Genesis News
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Hyundai’s new Genesis luxury brand held its first press conference outside of Korea, at this week's 2016 Detroit Auto Show. The newly established brand has just one model at present, the Hyundai Equus-replacing G90, but it’s the flagship and it heralds what’s to come for the rest of the Genesis lineup. We’re talking five more models due by the end of the decade. Focusing on the G90, the new sedan will go on sale later this year, as a 2017 model. We don’t think more established rivals like the German trio have anything to worry about but we could see the G90...
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Hyundai Puts Former Lamborghini Exec In Charge Of Genesis Luxury DivisionHaving recently announced the new luxury brand Genesis, Hyundai has now named the person who will lead it. That person is former Lamborghini executive Manfred Fitzgerald. In his previous role, Fitzgerald served as Director of Brand and Design, helping to transform Lamborghini’s image from...
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Two Sedans, Two SUVs And Sporty Coupe To Join G90 In Genesis Lineup: Official
During last month’s announcement of its new Genesis luxury brand, Hyundai confirmed the brand would have a six-car lineup by 2020. The first of the new Genesis models was revealed yesterday in the form of the G90 flagship sedan. We’ve already speculated on what the other five models...
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2017 Genesis G90 Revealed: Video
It wasn’t long ago that Hyundai confirmed it was forming a new luxury brand under the Genesis name to be made up of models whose names consist of a capital G and a number, 90, 80 or 70 etc., representing their positioning in the lineup. At the Detroit Auto Show, following on a first look this...
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2017 Genesis G90 (Equus) Spy Shots
Hyundai recently confirmed it was launching a new luxury brand under the Genesis name to be made up of models whose names consist of a capital G and a number, 90, 80 or 70 etc., representing their positioning in the lineup. The first of these models will be a large flagship sedan replacing the...
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Genesis G90: The Replacement For The Hyundai Equus Teased
It was only a week ago Hyundai confirmed it was forming a new luxury brand under the Genesis name to be made up of models whose names consist of a capital G and a number, 90, 80 or 70 etc., representing their positioning in the lineup. Today, the Korean automaker released teaser sketches for a new...
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Many scoffed at the idea of Hyundai competing in the luxury segment when the Korean automaker, known for its cheap and cheerful cars, originally announced plans for the first-generation Genesis back in 2007. However, the mid-size luxury sedan went on to win accolades all over the globe, including here in the United States where it was named 2009 North American Car of the Year. ALSO SEE: 2016 Dodge Viper ACR Sets 13 Lap Records, Outmuscles P1 & 918 Spyder: Video Since then, Hyundai has continued to improve the build quality, refinement and technology on its cars, especially the upmarket...
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Hyundai Vision G Concept Previews Larger, More Luxurious Genesis Coupe
About a month ago we told you Hyundai would be bringing a new concept car code-named HCD-16 to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and that this concept would be in the form of a large, luxurious coupe. Well, Hyundai has now revealed the concept, whose name is Vision G, and according to the...
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Ex-Bentley design chief joins Hyundai-Kia
Belgian designer Luc Donckerwolke is headed to Korea to replace Peter Schreyer, who is currently in charge of design at Hyundai and Kia. It was announced earlier this month that Donckerwolke would be leaving the top post at Bentley design after only joining the brand in 2012. No reason was given...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Hyundai Genesis Facelift
Hyundai’s Genesis sedan has only been on sale for about two years and during that time it has already taken home the prestigious North American Car of the Year award. As successful as the original formula was, Hyundai is not resting on its laurels and is already planning an update to the car...
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Street Concepts Hyundai Genesis Sedan To Get Live Paint Job At SEMA
Graphic designer Courtney Mason will paint a one-off graphic on a Pearl White Street Concepts Genesis Sedan live at the 2009 SEMA show.
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