The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 338, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 2008 Page: 9 of 16
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Hyundai tests luxury market with Genesis
BY ANN M. JOB
also are far lower than the Mercedes S-Class and the
from South Korean ing destination charge, of least $49,000 less than the including
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fuel economy in the coun-
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The 2009 Hyundai Genesis offers luxury with budget in mind.
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sedan that rates higher in *n8 Genesis generous
10-year/100,000-mile lim-
ited powertrain warranty
and five years of roadside
assistance coverage. In
comparison, the Mercedes
standard new-car warranty
lasts for four years/50,000
miles.
The Genesis comes stan-
dard with leather-trimmed
Usually, car companies
"plaster their new vehicles
with brand logos and name
badges.
But you won't find
badges or a name on the
front, fenders or four doors
of the new-for-2009
Hyundai Genesis. Only in
back, on the trunk lid, does
the Hyundai logo exist on
the body'of this new, five-
passenger car. The name
Genesis is found back
there, too — below the
trunk lid, under a taillight.
And you know what?
The missing badges are
good for this new luxury
model, because the badge-
free front end has head-
lights, grille and styling
like that of a pricey
Mercedes-Benz large
sedan, while the side pro-
file of the Genesis is akin thought the Genesis was
to that of a Lexus.
During the test drive, no
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mileage is the gasoline-
electric hybrid version of
the Lexus LS, which is
rated at 20/22 mpg.
The Genesis with V-8 is
Even better, everyone power, V-6-powered model price of a 2009 Mercedes rated at 17/25 mpg. This is
and the $38,000 starting S550 with 382-horsepower still better than the 14/22-
priced higher than its start- price for a 368-horsepower V-8. The Genesis prices mpg rating of the 2009
ing manufacturer's sug- Genesis with V-8. alec ore far lev.’er then the Mercedes S C!°.ss ?.nd the
one guessed the Genesis gested retail price, includ- Note these prices are at $64,500 starting MSRP, 16/24-mpgratingofanon-
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automaker Hyundai. $33,000 for a 290-horse- $87,825 starting retail
LS 460 with 380-horse- with either V-6 or V-8, uses
power V-8. regular gasoline, while the
S-Class and Lexus LS cars
use premium.
Sure, the Genesis has
according to the U.S. none of the heritage that a
Environmental Protection German luxury marque
Agency, which lists the provides or the panache of
the top, large, a Lexus hybrid. And some
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But a low-priced, siz-
able, rear-drive luxpry
Specifically,, the V-6- sedan — that scored the
powered Genesis is rated t°P> five-out-of-five stars
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Clements, Clifford E. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 338, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 2008, newspaper, December 5, 2008; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1191852/m1/9/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.