Hyundai Genesis

Hyundai Genesis
Overview
Manufacturer	Hyundai
Production	2008–2016
Body and chassis
Class	Executive car
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
Related	Hyundai Genesis Coupe Hyundai Equus Kia K9
Chronology
Predecessor	Hyundai Dynasty
Successor	Genesis G80

First generation (BH)
2009 Hyundai Genesis (US)
Overview
Also called	Hyundai Rohens (China)
Production	2008–2013
Model years	2009–2014
Assembly	South Korea: Ulsan
Body and chassis
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related	Hyundai Genesis Coupe Hyundai Equus
Powertrain
Engine	3.3 L Lambda V6 3.8 L Lambda V6 4.6 L Tau V8 5.0 L Tau V8
Transmission	6-speed Aisin B-600 automatic 6-speed ZF 6HP26 automatic 8-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,935 mm (115.6 in)
Length	4,975 mm (195.9 in) (2009–2011) 4,985 mm (196.3 in) (2012–2014)
Width	1,890 mm (74.4 in)
Height	1,480 mm (58.3 in) (2009–2011) 1,475 mm (58.1 in) (2012–2014)
Curb weight	1,700–1,840 kg (3,748–4,057 lb)

Second generation (DH)
Hyundai Genesis (DH)
Overview
Also called	Genesis G80 (2017–present)
Production	November 2013–present
Model years	2015–present
Assembly	South Korea: Ulsan Russia: Kaliningrad (2016–present)
Designer	Casey Hyun Jun Ho Kim (2011)
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
Related	Hyundai Genesis Coupe Hyundai Equus
Powertrain
Engine	3.3 L Lambda V6 GDI 3.8 L Lambda V6 GDI 5.0 L Tau V8 GDI
Transmission	8-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,010 mm (118.5 in)
Length	4,990 mm (196.5 in)
Width	1,890 mm (74.4 in)
Height	1,480 mm (58.3 in)
Curb weight	1,880–2,060 kg (4,145–4,542 lb)

The Hyundai Genesis (Korean: 현대 제네시스) is a full-size / executive four-door, five passenger, rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by Hyundai since 2008 and now in its second generation.

It was introduced in concept form at the 2007 New York International Auto Show and was internally designated as the BH model. It was expected to cost $533 million to develop. Hyundai began marketing the first generation Genesis worldwide (with the exception of Europe) in 2008, as a "premium sports sedan".

The second generation Genesis (internally designated as model DH) debuted in Seoul, Korea in November 2013 followed by the 2014 North American International and Toronto auto shows. It is marketed worldwide.

The name Genesis reflects Hyundai's first entry into the luxury market segment.

On 4 November 2015, Hyundai officially announced the Genesis brand will be spun off into Genesis Motors, the new luxury vehicle division for Hyundai. The leap into a stand-alone, luxury brand comes on the heels of marked success in the luxury market, paired with consumer demand for the Genesis name. The Hyundai Genesis rebranded in 2017 as Genesis G80.

Introduced in March 2007 as the "Concept Genesis", the sedan was designed by Hyundai as a "progressive interpretation of the modern rear-wheel drive sports sedan". Hyundai conceived the idea for the Genesis in 2003. The body design took three years and the total cost of the program was $500 million over a development period of 23 months. Reliability testing ran for 800,000 miles.

Hyundai reportedly benchmarked the BMW 5-Series (E60) sedan during the Genesis' development; the company's press release indicates the Genesis body in white exceeds the BMW in torsional rigidity by 14%. The production Genesis sedan received a five-star crash rating in every category from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Hyundai markets the Genesis as offering "the performance of a BMW 5-Series and the interior packaging of a 7-Series at the price of a 3-Series".