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2008 Hyundai Genesis V8 Sedan: BMW 5-Series Copycat Fully Uncovered
Yesterday, we showed you a handful of spy pics featuring the production version of Hyundai’s Genesis luxury sedan (click here) which we described as BMW 5-Series crossed with a Lexus LS. Sorry, but we’ll take that back now that we discovered a new set of images fully exposing the Genesis; this is no cross, this is literally a “Koreanized†version of the BMW 5-Series! And you thought that only the Chinese would attempt something like this… -Continued after the jump However, Hyundai won’t be imitating BMW in terms of pricing by charging an arm and a leg for the Genesis when it goes on sale shortly after its debut at the Detroit Show in January 2008. According to Hyundai, prices will start well-under $30,000 (approx. €20,500), or in other words, as much as BMW charges for the 3-Series sedan. And mind you, the rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan won’t be short of power as it will be equipped with a 4.6-liter V8 engine producing over 300 HP.
Pics via: bobaedream
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Scoop: Hyundai's All-new 2014 Genesis Sedan Nearing Production
If someone were to tell you 10 years ago that Hyundai and its sister company Kia would try to battle Germany's finest car brands with a rear-wheel drive luxury sedan, you would probably laugh at their face. Today, the German's are not in the...
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2009 Hyundai Genesis Sedan High-res Images
We just acquired the high-resolution images from Hyundai’s Genesis test drive preview for the Korean media. In a months time we’ll have the chance to see the US version of the all-new Hyundai Genesis at the 2008 Detroit Show. The new mid-sized...
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2008 Hyundai Genesis Sedan - First Official Image
Hyundai’s all-new Genesis luxury sedan was unveiled at its home market today, prior to the car’s public debut which will take place in Detroit in January 2008. Despite the fact that Hyundai has yet to issue a press release for the event,...
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Hyundai’s 2008 - 2009 Product Plan Revealed
Hyundai is getting ready to revamp its whole line-up over the next two years and British car magazine Autocar, has the inside details. First of all, let us start with what we already know. During the first quarter of 2008, Hyundai will begin worldwide...
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Hyundai To Introduce Genesis In China In 2008
Hyundai announced today that the forthcoming luxury sedan Genesis will be introduced in the Chinese market in 2008. Hyundai’s spokesman Jake Jang told Automotive News that the Korean company aims to sell about 3,000 units of the Genesis (codenamed...
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