Hyundai Tiburon/Tuscani/Turbulence Coupe

[demonrunning07]

I think it's a pretty good-looking car car overall, just not a huge fan of the front bumper. The first generation was by far my favorite. Quite an agressive looking car, as much as it pains me to admit it.

[cargirl1990]

These cars are, just, fantastic. I always liked Hyundia's Tiburon.

[digitalcraft]

I think they're interesting little cars. The first Hyundai I really took seriously. I think that visually they're very well done. A little underrated on HP though for a V6.

Now that the Genesis exists, it relieves some of the pressure, but considering the Tiburon at one time was the top of the line GT for Hyundai, 173 was a bit underwhelming.

I think the Mitsubishi FTO is a pretty comparable car, similar weight, front wheel drive, but the top of the line V6 FTO is a more reasonable 200hp. Furthermore, it's not the top of the line for Mitsubishi.

So now, with the genesis, I think the Tiburon has a sufficient niche to occupy.

[Yeahone]

To Sledgehammer:

The Genesis Coupe shows as well as the modern Tiburon that Korean car companies can design unique styles without copying those of already established brands.

I like it. Best fitted with Rhys Millen RM460 kit, preferably with the Concept car body (although I think the hood is a little too much of racingstyle), white front reflectors in the headlights, 19" rims...

Well, I usually don't like the idea of ricing cars no matter where they are from.
But the Hyundai Coupes are very famous in the tuner-scene since they hit the market. As long as you don't put a cupboard rearwing or a widebody that destroys the typical bodylines of the car on it, aftermarket designs can be pretty awesome.

To cut a long story short: Hyundai did a great job with designing the Genisis Coupe. I only don't like the fact that the frontend looks like it wants to be as much set backwards as it is possible.

By the way: Did you move the thread into the Hi-res section?

[Yeahone]

Made some changes in my first posts of this thread. Added and rearranged some of the pictures from yesterday to get a better structured presentation and level up quality of the first page.

(I made sure no image is missing)

Found some more GK-shots. A few official and 2 showing details of the body.

[cargirl1990]

But since Hyundia doesn't make the Tiburon anymore, it'll be a valuable collectors car someday. Right? And also, how come they didn't make a a convertible version? It be kinda of neat. Maybe they'll make a Genesis convertible?

[Ferrer]

Hyundai still produces the Coupe.

[Yeahone]

Found two more in action

@ cargirl1990:
In 2004 they showed a concept car called "Hyundai Tiburon CCS Unique Sliding Glass Convertible Concept" at the Melbourne autoshow.
As you can expect from the name it was the type of movable hardtop with a glass-top, similar to the VW Eos but with 3 instead of 4 panels.
I guess it simply was too expensive to get into production, like many other concept cars destiny unfortunately is...

@ Ferrer:
I don't think so. The GK F/L2 production stopped in 2009 (didn't you read what I wrote in post #9 of this thread?) I also read somewhere Hyundai already confirmed that there will be a successor of the Tiburon. What we only can guess it it will share the same name(s)...

[Yeahone]

Some more for you, cargirl1990

I know its just a concept car but most of this images are at desirable res and thats better than nothing, isn't it?

[Ferrer]

Well, at least they still sell it here. Maybe they are finishing off stocks.

[Yeahone]

That's what I believe too, Ferrer

[NSXType-R]

Wow, the convertible's got to be quite rare.

[Yeahone]

Very rare, NSXType-R

As I wrote in post #23 and #24 it is just a concept car

Found one last set of my favourite (GK F/L), pretty hard to get these in acceptable res and without watermarks!

Just dreaming:
I like to have one of these with the interior, taillights, rearbumper and endpipes of the GK F/L2, small rearspoiler, sunroof, leahther-seats aluminium pedals, additional gauges, painted in this kind of amber-gold metallic paint with the Tuscani-badges shown in post #3 in the last pic and the rims of the limited TSIII... I believe it would look awesome

also glad to have now reached 100 attached Hi-res pics in this thread and again thanks to the one who placed it in the Hideout and everyone who posted in here, too