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" Hyundai used the New York auto show to unveil a concept that gives a pretty good idea of its upcoming rear-drive premium sports sedan that will hit the U.S. market in 2008. That&amp;#039;s right, we said rear-drive, the first of its kind for Hyundai in the U.S. The Korean company is taking a dead shot at Lexus and Infiniti, and if it can mix it up with BMW and Audi, all the better.   &amp;quot;Concept Genesis extends our product range into new territories from a performance, design and packaging perspective,&amp;quot; said Steve Wilhite, chief operating officer of Hyundai Motor America. &amp;quot;When it arrives in 2008 it will catapult Hyundai into competition against some potent rivals,&amp;quot; Wilhite continued &amp;quot;and Genesis is up for the challenge.&amp;quot;   Concept Genesis is powered by a newly developed dohc 32-valve 4.6-liter V-8 \u2014 officially named Tau \u2014 which Hyundai says will make &amp;quot;well over 300 bhp,&amp;quot; along with more than 300 lb.-ft. of torque; a ZF 6-speed automatic with Shiftronic manual ability should help the Genesis scoot to 60 mph in under 6.0 seconds, the company says: A limited-slip rear differential (not a standard feature on most cars in this class) and the car&amp;#039;s 53/47 front/rear weight distribution indicate that Hyundai just might understand the needs of high-performance drivers. Standard Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is there in case those drivers overstep their (or the car&amp;#039;s) limits, while driver-selectable suspension settings should allow for comfortable around-town cruising, with sportier dynamics when the going gets twisty.   The Concept Genesis uses ultra high-tensile steel in critical areas of the unibody to give it a claimed 12-14 percent higher dynamic torsional rigidity (with also a lower body-in-white weight) than the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.   Neat features include adaptive cruise control, eight airbags, heated/cooled seats, HID headlamps with adaptive leveling and a navigation system with a backup camera. As with every Hyundai, one of the key selling points will be its bargain price. In this case, that means a starting price &amp;quot;well under $30,000.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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