Hyundai Genesis Prada

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Hyundai has unveiled yesterday in Seoul the Hyundai Genesis Prada special edition developed in collaboration with the famous design house. The Hyundai Genesis Prada will be built in only three units and will have its global premiere at the Seoul Motor Show on April 2. One of them will never be sold and the other two will be auctioned and the income will be donated.

The Hyundai Genesis Prada sits on 20" alloy wheels designed and produced by Prada in Italy and comes with a matte metallic midnight blue paintwork with titanium and gold accents.

The interior of the Hyundai Genesis Prada features artisan-crafted in "saffiano" leather and various other gold and wood accents.

Hyundai Press Release:

Hyundai Motor Company (Chairman & CEO Chung Mong-Koo) presented the new “Genesis Prada” today in Seoul, the first of only three units produced by the Korean automaker in partnership with Italian luxury goods maker Prada, to be officially unveiled at the Seoul Motor Show on April 2. Of these three unique cars, one will remain with Hyundai as a milestone of the Genesis history and development, while two will be auctioned for charity and the income will be donated to an



institution which will be announced at a later stage.

The “Genesis Prada” represents a unique edition of the Genesis - selected as the 2009 North American Car of the Year ? and is characterized by a special design that reflects Prada’s (CEO Mr. Patrizio Bertelli) sophisticated innovation, attention to detail, uncompromised quality approach and values both in the design and in the materials.

For this project, designers from Hyundai and Prada worked together for over four months since

last November, both at Hyundai’s R&D center in Namyang and at Prada’s Design Center in Italy, where a Genesis models were delivered to allow a 1:1 scale development.

In particular, with regards to the design of the bodywork, Prada developed a sporty interpretation of the Genesis bodywork, complemented by alloy rims designed and produced by Prada in Italy. The paintwork is in matte metallic midnight blue, combined with metal parts in titanium, whereas the dark matte plated gold replaces the existing shining chrome for the radiator grill, the emblem, and the outer handles.

The innovations introduced by Prada include also a 20-inch alloy wheel and an outer antenna with edge shape.

For the interior, the dashboard and the upholstery have also been revisited and artisan-crafted in "saffiano" leather - the top quality leather that, more than any other, is identified with the Prada brand - to obtain a luxurious and sophisticated finish.

Finally, in order to underline to an even greater extent the unique image of the “Genesis Prada,” a new special technology was applied to all gold plated details and all wood grain parts.

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Source: Hyundai