# Hyundai Releases the type R... honda beware! **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [February 26, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146 "2009-02-26T13:39:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hurricane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/1 "2009-02-26T13:39:38Z")
> **[Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec: Live!](https://jalopnik.com/5151658/hyundai-genesis-coupe-r-spec-live)** > > Hot on the heels of Genesis Coupe pricing, Hyundai also revealed their trimmed-down Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec, a lighter, stiffer, cheaper choice with lots of fun go-fast parts. ---
**Author:** ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/2 "2009-02-26T13:43:10Z")
Lol… “Type-R?” Spec-R… more like Nissan Beware. I think someone already posted this. Sounds promising though, cant wait to see people that have the money to pick one up and start tracking it/modifying it. ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/3 "2009-02-26T14:11:16Z")
more like “R-Spec”… no one beware haha 😛 ---
**Author:** ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/4 "2009-02-26T14:29:06Z")
> [@RED\_LINE"](#): > > more like “R-Spec”… no one beware haha 😛 Dammit! lol. ---
**Author:** ![Hurricane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/5 "2009-02-27T07:40:40Z")
Spec-R, R-Spec Type R… what ever lol its a big red R… people go crazy over that letter… 😜 ---
**Author:** ![em\_5ive](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/em_5ive/32/5707_2.png) [@em\_5ive](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/em_5ive)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/6 "2009-02-27T07:49:59Z")
^^so TRUE. People do go crazy over the big red R. My favourite is gtR! I wonder who will be first to pick up a genesis… ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/7 "2009-02-27T08:47:36Z")
**R** [COLOR=Black]= RACING. Watch the fuck out lol [/COLOR] ---
**Author:** ![polishprince](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/polishprince/32/5690_2.png) [@polishprince](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/polishprince)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/8 "2009-02-27T09:11:33Z")
no plans to bring it to Canada yet… ---
**Author:** ![polak240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/polak240sx/32/5683_2.png) [@polak240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/polak240sx)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/9 "2009-02-27T09:28:16Z")
> [@87s15lt1"](#): > > **R** [COLOR=Black]= RACING. > > Watch the fuck out lol > [/COLOR] lol this man speaks the truth. ---
**Author:** ![danbikes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@danbikes](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/danbikes)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/10 "2009-02-27T09:29:06Z")
> Note: Automatic transmission not available with R-Spec Thank god ---
**Author:** ![RR32GTRR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@RR32GTRR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RR32GTRR)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/11 "2009-02-27T10:16:10Z")
Well at least Hyundai is stepping in the right direction. Now if they ad AWD to the coupe and twin turbo then it would be even better. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr.k/32/5670_2.png) [@Mr.K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr.K)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/12 "2009-02-27T11:19:40Z")
> [@LT1 V. Ls1](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lt1-v-ls1/20515/10): > > Well at least Hyundai is stepping in the right direction. Now if they ad AWD to the coupe and twin turbo then it would be even better. That would make the cost go up too much. It’d cost as much as an Evo, in which case people would just buy an Evo. ---
**Author:** ![DA\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@DA\_1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DA_1)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/13 "2009-02-27T11:27:59Z")
that is gonna be a very capable car guys dont sleep on it.dont be suprised if this car dyno`s more than what they claim it put out… it sure got some big brakes to start out with ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/14 "2009-02-27T11:47:47Z")
i can not remember where the video i seen came from but some guy was teaching his girlfriend how to drive…auto! and well…make a long story short…she said “I wanna go fast” and he did not notice she had it in “R”. So he said give her! And she did…right into his garage. He freaked…wtf!! blah blah. She said well…i figured “R” was for race…??? Definetley a fake video…but i fuckin laughed, HARD ---
**Author:** ![DudebuD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@DudebuD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DudebuD)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/15 "2009-02-27T12:44:52Z")
repost…l ---
**Author:** ![Jordan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jordan/32/5605_2.png) [@Jordan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jordan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/16 "2009-02-27T13:56:00Z")
> [@this is why staying stock doesnt work](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-staying-stock-doesnt-work/19978/36): > > no plans to bring it to Canada yet… Did it say that somewhere? Apparently the Owen Sound dealer (closest to me) has a coupe in stock now. If true, I will be there tomorrow and will take it for a rip if it’s not in the showroom; and its not snowing. hopefully its a 2.0T 6-spd… ---
**Author:** ![LockeD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LockeD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LockeD)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/17 "2009-02-27T14:12:35Z")
^lucky fuck ---
**Author:** ![Tacoboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@Tacoboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tacoboy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/18 "2009-02-27T14:21:08Z")
wow… “R-Spec equipment includes: 2.0-liter low-pressure turbocharged intercooled four-cylinder engine with dual continuously variable valve timing delivering 210-hp, an estimated 30 mpg EPA highway rating and a top speed of 137 mph 6-speed close-ratio manual transmission Electronic Stability Control with Traction control, ABS, Electronic Brake-Force Distribution and Brake Assist 19-inch gunmetal-finish alloy wheels with staggered-width high-performance summer-compound Bridgestone Potenza RE050A tires (225/40YR19 front, 245/40YR19 rear) Brembo® braking system with 13.4-inch ventilated front rotors, 42mm four-piston fixed front calipers (red), 13.0-inch ventilated rear rotors, 32mm+28mm four-piston fixed rear calipers (red) Track-tuned suspension (higher-rate coil springs, higher-control shock absorbers, 25mm front stabilizer bar, 22mm rear stabilizer bar, front strut brace) Torsen-type limited-slip differential R-Spec badging Quick-ratio hydraulic steering (2.7 turns lock-to-lock) Tire Pressure Monitoring System Front, side, side air curtain air bags Active front head restraints Driver’s lumbar support Air conditioning Remote keyless entry system Leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob Power windows (one-touch up and down), door locks and mirrors AM/FM/XM/MP3/CD audio system with six speakers iPod/USB/Aux jack connectivity Projector beam headlamps Lightweight temporary spare with aluminum wheel (T135/80D18) Note: Automatic transmission not available with R-Spec” for 23 grand. Shit son. ---
**Author:** ![DJPyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/19 "2009-02-27T14:24:12Z")
He meant the R-spec not the coupe in general. There’s one at the dealership he works at 😉 ---
**Author:** ![polishprince](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/polishprince/32/5690_2.png) [@polishprince](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/polishprince)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146/20 "2009-02-27T14:25:04Z")
> [@FS: Sparco seats, Hawk HP brake pads, Fluidyne radiator, VAFC, FP guage](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-sparco-seats-hawk-hp-brake-pads-fluidyne-radiator-vafc-fp-guage/20384/12): > > Did it say that somewhere? > > Apparently the Owen Sound dealer (closest to me) has a coupe in stock now. If true, I will be there tomorrow and will take it for a rip if it’s not in the showroom; and its not snowing. hopefully its a 2.0T 6-spd… I got that info when I went to the training on the Coupe . (the r-spec i mean) I have driven the 2.0T and the 3.8V6 and the V6 pulls a lot harder. I mean I know the Turbo will be the one sold more and upgraded but that extra 90hp in the v6 … wow… what a difference [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hyundai-releases-the-type-r-honda-beware/122146.md?page=2)