If it doesn't impress you that Hyundai is about to bring its first rear-drive sedan to the U.S., starting under $30,000 and rising to $36,000 to $40,000-plus with the optional all-aluminum V-8, think of General Motors and Ford. Think of what GM is going through to bring sub-Cadillac rear-drive sedans back to the market. Of how Ford Motor Company doesn't have the cash to develop one.

Standard engine is the 242-horsepower, 3.3-liter. Next step up is the 3.8-liter, tweaked to nearly 300 horsepower. Hyundai's first V-8 in the U.S. will be the new Tau 4.6-liter V-8 option in this car, making close to 375 horses, probably with a similar torque number. The V-6s will come with a standard five-speed automatic, but the Tau gets a new ZF six-speed automatic with Shiftronic manual control.

2009 hyundai genesis sedan

2009 hyundai genesis sedan

2009 hyundai genesis sedan