Smaller Hyundai coupe to hit showrooms by 2011

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The Genesis Coupe current holds the position of Hyundai’s sporty offering, but a second sports coupe will join the automaker’s lineup by 2011. The new coupe will fill the void left by the departure of the Hyundai Tiburon and will be heavily influenced by the company’s Veloster concept.

According to Hyundai CEO John Krafcik, the new coupe will slot beneath the Genesis Coupe and take about 70-80 percent of its design from the Veloster concept (pictured). Krafcik told Edmunds the production model will have one dramatic styling element – saying “it won’t be like anything out there before in the small car segment” – but failed to give any other details. The Veloster concept featured a sharply-raked rear end, so we suspect that could be the design element Krafcik was hinting.

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Hyundai's President and CEO John Krafcik has said before that a front-wheel-drive replacement for the Tiburon sport coupe will appear soon and be sold alongside the rear-wheel-drive Genesis Coupe. He has also said that the car would be similar to and possibly named for the Veloster concept the company showed at the 2007 L.A. Auto Show.

Well, now we know more.

In an exclusive Inside Line interview, Krafcik said the car will look 70-80 percent like the Veloster and will pack a surprise body style that will be a segment first. One look at the C-shaped backlight/sunroof on the concept (there's a rear shot after the jump) might be a good guess, but Krafcik would only say this: "It might be doors or a unique roof or something with the hatch. But it won't be like anything out there before in the small car segment."

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