: Joober

Joober — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:34:21 +0000

Good luck Hyundai, as always theres the stigma of cheap cars around Hyundai how they going to get out of that who knows. Car and shows mags better talk this car up a bit, throw some money their way otherwise it’ll be overlooked.

By: realcars

realcars — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:37:10 +0000

Hyundai have proven to be quicker learners than the Jap brands. Only ones keeping Toyota honest at present.

By: Chucky

Chucky — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:23:11 +0000

Duck Says:
May 27th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Is it me of the Genesis’s front looks/reminds you of the Mercedes-Benz S class?

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It’s not just you. That is a blatant ripoff of the old model Mercedes S-Class.