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Hyundai wins Advertising Age Marketer of the Year award

Allow us to set the stage. The year was 2009, the month was February. The U.S. economy, which for months had been showing signs of springing a leak, was now fully flooding into five forward compartments. Banks were dead or dying, the housing industry had ground to a halt and without massive influxes of cold, hard government cash, two thirds of the Big Three would have gone belly up. Enter Hyundai. Amidst all the chaos and turmoil, the Korean automaker airs (during the Superbowl, mind you) a very simple commercial stating the following: ... Read more →

SEMA 2009: Production Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec slips into SEMA Frank Filipponio

If someone hadn't reread the Hyundai press release, we might have totally missed seeing the Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec. Compared to the RM460 and other tuned Coupes in the booth, the R-Spec just ...

SEMA 2009: The mid-engine RM460 Hyundai Genesis Coupe has landed Frank Filipponio

It's arrived. Finally. The wickedly awesome Rhys Millen Racing mid-engine V8 version the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is here, and it took every fiber of our being not to hop in and drive it off the SEMA ...

SEMA 2009: Hennessey preps a 500-hp carbon look Genesis Coupe Sam Abuelsamid

John Hennessey is no stranger to extracting power from already quick cars and giving them a unique appearance. More recently, Hennessey has launched a Tuner School to teach others his craft and ...

SEMA Preview: Street Concepts to create custom painted Hyundai Genesis on show floor Sam Abuelsamid

Over the years, thousands of cars with custom paint jobs have littered the floor at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. But almost all of them arrive already ...

SEMA 2009: Hyundai finally delivers racer-friendly Genesis Coupe R-Spec 26 days ago on Autoblog

Back when Hyundai launched its Genesis Coupe last spring, the Korean maker announced that it would be adding another variant targeted specifically at the tuner crowd. As this is being written, the 2.0T R-Spec is being shipped to dealers and will have its official coming out next week in Las ...

Road Trip Review: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe with Navigation [w/VIDEO] 1 month ago on Autoblog

It's been less than a year since the Hyundai Genesis Coupe hit the streets, but the Korean automaker isn't sitting on its hands. Just as it's done in the past, Hyundai is launching a steady stream of refreshed and redesigned models, and even new models – like the Genesis – are ...

New images of Rhys Millen's mid-engine V8 RM460 Genesis Coupe 1 month ago on Autoblog

Last week we first learned about the RM460, the mid-engine V8-powered Hyundai Genesis Coupe that is currently under construction at the shop of Rhys Millen Racing. Millen just a sent us a couple more photos of the progress being made on the car as the crew gets ready for its debut at this year's ...

Autoblog runs the 2009 Targa Trophy rally... in a Hyundai Genesis Coupe! 1 month ago on Autoblog

Honestly, our team – Team Korean War Machine – had low (to no) hopes going into the Los Angeles leg of the 2009 Targa Trophy. Sixty cars were entered and even though our Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 was packing 306 horsepower, most of the other cars were in the 500-horse range – ...

Mid-engine Hyundai Genesis Coupe by Rhys Millen in the works for SEMA 2 months ago on Autoblog

A year ago at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas, Rhys Millen Racing made a splash with it's Hyundai Genesis coupe concept, and this year the team's back with an even more extreme example. Last year's car retained the front engine, rear drive layout of the production car and its turbocharged ...

Mess With Success: Hyundai already seen tweaking Genesis sedan for 2010 2 months ago on Autoblog

Despite claiming great success with its 2009 Genesis sedan, Hyundai doesn't appear to be resting on its laurels. For 2010, there are no cosmetic changes in store, but the entry-level luxury sedan is getting a gentle fettling in the suspension and steering departments along with some additional ...

Hyundai Genesis wins inaugural J.D. Power Vehicle Launch Index study 4 months ago on Autoblog

The metric-meisters over at J.D. Power and Associates have announced that they have added yet another automotive study to their arsenal. This time out, JDP has launched its inaugural Vehicle Launch Index, which seeks to measure how new vehicles perform within their first eight months on the ...

