In an issue published Friday, under the headline “Surprise: Hyundai proves it’s a master of luxury with Genesis,” the U.S. daily wrote, “Genesis is better than most people need.” The paper said that Genesis’ strong points are its power, comfort seats, smooth and well proportioned styling and safety features. “You can quibble with the timing -- small cars and small engines are hot right now -- but you can't argue much against the execution,” it added.

Friday’s edition of USA Today featuring the Hyundai Genesis story. /Yonhap

Saying that Genesis has been developed to compete with BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus, the U.S. daily evaluated, “Genesis’ excellence is surprising, because usually a car company’s first crack at a new segment is wanting.”

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