Hyundai recently revealed that its upcoming Genesis Coupe will be powered by a four-cylinder turbo — with a 3.8L V6 being optional — and now comes word that forced-induction will spread to other Hyundai models. Hyundai’s latest turbo technology was born from a joint venture between Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Chrysler .
“We like the idea of turbo, so we’ll do others,” John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America’s vice president for product development, told Automotive News. “I think the timing is good because no one else has a four-cylinder, rear-drive platform with a turbocharger.”
Krafcik failed to mention which other Hyundai models would receive turbo power, but said that hybrids and diesels aren’t part of Hyundai’s plans for the foreseeable future. “We’ll get more horsepower and better gas mileage through smaller displacement and direction injection,” he said. “People talk about diesels all of the time, but it’s extremely expensive.”
Hyundai likely won’t produce a hybrid model until 2013.
Krafcik also revealed that the Genesis Coupe won’t replace the Tiburon and that Hyundai will continue to offer a front-wheel drive coupe.
