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Replying to: louiswei (Jul 08, 2008 12:35 pm) I thought Hyundai did a good job when it came to the Azera in terms of creating a car with appeal and overall quality. The Genesis literally blows the Azera away. I'm sorry...seeing the Genesis online or from a distance on a rotating stand does it no justice. I have to agree with the writer of that write-up I posted the link for...by far, Hyundai has hit a home-run with the Genesis. Personally, I feel the Genesis combines the best attributes of the G8 and the Maxima. Would the Genesis be as athletic as the G8...not quite, but close. However, the Genesis would provide a more refined interior than the new Maxima and that's saying a lot considering the new Max is quite Infiniti-ish on the inside. I think if one were on the fence between a G8 or a Maxima...the Genesis would be the perfect combination of the two. Just my two cents. |
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Replying to: allmet33 (Jul 08, 2008 12:36 pm) Whoa, I don't think I deserve to be asked that question, and I won't even honor it with a response. 
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 08, 2008 12:47 pm)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Jul 08, 2008 12:55 pm)  The M45 has more substantial chrome brightwork with a prominent badge:  Honestly, the option they DIDN'T choose would make a lot of difference in Hyundai's favor, even though it looks MUCH like an LS460.  Here's the car we get.  Motor Trend had this to say about the grill options: The options are these: the v-shaped horizontal-bar design, which looks very much like a South Korean-market's grille, or the more Lexus-like grille with the prominent Hyundai badge. Or neither. I vote for neither. The big-badged grille looks too anonymous; the other grille stands out for all the wrong reasons.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 08, 2008 1:09 pm) Have you seen the 3 different grille options that were floating around? The one that actually made it to the car is the best of the 3. It has a very Benz-like look with enough difference to not be a Benz grille. However, while a grille can accent a vehicle, it does not a luxury car make. Regardless of which grille is on the car...it is in fact a luxury sedan. However, for everything the Genesis has to offer and as strong a statment it has made for it's position, there will always be detractors looking for even the slightest thing to fault the car or company for. I guess that's what happens when a car makes as big a splash as the Genesis has made thus far.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 08, 2008 1:09 pm) Funny you post the Azera grille. Have you seen the same Azera grille without the "H"...looks so much better. I will actually be removing my factory grille and going with a custom one without a manufacturer's mark as well. By the way...have you actually SEEN the Genesis in person??? Is this the one you would rather see???  Stacked up to the others...you mean to tell me that THIS doesn't have a luxury look???  any less than this... 
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Replying to: allmet33 (Jul 08, 2008 1:17 pm) Also, I am too not a fan of the waterfall grille design.
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Replying to: allmet33 (Jul 08, 2008 1:20 pm) The problem is that the US Genesis doesn't even have a badge above the grille on the hood! As matter of fact, if the 2nd half of the car is covered off no one would know this is a Hyundai!! The answer to your question is YES, well, at least for the Merc and Jag...    
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Replying to: louiswei (Jul 08, 2008 1:40 pm) Simply stated, the lack of the badging, on that style of grille, leaves me with a "cheap" feeling. You don't have to agree with it; it just lacks an upscale look to me. A nice H emblem would do wonders for the otherwise anonymous design.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 08, 2008 1:09 pm)  I will try to grab some real-life photo of the Genesis sedan. Here is a media photo in the mean time. 
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