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V6 Throwdown: Motor Trend pits Hyundai Genesis against 2011 Mustang, 2010 Camaro and Challenger
by Zach Bowman (RSS feed) on Apr 12th 2010 at 1:26PM
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By now, we've all read the various incarnations of the muscle car shoot-out, which means that had the crew from Motor Trend decided to simply line up the V6 versions of the 2010 Dodge Challenger, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and 2011 Ford Mustang against one another, odds are you could have picked the podium without breaking a sweat (or reading the article). And that's why we're guessing the editors decided to throw in the Hyundai Genesis Coupe for spice.
At first glance, this feels like the easiest game of "which one doesn't belong" ever played, but on closer inspection, the Genesis 3.8 looks right at home among Michigan's Neapolitan pack of muscle cars. The Hyundai boasts 305 horsepower from its sizable V6, which is more than any of the big domestics. How does it fair against the entry Mopar, Bowtie and Blue Oval? We'll go ahead and spoil it for you by saying that MT didn't just invite the Korean coupe to the dance. It named it belle of the ball, too.
Why did the Genesis Coupe take the gold, even ahead of re-powered 2011 Mustang? According to MT, the Hyundai simply feels more like a sports car than the rest of the suspects. Funny – we thought they were testing muscle cars...
All versions of these cars come with a V6 engine, Autoblog first thought that the Genesis did not belong in the lineup, but looking more closely at the specs – it was right at home. So how does this 305 horsepower car handle itself compared to the best muscle that America has to give in the V6 range?
You will be suspired to here that the Genesis Coupe beat the other three cars – that will not make the American automakers happy. Below is the order in MT comparison review:
4th place: Dodge Challenger SE
3rd place: Chevrolet Camaro RS
2nd place: Ford Mustang V-6
1st place: Hyundai Genesis 3.8 Track
by Zach Bowman (RSS feed) on Apr 12th 2010 at 1:26PM
By now, we've all read the various incarnations of the muscle car shoot-out, which means that had the crew from Motor Trend decided to simply line up the V6 versions of the 2010 Dodge Challenger, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and 2011 Ford Mustang against one another, odds are you could have picked the podium without breaking a sweat (or reading the article). And that's why we're guessing the editors decided to throw in the Hyundai Genesis Coupe for spice.
At first glance, this feels like the easiest game of "which one doesn't belong" ever played, but on closer inspection, the Genesis 3.8 looks right at home among Michigan's Neapolitan pack of muscle cars. The Hyundai boasts 305 horsepower from its sizable V6, which is more than any of the big domestics. How does it fair against the entry Mopar, Bowtie and Blue Oval? We'll go ahead and spoil it for you by saying that MT didn't just invite the Korean coupe to the dance. It named it belle of the ball, too.
Why did the Genesis Coupe take the gold, even ahead of re-powered 2011 Mustang? According to MT, the Hyundai simply feels more like a sports car than the rest of the suspects. Funny – we thought they were testing muscle cars...
All versions of these cars come with a V6 engine, Autoblog first thought that the Genesis did not belong in the lineup, but looking more closely at the specs – it was right at home. So how does this 305 horsepower car handle itself compared to the best muscle that America has to give in the V6 range?
You will be suspired to here that the Genesis Coupe beat the other three cars – that will not make the American automakers happy. Below is the order in MT comparison review:
4th place: Dodge Challenger SE
3rd place: Chevrolet Camaro RS
2nd place: Ford Mustang V-6
1st place: Hyundai Genesis 3.8 Track