Rhys Millen attacks Pikes Peak in Hyundai Genesis Coupe 4 months ago on Autoblog

Rhys Millen continued his pursuit of the family business this week as he began his 18th attack on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. As one of the most challenging hill climbs in the world at 12.4 miles and 156 turns, in some ways it's as close to running the Nürburgring Nordschleife ...

Hyundai trumps BMW and Jaguar in J.D. Power 2009 APEAL study 4 months ago on Autoblog

Porsche grabs the top spot for the fifth year in a row in the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout (APEAL) Study. For this year's study, the team at JDPA gathered information from more than 80,900 purchasers and lessees of new 2009 model-year cars and ...

Rumormill: Kia Amanti making switch to Genesis RWD platform? 4 months ago on Autoblog

From its divisive baroque styling to its status as the court jester of the rental car circuit, the Kia Amanti has so far lived a less than charmed life. The Amanti's tough luck story could change in a big hurry, however, if a new story from Motor Trend is true. MT is reporting that the Amanti is ...

Double Oops: Wife plows into husband's new Chevy Corvette Z06... in her Hyundai Genesis 4 months ago on Autoblog

We can only imagine how exciting a day it would be to bring home a brand spanking new Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Genesis Owners forum member zedbuyers was feeling that love as he and his wife left a Massachusetts Chevy dealer with a spanking new Cyber Gray Metallic Z06. Zedbuyers was driving from ...

VIDEO: Hyundai pays tribute to 45 years of the Mustang 7 months ago on Autoblog

Ford's been building up to April 17, 2009 for several months now. In these dark days for the auto industry, there isn't a lot worth celebrating so it's understandable that the 45th anniversary of the introduction of the Mustang is drawing some attention. Over the past 45 years, numerous ...

Red Bull Racer: A closer look at Rhys Millen's Hyundai Genesis Coupe 7 months ago on Autoblog

The Red Bull-sponsored Hyundai Genesis Coupe driven by Rhys Millen made its competitive debut at the Formula Drift event in Long Beach, CA this weekend. While Millen was knocked out in the first round, his car was still one of the hottest attractions at the event, garnering plenty of attention ...

VIDEO: 0-60 gets a Hyundai Genesis Coupe to tune and track 7 months ago on Autoblog

As we showed you earlier today, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is proof that the South Koreans know how to have fun. In the hands of the right tuner, Hyundai's rear-wheel drive rocket can go from a good time to great reason to get out of bed in the morning. The guys and gals over at 0-60 Magazine ...

Hyundai reveals Prada edition Genesis ahead of Seoul debut 7 months ago on Autoblog

The devil may wear Prada, but what does he drive? Playing the field, the Italian fashion house has jumped into bed with both Audi and Hyundai for its foray into the automotive sphere. The outcome of Prada's venture with Audi has yet to be realized, but Hyundai has revealed this special edition ...

VIDEO: Drifting 101 with world champion Rhys Millen 7 months ago on Autoblog

Hyundai has set up a new YouTube channel where it's going to be posting videos featuring its cars. The first couple of clips come from the Genesis coupe press intro that just took place in Nevada. You can read Mike Harley's report on that later this week. In the meantime, check out drifting ...

Live webcast of Hyundai Genesis coupe press intro on Wednesday 8 months ago on Autoblog

This Wednesday, March 25, Hyundai will be allowing fans of the new Genesis Coupe a rare opportunity to participate in the press introduction of the new car. When new models come to market, automakers typically invite the media to some location where they get to listen a presentation on the ...

Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T gets strapped onto dyno 8 months ago on Autoblog

As much as we're impressed by the Hyundai Genesis Coupe and its big, optional V6 engine, it's the little 2.0-liter turbocharged four banger that we're most excited about. The idea of a (relatively) lightweight and inexpensive rear-wheel drive coupe with a six-speed manual transmission is enough to ...

Hyundai says Assurance program is effective 9 months ago on Autoblog

Hyundai's Assurance program, launched by the automaker in early January to give wary customers peace of mind if they lose their jobs during the first year of Hyundai ownership, appears to be working. According to the Korean automaker, the program is attracting shoppers. "We think it's responsible ...

