thumper
08-07-2016, 01:45 PM
ugh, another affordable rwd coupe bites it :(
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Now that Genesis is Hyundai's luxury brand, there's seemingly no room for a stick-shift, rear-drive performance coupe.
Hyundai
BY CHRIS PERKINS
AUG 3, 2016
2.8k
After eight years in production, the rear-drive Hyundai Genesis Coupe is no more. It's a move that was inevitable, given that Hyundai now has a new luxury brand called Genesis, and selling cars called "Genesis" under two different brands would be bizarre. Hyundai's first (and so far only) sports car doesn't have an immediate replacement, but a more luxurious coupe from the Genesis brand will eventually hit the market.
The news of the Genesis Coupe's cancellation was first confirmed by the Globe and Mail last week, which reports that a new Genesis luxury coupe could arrive by 2021. We previously reported that people within Hyundai want Genesis to make a halo sports car, though the company doesn't have a definitive timeline for such a vehicle.
"A new, more sophisticated and luxurious coupe appropriate for the new Genesis brand is currently under development," a Hyundai spokesperson told The Truth About Cars. A BMW M4-rivaling luxury coupe tuned by Hyundai's "N" performance division is said to be in the works, but it's unclear if this is the Genesis Coupe replacement alluded to.
Despite checking all the right boxes–inexpensive, rear-wheel drive, stick shift, 348-hp V6–the Genesis Coupe never captured car enthusiast hearts the way that its competitors did. Hopefully the tepid response to the Genesis Coupe hasn't turned Hyundai/Genesis away from building more performance cars in the future, because we'd love to see what the company has up its sleeve.
http://roa.h-cdn.co/assets/16/31/1600x800/gallery-1470246610-hyundai-genesis-coupe-2013-1600-0b.jpg
Now that Genesis is Hyundai's luxury brand, there's seemingly no room for a stick-shift, rear-drive performance coupe.
Hyundai
BY CHRIS PERKINS
AUG 3, 2016
2.8k
After eight years in production, the rear-drive Hyundai Genesis Coupe is no more. It's a move that was inevitable, given that Hyundai now has a new luxury brand called Genesis, and selling cars called "Genesis" under two different brands would be bizarre. Hyundai's first (and so far only) sports car doesn't have an immediate replacement, but a more luxurious coupe from the Genesis brand will eventually hit the market.
The news of the Genesis Coupe's cancellation was first confirmed by the Globe and Mail last week, which reports that a new Genesis luxury coupe could arrive by 2021. We previously reported that people within Hyundai want Genesis to make a halo sports car, though the company doesn't have a definitive timeline for such a vehicle.
"A new, more sophisticated and luxurious coupe appropriate for the new Genesis brand is currently under development," a Hyundai spokesperson told The Truth About Cars. A BMW M4-rivaling luxury coupe tuned by Hyundai's "N" performance division is said to be in the works, but it's unclear if this is the Genesis Coupe replacement alluded to.
Despite checking all the right boxes–inexpensive, rear-wheel drive, stick shift, 348-hp V6–the Genesis Coupe never captured car enthusiast hearts the way that its competitors did. Hopefully the tepid response to the Genesis Coupe hasn't turned Hyundai/Genesis away from building more performance cars in the future, because we'd love to see what the company has up its sleeve.