How many Genesis owners knew this ?

[Dragon64]

the Tau V8 can be enlarged to 5.4 liters

with a turbo or supercharger setup - this car would be an absolute animal

mated to the upcoming 10 speed auto transmission - with paddle shifters

we might just get an AMG and ///M5 competitor yet


My guess is 3-4 years ( maybe 5 )

BMW and Mercedes had better take notice

A freight train is headed their way

 

[037]

and your source for this information is what?

 

[pilotdane]

Souping-up an engine is always possible but would the transmission and rear end be able to handle the extra power? There is already a thread questioning if the computer is limiting the torque in the first two gears to protect the drivetrain. It would be fun to see a TopGear (British please) episode where they take the engine to the max and then flog it until something breaks.

 

[TJPark01]

Adding a flux capacitor to a car may make the car faster to 88 mph, but you're gonna need more plutonium to run the car, unless your car is outfitted with a Mr. Fusion.

 

[YEH]

Hyundai already has a 5.5L Tau for the armored-version of the LWB Equus and they worked on a supercharged 4.6 Tau engine (460HP) back in '09, but the word is that they have moved on to turbo-charging the Tau.

We might see a real performance variant of the Genesis sedan towards the middle/end of the run of the next gen Genesis, but may have to wait until the 3rd gen (Infiniti resorts to the IPL line and not a real performance line b/c sales would not warrant the investment).

And no, this is not "insider" info. - it's all out there on the www.

 

[Dragon64]

Hyundai already has a 5.5L Tau for the armored-version of the LWB Equus and they worked on a supercharged 4.6 Tau engine (460HP) back in '09, but the word is that they have moved on to turbo-charging the Tau.

We might see a real performance variant of the Genesis sedan towards the middle/end of the run of the next gen Genesis, but may have to wait until the 3rd gen (Infiniti resorts to the IPL line and not a real performance line b/c sales would not warrant the investment).

And no, this is not "insider" info. - it's all out there on the www.

They should bring the 5.5 ltr engine used in the Equus to the U.S.
And I agree with you that turbocharging is the way to go.

I don't think they will strap a supercharger to the car - that was just a hypothetical " what if " on my part

I am confident that Hyundai will have an M5 fighter with the next generation
R Spec.

After all.......where do Hyundai go from here ?

Seems like a natural progression to me

 

[Dragon64]

and your source for this information is what?

MotorTrend - at least for the engine bore

Hyundai apparently already have a 5.5 ltr engine used in the Equus overseas.