2009 Hyundai Genesis Sedan - Car and Driver

C/D editor-in-chief, Csaba Csere, and Hyundai V.P., product development and strategic planning, John Krafcik, review the 2009 Genesis.

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[parthshin]

John Krafcik is very smart. He answered those tough questions extremely well and didn't say anything bad about the genesis when answering.

[wharghoul]

@beatstork1 Csaba and C&D never give fair reviews of anything. If this car was a BMW, the video would have been 6:10 of Csaba humping it's tailpipe.

[608sauce]

Benz and BMW have PROVEN reliability ISSUES, they survive on its name Hyundai is taking oven give them 10 years and you will see...and no I'm not a Hyundai I just see facts #mustangrules

[henryleder]

@mercedesE320fan Let's compare apples to apples. Have you ever bought & owned a brand-new Mercedes? My suspicion is an unequivocal NO! My feeling is that you shop around used-car dealerships for benzs just so you can tote your badge around to anyone that cares to look your way. I refuse to put my money on a car.this is a CAAAR. It takes you to point A & B. I would rather spend my money on a fully-loaded brand-new Genesis than a 10 year old Benz for $10K. Does this sound like you?

[henryleder]

@Corvette90100 I guess that makes me stupid...although I have a graduate degree, make a mid-6 figure salary, enjoy a good looking Hyundai Genesis with all add on luxury features, paid a fraction of what a luxury German or Japanese equivalent would cost, used that money instead for more practical things like a 529 fund for my kids and investments. Oh yeah, I guess I'm also stupid to care about value over brand-prestige...and stupid for not wearing expensive jewelry or fancy clothes. Get a life

[xray707]

500 engineers= 4 engineers in the US + 496 engineers in Korea

[johnny22single99]

I would just like to know why my 1996 Impala SS ran a 12.1sec quarter mile time@120mph. all she has under the hood is a tiny lil LT1- 350 small block. which is now a slightly modified 396 stroked block. STILL NATURALLY ASPIRATED. with a few lightend internal's. BUT!---> I DO NOT RUN ANY SPRAY. OR BOOST OR PROCHARGER. STRAIGHT MOTOR!. RWHP IS A MERE 605. AND TRQ IS ABOUT THE SAME. OH WELL.----> SMALL BLOCK V8 POWER. THAT'S ALL IM SAYING. LOL. oh yeah she is also lightend up a little bit also.

[AceOfSpades725]

@mercedesE320fan yes cause buying a hyundai is boosting the north koreans economy. even tho we have no trade with them so it would be common sense that the car is build in South Korea which is our ally. so ur statement is invalid.

[simboy418]

@Corvette90100 Hyundai was crap, no one did buy it when they were crap. Now they make good and reliable cars, so ppl are buying. Look at the sales numbers. Most people test drive the car and make much more informed decision when buying a hyundai. Hyundai still has the stigma from the past and no one would buy it if they are passionate about driving and can easily afford Bmw. But BMW's excellence doesn't mean hyundai's failure.

[xlEctacylx89]

@mercedesE320fan plus its obviously for rich people idiot . dont bitch about the price if u cant afford 

[xlEctacylx89]

@mercedesE320fan and in my opinion the sls is a fukin uglyass car

[Gwynne66]

@mercedesE320fan

The problem with the C and E Mercedes is that they are cheaply built and they don't handle well. Even the ones with the powerful AMG-tuned engines... look at the Top Gear Power Board... an E63 AMG with over 500bhp couldn't keep up with a poxy little Porsche Boxter.

As for Jaguars being "the most troublesome and unreliable cars ever"... you're just embarrassing yourself. That hasn't been true since Callaghan was PM.