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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As the first Korean-made car to break into the world of top-tier professional driving, our eyes have been keenly watching the progress of the Red Bull sponsored, Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Genesis drift car.

In previous reports we said that the Genesis drifter would be powered by Hyundai’s newly-developed Lambda V6, which would be bored and [...]

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Ever been befuddled by the subjective nature of competitive drifting? Wonder what it takes to convert a road-going sports car into a decent drift car?

Today’s your lucky day, for in this video champion drifter Rhys Millen steps us through a brief rundown on how drift competitions work and what’s needed to compete. Check it out [...]

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Last week we ran through photos and details for Rhys Millen’s Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe drift car, and what do you know, there’s some video to go with it. With 410kW (550hp) pulsing through this highly tuned Genesis Coupe’s veins, there’s no doubt it’s going to get more than a few [...]

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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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Any suggestion that the upcoming Hyundai Genesis Coupe doesn’t have the potential to be one of the hottest coupes of the last decade has now officially been blown out of the water.

Rhys Millen Racing, the team owned by Formula D star Rhys Millen (which makes sense, really) has been commissioned by Hyundai to put together [...]

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