The E30 We All Could of HAD!

[Jon325i]

Yeah Hyundai is coming around. I'd rock a Genesis coupe any day of the week.

Ditto. Korean stigma be damned. V6 or turbo-4, the Genesis platform is a big leap for Hyundai. I cannot recall where I read it, but the coupe unibody is reportedly 20-25% torsionally more rigid than an E46 coupe.

For the price point of the base car with the tuning potential of the turbo, this car has the budget minded enthusiast driver in its sights.

Jon

[Holland]

You mean foresters... those are 95% lesbian driven in the bay. Impreza/wrx/STI on the other had kicks ass, and serves my Tahoe trips well.

They are, but the badass thing about Foresters is that quite a few STI parts are bolt on.

[fryerfighter94]

They are, but the badass thing about Foresters is that quite a few STI parts are bolt on.

In japan theres sti foresters, but thats besides the point. The good thing about foresters is that their struts can bolt to an impreza and give it a 1-3 inch lift depending on the platform (i.e. gc or newer)

Subaru's are IMO cool simply because im a skiier and because theres a large rally following (and almost any part will bolt to any car, so a budget gc with newer parts from a wrx can be built semi cheap and be very durable), but i do agree with the comments about subaru owners being dykes or douches

[Need4Speed1299]

"Car's that make sense." Haha, yeah right.

[imdashiz]

I stand corrected, thank you sir

your welcome :-). and i give you this also http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/03/s...pe-has-landed/

[Burnera]

As badass as the cars may be, it's a FACT that a good 95% of the people who drive them are douchebag bro's with jewfro's or sonic the hedgehog haircuts who think they know cars because they got an STi. :roll:

Matt

As opposed to all those cargoshorts douchebags who love their FWD BMWs?

[stefennn]

I personally can see the european styling and the effectiveness of the FWD slogan.

[supra89t]

I HATE Hyundai's there company copys other cars designs be original and don't be douche bags by copying shit...... Its not cool


o and 1st

2011 Sonata Turbo. So what if it looks like a 4-door Solara? It makes 274hp on regular gas, EPA rated at 34mpg highway, carries 5 in comfort, has a 100,000 mile warranty, costs less than $25k AND is *lighter* than the outgoing model. I don't care who you are...that is full of win.

Hyundai is doing some things right.

[Dermeister3]

"Room for 5"

false. that is a 2 door (as far as i can see) if your gonna be fitting 5, it would have to be midgets. lol

but wow that pisses me off. sure, buy the Hyundai. then in 5 years when the paint starts to fade, the engine gets bogged down after 75k miles, and the trans goes, come by another!



EDIT: seems like this would be the counter ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5xy223zQsw

[supra89t]

"Room for 5"

false. that is a 2 door (as far as i can see) if your gonna be fitting 5, it would have to be midgets. lol

Not sure if this was in reference to my comment above, but if so, you'll kindly notice I said "Sonata Turbo" and not "Genesis Coupe Turbo."

[bimmerboy08]

I was going to say something about poor build quality but dermeister3 beat me to it. The ones my friends own don't seem to hold up well.

It seems like hyundai relies on conventional wisdom and people who know just enough about cars to think they are getting a great bargain to sell cars.

but that being said, the genesis sure does look cool.

[E30Nova]

As opposed to all those cargoshorts douchebags who love their FWD BMWs?

...what?

Matt

[Erick]

I was going to say something about poor build quality but dermeister3 beat me to it. The ones my friends own don't seem to hold up well.

It seems like hyundai relies on conventional wisdom and people who know just enough about cars to think they are getting a great bargain to sell cars.

but that being said, the genesis sure does look cool.

You are miles behind there buddy. Hyundai has come a long way since the cheap-o days. The new Genesis Coupe is extremely well built. Granted, it is cheap in certain places to save corners. The interior leaves a lot to be desired when you look at the dash and door panels, but it includes excellent factory seating position for anything competing.

The performance is also quite surprising. Handling-wise, the 4 banger handles very similar to most new BMWs I've driven. Sure the cloth intercooler couplers are there, but it leaves room for improvement. 2.0Ts are now seeing 100hp+ out of bolt-ons.

But the best part is the simplicity of the car. Hyundai makes this car ridiculously easy to work on. It's still mostly nuts and bolts, and all of them are easily accessible. I remember installing the juicebox on a 335i, and what a pain in the ass. I couldnt picture anything that tough on a Hyundai.

- Erick
(Can you tell I drive a Hyundai?)

[CleanAzzE30z]

AND front wheel drive? wtf is going on in this world??

[u3b3rg33k]

AND front wheel drive? wtf is going on in this world??

FWD. It's the new Rock and Roll.