As an encore to its 2009 North American Car of the Year honour, the all-new Hyundai Genesis took home the Cars.com 'New Car of the Year award', announced at the Washington, D.C. Auto Show. Hyundai Motor Company's new flagship Genesis sedan sets a new benchmark in the North American premium car category. Offering incredible value in these tough economic times, Genesis includes performance and luxury features typically found on vehicles costing thousands of dollars more.
To choose the Cars.com New Car of the Year, the site's expert reviewers drove and tested all the newly introduced and redesigned models for 2009. From that pool of about 60 cars, they chose their favourites based on features, driving quality, mileage and overall value.
'The 2009 Hyundai Genesis rivals the feeling of extravagance found in many full-size luxury vehicles,' said Patrick Olsen, editor-in-chief at Cars.com. 'Our editors chose the Genesis for Cars.com's 2009 New Car of the Year because we drove it - pondered the window sticker again - and our collective reaction was, 'Wow.''
In addition to great features, Hyundai's generous warranty, numerous standard features, good reliability and affordable price made the Genesis a clear winner for Cars.com's editors. Other notable features include a quiet and luxurious cabin, V6 and V8 engines that are more powerful and efficient than many in competing models, and a smooth, responsive six-speed automatic transmission.
The Hyundai Genesis beat finalists from other top automakers including the 2009 Audi A4, 2009 Honda Fit (Jazz), 2009 Mazda6, 2009 Nissan Murano and 2009 Subaru Forester.
