Hyundai Genesis
| Hyundai Genesis | |
|---|---|
2015 Hyundai Genesis (DH) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Hyundai |
| Production | 2008–2016 (as Hyundai Genesis) 2016–2020 (as Genesis G80) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front-engine, four-wheel-drive |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Genesis G80 |
The Hyundai Genesis (Korean: 현대 제네시스) is an executive car manufactured and marketed by Hyundai Motor Company over two generations from 2008 until 2016, before it was renamed the Genesis G80. It is a five-passenger, four-door, rear- or all-wheel-drive sedan.
Introduced in concept form at the 2007 New York International Auto Show, and internally designated as the BH model, the Genesis was expected to cost $533 million to develop. Hyundai began marketing the first generation Genesis worldwide (except in Europe) in 2008 as a "premium sports sedan". The second generation Genesis (model DH) debuted in Seoul, Korea in November 2013 followed by the 2014 North American International Auto Show and Toronto Auto Show.
On 4 November 2015, Hyundai announced that the name Genesis and Hyundai's second generation luxury model would move to a new and separate luxury division, Genesis Motor. The Genesis — as a Hyundai model — was replaced in actuality in 2017 when the second generation Hyundai Genesis was renamed the G80. The move followed the model's success in the luxury market, paired with consumer acceptance of the Genesis nameplate.