Hyundai has unveiled details on the 2011 Genesis Coupe model. The model comes with interior updates and a revised lineup including a sizzling model called the 3.8 R-Spec.
The new Genesis Coupe 3.8 R-Spec is powered by a 3.8 liter V6 engine that delivers 306 HP and is mated to a 6-speed close-ratio manual transmission. It can hit a top speed of 149 mph.
The new version is distinguished by 19" gunmetal-finish alloy wheels, a track-tuned suspension, black leather bolsters with red cloth insert seats, R-Spec badge, front camber adjustment bolt, fog lights, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter, steering-wheel-mounted audio controls, power windows with auto-down/up, and power door locks and outside mirrors.
The 2011 Genesis will get new soft-touch, matte-finish surfaces on door panels, center speaker grille, glove box, and lower instrument panel, new dark metalgrain accents on center stack, door handles, air vent register bezels and steering wheel trim, and chrome accents.
Pricing for the 3.8 R-Spec has not yet been released. We will keep everyone posted as soon as we receive further details!
Updated 09/15/2010: Hyundai has announced today prices for the 2011 Genesis Coupe 3.8 R-Spec that will go on sale this fall. The 3.8 version is priced at $26,750, while for the 2.0T version customers will have to pay $24,500. The 3.8 R-Spec allows enthusiasts to use that $4,000 to tune their own car to their desired specifications.
On June 27, 2010, Rhys Millen attempted to beat the current "Unlimited Class" World Record of 10:01.408 at the 88th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the "Race to the Clouds." And today Hyundai unveiled a new video of the record attempt. For 10 years, it has been Rhys’ dream to break the 10-minute barrier and this year he hoped to capture the elusive record and return it to the Millen name.
Millen tried to defeat a record of 10:01.41 set by Nobuhiro Tajima in 2007 with his Suzuki XL7 Hill Climb Special. Prior to Tajima’s race, the record was held by Rod Millen, Rhys’ father, for a total of 13 years before it was overtaken.
The Genesis PM580 super racer comes with a modified 4.1-liter Hyundai Lambda V6 engine with an HKS turbocharger, an intercooler, and an exhaust system that produces a total of 775 horsepower and 750 lb/ft of torque.
Check out Rhys Millen’s attempt of bringing back the record to the Millen name in the video above.
Rhys Millen’s Pike Peak Hill Climb participation is only a few days away - Sunday, June 27, to be exact - and the driver is hard at work fine-tuning his Hyundai Genesis PM580 racer which he will be sitting behind the wheel in as he embarks on his Pikes Peak journey.
We already featured the car a few months ago, but with the race only a few days away, Millen and his Red Bull team are in overdrive preparing for the moment of truth. In this video, the boys are seen taking the PM580 out for a couple of test runs and chronicling the journey they’ve embarked on leading up to this point.
Just in case you needed to be refreshed on the Genesis PM580, the super racer comes with a modified 4.1-liter Hyundai Lambda V6 engine with an HKS turbocharger, an intercooler, and an exhaust system that produces a total of 775 horsepower and 750 lb/ft of torque.
Hey, Mustang, watch out! Hyundai is preparing a new 5.0 liter V8 engine that will deliver 429 HP. Of course, Hyundai did not say that with the new engine they would want to take on the Mustang, but it wouldn’t be as ridiculous as the race between Mini and Porsche! The output for the new coupe is even bigger than the one from the Mustang GT model that develops a total of 412 HP. The announcement was made by Hyundai in South Korea during a test drive for the new Sonata hybrid and 2.0T.
The new 5.0 liter Tau engine is a bored-out, direct-injection version of the 4.6-liter V-8 currently found in the Genesis sedan. Bore increases to 96 mm, an increase of 4, while the stroke stays the same at 87 mm. The result is an estimated output of 429 hp at 6500 rpm and 376 lb-ft at 5000 rpm with an 11.5:1 compression ratio. The new engine will be mated to an eight-speed automatic designed and manufactured by Hyundai.
The new engine is rumored to be available for the Genesis Coupe sometime in mid-2011.
Sorry Porsche, you had your chance, now it’s Hyundai’s turn. The Korean automaker has just stepped up to stand in for Porsche, offering to take on Mini at Road Atlanta.
Hyundai has released a trash-talking video to Mini USA head Jim McDowell that says they are eager to bring the Genesis Coupe to Atlanta raceway next month. The race won’t take place in June like Mini planned because Hyundai racing driver Rhys Millen is getting ready to climb a mountain, so the Korean automaker is proposing a race in July.
As Hyundai spokesman Dan Bedore tells Autoblog, "Since we launched the Genesis Coupe, we’ve always said that we’ll take on all-comers when it comes to comparison tests. And we’ve had some experience on the racetrack at Road Atlanta. We’d be happy to meet Mini on the race track."
This is an interesting move by Hyundai, who is taking the blow for Porsche and that takes some serious…you know. Having driven the Genesis Coupe we have to hope it’s the manual because the automatic is seriously flawed.
So, will Mini step up to the challenge? An all out race between a Mini Cooper S and the Hyundai Genesis Coupe sounds pretty good to us.
