Hyundai builds a Buick competitor...

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05/29/2014 at 13:18 • Filed to: None

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Looks like a Buick. More info !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! spanfucker retire bitch > Pessimippopotamus
05/29/2014 at 13:21

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Wow. I mean, there's stylistic similarities, and then there's cheap Chinese knock-off levels of copying. Even the DRLs look downright identical.

What the hell Hyundai? I liked the look of your new Genesis. There was some derivative design cues about it, but all in all, it was an attractive looking vehicle that I wouldn't have mistaken for anything else.

This is just...lazy.


Kinja'd!!! Brian, The Life of > Pessimippopotamus
05/29/2014 at 13:31

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Oh how the mighty have fallen ... they used to rip off Mercedes designs.

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Kinja'd!!! HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > spanfucker retire bitch
05/29/2014 at 13:32

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Yeah I thought Hyundai, and Kia were done ripping of designs.


Kinja'd!!! and 100 more > spanfucker retire bitch
05/29/2014 at 13:37

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... or badge engineering. They might have a hole in their lineup in another country (China?), and platform-sharing a Buick there may be the easiest path to build name recognition and make some sweet, sweet profits.


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > spanfucker retire bitch
05/29/2014 at 13:40

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I suspect this is just for the Chinese market, so it's not surprising.


Kinja'd!!! spanfucker retire bitch > and 100 more
05/29/2014 at 13:50

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Not according to the links that I followed in the OP. It's based on the Azera platform, apparently. No badge engineering.


Kinja'd!!! and 100 more > spanfucker retire bitch
05/29/2014 at 18:35

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Wull I'll be damned...


Kinja'd!!! rwd&stick > Pessimippopotamus
05/29/2014 at 18:46

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Is that A6?


Kinja'd!!! Pessimippopotamus > rwd&stick
05/29/2014 at 18:46

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AG.


Kinja'd!!! Svend > spanfucker retire bitch
05/31/2014 at 05:27

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Probably more so with the facelifted Insignia.

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It's very close indeed.