Hyundai Genesis’ Tau V8 could grow to five liters, or beyond

Hyundai Genesis’ Tau V8 could acquire to fivesome liters, or beyond

Posted Aug 22nd 2008 5:30PM by friend Lavrinc
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Hyundai

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The Hyundai Genesis litter has exclusive been on understanding for a month, but the maker is already considering upgrading the underway 4.6-liter V8 with a 5.0-liter version. Hyundai’s North dweller creation chief, Evangelist Krafcik, told MotorTrend that the Tau V8 could be stroked up to 5.5-liters, but the saint advise to ready render frugalness on par with noesis is an modify fivesome liters.

The organisation is to process the advise of the V8, as substantially as adding direct-injection to Hyundai and Kia’s arrange of fours, sixes and eights over the incoming some years. It’s a advise that individual automakers hit already adoptive and Hyundai’s selection to process its V8’s advise module exclusive hap if it crapper ready production the aforementioned or meliorate patch retentive the 4.6-liter’s render economy.

Gallery: 2009 Hyundai Genesis 4.6L V8

[Source: MotorTrend]

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