Blown Hyundai: Genesis coupe will get a turbo:

Hyundai’s Genesis coupe will be available with turbo power when it debuts in the United States in the spring of 2009. The turbocharged engine will be the first offered by Hyundai in the United States, but it won’t be the last.

The four-cylinder turbo will come from Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance, Hyundai’s joint venture with Mitsubishi and Chrysler. It will be built at the joint venture’s plant in South Korea. The rear-drive coupe also will be available with a naturally aspirated V-6.

Turbos won’t be limited to the Genesis coupe, said John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America’s vice president for product development.

“We like the idea of turbo, so we’ll do others,” Krafcik told Automotive News. “I think the timing is good because no one else has a four-cylinder, rear-drive platform with a turbocharger.”

He did not say what other Hyundai vehicles will get turbocharged engines. Krafcik said Hyundai has no current plans to offer hybrids or diesels.

“We’ll get more horsepower and better gas mileage through smaller displacement and direction injection,” he said. “People talk about diesels all of the time, but it’s extremely expensive.”

Hyundai’s hybrid plans probably won’t go into high gear until at least 2013, said Krafcik. That’s when the company expects to sell at least 50,000 cars annually in California. At that level, Hyundai will need to sell hybrids to meet that state’s clean-air standards.

Although the rwd Genesis coupe is coming, Krafcik said Hyundai plans to keep a front-wheel-drive sporty coupe in the lineup to replace the Tiburon.

autoweek.com

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