Hyundai Genesis: Reviews and Pricing Up
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Cross an IS350 with a 335i, add a dash of Azera, and you pretty much get the Genesis. I don't care much for that grille with the HUGE oval cut-out, or the giant quasi-Lincoln badge set in the steering wheel, but it all looks pretty decent otherwise.
If the top-gun sedan moves in for under $30K like I think it will, my God, it will be one of the biggest steals of the century... "Out-Lexusing" Lexus.
If the top-gun sedan moves in for under $30K like I think it will, my God, it will be one of the biggest steals of the century... "Out-Lexusing" Lexus.
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But is there a slot above the nav screen that allows you to play "Sonic the Hedgehog?"
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Okay, I'm not sold on the grille, either, and, at the moment, it looks....well...not sporty. More like a Lexus LS, which makes me think it's what the LS used to be: a very good RWD Buick.
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Okay, I'm not sold on the grille, either, and, at the moment, it looks....well...not sporty. More like a Lexus LS, which makes me think it's what the LS used to be: a very good RWD Buick.
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Wow! I first thought I was viewing a Lexus LS 450...
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-> I think that funky-looking grille won't be on the export model outside Korea, I think it will be more subtle if is going to be marketed globally just like some JDM cars. 
-> Or maybe for the use of radar-guided cruise control like MBZ and Lexus, but I know that they will work their way around it.
-> Or maybe for the use of radar-guided cruise control like MBZ and Lexus, but I know that they will work their way around it.
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i understand what you guys mean by "it is car and will look like other cars", but i just wanted to post this.
you can kind of see the resemblence in the front end, but that doesn't matter to me. i still like it, especially that interior
. the price is right and it has V8 power. it looks like we have a winner.
you can kind of see the resemblence in the front end, but that doesn't matter to me. i still like it, especially that interior
. the price is right and it has V8 power. it looks like we have a winner.
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But today they are. You can't sell a car that looks like another car today on the basis that "80 years ago, cars all looked the same."
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Toyota did it for 40 years. And when Toyota stopped doing it, they created the Lexus brand so Lexus could do it.philly cheese
Anyways, I will wait and see if the rear end turns out as nice as it was on the concept, but the front end is kind of a wash. I saw it and instantly though "Chinese Lexus knock-off." The grill is rather odd, but then again, we may not get it on ours. And even if we do, the grill itself isn't too hard of a thing to replace (and since this one is shaped and sized right, it could transform the front of the car easily).
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I have to say, I don't like the grille, at all. That MUST be changed, immediately...
For that kind of money, performance and presumed quality, the only other alternative that will come anywhere close to that would be the $30K Pontiac G8 GT. But that may be a bit "too harsh" for the older folks who will be buying this. My suggestion?
Dear General Motors,
Given how awesome this new Hyundai Genesis is, please tell me that you have plans to not back down without a fight. Clearly, the Chinese-market Park Avenue (based on the Zeta chassis) could easily compete against this Korean powerhouse. Similar power outputs and other options make it a simple means of certifying the car for North American sales, it could be an instant hit... Simply put, the Lucerne won't be enough. I hope someone is reading this. This Korean car is too awesome. Please help...
Sincerely,
YSSMAN, a concerned GM fan
For that kind of money, performance and presumed quality, the only other alternative that will come anywhere close to that would be the $30K Pontiac G8 GT. But that may be a bit "too harsh" for the older folks who will be buying this. My suggestion?
Dear General Motors,
Given how awesome this new Hyundai Genesis is, please tell me that you have plans to not back down without a fight. Clearly, the Chinese-market Park Avenue (based on the Zeta chassis) could easily compete against this Korean powerhouse. Similar power outputs and other options make it a simple means of certifying the car for North American sales, it could be an instant hit... Simply put, the Lucerne won't be enough. I hope someone is reading this. This Korean car is too awesome. Please help...
Sincerely,
YSSMAN, a concerned GM fan
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I really like the interior. The exterior is a bit bland, but overall it looks pretty good. Apart from that grill of course.
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That interior is just the business. Better than any Toyota/Lexus, Nissan, or even BMW interior I've ever seen. The exterior is ok, I don't prefer the grille however. But, that doesn't detract me away from how brilliant the car is in every other possible way.
Oh and this caught my eye:
Oh and this caught my eye:
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It's longer, softer, more appealing to the older buyer who'd look at a Genesis. The Pontiac is aimed at a younger executive crowd, thus it's a bit firmer.
[pun4fun] I SEE NO SEGA CARTRIDGE PORT. I am apalled. [/pun4fun]
[pun4fun] I SEE NO SEGA CARTRIDGE PORT. I am apalled. [/pun4fun]
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- And they look better
- Cheaper too
Looks like a lexus that looked like a mercedes. So a mercedes lexus lookalike with a iDrive/audi mmi copy inside the car.
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for much, much less.
