
The 2011 Hyundai Genesis ranks seventh out of 21 Upscale Midsize Cars. This ranking is based on our analysis of 26 published reviews and test drives of the Hyundai Genesis, and our analysis of reliability and safety data.
When you mix healthy dollops of value, high-tech luxury features and you get the 2011 Hyundai Genesis. Long story short, the Genesis is no slouch.
Sure, there's a refined 5.0-liter gas direct-injection V-8 under the hood, coupled to an impressive new house-designed eight-speed automatic transmission.
Hyundai Genesis has coaxed enough horsepower out of 5.0 liters, and there are fuel prices and the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards to Consider, 5038cc so ought to suffice for some time to come.
The R-Spec name is a North American-only marketing technique. Five-liter Genesis sedans sold elsewhere will not get the moniker.