2014 Hyundai Genesis Spied With New Grille, Interior

Luke Vandezande
by Luke Vandezande

Hyundai previewed its 2014 Genesis luxury sedan early this year during the Detroit Auto Show and spy photos are revealing some of what will carry over into production.

Camouflage still blocks most of the small details, but a large grille that looks similar to the HCD-14 concept is plain to see. The roof line and body are both in closer proportion to the previous generation production car, growing taller than what Hyundai brought to Detroit. Despite that, the raked rear window and deck lid seem to have made the cut.

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A photo of the interior also reveals a revised center stack more in line with German products because of its wide-swept proportions. The previous generation car looks like it takes design cues closer to rounded Infiniti products. Not so this time. Instead, horizontally-aligned buttons and dials sit inside a center stack with sharper angles.

What looks like a racing cage is visible in one of the pictures where both driver’s side doors are open, which could suggest that this test mule is meant to deliver data on a higher performing model — presumably the next R-Spec. Then again, it could just mean the body seen here isn’t production ready.

In either case, these photos were taken at the Nurburgring, which underscores Hyundai’s intent to bolster the new Genesis sedan’s performance capability.

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Luke Vandezande
Luke Vandezande

Luke is an energetic automotive journalist who spends his time covering industry news and crawling the internet for the latest breaking story. When he isn't in the office, Luke can be found obsessively browsing used car listings, drinking scotch at his favorite bar and dreaming of what to drive next, though the list grows a lot faster than his bank account. He's always on <A title="@lukevandezande on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/lukevandezande">Twitter</A> looking for a good car conversation. Find Luke on <A title="@lukevandezande on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/lukevandezande">Twitter</A> and <A title="Luke on Google+" href="http://plus.google.com/112531385961538774338?rel=author">Google+</A>.

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