Hyundai Genesis For Australia: No V8, Coupe No Certainty, Pricing Hinted

• No V8 Genesis, no V8 Supercar racing
• New Genesis Coupe still not locked in for Australia
• UPDATE: Two-model sedan strategy, price likely to start below LCT

Hyundai Australia has ruled out bringing the V8-equipped version of its new Genesis sedan to local showrooms, and has no plans to take its first locally-sold RWD sedan to the V8 Supercars grid.

Speaking to TMR at this week's Genesis preview drive in Korea, Hyundai Australia Chief Operating Officer John Elsworth said that the V8 Genesis is only engineered for left-hand drive - and likely will remain so for the life of the model.

The company's 5.0 litre Tau V8 produces 303kW and 505Nm, and is currently only available in the US-market Genesis.

A pair of V6s - a 3.3 litre and a 3.8 litre, both direct-injected - are sold in the Korean market, with the 3.8 litre bound for Australia in the fourth quarter of this year.