Wheels Australia — June 2017

14 wheelsmag.com.au

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at Genesis, in the form of

Lee SangYup.

The South Korean-born

once worked at Holden in

Melbourne where he was

with designing the produ

version of the fifth-gener

Chevrolet Camaro that

on the VE Commodore’s

architecture.

“I love Australia,” San

told Wheels of his two yea

Melbourne, where he took

2006 Detroit concept from

show starlet to showroo

SangYup’s CV includes

Pininfarina, Porsche and

but he rates the challeng

crafting an all-new brand

“once in a lifetime opport

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companies with a long h

lots of heritage and some

it becomes a weight whe

design something.”

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as an enormous opportun

one he is insistent will be

differently to other brand

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Even more N-badged Hyundai’s are on

their way. The Korean brand teased

journalists with the silhouette of a sleek,

secret coupe-like body. But not all of

Hyundai’s employees seemed to get

the memo. “The car is still secret ... it

is a coupe-ish version of the i30 which

will come also as an N,” said Hyundai’s

European design chief Thomas Buerkle.

Performance? With the same 202kW

and AWD driveline as the N hatch, it has

our curiosity piqued.

G

New mid-sized $60k sedan

previewed with the 2016 New

York Concept. Twin-turbo V

and rear-drive architecture

shared with the Kia Stinger.

G

S-Class-sized flagship currently

reserved for America. Next-gen

model likely to be offered in

RHD, but that car won’t

appear until about 2022.

G

Facelift of the current Hyundai

Genesis already on sale in the

US. Arrives in Australia late in

2017 with existing 3.8-litre V6.

Yanks get V8 and new V6TT.

GT

GT70 Coupe and GC70 Cabrio

sports models based on G

sedan bones. Expect 4cyl,

hybrid and V6 turbo options

for BMW 4 Series rival.

GV

Due in 2019, the BMW X5-

rivalling GV80 will be the first

SUV from Genesis, priced from

about $70K, showcasing full

scope of new design language.

GV

Audi Q5-rivalling mid-sized

SUV. Expect rear-biased

dynamics with four-

cylinder, V6 and hybrid

drivetrain options.

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