At the Chicago Auto Show Hyundai also announces that a few months after the introduction of the Genesis Coupe they will be offering a variant equipped for enthusiasts on a budget, the R-Spec. The R-Spec includes all of the performance-oriented content of the Track model, including 19-inch performance rubber, torsen differential, Brembo brakes, and sport suspension, for $3,000 less than the Track. Great value, right?
TrueDelta’s pricing tool helps evaluate the differences between trim levels as well as the differences between models. Just price a Hyundai Genesis coupe with the turbo four and select the sport suspension. This will yield two trim level in the results, the regular 2.0T with the Track Package, and the R-Spec.
You give up a lot of amenities with the R-Spec. Not only other Track Package contents like sunroof, xenon headlights, power seat, Infinity audio, and partial leather upholstery, but also some features standard on the base 2.0T, including cruise control and Bluetooth. The program assigns default values to all of these (members can also specify their own values), and they total up to $3,500. This figure doesn’t include the Infinity audio system, since this isn’t easy to quantify.
Figure about $500 for the audio system, and you lose about $4,000 in content in order to save $3,000 with the R-Spec. So in pure value terms it’s not such a great value. But, if you only care about the performance bits, then it’s clearly the way to go, and a lot of car for $24,500.
If they offered the same in a four door, or even better in a five-door hatch, I’d personally be interested. No one currently offers an affordable, compact RWD sedan.