With the Hyundai Genesis Coupe Koreans discover the fun of the car. The Coupe with rear-wheel drive, designed for the United States is now also to Europe. There it meets the VW Scirocco, which releases its 210 PS to the front wheels.
Enough of the present? Sometimes it's enough already to treat a Nogger ice or on the PC a round Pacman to playing backwards to move two to three decades. Only those who yearn for the cheapest Coupe with rear-wheel drive from this time, were so far gekniffen – now a visit to the friendly Hyundai partner ranges.That the Koreans can make ordinary everyday companions on the wheels, they have demonstrated with the i30 and the ix35. Now, they provide a playground away from reason and that send originally only for the United States and Asia Hyundai conceived Genesis Coupe to Europe. For less than 30,000 euros of 4.63-metre two-door in the basic version is on a two liter turbo petrol engine, sending 214 HP at the 19-inch rear wheels. The almost equally strong Scirocco from VW costs from 26.700 euro, occurs much more compact and less sportwagenlike. Also his Turbo four-cylinder engine propels the front wheels, very conventional.
So typing full anticipation of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe start button that ignites the supercharged engine. He belongs to the 1,740 euros expensive plus package, which includes among other things, a sound system of Infiniti. Should the newly developed two-litre four-cylinder instead but not better make the music? From the engine compartment as well as from the two exhaust of Hyundai's Genesis Coupe penetrates into the test only a banal hum.
Never mind, it would be not the first sports car, which only changed his vocal range to the positive and under load. Not as the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, which instead nervtotend is booming. So would rather use the audio system. In addition to the disappointing sound, the engine feels tough, relies rather on the impact of the maximum torque of 302 nm than at high speeds. After all: in the Sprint from zero to 100 km/h two-tenths go with 7.8 seconds less, as the work.
In the lateral acceleration, it is however, for the immediately appealing, but verhartende steering prevents quick change of direction. In addition the ESP in the Hyundai pulls Genesis Coupe at an early stage and grobschlachtig the release cord. On straight, wet ground, often also a Querfuge enough in the test to make fall into the electronics in blind actionism. At least you can disable them without mysterious choreographies with a single keystroke, what the road just fine look at can by the side window - although again the verhartende guidance in the way is dedicated Quertreiberei. The automotive daily calls anyway other virtues. So it does no harm, for example, if at least a pinch of comfort inside the chassis. The shock of Hyundai Genesis Coupe rant, however, listless in the Cathedral camps and leave instead the main work provide the tough Springs as well as the comfortable sport seats, the also good lateral support. To the ordinary space available - at least in the first series - as well as the large trunk and easily readable instruments the reason gene break manufacturer's train again to down. VW went a step further, chose a form reminiscent of a Combi Coupe to allow a somewhat dignified accommodation to fellow passengers. Kamei could the front wheel drive at the VW Scirocco also resist, let alone a deaktivierbaren ESP lifeline.
And where is there please the fun? Already, the sporty low seating position is also hope of 210 HP of strong limitation as the deep timbre. The entliehene the Golf GTI direct injection in the VW Scirocco must almost 1.4 136 kilograms of tonnes of less car move, which he promptly ummunzt in much flottere acceleration. Here, the four cylinder borrows his hoarse bassigen sound of sporting aspirated as their Rotary joy. The chassis goes with the high use of the engine, enthusiastically with easy ubersteuerndem Eigenlenkverhalten cycles. Which will match the Steering in nothing; She provide optimal road contact, verkneift but hypersensibles response. The front wheels of the VW at all seem to have no problems with this Scirocco, to transmit at the same time longitudinal and shear forces. The 205 euro expensive electronic differential lock XDS seemingly casual juggles with each individual nm without rigorously shutting down the performance. This results a surprisingly lively handling with high safety reserves - without compromising on the comfort also on wet track.
Even when streets of damp municipal coffers is the VW trying Scirocco successfully, not unfiltered pass the potholes. In the Interior not rumble or crackling penetrates it, only the optional panorama roof ensures with strong wind dissonance. Granted, only the 965 EUR Adaptive damper help the suspension on his convincing performance, but even the VW remains ausstattungsbereinigt Scirocco priced below the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. The drive concept is attractive on paper, is suitable for a maximum of loose flaky drifts. However, the can cast spells with a corresponding Youngtimer for little money on the asphalt - including time travel.
