First Drive: Prepare for War

[Tave]

It's not a little slow.  It's a lot slow.

Agreed. Over 6 seconds and you're entering pocket-rocket territory. I realize cars have gotten heavier, but a 300 hp coupe needs to get up and go a lot faster than late-90s/early-00s econo boxes with 200 hp I4s.

[Raza]

It's not a little slow.  It's a lot slow.  The Mustang GT they tested against the 370Z hit 60 mph in 4.9 with the 1 foot rollout.

Well, I expect the Mustang to be faster, torque and all.  But 5.5 should not be breaking a sweat in the Genesis. 

Are all the test car engines really green or something? 

[MX793]

It's not a little slow.  It's a lot slow.  The Mustang GT they tested against the 370Z hit 60 mph in 4.9 with the 1 foot rollout.

The Mustang also had the very short 3.73 rear end and $285 a piece gumball tires.  IIRC, S197s with the 3.55 rear end and a green engine were in the 5.2-5.4 second range.  Given the fatter torque curve of the V8 over the smaller V6, I don't think 5.7 sounds "a lot" slow.  I would have thought the car could muster something in the 5.4-5.6 range (similar to what a 300 hp G35 used to run), though, so it is a little slower than I expected given its stats.

EDIT:  Looking back at old C&D tests, 5.5 would actually be a fair bit quicker than the old 298 hp 1st gen G35s, C&D clocked 5.9 seconds on the last one they tested, and it didn't weigh much more than the Genesis (maybe 60 lbs difference).  And the 300 hp 30th Anniversary 350Z C&D tested clocked 5.8s.

[sportyaccordy]

The cars are heavy... 1/4 mile times are more important

IF it's as fast as the 280HP G35 I will be more than impressed. That car is fucking fast.

[Nethead]

If I read this article correctly, there's a white flag flying from the antenna of the Genesis coupe:

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0905_hyundai_genesis_coupe_mustang_fighter_or_cut_price_nissan_370z/index.html

See the extended debate in the Genesis-vs-370Z-vs-Mustang GT thread opened by 565 regarding Motor Trend magazine's comparo of these three. 

[Xer0]

This car is impressive but I've always seen it as more of cheaper G37s then a Mustang/370Z competitor

[NomisR]

This car is impressive but I've always seen it as more of cheaper G37s then a Mustang/370Z competitor

With the Camaro coming out though.. providing it does come out.. it may be harder for for the Genesis to compete.

[Xer0]

With the Camaro coming out though.. providing it does come out.. it may be harder for for the Genesis to compete.

Yeah, thats another thing I forgot to consider.  The V6 Camaro will be able to undercut it while offering similar performance while the V8 will simply blow it away.

[Vinsanity]

I suspect the V6 Genesis will have a handling advantage, and probably a refinement advantage over the V6 Camaro.

[ifcar]

I suspect the V6 Genesis will have a handling advantage, and probably a refinement advantage over the V6 Camaro.

But the V6 Camaro is priced more in line with the 4-cylinder Genesis.

[TBR]

But isn't the Genesis significantly lighter? Plus it looks like the turbo-4 is under-rated.

[MX793]

I'd expect the Camaro V6 to perform essentially identically to the CTS.  The two weigh nearly the same and have the same powertrain.  In which case, we're looking at a 5.9-6.1 second 0-60 time.  Enough to put a hurt to the 4 cylinder Genesis, but it'll be a bit slower than the V6.