BY Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Motor Authority
Hyundai’s four-cylinder Genesis Coupe will be discontinued once the 2015 model year rolls around but the Korean automaker plans to give it one last hurrah with a wild concept pushing out almost 1,000 horsepower. The concept will be presented at next month’s SEMA show and is being developed with Chicago-based tuner Blood Type Racing (BTR).

Extracting almost 1,000 horsepower from a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine is no easy task, but BTR has stepped up to the challenge. Key among its upgrades will be increased bore for a larger capacity, a huge turbocharger, a nitrous kit, new intakes and exhausts, and plenty of cooling mods. A six-speed manual and rear-wheel-drive layout will remain.

BTR will also treat the vehicle with an aggressive makeover, which it says will give it an “underground racing” appearance. One of the key exterior upgrades will be a wide-body kit developed by Japanese kit designer Kei Miura. It will make the Genesis Coupe by BTR up to 60 millimeters wider than stock.

For the interior, BTR will add new gauges, racing seats, harnesses and even a roll cage. Many of these items will come from motorsport suppliers Sabelt and Cusco.

The Genesis Coupe by BTR is actually the third modified Hyundai that’s been confirmed for this year’s SEMA. Another will be a 708-hp Sonata by Bisimoto and the third that we know of will be a 550-hp Genesis by ARK Performance.

This year’s SEMA runs from November 4-7

 

the 17 years olds are saying: EEUUUU it's a ricer.....it's got a wing... lol

 

My question would be;

Why didn't they just put Hyundai's Tau V8 in it?

Really that a question for Hyundai as well.

 

How many horses does the Tau V8 have?

 

The 5.0L out if the Genesis R-Spec sedan make 430hp stock with premium gas.
Its the engine that should have gone in to make the coupe a true Mustang/Camaro killer.

 

Is it possible someone thinks that 1,000 HP at least sounds more dramatic than 430?
or is this a one of a kind modification just to generate interest?

 

Look at Evo's... usually rule the streets when theyre ballstothewall. Then you have supras.

I'm a V8 fan (5.0 now LS1 previous) but I can't help but think..maybe theres something to super hi-rev small motors...

I test drove a 470whp evo (VIII mr? I think) when I was in the market awhile back, it was a hell of a car. And thats not even alot of power for an evo.

Seems like the bigger motors have failures alot more often.. thats why I was looking at Evo's. Just ended up being out of my range.

 

Small high reving motors can make quite a bit of power. With a lot of boost!