that is receiving extra attention from the media is being compared to Mercedes. Hyundai Genesis performance in safety and handling is being claimed by many sources to be the best luxury sedan in its class. It is a rear wheel drive, plush and fully loaded competitor for Lexus, Porsche, and Mercedes. All of this is hardly conceivable if you know the history of the company but study after study in consumer magazine after another is saying the same thing. This car is a leader in its class.
We can’t wait to get our hands on the production version of Hyundai’s first-ever rear-wheel-drive coupe which will be available in the U.S. from spring 2009. We’re not jumping into any premature conclusions –for all we know it might not be worth all the fuss, but we’re definitely curious to see what Hyundai’s engineers can come up with. In this post we’ve added a new gallery with images from the building of the Genesis Coupe prototype. Check them out after the jump
