The past few months have been rough for any foreign car traveling on or in the back of a truck. First the Kia Kee Concept broke free of its restraints and slammed into the front wall of its transporter — resulting in Kia canceling the car’s North American debut at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show — then a truckload of new VW found their way into the San Diego Bay in late December. And now, two of Hyundai’s newest vehicles are heavily damaged after yet another transporter mishap.
It remains clear how the accident actually happened, but the results are clear — two Hyundai Genesis sedans may be off the road for good.
The accident happened in South Korea and left one Genesis sedan laying on its side on the ground. On its way from its perch atop the truck, the car apparently smashed the rear roof section of the blue Genesis sedan being transported below it.
Despite the car carnage, no injuries were reported.
03/25, 5:09 PM
posted by:
Andre Neves
Umm, look at the truck they’re using to transport them. And they are suprised?
03/25, 5:10 PM
posted by:
jumpoffit
damn those Al’Qaeda terrorist don’t give up
03/25, 5:10 PM
posted by:
RicardoHead
The poor babies, i hate seeing cars damaged
03/25, 5:17 PM
posted by:
Zo0M 6 Zo0M
A sad day in the history of hyundai. It brings a tear to my eyes.
03/25, 5:24 PM
posted by:
nitehawk
Meh, strip the car for parts…most of it can still be used
03/25, 5:29 PM
posted by:
gumby
i agree with andre, what a crappy transport truck, each car on its back is more expensive than the transporter, what a stupid accident
03/25, 5:30 PM
posted by:
richt62167
Dam Foreign drivers
03/25, 5:36 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
Well it’s obvious the stability control didn’t kick in.
03/25, 5:41 PM
posted by:
richt62167
Andre Neves…. and why the hell are they driving on the sidewalk
03/25, 5:44 PM
posted by:
Ricardo Head
How was the silver car suspended there? Were they pulling it up over the back of the black car on a winch from the oil pan when a tire from the car rolling over the top slipped on the wax job of the black car below and a wind blew and it slid off to the side and dangled from the oil pan?
How does this stuff happen?
03/25, 5:54 PM
posted by:
bgco88
Looks much better now.
03/25, 5:55 PM
posted by:
BishopBasher
Theys look likes they’re matin’
03/25, 5:55 PM
posted by:
SD650irag
How did they know they were Hyundai Genesis’ without a badge, oh wait…
03/25, 6:00 PM
posted by:
Driven
That car looks like a Mercedes design rip off. Reminds me of the fake designer labels sold on streets all over the pacific rim. Everything there is a knock off.
That transporter truck looks like it was built with a welding machine in someones garage. I wouldn’t move golf carts on that thing, let alone new cars.
03/25, 6:02 PM
posted by:
jayjc08
ricardohead- It probably slid off the edge. Think about it, slidding off the rear edge pushing the car to it’s side, moving forward or over that bump pushes it out. Pretty stupid mistake in the first place, seeing how they’re beached on the sidewalk…
Andre- I would feel safer with the vehicles and a kitchen rack holding the truck up… well, that’s an exageration, but you’ve also got to wonder like richt said, what they’re doing on the sidewalk.
03/25, 6:16 PM
posted by:
Astonman12
There are too many errors in this article writing-wise. It sounds and looks like a third grader wrote it.
03/25, 6:44 PM
posted by:
sportmode
Hyundai has insurance for this kinduv stuff. They’ll actually make money off this.
03/25, 7:03 PM
posted by:
Commodore
“It remains clear how the accident actually happened, but the results are clear” … Are you serious? It sounds like the person writing the article is actually younger than some of the people posting comments here (like BishopBasher who probably wrote that comment while he should have been finishing up his 3rd grade homework)
And yes, I agree with whoever said that these cars are barely recognizable as Hyundai’s Genesis since so much of the car has been ripped off of other automaker’s designs.
03/25, 7:06 PM
posted by:
DeansterTJ
“It remains clear how the accident actually happened, but the results are clear — two Hyundai Genesis sedans may be off the road for good.”
^ That’s Pulitzer material. Someone call the New Yorker, ASAP.
