The exterior is a little ostentatious for our tastes, but, from its looks, there is no denying that the Genesis Coupe is a sports car.Toggle it. We also quite like the design of the car's electronics interface. The track-tuned suspension, Brembo brakes, and limited slip differential make all the difference in handling. Performance is impressive, although Hyundai could probably squeeze a little more power out of the engine. For cabin electronics, it offers high-quality navigation, Bluetooth, and stereo systems, but no bells and whistles beyond those essential features. The 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track offers a lot of performance for a little money, but you'll have to live with an economy car interior. Our average for a mix of driving came in at around 20.2 mpg, although in strictly freeway and highway driving we saw the average fuel economy rise above 25 mpg. That gets it 306 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque, and should be good for about 5.5 seconds to 60 mph.ĮPA fuel economy for the Genesis Coupe 3.8 with the automatic transmission is 17 mpg city and 27 mpg highway. The 3.8-liter V-6 powering the car uses a dual continuously variable valve timing system along with a variable intake system to optimize efficiency for low and high engine speeds.
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In manual mode, there is nothing particularly sporty about the shifts. It doesn't offer a sport mode, and the standard drive mode doesn't downshift aggressively enough for the turns. Being a six speed, it is modern enough, but its shifts involve typical torque converter slush. The automatic transmission is also not a good choice if you like to drive fast. Paddles let you manually shift the six-speed automatic, but this transmission isn't up to track standards. Hyundai could use a program better integrated for sport driving. The car's traction control is fairly intrusive when it kicks in, the Genesis Coupe's speed is brought down drastically. The car remained composed as we urged it through turn after turn, leading us to believe that we hadn't quite tapped all it had to give.īut a couple of things held it back from being a star under these conditions. In spirited driving on public roads with the automatic transmission, we still found loads of grip and flat cornering, letting us take corners at much higher speeds than we would have expected. Thanks to grip afforded by the wide summer tires and the Torsen limited-slip differential, the Genesis Coupe is able to put its power to the road early and often. The V-6's flat torque curve offers plenty of power for blasting down straights and powering out of corners without constantly hunting for gears. Unencumbered by such banalities as speed limits, stop signs, and traction control, we were able to explore the limits of the 3.8-liter engine and found that the power plant was right at home on the track. The Genesis Coupe joins models from Ford and Lexus in this advanced and very useful functionality.
Still, we would rate this audio system as well above average.Īs we've seen with models from sister company Kia, such as the Soul, the standard Bluetooth phone system is top notch, not only ingesting a phone's contact list and making it available on the touch screen, but also letting you use the voice command function to dial by name. The system muddles its staging a little, as well, not placing instruments and vocals very precisely in the cabin. Although clarity is good throughout the frequency range, bass isn't particularly strong, as the 360-watt amp doesn't really make the subwoofer thump. The 10-speaker audio system delivers very clear sound, with crisp, snappy percussion and pleasing highs. For XM Satellite Radio, the touch screen shows graphics for each channel.
Likewise, although it displays the contents of MP3 CDs and USB drives by directory and file, it is easier to select music from these sources. In our previous review of the Genesis Coupe, we found it a little difficult to browse iPod libraries, but the touch screen lets you select music from a connected iPod by artist, album, genre, and playlist. One big advantage of having that navigation system present in the Genesis Coupe is that the touch screen also works with the phone and stereo systems.
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