The Genesis V8 is a road car from Hyundai, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 378 bhp (383 PS/282 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 439 N·m (324 lb·ft/44.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1825 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2936 mm | 115.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Length | 4986 mm | 196.3 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1825 kg | 4023 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76.9 litres | 16.9 [20.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hyundai | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4627 cc (282.357 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 87 mm
3.62 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 383 PS (378 bhp) (282 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 439 Nm (324 ft·lb) (44.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.9 kW/litre 82.8 ps/litre 81.7 bhp/litre 1.34 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.88 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1192.3 kPa (172.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 210 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 154.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 207.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.47 kg/kW 10.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/26 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.0 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/11.1 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/31.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/26.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.980 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | P235/50 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | P235/50 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.57 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 233002 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Hyundai Genesis V8 (2012) added 2011-02-09. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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