2012 Hyundai Genesis facelift graces Chi-town

a 6.2 amg engine starts at around 450hp and 443lbft of torque. it then goes up to 563hp and 480lbft. so i don't understand why you even brought that engine up. compare this engine to other merc v8s. their outgoing 5.5l v8 makes 382hp and a 391lbft of torque, and their new replacement, 4.6l turbo v8, makes 429hp and a massive 516lbft of torque. merc engines aren't as much as about hp as they are about torque. that said, the car is impressive and is a worthy alternative to those considering an e-class, 5-series or any other comparable car from lexus/infiniti. it just needs awd, really....

Just to compare the displacement vs initial hp. True, the torque figures are way beyond comparable. Nonetheless, for a 5 liter engine, it's pretty impressive.

lol this ought to grab everyone's attention.

You only have a limited amount of $, sure ideally you want to have a rock solid design department, but in their case it's either improve quality and engineering or design. Look at Lexus for example, was a direct copy of Mercedes until the mid 2000s.