Underrated: Padon Crossfield’s 2010 Hyundai Genesis

Vehicle Features Adam Gordon

Photography by Padon Crossfield.

Padon Crossfield had always felt that Hyundai’s Genesis coupe was a severely underrated platform, and he set out to prove the car’s potential with his own 2010 Hyundai Genesis. His original intentions were to just slightly modify the car to play around with it, but it soon snowballed into a show car builds as he started to see the car take shape.

At one point in the early stages of the build, Crossfield was going to buy an upgraded turbo before anything else. Luckily for him, he bumped into Craig Simmons, the mad scientist of C&S Performance, who educated him on building something properly. After learning that the big go-fast parts come last, Crossfield made the smart decision to take care of the basics first. What started with an intercooler quickly became a full build, with a focus on keeping the car well-rounded inside and out.

With a heavily modified interior and exterior, and some supporting modifications on the engine, he’s finally ready to chase that turbo upgrade that started it all with C&S Performance. Crossfield extends a heartfelt thank-you to Simmons. “I'm still unsure what he saw in me, but he helped me from the beginning,” he says. “He quickly went from a stranger to a friend, and soon, someone I looked up to and idolized.

I would have never accomplished what I have without Craig. He's been there for every question I had, and has given me an understanding about cars I couldn't gain anywhere else.” It’s awesome guys like Simmons and shops like C&S Performance that make dreams come true.

ESSENTIALS

Owner: Padon Crossfield
Vehicle: 2010 Hyundai Genesis
Location: Cranbrook, BC
Club: C&S Performance / F7LTHY

SOCIAL

Facebook: Padon Blackmore
Instagram: @sxy_genesis

ENGINE

K&N air intake
Upgraded spark plugs
Blow-off valve
Mishimoto intercooler
Stainless charge pipe
Chipped ECU tuned by C&S Performance

EXHAUST

J2 Engineering cat-back exhaust

DRIVETRAIN

Advanced Clutch Technology (6-puck clutch, Streetlite flywheel)

WHEELS / TIRES

TSW Bathurst wheels - 19x8.5 (f), 19x10.5 (r)
Nitto Invo tires - 225/40/19 (f), 275/35/19 (r)
Tuner lug nuts

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION

K-Sport coilovers

EXTERIOR

Street Faction chassis-mount spoiler
Carbon Creations (carbon fiber front lip, carbon fiber hood)
Remake Bk1 widebody kit
Aerocatch carbon hood pins
Art of Speed Genesis badges
Weather Tech carbon license plate flat frame
Spec D headlights
Opt7 Lighting Aura LED rock light kits
C&S Performance high-power LED lighting conversion kit

INTERIOR

NRG Innovations (harness bar, 6-point race harness, Drift steering wheel)
Cipher Auto (Viper series race seats, seat brackets, sliders)
Bud Light beer tap handle shift knob
CPE triple gauge pod
Hydro-dipped carbon fiber dash trims
Custom rear seat delete

AUDIO / MOBILE ELECTRONICS

Kenwood 1000 W amplifier
Polk Audio 12-inch subwoofers (2)
Custom subwoofer enclosure w/ Opt7 LED lighting

SPONSORS

C&S Performance
NRG Innovations
KSport
DK Customs
Cipher Audio
Sickspeed
Mishimoto
Nitto Tires
Carbon Creations

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