Hyundai Lines Up Twin-Turbo V6 To Replace Genesis Sedan’s 5.0 V8

Hyundai will look to a new twin-turbo petrol V6 as a replacement for its big 5.0 litre ‘Tau’ V8 in an ongoing shift toward smaller and more efficient engines.

The first appearance of that new mill is expected to come as part of an update to the new Genesis sedan in 2017 or 2018, Hyundai America boss Dave Zuchowski told press in New York this week.

In its current form, the new Genesis is offered in the US with the flagship 313kW 5.0 litre V8 and a 232kW naturally-aspirated 3.8 V6, the latter being the only powertrain available to Australian buyers.

It is believed that the company’s new twin-turbo six will be based on the 3.3 litre 'Lambda II' engine already offered with a number of Hyundai-Kia models.