Drifting the new Genesis Coupe
At the Chicago Auto Show, presented his Hyundai motor sports program in the U.S. with the help of the drift champion Rhys Millen, who fabricate and race a 550 horsepower Genesis Coupe in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Formula Drift Drifting Championship Professional and WAE Select Redline Time Attack Series events in 2009. Today’s announcement represents the Genesis Coupe into three major motorsports series, said John Krafcik, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor America. We want the Genesis coupe as the dark sister to the North American Car of the Year, refer the Genesis sedan and we look forward to every gram Rhys use of energy in the Coupe, as he campaigns. Millen and his team are an ideal addition to Hyundai’s efforts to start racing. Millen driving credentials include film stunts, driving several championships, flip an Pikes Peak world record and his recent New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas truck. But behind Millen success in the operator’s seat is a full team of engineers and fabricators who know how to optimize the potential of a racing car. Millen had his first opportunity to test drive the Genesis Coupe performance credentials when he performed precision drive for the cars debut campaign. Millen whipped a Genesis Coupe for three days during the shooting at Road Atlanta race track and the car never missed a lost. The Genesis Coupe Concept inspired me to seek a relationship with Hyundai and was developed in several projects, said Millen, professional race driver and founder of RMR. The immediate focus is the development of the RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe Red Bull into a drift car with a 550 hp engine and a lightweight rigid chassis. We use everything we know about production in the construction of this car. The chassis spent six RMR staff have already stripped a Genesis Coupe on bare metal and the chassis has five days in an alkaline bath remove all rubber and adhesives. The chassis has also welded by stitch has been structural rigidity. The carbon body parts The hood, trunk lid, roof, doors, fenders, front bumper and side skirts are made of carbon fiber. The carbon fiber panels range from 50 to 80 percent lighter than the steel it replaces. For example, weighs a factory Hyundai Genesis Coupe door £ 68 but modifications made by RMR reduces the door weight only 8.5 kg. Interior The interior of the RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe Red Bull is unrecognizable from its origins as a well-equipped 2 +2 coupe with everyday practicality in the foreground. All the comfort features are removed to make room for a custom made eight-point safety cell and a firewall, which enhance the Genesis Coupe are already stiff chassis. The suspension RMR Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe uses a remote reservoir KW three-way adjustable coilover suspension. Adjustable chrome-molybdenum-stabilizers dial the suspension of further spread for real output. RMR also adjustable lower control arms, rear trailing arms and toe links created to allow precise tuning of the suspension. The Hyundai Motor and turbo 3.8-liter Lambda V6 engine, the 3.8 standard on the Genesis Coupe, will be stroked to 4.1 liters and increased further by a Turbonetics turbocharger . An AEM engine management system will also be used. The engine will be covered to a HKS sequential transmission. The end result is a Genesis Coupe, that 550 hp and 704 Nm of torque. Wheels, tires and brakes ensure that the expanded power plant translated all the way to performance, RMR has 18 – by 8.5-inch front and 18 – by 9.5-inch rear wheels and Enkei RPF1 light 225/40-18 Toyo Proxes R1R front and 265/40 Toyo Proxes R1R rear tire.
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