First Test Drive: 2009 Hyundai Genesis Sedan

I was very exited too and had it on my short list. However, it will arrive in Canada too late for me so I bought a nicely loaded Passat.

— EnnNorak (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 6:30:44 PM | | Votes: 2   

Not many luxury car companies are going to be concerned with the Hyundai at this point. This car is going to take business from the Accord, Camry and such. It will convert a few entry level luxury buyers but the people that buy this car are not the true luxury buyer. Middle class hoping for more. It will take more than a one car introduction to build it's reputation... It has not done that yet.

— Notjustlex (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2008 10:58:19 AM | | Votes: 0   

no matter what people are saying.......Hyundai has no intentions despite its lofty marketing to compete with the cars people are mentioning here....this car is desighned to compete with the big American Cars, a freind of mine that Sells Hyundais told me the dealer information they are given is listing these as the competitors
1. chrysler 300
2. Pontiac G8
3.Lexus GS
4.Infiniti M

WIth the bottom 2 being targets not direct competition, so with that said the pricing is accurate as is the competition. there also will be 2 V6 cars and a V8 so there will be a value leader. Hyundai has a reputation for comparing itself to cars it has no intention of competing with to show what it can do not who they intend to fight....and for record i think it is hilarious that people think people took Lexus serious back in 1989 the original LS was outstanding, but the tradionalists laughed at it even with the Lexus nameplate, people still dont take Lexus serious despite their commercial success, to some people they will never be a BMW or Mercedes (the image concious are a bit mre about prestige as well) which is why Edmunds saids these buyers wont even look at a Lexus or Infiniti let alone a Hyundai but the Japanese luxury buyers are more open to new things instead of prestige, and arent so IMAGE CONCIOUS...i a bmw guy but i honestly think most people who drive a BMW, or Mercedes, or even a Jaguar have no idea what they are driving it is solely a prestige thing...they dont care about engineering and would probably be better served in something alot less or a different make...which to me is foolish....

— bmwdrvr (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 10:58:48 PM | | Votes: 6   

bravo bmwdrvr, that was perfect.

— M35MT (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2008 7:45:34 AM | | Votes: 1   

I couldn't agree more. As if a Mercedes, BMW, or Lexus consumer would drive something with the "rip-off Honda logo" on the steering wheel.

— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 10:27:18 PM | | Votes: -2   

*sorry, not consumer, customer. Stupid cellphone keyboards.

— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 10:27:55 PM | | Votes: 0   

people said the same about Toyota, and Honda by the way not to mention, Acura, Infiniti, and Lexus....and now look at them....its funny hearing hypocritical remarks like this one becasue these same people will call ignorrant bias when a European fan is overdone and saids things like a Lexus will never be as prestigous as a Mercedes as an example and all the lexus fans claim how it is wrong to say things like that and now look....

— bmwdrvr (View Profile)

Posted on 5/27/2008 11:03:01 PM | | Votes: 1   

Here's the problem with your comment: those cars you mentioned never did anything wrong. Hyundai's reputation is against them. Which still puzzles me. Hyundai, with their many problems in the past, has gained acceptance by a lot of people and Lexus still struggles. How?

— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/28/2008 12:24:24 AM | | Votes: -1   

Not like Toyota's were original anyways with their early Lexus models.

When Lexus GS owners put Mercedes-style grills on their cars there's definitely something wrong. I've seen many GS with the Merc grill. Then again same goes for the 99' Acura TL.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/29/2008 10:16:40 AM | | Votes: 1