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VIDEO: RMR Genesis Coupe runs, turns and poses for pictures

Merritt Johnson — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:01:00 EST

Filed under: Motorsports, SEMA Show, Performance, Videos, Hyundai

Click above for a high-res gallery of the RMR Genesis Coupe

Rhys Millen Racing's Hyundai Genesis Coupe enjoyed some time in the spotlight at SEMA, but it's hard to see the potential of the new coupe sitting stationary on the show stand. So RMR brought out the Genesis Coupe to take up space in their pit during the Red Bull Drifting World Championship and the crew at Streetfire.net captured some video of the Genesis running around, posing or pics. In the clip, the pilot of the coupe never put his boot down, but it still sounded mean with a deep gurgle and the Turbonetics turbocharger whirring at low rpms. In person, the build also came across as very well constructed with a lot of attention to detail. Regardless of the advertised build time, it was carefully pieced together by a knowledgeable bunch.

Be sure and check out the galleries below for the whole collection of RMR Genesis Coupe images and hit the jump to check out the video.

Gallery: RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Gallery: SEMA 2008: Rhys Millen Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Gallery: RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe

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SEMA 2008: Rhys Millen's RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Damon Lavrinc — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:45:00 EST

Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Tuners, Coupe

Click above for a high-res gallery of the RMR Genesis Coupe

Rhys Millen Racing (RMR) took delivery of one turbocharged 2.0-liter Hyundai prototype on August 8th and after 12 weeks of stripping, fabricating and building, created this: the "Art of Speed" Genesis Coupe.

The project began with RMR removing all the body panels and creating carbon fiber pieces to replace the front bumper, fenders, doors, side skirts and more. RMR wouldn't divulge how much weight was trimmed from the Genesis Coupe, but figure a production door weighs 68 pounds and the carbon fiber unit comes in under nine pounds, there's a lot of mass missing here compared to its stock counterpart.

The 2.0-liter turbo is equipped with a Turbonetics turbocharger, wastegate and blow-off valve, along with a custom intake manifold, while suspension duties are handled by two-way adjustable KW coilovers. New sway bars and adjustable lower control arms were also fabricated, helping to keep the 18x9.5 (front) and 18x10.5-inch (rear) SSR Type-F wheels and Bridgestone Potenza slicks planted on the ground.

The interior, complete with roll cage, custom gauges and fire suppression system is ready to race, and don't be surprised to see Rhys campaigning a similar car in the coming time attack season.

Hit the jump for all the details, along with a video of the build up, and see the galleries below for a host of live and studio shots.

Gallery: SEMA 2008: Rhys Millen Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Gallery: RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe

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SEMA Preview: RMR hard at work on Hyundai Genesis coupe

Damon Lavrinc — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:58:00 EST

Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Tuners, Coupe, Hyundai

Click above for a high-res gallery of the RMR Hyundai Genesis coupe

Rhys Millen and his team of tuners at RMR are burning the midnight oil preparing one of the three Genesis coupes for SEMA, and if there's a sure-fire way of getting our attention, it's with a flat-mount intercooler.

In addition to the new breathing mods fitted to the turbocharged, 2.0-liter, RMR has swapped out the front and rear fenders, doors and roof with carbon fiber pieces, along with fitting a massive rear wing, customized air ducting and an eight-point roll cage. Race gas will be delivered courtesy of a custom fuel cell with dual fuel inlets mounted out back and a Sparco fire suppression system appears to be partially installed. Judging by the ride height, the coupe is already sitting on the KW coilovers, but the Enkei wheels and HKS sequential gearbox haven't been fitted. Looking through the photos, it would appear that the RMR Genesis is still a few days away from paint, so we're taking up a collection around Autoblog HQ to send as case of RedBull to Rhys and his team.

Gallery: RMR Genesis Coupe teaser

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