Hyundai Motor America 10550 Talbert Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 MEDIA WEBSITE: HyundaiNews.com CORPORATE WEBSITE: HyundaiUSA.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALLNEW HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE: A NEW BENCHMARK FOR ATTAINABLE 300 HORSEPOWER SPORT COUPES Miles Johnson Jim Trainor Senior Manager, Quality, Service and Technology Director (714) 3661048 (714) 5941629
[email protected] [email protected] ID: 28401 NEW YORK, March 19, 2008– Hyundai unveiled Genesis Coupe, the new benchmark for attainable 300horsepower sport coupes, during a press conference at the New York International Auto Show today. The 2010 Genesis Coupe is a purposebuilt rearwheel drive sport coupe featuring two performancefocused engines – a 212horsepower (est.), 2.0liter turbocharged four cylinder engine and a rangetopping allaluminum, 306horsepower (est.), DOHC 3.8liter V6 engine. Genesis Coupe is scheduled to join the Hyundai lineup in the spring of 2009. GENESIS COUPE HIGHLIGHTS Hyundai’s second rearwheel drive performance car 306 horsepower (est.)from enhanced 3.8liter V6 from Genesis sedan Std. 212 horsepower (est.) turbocharged, intercooled inline four cylinder Genesis Coupe arrives in the spring of 2009 as a 2010 model Following the introduction earlier this year of the rearwheel drive Genesis sport sedan, Genesis Coupe is Hyundai’s most dynamic performance car ever and the second consecutive allnew model introduction from Hyundai appealingdirectly to the car enthusiast. Genesis Coupe uses the same flexible rearwheel drive architecture originally developed for the Genesis sport sedan. 2010 Genesis Coupe “We think our entrylevel Genesis Coupe 2.0t, with its unique combination of rearwheel drive and fourcylinder turbo power, offers an intriguing alternative to existing frontwheel drive sport coupes,” said John Krafcik, vice president, product development and strategic planning, Hyundai Motor America.