Hyundai Tiburon RWD Concept

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By Alborz Fallah | August 13th, 2007

News of the new Hyundai Tiburon has caused a massive response by car lovers all over the net. Hyundai insiders have confirmed the car’s Rear-Wheel-Drive setup as well as the possibility of a force-fed induction.

Fans have been hard at work, and a Computer Generated Image of what the new Tiburon might look like has just hit the net:

With the demise of affordable two-door coupes (Nissan 200sx, Toyota Celica, Honda Integra, Honda Prelude and Ford Probe), many see the Tiburon not only as the new hero car for Hyundai, but perhaps the beginning of a new era for affordable two-door coupes.

The new Tiburon will feature a start button, 19? wheels plus the option for brembo brakes. Expect to see the production ready Tiburon in the next 6 months.

Concept image courtesy of Caradisiac.

Frugal One

**PRIMO!**

Be ok for $14,990 driveaway.

Be about the ONLY way i would buy a Korean car too, if the price was heaps less [like the quailty/engineering is] than what else is on the market

Cheers

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Jason

Frugal one, not only will this car be better engineered than your everyday commodore/falcon, it will also be more reliable, better refined, better balanced and much better looking.

Open your eyes, Hyundai have cought up…
Nik

Nice looking car. Hopefully it will have a little more pace than current Tiby. Hyundai’s quality and engineering is good especially for their flagship models.
jbot

With so few cars like this available at the moment, I think with a bit more power over the old one, the Tiburon will be a success for Hyundai, especially if it looks anything like the CG image.
Steve

With the Brembo’s as an option and the affordable price tag, hoons will be lining up.

Steve
http://www.geardiary.com Mitchell Oke

Yeah Hyundai are pretty good these days. My grandma has a 2003 Accent and it is fantastic. Reliable, cheap to run and quite well built.

This car looks great!! It will have to be quite low-priced for people to see past the Hyundai badge though. Just because it’s good, the badge stands for a lot too.
hin

my opinion from working on assorted hyundais of late 80-s to late 90′s, the quality n design is getting more up 2 scratch with the big jap 4′s, but it’ll still b a while b4 i’d consider buying a hyundai
http://. ROBERTO

Feedback from people I know is they last. I know a lady who had a Hyundai Excel, it did 250,000kms with no problems and nil rattles, dare say that is proof enough for me that this company is great and are the sleeping giant in regards to quick progress and much improvement in there cars!
Corey

Gorgeous, i love the look of it.
I own an 07 tib right now, and the quality is top notch, I have the first one in canada, and yea i have a few smal l things i have issues with but nothing big.
I would buy this rwd tibby in a second.
If it comes out in a couple years when im ready to get ridd of my 07, im goona pick it up for sure!!!
I hope they introduce some turbo or supercharged engines for the rwd tib, and maybe try to keep the weight reasonably low….
Garry

About time maybe aussie’s are waking to the fact this is one of the biggest and best car makers in the world.
Pierre-Henry Theus

Last June I bought myself the latest Tiburon 2,7 litre with 6 speed manual gearbox of course (I am from Europe)and I must say that this car is probably the best value for the price I ever had. It looks great (sort of smaller Aston Martin V8) , outside and inside, it is great to drive (despite it is a front wheel drive), and last but not least, it is reliable and well fabricated.
And, practical too for a sport coupe (large cargo capacity). The quad-cam alu engine is basically very good and has a great potential for power increase. It revs quickly and the sound is very enjoyable for your ears above 4000 rpm. I am 54 and a have a long career of motorist mainly in Europe. It is the first time since I have been in OZ that I have some pleasure driving a car. Ok, the badge is not there, but I don’t care (I have onwed plenty of presitgious badges before – the Tiburon is my thirtiest car) I am the badge! I recommend the Tiburon to any genuine and discerning car lovers who do not wish (or can) invest $70K upwards in a sexy toy on four wheels!
John H

I love the front wheel drive so much, since I have taken it to the skid pan that I don’t know if I want a rear wheel drive any more. I don’t do burn outs and don’t race. I just love winding roads, and quick overtaking. My Tiburon does not understeer or push the nose wide any more than other cars would, in this class.

I think more people would be interested in the rear wheel drive, since they think they need rear wheel drive for some reason. It is a bit like my four wheel drive that I only use once a month to launch the boat.

I agree with Pierre. It is a great drive and I have had no issues with my 2008 model. I use to live in a country that manufactures BMW. They were as common as Holdens are here in Australia. The Tiburon is unique. It is fantastic value for money and yes I would by anything that Hyundai makes especially a rear wheel drive Tiburon that can do a burnout/doughnut, because I think I need to.

I think the same thing that people have been saying about Hyundai their parents use to say about Datsun then came the Datsun 120Y and 160Y and Skyline. Silenced the critics. Also have a look at the Targa Rally to see how Tiburon placed against Porsche and the rest. Everyone can read a brochure, but can you drive, and is your car as reliable as the Tiburon or any other (espacially post 1999) Hyundai?

Go ahead turn your head the other way, pay more for less, be afraid of change, the more hoons we can keep away from the Tiburon the cheaper the insurance will stay and the more unique my vehicle will be. You will see me on the road, but I will definetely miss you in the crowd.

C-ya later