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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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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 08, 2008 2:17 pm) In my opinion, the H made the Genesis grille look like a oversized Sonata. I am glad Hyundai USA went with the right grille choice
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Replying to: louiswei (Jul 08, 2008 1:45 pm) So...the people that debadge their cars, are they less proud of them? Be careful with that answer because I've seen plenty of MB's rolling around my area with all the emblems removed. I've seen plenty of luxury vehicles with custome aftermarket grilles (with no emblem). Most of the time, when you get a good look at a car it's usually from behind because you're stuck in traffic. That being said, Hyundai positioned their "H" on the trunk. Is the waterfall grille the best grille Hyundai could have come up with...probably not. Personally, I think a nice chrome mesh grille would have been slick (made from the same mesh that Jaguar uses for theirs). However, of the 3 grilles that were out there for the Genesis...it truly is the best looking option. Thank you for providing me with a good laugh this morning. I mean to think...Hyundai not being proud of the, hands down, best car they have ever produced (and they know it). They're so NOT proud of it, they went and shopped the best sound system they could find for it (Lexicon). They're so NOT proud of it, they went and found two top notch transmissions (Aisin & ZF) to put in them. Come on man, I know you really don't believe that statement you made. I can accept the fact that you simply just don't care for the grille. In which case, leave it at that, but don't put it on the maker, claiming they're not proud of their own product so they left their mark off the front of it, they have the "H" on the wheels and the steering wheel as well. How many places does the emblem really have to go??? The sad thing is...the car makers get us as consumers every day and we don't even know it. WE...are rolling advertisement for the makers and we don't even get paid for it. As a matter of fact, we PAY for the priviledge of advertising for them (funny...they pay huge amounts for their products to be seen in movies and tv shows). We, the consumers, are getting pimped by the auto makers every single day. We go to them only to purchase a liability (it certainly is no investment) that takes money out of your pocket every day that you own it, gets you back a percentage of it if you decide to trade or sell it and yet...the auto maker makes more money because of it. Sorry...I'm done ranting now. 
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Replying to: joe97 (Jul 08, 2008 4:10 pm) What's wrong for the Genesis being an oversized Sonata? If Hyundai is proud of its name and products then there is nothing wrong having the family resemblance... S-class looks like an oversized C-class LS looks like an oversized IS A8 looks like an oversized A4 Camry looks like an oversized Corolla I don't see anything wrong with that. As matter of fact, if Hyundai is trying to build "heritage" here then family resemblance is an important way to get it there.
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Replying to: allmet33 (Jul 09, 2008 5:53 am) Say whatever you want but I am sticking with my opinion. Don't want to bring up the "seperate luxury brand/dealer network" debate again but that's a nice to solve this problem...
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