New Genesis Patents Reveal the Brand Might Just do Something Awesome

The coupe carries Patent No. US D1,144,037 S, granted August 25, 2026. The convertible is registered as US D1,138,892 S, granted August 4, 2026. Both were filed in the US on July 29, 2025, and claim South Korean priority reaching back to March 19, 2025.

European design leads Moritz Martin and Guillermo Mignot are named as inventors, and both Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation hold the assignment on the filings. Both are classified under USPC D12/92 as heavyweight passenger automobiles, covering multi-angle, front, rear, profile, and aerial views.

The wireframes track the show cars closely while swapping in components suited to a road-going build. Both variants show an extended distance from front wheel to windshield base, a stretched hood, and a passenger compartment shifted rearward toward the back wheels.

Genesis's Two-Line LED lighting wraps around the front corners, and the diamond-mesh Crest Grille sits low, flanked by lower bumper intakes. The coupe patent illustrates a fastback roofline blending into an integrated ducktail spoiler, while the convertible shows an extended rear beltline dividing the bodywork from a soft-top compartment.

Earlier Genesis X concepts debuted primarily as electric vehicles, but the rear views here feature dual exhaust outlets integrated into the lower diffuser, accommodating combustion or high-performance hybrid powertrains aligned with the brand's Magma initiative.

Accompanying engineering filings reveal a front firewall and dashboard structure reinforced by a strut-tower brace built specifically for grand tourers with long hoods and open tops. Chief Creative Officer Luc Donckerwolke has stated more than once that Genesis intends to build a two-door grand tourer and will not walk away from the idea.

Should Hyundai green-light the pair, they would enter a segment legacy rivals have vacated. BMW terminated the 8 Series without a successor and Lexus ended the LC 500, leaving Bentley's plug-in hybrid Continental GT and Aston Martin's DB12 among the few remaining options, though they both cost well north of $200,000.

By adapting the G90 platform, Genesis could target a $120,000 to $160,000 window left largely open.