With the Hyundai Veloster getting a 201 horsepower turbocharged engine, the Genesis Coupe needed some love. Aside from the visual changes, the Genesis Coupe gets a power bump across the board, as well as chassis tweaks.
The 2.0L I4 gets a 30 percent bump in power to 274 horsepower and 275 lb-ft of torque. A new 8-speed automatic compliments the 6-speed manual. The 3.8L V6 gets direct injecton as well as a bump to 348 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque, with the 8-speed appearing as well (the 6-speed stick is still available).
A quicker steering rack, a stability control system that can apparently be turned off completely and revised suspension settings round out the changes. Turbo powered cars can get 21/30 mpg with the stick or 20/31 mpg with the automatic, while V6 cars with a manual can do 18/27 or 18/28 with the slushbox.
Just sold my 2010 3.8 Gen Coupe. I’ll be interested to see how much of an improvement this turns out to be
“The 2.0L I4 gets a 30 percent bump in power to 274 horsepower and 275 lb-ft of torque.” sounds pretty nice. If they can keep it around 22k for base price, that could be something.
With a loaded Veloster 6 speed stick going for almost $22,500, expect the Veloster turbo to be closer to $24k. The base Genesis 2.0T will have to be (and is already) north of that..
I’m still seeing $22,250 plus $875 destination for a 2012. Any word on when the 2013s will hit dealers? I’ve heard February.
They can’t go too far north of Base Mustang and Base Camaro
Don’t be surprised if the base price is north of $23k; the updated drivetrain and the improved interior costs $$.
Also, Hyundai probably wants buyers to get used to the GenCoupe being compared to the Infiniti G rather than the pony cars since the next gen GenCoupe is going up-market to battle the G with the 4-door counterpart to battle the likes of the G sedan and 3 Series.
The front end is an improvement but I’d like the hexagon a lot better if it were all blacked out. I really hope the price doesn’t move north too much.
Hyundai’s designers could have done a better job shaping the hexagonal grill like they did on their concepts back in 2006.
Kind of funny to see so many automakers utilizing the hexa grill these days.
I disagree, I thought that putting the Hyundai family face on this car was a mistake, and I think I was right. I do like the overall rounded shape of the front as opposed to the wedge shape from before, but there is too much going on in the way of creases, bulges and lines. It’s overwrought on its sisters, and nothing’s different here.
I don’t hate the face but I don’t love it. IMHO the KIA face would have worked better, ironically.
A 274hp turbo 4 and RWD sounds like a great combo.
274 is a nice hp number. In power-to-weight ratio terms that would put the Genesis in Hemi Charger territory.
I also think the front end is a hugely needed upgraded. I feel like the current model looks like a “chick” car, especially when placed next to a Mustang, Camaro, or Challenger.
WOW the turbo is now cranking out the same power levels as the V6 in my ’03 350Z… impressive! I think the Genesis would have been more of a game changer if available as hatchback.
You mean this has a trunk?! I just assumed it was a hatchback, never really thought about it. Agreed this really should be a hatchback!
Why does a 350Z or Genesis buyer care about hatchback vs. coupe? I would expect that to be about as important as rear-seat headroom, or saving the whales.
Both the Z and Genesis are potential daily drivers. I’m currently looking at used Zs, but also considering holding off for the 2013 Genesis turbo or FR-S. I don’t really want a hatch because I like the lower noise, higher rigidity and accident protection and theft security offered by a separate trunk, but would have no problem with extra headroom, or even a extra set of doors. I’m also pro-whales, but not enough to boycott Japan and South Korea.
This isn’t exactly second car material. Utility is nice, although a coupe will be more rigid for any given level of engineering and weight than a hatchback. People who haul a set of R-compounds to the track might appreciate the cargo flexibility of a hatchback, although perhaps not the chassis flexibility of most hatchbacks.
I doubt there is that much in it rigidity-wise between coupe and hatch these days given that most coupes STILL have folding rear seats, and all cars need to meet the same crash test standards. Coupe might be a little lighter though.
@racer-esq.
You forgot the Norwegians; don’t think Koreans are too into whale meat.
It was a joke – but even if I was serious the Norwegians have nothing for me to boycott, except for oil, which really can’t be sourced.
Plenty of flexible cars still pass crash tests, as the pot-hole cracked windshield of my friend’s 2010 S4 attests. Mind you that car does have a fixed rear deck and bonded in rear window, but I can’t see it being any better without them.
When I took one of these for a test drive I was quite shocked by the Miata-sized trunk given the size and weight of the car.
It’s not the deciding factor in one of these, but its usefulness as a daily driver certainly is one factor. It may get cross-shopped against a GTI, after all.
WOW!! Thanks for the heads-up!
I’m down to the Hyundai Genesis Coupe ($25,000) and an Infiniti G7 Journey ($40,000). The Genesis wins the price, warranty, and mileage numbers. A lot of the rest can go either way depending on one’s opinion.
Both have the issue of holding much of the good stuff behind the demand they first cram a hole in the roof down your throat before they will sell you what you want. Sorry, no. Not even if is rebated 3 times the option price to attempt to get me to sign. No. No hole in the roof.
I guess I have only a few months to pull the trigger on the buy or wait a year until they re-design that mess after the public turns it’s collective nose up on it.
You should check out the Mustang, you can’t get a “hole in the roof” at any price.
A 2.0 at 274 hp is going to have awful turbo lag. It will be absolutely pathetic for driveability.
Check your calendar, Darth. It’s not 1992 anymore.
This engine is what this car needed to begin with. I would definitely consider one now… Forget the G37, I cannot see it being worth the price increase.
At the price point, it’s a serious contender to the G37 and it’s roomier and more comfortable than the loud, harsh riding 370Z.
I thought the original styling was bland and the “refreshed” styling to have gone the way of Pontiac.
It’s an ugly car. Too bad the Veloster doesn’t come with AWD.
I guess the “leaked” pix from a few months back were the real thing, and not faked as was posted at the time.
I liked it then, and I like it now. I have the desire for one (Camaro, Mustang, Challenger, Genesis, G37, et al) of these coupes. It would be fun to have one of these as a hobbyist track day driver.
But finances and other obligations will probably put me back in a sedan or wagon of some sort.
Since I bought a 350Z two months ago I’ll tell ya why:
I looked at getting a lightly used G35, 350Z or newer Gen Coupe and quickly determined that the hatchback configuration offers more useable storage space when compared to the silly small trunk with a mail-slot opening in the other choices. The backseats in G35 and Gen Coupe are worthless, only small kids would fit back there. The Z ditches the seats and gains an easily-to-load/access space due to the hatch. For example my fishing poles actually fit in the Z. The G35 seats don’t fold down so I couldn’t fit any long items in. I’ve already transported a large mirror and some drapery rods in the back of my Z. Yes the strut tower brace is limiting, but long or narrow items will fit.
As a daily driver the G35 is the better car since its not as rough or loud as the Z, but you need to step up to the G37 to get any interior improvements. Thus (IMHO) the Gen Coupe is actually the nicest on the inside.
At money I was looking to spend it was a stripped Gen Coupe Turbo which (previously to ’13) was slightly underpowered compared to the other choices. If the ’13 has the same engine in the Sonata turbo it has very little lag (my parents own one). I know lag… I once owned a 210HP/214TQ Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T. I actually prefer the low-end torque advantage of a turbo but the 3.5 V6 in the Z surprised me by having plenty of power throughout the RPM range, plus it sounds better.
I couldn’t wait for the Toy86/BRZ, plus I assume it suffers from limited trunk space as well.