Hyundai Genesis | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Hyundai |
Production | 2008–2016 (as Hyundai Genesis) 2016–2020 (as Genesis G80) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Executive car (E) |
Body style | 4-door sedan |
Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front-engine, four-wheel-drive |
Chronology | |
Successor | Genesis G80 |
The Hyundai Genesis (Korean: 현대 제네시스) is an executive car manufactured and marketed by Hyundai Motor Company over two generations from 2008 until 2016, before it was renamed the Genesis G80. It is a five-passenger, four-door, rear- or all-wheel-drive sedan.
Introduced in concept form at the 2007 New York International Auto Show,[1] and internally designated as the BH model, the Genesis was expected to cost $533 million to develop.[2] Hyundai began marketing the first generation Genesis worldwide (except in Europe) in 2008 as a "premium sports sedan".[3] The second generation Genesis (model DH) debuted in Seoul, Korea in November 2013[4][5] followed by the 2014 North American International Auto Show[6] and Toronto Auto Show.[7]
On 4 November 2015, Hyundai announced that the name Genesis and Hyundai's second generation luxury model would move to a new and separate luxury division, Genesis Motor.[8][9] The Genesis — as a Hyundai model — was replaced in actuality in 2017 when the second generation Hyundai Genesis was renamed the G80.[10] The move followed the model's success in the luxury market, paired with consumer acceptance of the Genesis nameplate.[11]