Hyundai's Genesis SUV To Target Audi Q7

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Hyundai is considering a Genesis SUV to target Audi Q7.

Intrado concept car

When queried as to whether such a vehicle would be around the same footprint as Jeep's Grand Cherokee – another large SUV with longitudinal engine mounting in a monocoque shell – Thomas suggested the Genesis SUV would be "maybe a little bigger", if it reaches production. That would make it a seven-seater, without doubt. With a market as large as North America all in favour, the prospects of the Genesis SUV entering production are looking good – possibly styled along the same lines as the Intrado concept car

Genesis SUV to target Audi Q7 - motoring.com.au

 

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Hyundai seeks to plug SUV gap - seeks a SUV based on Genesis.

However, it could take two or three years for the vehicle to go on sale and the South Korean firm's poor track record with bigger SUVs, and its lack of pickup trucks, underscore the challenges in cracking the high-margin market for utility vehicles dominated by U.S. and Japanese rivals.

There is no certainty Hyundai will bring the new vehicle to market, one of the people said, given concerns about its lack of brand power in the higher-priced SUV segment, and whether oil prices could surge again and erode the market for gas-guzzlers.

Better late than never? Hyundai seeks to plug SUV gap | Reuters