Well this is the sole perk of being in a country where an automaker is based. You often get to get first dibs to whatever they’re offering. I’ve been a staunch critic of Korean cars but Hyundai is slowly convincing me to change my take.

The “budget luxury car” Hyundai Genesis turned out to be quite the car according to many reviewers. Now it comes with a sportier variant – the Genesis Coupe a car which has created quite the buzz. Dubbed as the most exciting performance coupe from the Korean company, enthusiasts are just curious whether this would easily trump the Tiburon as a cult classic.

Powering the base car is a 2.0L turbocharged engine that dishes out 210 hp on regular fuel, and, get this, gets 223 hp on premium fuel. The grand daddy – powered by the 3.8L V6 packs 310 hp, propelling the car from 0 to 62 mph in 6.3 seconds. That easily beats a stock MX5 on the road.

The car’s already available in Korea but will only hit US showrooms in Spring 2009.

Source: Hyundai