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The Chevrolet Stingray concept car - A vision of the future Corvette?

Auto show season is officially upon us and to kick things off the NADAguides.com team traveled to the 2009 Orange County Auto show. Most of the automakers save their big product reveals for a little later in the year at shows like the LA, Chicago, Detroit, and New York event. This year however the Anaheim convention center is filled with some great concepts and a few surprises. More...

The 2010 Hyundai Gensis Coupe (photo courtesy of Ryan Siu)

Somewhere between the world of the Gumball Rally and Cars & Coffee lies the event known as the Targa Trophy. It is a one-day rally event that starts and ends in the same place. This event features luxury brand sponsors, luxury brand cars, and luxury brand people. I was invited to compete in this event and I would be doing so with two friends; Tim Odell, an aspiring auto-journalist and Jonny Lieberman, a professional auto-journalist. The parking lot was already filled with oodles of supercar steel, aluminum and carbon fiber ranging from various Audi and BMW products to a Lamborghini Murcielago. Locating our ride for the event was easy; it's the 2010 Hyundai Genesis coupe - a seemingly meager entry wearing a badge unfamiliar to most in this set. More...

2009 Hyundai Genesis
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When the news first broke two years ago that Hyundai would be bringing a 350 plus horsepower, rear wheel drive, full-size luxury sedan to market, the first thought that crossed my mind was...I'll believe it when I see it. Jumping from affordable small and mid-sized sedans to the ultra competitive luxury market would be no easy feat and Hyundai was aiming right at all of them, from BMW and Mercedes to Lexus and Infiniti. Fast forward to today, the Korean auto maker has delivered on its promise. At quick glance, you can easily mistake the 2009 Hyundai Genesis for any E-Class Mercedes. Yes, I said Mercedes! Sharing a similar looking front grill and a sleek exterior body, the Genesis absolutely fits in with the luxury class of vehicles. And...with the Genesis Coupe now hitting dealerships, combined with the industry-leading warranty and buy back program, Hyundai's future is perhaps brighter than any other auto maker. 

The DRIVE – First Impression
Because the Genesis is all-new and this is our initial review, I spent my first ten minutes just looking at the exterior of the car before ...