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Old 06-29-2008, 08:10 AM
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btw, I saw one on the freeway today with a Michigan plate... (60 freeway, going west Diamond Bar, CA). It was in the carpool lane, I caught up to take a picture of it with my camera phone, but it came out so bad, I'm not even going to bother posting. Anyway, there were 2 people in the car... I was coasting along side with them, I rolled down the window, and gave them a thumbs up, and the passenger returned with his, both were Korean (Yes, us Asians can tell each other apart).
C'mon finish up what you were saying... those guys in the car turned their heads and did they give you a smile or what? more detail please?

Props to you for giving them a thumbs up.

It was the V8 model... cause I saw a "4.6" badging
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Originally Posted by Manual Transmission
C'mon finish up what you were saying... those guys in the car turned their heads and did they give you a smile or what? more detail please?

Props to you for giving them a thumbs up.
sorry, I should've been more detailed... the passenger returned with a thumbs up, and then proceeded to tell the driver what I did... then their lane slowed down so I just carried on...

btw, I meant to say... they looked very corporate
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Originally Posted by is300eater
sorry, I should've been more detailed... the passenger returned with a thumbs up, and then proceeded to tell the driver what I did... then their lane slowed down so I just carried on...

btw, I meant to say... they looked very corporate
Cool..... thanx!


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what a cheap looking car........ i cant beleive any1 would wanna buy a hyundia..... they are pos ffs.... looks like a 2008 excel to me....... so ugly....... sooooo cheap looking. *end red text*
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Thumbs down

LOL! Great post Costco boy. Thanks for educating us.
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Old 06-29-2008, 11:09 PM
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I'm hoping he was being sarcastic.

Generally speaking, new Hyundais are very good vehicles....it's their perception amongst the uninformed buying public that needs improving.
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well people still think these are the same crappy hyundais they sold in the 80s and early 90s, which isn't the case
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he was being sarcastic, thus the *end red text* at the end of his comment
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!nope not being sarcastic.. usualy i type with perfick grammer and spelling; especially in this post?
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Hyundai Genesis V8 vs BMW 7 series.


umm.....I dont know how much Hyundai paid these guys in video, but it looks pretty biased to me. But interesting nonetheless.

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Hyundai Genesis V8 vs BMW 7 series.


umm.....I dont know how much Hyundai paid these guys in video, but it looks pretty biased to me. But interesting nonetheless.

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Do you speak Spanish? I don't so I wouldn't know they were biased even if they were saying "Hyundai paid us to say nice things bout the car" the entire time.
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Do you speak Spanish? I don't so I wouldn't know they were biased even if they were saying "Hyundai paid us to say nice things bout the car" the entire time.

it seems like the driver of BMW 7 series wasnt using full power? I dont know, I could be wrong. I am just surprised how BMW 7 series got burned that badly by Hyunda Genesis V8.
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Originally Posted by msl82
it seems like the driver of BMW 7 series wasnt using full power? I dont know, I could be wrong. I am just surprised how BMW 7 series got burned that badly by Hyunda Genesis V8.
This review in the Chicago Sun Times corroborates the Spanish review:

http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/au...enesis.article
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it still haven't came out yet in my location. and they don't have a clue when they are going to get it.
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I'm not sure if it's been posted anywhere in this thread, but does anybody know when the Genesis will be available in Canada?
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Drove by the Hyundai dealership today and saw one as I was passing. I thought it was a 5 series at first because of the rear end
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Hyundai Genesis commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIPAFr1TK3w

I like the line at the end
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That was pretty good...

On a related note, the Genesis looks awesome in black with some nice wheels.

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that is actually pretty suite
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Originally Posted by S A CHO
That was pretty good...

On a related note, the Genesis looks awesome in black with some nice wheels.


Old 07-06-2008, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by S A CHO
That was pretty good...

On a related note, the Genesis looks awesome in black with some nice wheels.

looks great.
Old 07-06-2008, 09:06 PM
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looks like a benz body, beemer tails, with almost a play out of the lexus IS-F playbook with those doubled, stack-like chrome exhaust tips.
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Originally Posted by S A CHO
That was pretty good...

On a related note, the Genesis looks awesome in black with some nice wheels.

Hmm... Is that Bentley badge? . By the way, the stock Genesis doesn't have the quad exhaust.

Nice looking car though.
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Hmm... Is that Bentley badge? . By the way, the stock Genesis doesn't have the quad exhaust.

Nice looking car though.
That is the Genesis wings badge, very similar to the Bentley badge.
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yeah, is that PS? Cuz it's got quad pipes... I have to admit... tho, I think the back end of the car is better looking than the front
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Originally Posted by S A CHO
That is the Genesis wings badge, very similar to the Bentley badge.
Thanks! I can see a lawsuit coming from Bentley soon.
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Originally Posted by zen68
Thanks! I can see a lawsuit coming from Bentley soon.

the whole badge thing was discussed like a year ago in the Genesis thread
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http://forums.thecarlounge.com/zerothread?id=3911400

someone bought a genesis and posted bunch of pics.

i like everything but the wheel.
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Originally Posted by chungkopi
http://forums.thecarlounge.com/zerothread?id=3911400

someone bought a genesis and posted bunch of pics.

i like everything but the wheel.
Man, that looks good.
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why in the world would they not include the winged emblems on the US car...those are awsome looking IMO



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Lovin' it.
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Dayum...nice looking coupe.
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How many of these will be debadged?

Great looking ride! and stock brembos to boot!
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Would have liked to have seen the interior.

Where/when were these taken?
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Would have liked to have seen the interior.

Where/when were these taken?
from the file url (http://file1.bobaedream.co.kr) they are hosted in Korea...

Looks damn nice in red, and these pics make it look better than it looks in some of the Hyundai factory pictures
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I like the car a lot but with some of the choices they made, this car shouldn't be more than an Accord EX-L V6 coupe.
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Originally Posted by charliemike
I like the car a lot but with some of the choices they made, this car shouldn't be more than an Accord EX-L V6 coupe.
I don't know if you were referring to the Accord EX-L V6 coupe with regards to performance or pricing, but compared to the previous things that Hyundais were compared with (e.g. ) I'd say they're in pretty good company at that point.

I like the paint-matching inserts on the seats... clearly seen on both the front and rear seats in pic #2. Don't see that as an option on the Accord coupe....?
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i really cant wait to see these hit the streets


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