Korean carmaker Hyundai must be delighted with the kind of performance that Rhys Millen and his Hyundai powered car have showcased at the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The Hyundai powered car managed to take the second spot and have also managed to set the second fastest time in history. Hyundai said that they are really glad with the kind of victory that they have achieved at the 2013 Pikes Peak where Millen managed to make the most challenging ascent in just 9:02.192. Rhys said that his team also known as Rhys Millen Racing has collaborated with Hyundai for the 2013 hill climb event and came up with all new unlimited class production based Hyundai lambda engine block, heads and powertrain support equipment. The all new Hyundai Genesis PM580-T has managed to offer the right kind of performance that they deserved.

With 17 years of racing experience Rhys Millen has managed to be among the top premier rally and drifting drivers in North America. In the year 2012, Millen had set the fastest ever all time world record of 9:46.164 in the Hyundai RMR Genesis Coupe but this time he has managed to beat his own record by 44 seconds. However, that record was also broken by Sebastian Loeb that won the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb driving a Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak finishing the race in 8:13.878 and smashing the previous record by minute and a half.

Rhys Millen said that they had built the new Hyundai Genesis on the requirements and feedbacks that they had received earlier. He said that the engineers had focused on leveraging the downforce which will offer incredible traction for rear drive strategy on all tarmac road surface. He said that a lot of experience and thought process has gone into the development of the new PM580-T. The engine block and head were from Hyundai production based Lambda engine family that was mated with Garrett turbocharger that creates 900 horsepower and 800 lb feet of torque. Rhys Millen also added an aggressive aero strategy to target more downforce and to reduce the overall weight of the car.