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Originally Posted by val_lixembeau

This is exactly why I didn't buy a Gencoupe after test driving one. Hyundai positioned the GC as a sports car, but I think it would be a better product if they built it as a GT instead. It feels to me like Hyundai tried hard to hit numbers targets and largely succeeded, but because of inexperience, they didn't quite put everything together in areas of driving feel. And that is much more important in a sports car than in a GT.

As it is, the GC is kind of harsh and noisy for use as a touring car, but it's heavy and slow for its power as a sports car. I remember not liking the clutch take up (though I can't remember why exactly any more), and the shifter was nothing special. The rev hang was really long, and although I didn't experience it on the test drive, I remember reading that the car cut power very aggressively if you hit redline.

In general I'd rather get a slower car that cares about driving feel like an MX-5 or RX-8 because it's mostly easier to add power than to fix feel.

Mind you, the 2013 GC may fix a lot of the issues I had with the added development...

Many of you guys have made some good points about the GC, but man on paper that's a lot of car for the money. I know you can't quantify driving feel/quality on paper, but you can't shake a a Big Mac at that! And looks??? Well that's all subjective ain't it? I mean every time I see a Mitsu Eclipse on the road I think people must be suffering from blindness. LOL So, for what it is, it's a winner. And if they've ironed out all the rough edges, then they might just have a winner.

Say what you will about weight, but it's all about power to weight ratios and the GC got it better than many cars out there. Certainly better than the FRS/BRZ??? (dunno someone do the math for me) Who cares what it weighs when it just performs? Look at the GT-R, Bently Continental, etc., etc.