Rhys Millen working on a V8 mid-engine Genesis Coupe

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Hyundai won't be hiding itself in some far-off corner of the Las Vegas Convention Center at early November's SEMA Show. We've already shown you the nitrous-fed Genesis Coupe Hennessey is working on down in Texas. But the centerpiece of their display is going to be this mid-engine, V8-powered version of the Genesis coupe now going together in the Huntington Beach, California, shop of Rhys Millen Racing (RMR).

Think of it as the supercar Hyundai could build if it were in the supercar business.

Starting with a stock Genesis Coupe, the crew at RMR have gutted the back of the car, chopped up the floor pan, and are currently fitting a 4.6-liter V8 swiped out of a Genesis luxury sedan about where the stock coupe's rear seat would be.

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Some early reports indicate that the next-gen Genesis Coupe will include a V8 variant, however, the whole mid-engine thing seems like a SEMA one-up.