DETROIT AUTO SHOW: Hyundai's Design Chief Out- Trouble In Lexus Cloneland?

That stripper girlfriend of mine is pursuing a career in automotive design. After she graduates, she is going into a coach-building business with Kim Kardashian, Ami James and Brody Jenner. Yes, the vehicles will be powered by exotic VQ engines.

— ChuckG20 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/23/2008 7:15:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -21   

You say you sell Lexus vehicles?

— ChuckG20 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/23/2008 7:47:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

Unknot your panties, boy!

— ChuckG20 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/23/2008 9:33:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

The Genesis coupe may be the best looking design to come from Hyundai, but because of some of its weird elements (the strange window crimp, for example) it still falls short of 'correct'. The fact is, I am not an automotive designer, and yet even I know that it's not 100% correct. So gosh I would have fired him too.

— randy33 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/23/2008 7:44:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

There isn't enough in the way of facts to say one way or another. Was he fired or did he move on to someplace else? What's the source of the info?

I guess it means something that nobody's talking but let's not start reading the white space.

— 222max (View Profile)

Posted on 12/23/2008 7:48:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I should add also that Hyundai has yet to show it's own distinct stylistic personality. Even the Genesis cars are fusions of various other car makers designs. If these vehicles are the work of Piaskowski then Hyundai could actually do better with a more original design approach.

— 222max (View Profile)

Posted on 12/23/2008 7:50:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

001,

Seriously now, does your disdain for Hyundai and its efforts know no limits.

This (so-called) news, its unnecessarily snide headline, and your general 'piss poor' attitude towards any company with aspirations of entering into an automotive market currently occupied by your precious BMW, has really become quite tired.

You Don't Like Hyundai - We Get It Already!

Now go find some real news to post please.

— DaHarder (View Profile)

Posted on 12/23/2008 10:20:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Maybe he was wooed away by toyota to give lexus a much needed overhaul.

— tattedtwice (View Profile)

Posted on 12/24/2008 3:10:25 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

I hope new designer bring new and original ideas for them and hyundai quit copying or atleast minimize it.
I think now only design is their weak point, in rest of the things they are very near to their respective competitors.

BTW i drove Hyundai Genesis V6 for a few days and i was not very impressd. It's a good car but you feel the car is just what u payed, not more. The interior layout is not very good. The centre main dash looks like they tried to be like S class. It also sometimes from a distance looks like Lexus RX. But when u use it while driving it feels neither S nor RX. The bottom Stereo part is very 7 seriesissh even the feel of the buttons. But the i drive like knob is very cheap looking and also feel is not satisfactry. It felt very loose and after 4 days of use i felt it's tilting towards a side.

Drive is ok not very sporty but smooth. Exterior wise though i like the overall thing, but it's not atall original. The front grille shamlessly look like MB and also other parts mimic MB. Most of my freinds said it looks like S class and few also said it looks like Toyota aurion from rear end and also Altima.

So overall i think it's good car for money but not great. It's not like 'u won't get such amount of luxury and features at this price in any other car' as claimed by Hyundai. Lexus ES full option with panoramic roof, Infinti G37...etc are very close and those cars look better too. So i give Genesis V6 a 3 stars rating. Maybe V8 is half star more but that is it. Genesis V6 is a fine car. Put it in Avalon, Maxima, Passat category and it looks very good. In 3 series, A4 category it would struggle.

JUGNU

— JUGNU (View Profile)

Posted on 12/24/2008 6:01:09 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Agent001, I always thought of the new Hyundai's as more of an Inifiniti clone...just look at the Genesis Coupe, seems more like a prev gen G35 to me than a Lexus! : )

— atomicbri (View Profile)

Posted on 12/24/2008 7:56:54 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Hmm, A Polish designer.. npw get someone with more originality than someone who just copies...

— mpls (View Profile)

Posted on 12/26/2008 5:14:29 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1