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The Hyundai Genesis ((朝鮮語:현대 제네시스)) is a full-size four-door, five passenger, rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by Hyundai since 2008 and now in its second generation. It was introduced in concept form at the 2007 New York International Auto Show〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Hyundai Comes Out Swinging for Genesis )〕 and was internally designated as the BH model. It was expected to cost $533 million to develop. 〔 Hyundai began marketing the first generation Genesis worldwide (with the exception of Europe) in 2008, as a "premium sports sedan".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 2009 Hyundai Genesis )〕 The second generation Genesis (internally designated as model DH) debuted in Seoul, Korea in November 2013〔(All The News, Pictures And Videos Of The All-New Hyundai Genesis )〕〔(Hyundai Motor Stages World Premiere of All-New Genesis Premium Sedan in the Korean Market )〕 followed by the 2014 North American International〔(2015 Hyundai Genesis Sedan can be yours for under $40K )〕 and Toronto auto shows.〔(Toronto Auto Show brings 2015 Hyundai Genesis sedan to Canada )〕 It is marketed worldwide. The name Genesis reflects Hyundai's first entry into the luxury market segment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 South Korea's Hyundai Motor launches Genesis luxury car in foray into high-end market )〕 On November 4, 2015, Hyundai officially announced the Genesis brand will be spun off into Genesis Motors, the new luxury vehicle division for Hyundai. The leap into a stand-alone, luxury brand comes on the heels of marked success in the luxury market, paired with consumer demand for the Genesis name. The Hyundai Genesis would be rebranded as Genesis G80. ==Development and design== Introduced in March 2007 as the "Concept Genesis", the sedan was designed by Hyundai as a "progressive interpretation of the modern rear-wheel drive sports sedan". Hyundai conceived the idea for the Genesis in 2003. The body design took three years and the total cost of the program was $500 million over a development period of 23 months. Reliability testing ran for 800,000 miles. Hyundai reportedly benchmarked the BMW 5-Series (E60) sedan during the Genesis' development; the company's press release indicates the Genesis body in white exceeds the BMW in torsional rigidity by 14%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 2009 Hyundai Genesis )〕 The production Genesis sedan received a five-star crash rating in every category from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Hyundai markets the Genesis as offering "the performance of a BMW 5-Series and the interior packaging of a 7-Series at the price of a 3-Series."〔(Hyundai Genesis Debuts ) 1/13/2008, MSN Autos〕 Reviewing the Genesis 4.6 at its US introduction, automotive journalist Dan Neil called the absence of brand emblems at the front of the Genesis "a move that subverts the grammar of luxury." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hyundai Genesis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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