Hyundai Genesi go flying off transport truck in South Korea
Hyundai expects the 2009 Genesis Sedan to fly off the showroom floor. However, few were probably amused when a pair of the brand-new Korean sedans took a leap from a transporter. We don't know many details other than the incident occurred somewhere in South Korea. Of course, we don't consider this incident extremely newsworthy, but as a blog we do find these automotive-related human errors with expensive aftermaths rather fascinating. Keep 'em coming.
Gallery: 2009 Hyundai Genesis Sedan Crash
[Source: CarScoop]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
f3rg 2:59PM (3/25/2008)
Man, what a waste. :(
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Seoultrain 3:02PM (3/25/2008)
That beige one looks beautiful on its side.
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zamafir 3:17PM (3/25/2008)
so is that bentley esc badge making it stateside? :P
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Brett- BMW Advo 3:13PM (3/25/2008)
noo.. nowww they look good!
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John R 3:18PM (3/25/2008)
Between this and the wrecked GT-R in Malaysia Ebay is going to be a "good as new" parts bonanza.
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sophie 3:24PM (3/25/2008)
those genesi have klingon forehead grills (w/ pseudo-bentley badge above them) ... what happened to the vertical black bar for the korean market version? i wanted that here, but instead they got our ugly version there ...
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k.w.a 3:27PM (3/25/2008)
lol
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polar 3:28PM (3/25/2008)
Blur the back plates buy not the front... nice going. LOL
I for one can't wait to give this a test drive when it hits the states.
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Jon 3:34PM (3/25/2008)
I am not surprised. When I lived in Seoul it was not uncommon to see motorbikes used to deliver natural gas to homes. Of course to get the most tanks on the back of a motorbike, one has to lay them on their side in pairs, and then stack them sometimes as high as 12 or 18.
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Hooper 3:34PM (3/25/2008)
Since 'genesis' is a Greek word, I doubt its plural is 'genesi'.
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jgp 3:44PM (3/25/2008)
Correct. The proper plural is 'geneses' (or 'geneseis' if you want to be closer to the original Greek).
almost Dr. G.. 4:02PM (3/25/2008)
i love the fact that there are tools like me on autoblog..
thanks dude!
Matt 5:26PM (3/25/2008)
Wait, Genesis in this case is a proper noun, so wouldn't the plural be Genesises? Like Lexuses and Focuses? Hmm, not sure on this one!
Hooper 9:14AM (3/26/2008)
@Matt: Re: The plural of 'Lexus'
FWIW, the plural of 'nexus' (in English, anyway) is 'nexus' or 'nexuses'.
Jordan 3:35PM (3/25/2008)
Serves them right for coping so many car companies in one single design
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BirdmanSTX 3:42PM (3/25/2008)
... and for copying so many car companies too... :)
pscs 4:03PM (3/25/2008)
the tail lights resemble the 3 series coupe...
jsjs 4:28PM (3/25/2008)
That's better than Lexus doing a straight-up rip-off of the S-Class when it introduced the LS - and at least the Genesis is better looking.
psarhjinian 4:33PM (3/25/2008)
Yes, they have four wheels, four doors and an engine in the front. Obviously a rip-off.
Look, if you want original, ask Scion to bring the Hako to production or Pontiac to resurrect the Aztek. Otherwise, accept the fact that people, by and large, don't want weird cards.
C.W. 3:40PM (3/25/2008)
that's the perfect place for them.
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