Hyundai Genesis 4.6


2009 Hyundai Genesis
2009 Hyundai Genesis

Until GM’s announcement that it was killing off the brand, I was set to name the Pontiac G8 GT to this list. Instead, Hyundai’s flagship earns that spot. A loaded Genesis 4.6 V8 gets you a car that performs to about 85 percent of a stripped-down Lexus LS at 65 percent of that Japanese car’s cost.

Call Hyundai crazy for taking its products ever further up-market, but it’s awfully hard to argue with the results.