Hyundai recently confirmed that it has not given a green light for the earlier rumored supercharged version of its Genesis. The Korean car manufacturer though shared that it will bringing the 450 horsepower Genesis Hurricane SC to the this year’s SEMA Show next month.
Some experts and consumers have been eager for a supercharged version of the Genesis and it is a fact that engineers that the technical center of Hyundai America have been working hard on the concept supercharged Hyundai Genesis in the last two years. Although the carmaker dismissed the possibilities of a supercharged version in the near future, they admitted that they are considering all options.
For the meantime, the Magnuson supercharged showcar gets an improvement of 144 horsepower for itss V6 3.8L engine making its total output 450 horsepower. The Genesis Hurrican SC will not be hitting the Nurburgring but it will be tapped for demos in other race tracks. Details about this speed demos though were not yet revealed.
The SEMA bound Genesis Hurricane SC is a product of side by side collaboration of Hyundai, Magnuson Products, Harman International, Torvec Inc., and Rhys Millen Racing.
The supercharger of HATCI and Magnuson just demonstrates the potential of the V6 of the Genesis Coupe. The car’s engineering is designed to handle extra boost in power.
The exterior upgrades were provided by the team from Rhys Millen Racing. Harman provided the sounds setup while Katzkin did the suede and leather seats.