Hyund-"eh" Genesis wins Canadian Car of the Year Award 9 months ago on Autoblog

Another trophy has been thrown at the Hyundai Genesis by the Automobile Journalists' Association of Canada: 2009 Canadian Car of the Year. To get to the top spot, the Genesis beat an odd assortment of cars, including the Audi A4 and TTS, the Lexus IS F, Mazda6, and Mercedes CL550 and SL63 AMG. ...

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe to start at $22,000 9 months ago on Autoblog

***UPDATE - Live photo gallery of the production Genesis Coupe added*** We've known rough performance numbers on the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe for some time now: 0-60 in under six seconds, up to 30 mpg with the 2.0T, and so on. But one set of key numbers has eluded us until now: price. Hyundai's ...

Detroit 2009: Hyundai Genesis, Ford F-150 win North American Car and Truck of the Year 10 months ago on Autoblog

Like an automotive continuation of the BCS bowls, winners were crowned for the 16th North American Car of the Year and North American Truck of the Year awards at the Detroit Auto Show this morning. Voted on by 50 automotive journalists in various media from the U.S. and Canada (where's Mexico?), ...

Hyundai Genesis pips Lexus ES350 for Consumer Reports' top-rated "upscale sedan" 10 months ago on Autoblog

Hyundai made it clear from the onset that the new Genesis sedan would upset the balance in the luxury world, particularly at the expense of Lexus. Consumer Reports' latest round of testing proves that Hyundai has succeeded in dethroning Toyota's luxury arm as the latest credible entry into the ...

Next Hyundai Equus is one angry stallion 10 months ago on Autoblog

This is the sketch that follows an earlier rendering of the third generation Hyundai Equus, due in 2010. As far as sedans are concerned, it looks like Hyundai is moving toward the Aston Martin school of design -- make something everyone loves, and then make it a little different and give it ...

Manic Hyundai Sunday: Genesis Coupe to debut in Super Bowl ad 10 months ago on Autoblog

After discovering that Hyundai would be running two separate commercials during the Super Bowl to introduce the Genesis coupe to the masses, we've been trying to imagine what kind of "precision driving footage" Rhys Millen would provide "matched to a completely distinct soundtrack" from cellist ...

Rendered Speculation: 2010 Hyundai Sonata looks Geni-good 11 months ago on Autoblog

Hyundai's Genesis might be knocked as "generic," but some would argue that the car is the most balanced, handsome design to ever issue forth from the Korean juggernaut (at least until the Genesis Coupe rolls up). Range toppers often define the style for the rest of the range, and there's rumored to ...

N.A. Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced 11 months ago on Autoblog

Now that the motoring world has announced the International COTY and TOTY contenders, the finalists for North American Car and Truck of the Year have been revealed. The six chosen chariots consist of some of the same nameplates, but whereas the international body tapped the Dodge Challenger, ...

Hyundai goes even more upscale with Prada Genesis 1 year ago on Autoblog

Nobody blinked when Subaru and L.L. Bean hooked up. Or when Mercury and Nautica got busy. And remember those Levis Edition Jeeps? That actually worked. But South Korea's Hyundai and Italian fashion house Prada? Ummm. Just a few years ago it would have been laughable, and possibly an enormously ...

Hyundai Genesis sedan to get 8-speed automatic 1 year ago on Autoblog

Hyundai is making a serious run at such stalwart luxury marques as Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and BMW with the Genesis sedan. The Korean automaker is already competing directly with those established players using its current range of engines and transmissions, with the 4.6-liter V8 being mated to the ...

SEMA Spy Shots: RKSport Hyundai Genesis 1 year ago on Autoblog

One of our faithful readers was hanging out a gas station not far from our Detroit offices when he spotted what was clearly a new Hyundai Genesis sedan getting a fill up. Now seeing Genesis sedans and other Hyundais in various states of camouflage is not out of the ordinary in these parts over ...

VIDEO: New Hyundai Genesis Coupe commercial from South Korea 1 year ago on Autoblog

When Hyundai publicly unveiled the Genesis Coupe at the New York Auto Show earlier this year, it did so with a barrage of stunt driving and indoor drifts that made us badly want to get behind the wheel. The marketing team over at Hyundai must have picked up on that vibe, because they've ...

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