Hyundai To Phase Out Tiburon

[GMC-70]

saw the coupe at the NYS--looks sharp save for the incredibly cheap looking grill! Hope they address that before production. Although a sharp looking coupe, it doesn't break any mold.

[GrandPrix08]

Good riddance. It's about time they kill the shark. Shark meat anyone?

[chaseabryant]

Originally Posted by SUPERBADD75

it was only a matter of time. i think one thing Hyundai's going to have to do in order to shed their old image is get rid of their old nameplates. the Tiburon, for me, still conjures up images of the first generation car that was pushing 140hp and had so-so styling at best.


besides, how much of a market is there for this type of car? the Celica died several years ago, Acura killed the RSX, and the Eclipse has really become too big and fat to really compete in the segment. it seems the small coupe segment is moving more towards the lines of the sedan based coupes like the Cobalt and Civic. they seem to offer the performance of the more sporty styled cars, but with more utility.

I'm surprised that the word Tiburon doesn't conjur up images of this pig:


-Chase

[paul8488]

I actually think that the second-gen Tiburon is a very attractive car. Not sure if it was succesful or not... I recall hearing that it had VERY high insurance rates. I always thought it looked like a baby 456GT. I didn't like the first gen but I'd own a second-gen no problem. I see this as being different enough from the Genesis coupe to deserve to live on... I hope that if they do introduce it again at a later date that they don't just do a two-door Elantra.

[slowRSX]

I agree with you^. I think the second gen looks nice. Too bad its powertrain ain't much to talk about.

[ChevroletRevived]

Originally Posted by big swede

The Genesis is much bigger, RWD and comes with a Turbo4 or 300hp V6. The Tiburon is much smaller, FWD and comes with an economy based 4 cylinder. I see no overlap what so ever. If the G6 was RWD and only had a turbo ecotec or 3.6 D.I. available would it overlap with the G5?

It really depends on the pricing of the Genesis, if it's going to start at around $22k then I say yes, what's the point of having the Tiburon?

[Hudson]

The first-generation Tiburon was stylistically notable (at the time) but nothing great to drive. The second-generation was good looking and fun to drive (especially in 6-speed/V6 form). The Genesis coupe made a great debut at the NYIAS when they did donuts (to show off the RWD) in the Javits Center with two coupes. I'm looking forward to a drive in one.