Hyundai’s Genesis brand has unveiled the all-new, BMW 3 Series-hunting, Genesis G70 at Hyundai’s design centre in Namyang, South Korea. The G70 comes in as the brand’s first mid-size sedan, taking on the likes of the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and, perhaps more accurately, the Lexus IS and Infiniti […]
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Genesis G70 spotted, September 15 debut confirmed (video)
Following a recent prototype prototype spotting at the Nurburgring, Hyundai’s Genesis brand has now confirmed its new G70 mid-size premium sedan will be officially unveiled on September 15. Genesis has sent out a teaser video to build anticipation (see below), which doesn’t reveal much except confirm the debut date. However, […]
Genesis G70 spotted at Nurburgring, gets ready to rival 3 Series (video)
A Genesis G70 prototype has been spotted testing out on the Nurburgring in Germany for, as far as we know, one of the very first times. This is going to be the higher end sister car to the hotly anticipated Kia Stinger, ready to face off with the likes of […]
Top 10 medium cars coming to Australia by 2020
The inexorable march of the SUV appears to be coming at the expense of conventional cars, swallowing up their sales numbers and splintering into ever more fragmented pieces. Large sedans are on the way out, which means medium cars have to sharpen their act or become tractor food. Luckily for […]
Genesis models to offer distinct design, personality – report
Luxury carmakers Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are sometimes criticised for their models looking like scaled, almost identical versions of each other. For example, note the similarity between the S-Class, E-Class and C-Class Benzes; or A4/A6/A8 Audis. Even formerly daring BMW has succumbed to styling homogeneity. Hyundai’s luxury Genesis division is […]
Genesis G70 to be Kia Stinger’s quicker, lighter brother
The Kia Stinger’s twin-under-the-skin Genesis G70 will allegedly be lighter and potentially offer greater performance, according to a report. Australian publication Motoring spoke with Hyundai Australia’s PR manager Guido Schenken about the upcoming car. Schenken said: “The Genesis G70 and Stinger represent different design philosophies and positions in the market. […]
Genesis recruits former Bugatti designer for future models
The man responsible for the Bugatti Chiron’s styling, Alexander Selipanov, has now moved onto a perhaps equally daunting project as chief designer of Hyundai’s luxury Genesis division. The ‘Global Genesis Advanced Studio’ is based in Europe, and while the G70 and upcoming SUV are no doubt locked in, his influence […]
Hyundai’s Genesis could have ‘N’ performance sub-sub-brand
Hyundai’s luxury Genesis arm and its N performance division could be joining forces in the not-too-distant future to create ‘N’ branded versions of Genesis vehicles, in a similar way Nissan’s Infiniti brand is using Red Sport to label its spicy variants. After the Genesis line of SUVs are expected to […]