2012 Hyundai Genesis

Amazing bang for buck

Saturday, September 26, 2020

I leased this car new and thought I'd be trading it in as usual at the end of the lease, but 8 years later, I'm still loving the car. I kept it for two reasons, first, as I said, I just love the car. More on that later. Second, the lease residual was so low, the car was worth more than $3000 more than the buyout, so why throw away that money? Performance is excellent for the price and the reported 0-60 is far better than claimed by Hyundai. It's sub 5 second (with the V6) without even trying hard. It has a comfortable ride, yet still corners like it's on rails. Luxury wasn't a second thought either. Soft leather, navigation, sunroof, Infinity sound... Reliability has been 100%. I'm a month short of owning it 9 years and have never needed the 10 year 100,000 mile warranty. Nothing has gone wrong with the car. I can't say enough good about this car. This is NOT your father's Hyundai. Last I will say it's some advice. I know hundreds of Genesis Coupe owners through several clubs that meet monthly or more, and the only complain I've heard is from owners that bought the manual transmission. Unfortunately there is a very common problem with the synchros, so once it's out of warranty, this can get expensive. However, before this, every sports car I've owned has been a manual, but I got the paddle shift with this one, because it's built by the famous ZF who make transmissions for Porsche, Lamborghini etc, and simply because the paddle shift cars are faster. Drive both and you'll see.

GREAT PERFORMANCE BANG FOR THE BUCK

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Hyundai really knocked it out of the park with the Genesis 3.8 GT Coupe. Huge performace, great reliability, gorgeous styling. Low points: hard plastic interior pieces (to save $), some rattles developing even tho car has just 26K miles, harsh ride (even for a sporty coupe). Overall, this car is a performance bargain!

Incredible, Underrated sports car

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

I paid 4,000 dollars for this car used from a private seller. I wasn't really in the market for buying another car, but when he mentioned the price I jumped on it. For the price it was an unbelievable steal. This first gen genesis coupe got a lot of criticism back when it released for needing more power. But thankfully there is a surprisingly large aftermarket for all sorts of parts. All you really need is a reflash tune module and you instantly gain like 50 lb ft of torque and like 30 hp. It completely transforms the car, and actually improves mpg. There are definitely problems with this car, due mainly to cost cutting. But I've managed to fix virtually all of them with aftermarket parts. Over all this car is a fantastic platform, the r spec in particular. I dont know of any other cars for below 10 grand that come with brembo brakes, 19 inch alloys, and a limited slip diff. This has been the most reliable car I've owned. The only oem parts that actually needed replacing were a set of spark plugs. However be aware the 19 inch tires are substantially more expensive to replace. A set of budget performance tires will cost over 1000 dollars. And if you feel like paying more, putting in 93 octane with the stock engine will still give you an extra 10hp, up to 223 I think. This car has really changed my perception of Hyundai, and I think it's a fantastic underrated gem in the car world, especially if you opt for the manual transmission.