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      12-10-2013, 11:04 PM   #67
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New Kia large sedan looks like a 5er from the front and an Audi from the rear.
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      12-10-2013, 11:08 PM   #68
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I've decided to order an N badge for my BMW to further confuse the issue
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      12-10-2013, 11:49 PM   #69
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Haha fair point, Hyundai Notosport Division probably will be.

absolutely man!!
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      12-11-2013, 01:44 AM   #70
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samsung, is that you?
Lol
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      12-11-2013, 01:44 AM   #71
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I came from a G37 where everyone felt the Genesis Coupe copied the G37. Now I decided to focus on tuning the BMW... Now their copying the BMW.... LEAVE ME ALONE HYUNDAI!!!!
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      12-11-2013, 01:51 AM   #72
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I guess their tag line is something to this effect: Performance to the Nth degree
yea.. that could very well it, don't you think?
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      12-11-2013, 02:58 AM   #73
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Man who cares!

Anyhow, don't they have an "r spec." How does their r spec compare to n performance?
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      12-11-2013, 03:15 AM   #74
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It stands for "Notorsport"
hahaha! that's right!
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      12-11-2013, 03:16 AM   #75
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I assume the next step will be renaming Hyundai in BNW?
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      12-11-2013, 04:21 AM   #76
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Haha you BMW boys will get butt hurt about anything hahaha. Why so serious?!
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      12-11-2013, 06:26 AM   #77
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imitation, flattery... blah blah blah.

That their gig, they rip off popular designs/logos. Anyone stupid enough to think they're getting the same quality is never going to buy quality anyhow.
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      12-11-2013, 06:42 AM   #78
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Hyundai has just announced its i20 World Rally Championship car, which wears a never before seen "N" graphic. That N signifies Hyundai's newly launched performance sub-brand for their production and racing cars.

Not only does N sound like M, but the color scheme is also curiously similar to the BMW M tri-colors.

Did Hyundai choose this letter simply because it's positioned close to or sounds similar to M? Hyundai says that "N" stands for the Namyang R&D center which developed the i20 rally car and will be responsible for future N branded production cars.

via Jalopnik

N in Korean means NOTHIN, NADA, NEGATIVE... Why is this even on our post??
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      12-11-2013, 07:39 AM   #79
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nope. they don't look alike.

and the N is after their city. what's the beef here??
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Let's be honest here...at least they did not use an 'M' in a different font and color combo. It's not like the Korean's care about IPs or patents or Trademarks.
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I always thought imitation was the most sincere form of flattery. Props to Hyundai understanding their place in the car world and trying to learn from the best.



Although they still fall very very short.
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      12-11-2013, 10:39 AM   #82
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samsung, is that you?
Exactly my though first time I saw it. Why innovate?? Copy.
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      12-11-2013, 12:09 PM   #83
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What BS. Shows insecurity of BMW M drivers. Say thanks to BMW that every BMW is an "M car" when you tick one option box. BMW has diluted the M brand. To bad Lexus does the same with F-Sport. But at least the F cars are really different.
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      12-11-2013, 12:25 PM   #84
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I've decided to order an N badge for my BMW to further confuse the issue
Actually that would be funny and original, and would turn a silly debate into a running joke.

Far more worthwhile than buying an M badge to put on a non M car.
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I don't get why people here are bitching and mourning for this.

-When Audi copied NSX and intruduced R8, people did not say anything.

-When Ducati copied Honda's NSR and introduced 916, people did not say anything.

-Chevrolet let a Korean designer design their American Muscle car Camaro.

-Mercedes let a Korean designer design their 2013 CLS.

-Maserati let a Japanese designer design their flagship concept car Birdcage.

Should i go on?

Everyone copies each other. why the hell do people make stuff like this into a racist topic?
For those of you talk sh*t ... Chinese this, Korean that, Japanese this,.. look at your background and think about what your race have established. I'm 100% sure about 97% of you are looking at your smartphones and monitors that are made in Asian countries to read this right now. Those who got sh*t to say about Asians, throw out your HDTVs, smartphones, GPS and go back to using RCA Tube TVs.
Check your clothes and shoes. more than half of your sh*t is China made and you bought that with your own money, and I bet you weren't complaining because without them, you'd be paying double or triple for your stuff.
China is filty rich that this world can not survive without China financially. You'd be surprised how much US & European gov't bonds the Asian countries/companies own currently. They own us. Which means they own your a$$. STFU and live with it.
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      12-11-2013, 01:28 PM   #86
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This thread is much ado about nothing...............
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      12-11-2013, 02:09 PM   #87
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Can't wait for Hyundai enthusiasts in ten years to complain about how "N stands for Narketing!!!"
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I'm 100% sure about 97% of you are looking at your smartphones and monitors that are made in Asian countries to read this right now. Those who got sh*t to say about Asians, throw out your HDTVs, smartphones, GPS and go back to using RCA Tube TVs.
Check your clothes and shoes. more than half of your sh*t is China made and you bought that with your own money, and I bet you weren't complaining because without them, you'd be paying double or triple for your stuff.
China is filty rich that this world can not survive without China financially. You'd be surprised how much US & European gov't bonds the Asian countries/companies own currently. They own us. Which means they own your a$$. STFU and live with it.
You need an introspection man. There is no post in here to justify your terrible reply, not to mention you are out of the subject. It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.
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