The four-cylinder turbo will come from Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance, Hyundai’s joint venture with Mitsubishi and Chrysler. It will be built at the joint venture’s plant in South Korea. The rear-drive coupe also will be available with a naturally aspirated V-6.
"We like the idea of turbo, so we’ll do others," Krafcik told Automotive News. "I think the timing is good because no one else has a four-cylinder, rear-drive platform with a turbocharger."
The company also confirmed that they have no plans for diesel ot hybrid at the moment as they are very expensive. Plans for a hybrid engine will start in 2013 when Hyundai plans to sell around 50000 units a year in California.
Although the RWD Genesis coupe is coming, Krafcik said Hyundai plans to keep a front-wheel-drive sporty coupe in the lineup to replace the Tiburon.
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no i just opened up my mind a bit did some research and was impressed by a few of these cars lol...
they use more engineering in these cars than just straight up hp and torque from the engine. by adding performance parts and such instead they can reduce weight of the car... reduce the price and improve some of the performance if not keep it on par