03/25, 7:16 PM
posted by:
tripleonefive
It all started with a big BANG
The Genesis is pretty dissapointing but Hyundai kia seem to have a problem with this
I think its a sign that they should rethink the design and make it closer to the concept
03/25, 7:20 PM
posted by:
gbb
A good crash will probably improve the little **** box. Lord knows, it couldnt hurt.
03/25, 7:41 PM
posted by:
SS4LIFE
NOT THE KEE! NOT THE KEE! ahem… sorry.
Yeah, has anyone ever seen the transporters that all the other auto companies use? Those mammoth Ryder trucks and Atlas Transport trucks. And you wonder why? The transporter itself looks like it was built right along side the Genesis at some plant over in Korea.
Well I guess those are two types of crash tests the Genesis no longer needs…
03/25, 9:18 PM
posted by:
56oval
That car transporter must have been German. That’s why it broke.
03/25, 9:20 PM
posted by:
zoomzoomr
Those Genesises (Genesi?) weren’t headed to the US.. look at the Euro-spec grille with the proper “Genesis” ornament on the hood. The ugly US grille lacks any identification at all.
03/25, 10:11 PM
posted by:
autonut
I think it is in Korea. I recall sloppy Korean pilots that resulted in flying over USSR and being shot out of the sky (twice), now those accidents with transporting their vehicles. I wonder what under the hood with all that lack of attention to detail.
03/25, 10:30 PM
posted by:
hfry
ZoomZoomr… I wouldn’t be to sure about that
03/25, 11:59 PM
posted by:
SS4LIFE
yeah autonut is right. It definitely was in Korea, notice the two taxi cabs on each side are not only other Hyundais but if you look at the yellow caution rope, that’s not English. Ok then, I rest my case.
Also autonut if the Russian Air Force wasn’t soo trigger happy and actually got a real visual of that Korean Airlines 747 that incident would have never happened but it was the USSR, so what more would you expect?
03/26, 1:53 AM
posted by:
GIUGIK1
trigger happy? How about if idiotic Mexicans would roam in the US air space everytime they felt like it? How would you like that, SS4LIFE ?
03/26, 7:46 AM
posted by:
CleanGTO
It was the craziest scene! Rice and Kimchi flew EVERYwhere…kids were crying, dogs barking, and someone ran to get chopsticks.
03/26, 7:49 AM
posted by:
E60M5
Come on gents, this is all publicity. No need for all the commotion and by the looks of it that transporter looks like a POS
03/26, 8:25 AM
posted by:
maximus
“it remains clear how the accident happened, but the results are clear” I agree, a third grader wrote this.
03/26, 8:29 AM
posted by:
1c3d0g
Ouch. I wouldn’t want to be the one paying that bill…
03/26, 8:44 AM
posted by:
MercMark
they are such crap they kill themselves.
03/26, 9:37 AM
posted by:
injunraiv
Hey SS4LIFE, maybe you missed this: “The accident happened in South Korea and left one Genesis sedan laying on its side on the ground”
Lopoks like they had the silver one on the top deck, and it wasn’t tied down. Then they loaded the other car and went to leave, or the Silver car was not in park and just rolled off. Either way, a pretty big “Oops!”
03/26, 10:11 AM
posted by:
jumpoffit
so, it is CLEAR how the accident happened?
03/26, 10:36 AM
posted by:
lamboz get a life
slow day in news when two wrecked hyundais in Korea make the news. Who cares?
03/26, 12:02 PM
posted by:
SS4LIFE
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03/26, 12:24 PM
posted by:
Mitch Bangowitz
Two less JohnnyComeLatelyMobiles on our roads
Those Koreans are good at accidents
03/26, 1:48 PM
posted by:
JennyFromTheBlock
Mitch Bangowitz its “fewer” not “less”. You freaking putzowitz
03/26, 2:11 PM
posted by:
injunraiv
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03/26, 3:03 PM
posted by:
SS4LIFE
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If any comments after this post are said by my handle, they will have a hyperlink to a gay porn site (Do not click on it) and are deemed offensive to anyone just know it wasn’t said by the real me. After using LLN over the past 7 months, it’s sad it’s come to this. Good luck everyone.
03/26, 4:28 PM
posted by:
injunraiv
Hey SS, I was just joking w/ you! Come back, we need your voice!
03/27, 7:32 PM
posted by:
bigp
the car on the side is ok and the one on the bottom