Does anyone know when the Genesis brand is to launch?

"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
12/01/2015 at 15:44 • Filed to: None

Just curious if anyone knows. I’m actually looking forward to it. I must be one of the very few that actually believes that Genesis will be serious contenders in the years to come.

Genesis EQ900 for your time.

DISCUSSION (20)

Sam > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/01/2015 at 15:50

I still am curious what they're going to call the cars. Maybe the Genesis Coupe will just stay the Coupe.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/01/2015 at 15:50

i give them a year

Justin Hughes > Sam
12/01/2015 at 15:54

Nah, it’ll get some awful alphanumeric designation that won’t mean anything and that we’ll always forget and call it “the car that used to be the Genesis Coupe” instead.

Sam > Justin Hughes
12/01/2015 at 15:56

I wouldn’t be surprised if they pick up Infiniti’s ‘Gxx’ nomenclature.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Sam
12/01/2015 at 15:57

That part I don’t know. But I’m confident once people stop thinking as the Hyundai Equus as the Hyundai Accents big brother it will start selling much better.

In the same way that the Cadillac Escalade is not the Chevy Sparks big brother. The Equus is NO longer going to the thought of as just another Hyundai.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
12/01/2015 at 15:58

Give them a year for what?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/01/2015 at 16:00

For the brand to actually hit showrooms (or their own showrooms).

Bytemite > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/01/2015 at 16:01

I hope the Gen Coupe stays a Hyundai and becomes smaller, lighter, and cheaper. We don’t need another luxo-GT, there’s hundreds of them out there. We need a lightweight sports car, but making it a Genesis would mean adding gadgets and weight.

AMC/Renauledge > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/01/2015 at 16:02

I thought it was 2017. Makes sense given the advanced state the Equus replacement is in.

deprecated account > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/01/2015 at 16:04

Damn! Looks good!

Wobbles the Mind > Sam
12/01/2015 at 16:08

G90 for the EQ900/Equus

G80 for the current Genesis Sedan

G70 for the compact sedan

My guess is the upcoming coupe will be like the Lexus RC. Too heavy to rival 4-series, too small to rival 6-series. So G80 Coupe?

Ash78, voting early and often > Sam
12/01/2015 at 16:14

Bring back the SCOUPE name, Hyundai!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Ash78, voting early and often
12/01/2015 at 16:16

Now you’re thinking with your dipstick!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > AMC/Renauledge
12/01/2015 at 16:18

Would sound about right.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Bytemite
12/01/2015 at 16:20

I was actually thinking the opposite. Keep the coupe at it’s current price point and sort of have that as the entry level model of the Genesis brand.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/01/2015 at 16:23

If we have two Genesis cars parked next to each other, can we refer to them as ‘two Genesii’?

Bytemite > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/01/2015 at 16:24

Why? It is a 2 door GT. No one else has a GT as their entry level car, except maybe Jaguar. But that’s not what they are going for. They are trying to compete with BMW, Mercedes, Lexus. Their entry level would need to be a compact 4 door sedan.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
12/01/2015 at 16:33

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Bytemite
12/01/2015 at 16:37

But why? Just because the only way Mercedes/BMW can afford to make a sub 30K car is by making a compact sedan doesn’t mean that’s the only way to do it.

In the current line up The Genesis coupe is their least expensive offering followed by the Genesis sedan and finally with the Equus.

I don’t expect them to come out with a whole new car to fill in that entry level spot in the next 2 years.

Bytemite > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/01/2015 at 16:44

Even if the coupe goes with the Genesis brand, it won’t be the entry level car. It will end up probably off to the side like the Z4 is for BMW. Genesis can offer the Genesis sedan as the 5 series and name it something without numbers hopefully. Equus for the 7 series. 3 series can come out later.