Better Move Up That Plan To Get Your New Genesis Coupe Before It Is Gone Forever

After the 2016 model year, Hyundai is killing off its only rear-drive sports coupe. Sad!

The Genesis Coupe was cool for a few reasons. First, it was Hyundai’s first foray into the inexpensive rear-wheel-drive sports car segment. It was handsome, handled decently and had Brembo brakes and a good engine in the form of a 3.8-liter V6. And the R-Spec version only came with a stick.

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MDarringer - 8/3/2016 1:18:01 PM

-2 Boost

The Genesis Coupe was an opportunity squandered. They should have called it Tiburon so that it was not confused with the Genesis sedan. Secondly, they should have shoved the V8 under the hood and marketed it as a Korean pony car. I think they were hoping that it would be some Asian car phenom with the tuning crowd and it was kind sorta, but aiming at the Mustang would have resulted in better sales.

It's a good chassis, not brilliant, but not terrible. Its handling is 100% predictable. The Genesis Coupe should have been a very obvious reason not to buy a Miata or a GT86.

dumpsty - 8/3/2016 6:26:29 PM

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Yeah naming it Genesis Coupe raised expectations much higher than what Hyundai had planned for the 2-dr. Also not offering a AT on the top trim was very arrogant & shortsighted. Also, a turbo 6-cyl would've been a lil more interesting.

countguy - 8/3/2016 7:35:33 PM

+3 Boost

The high school and college kids will miss this thing I'm sure. If they bring it back out they better make it cheap so the kids can afford it.