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With the all-new,
2015 Hyundai Genesis Sedan hitting the road, it puts the current
Genesis Coupe in a rather weird spot. The sporty model is starting to get a bit long in the tooth, and for 2015, it's
dropped its four-cylinder engine in the US.
Hyundai isn't letting the car wither on the vine, though. Behind closed doors, the Korean automaker is rumored to be working on a new coupe to transform the vehicle from something of a pony car in the current guise into a luxury grand tourer with avante-garde styling.
The next-generation Genesis Coupe would reportedly borrow its design inspiration from the
Hyundai HND-9 Sports Coupe Concept from the
2013 Seoul Motor Show, according to Australian site
Go Auto. The key to the new model is growing it larger to be able to seat four adults and giving it more grown-up styling at the same time.
Go Auto claims
that the coupe could finally get a V8 engine option and possibly a V6 and turbocharged four-cylinder in at least some markets, too. It's slated for a possible 2016 unveiling.
Even during the HND-9's unveiling, Hyundai admitted that the concept projected
the design direction for future models. Its styling was certainly a big shift from the current Genesis Coupe with more hard creases, a wide, mesh grille and butterfly doors. The show car also packed a 3.3-liter turbocharged, direct-injected engine with 364 horsepower and an eight-speed automatic transmission driving the rear wheels.
Hyundai's Australian COO John Elsworth is really hoping to get the model Down Under, according to
Go Auto. He believes that while luxury coupes might not be sales leaders, they grab mindshare and get enthusiasts excited about the brand. We like the way this guy thinks.
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