When the Hyundai Genesis Coupe made its Formula Drift debut early last month, the Korean automaker’s first rear-wheel-drive sports car was powered by a Nissan VQ35DE, yanked from the chest cavity of a Nissan 350Z.

It seems that, at the time, Hyundai’s approval for the use of its Lambda V6 in the factory-sponsored drift car had [...]

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Hyundai is set to join the drifting fraternity. Pro drifter and racing driver Rhys Millen and his Rhys Millen Racing outfit are locked in to steer a ballistic Genesis Coupe in the 2009 Formula Drift Professional Drifting Championship.

With the Lambda V6 enlarged from its normal 3.8 litre capacity to 4.1 litres and a dollop of [...]

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