2010 Hyundai Tiburon / Veloster and Genesis Coupe

[.JESUS.]

Hyundai will not have a sports coupe for the 2009 model year, but will have front- and rear-drive choices for 2010 with the Genesis coupe and a replacement for the Tiburon.

The current Tiburon ends its run with the 2008 model year. Its replacement will be based on the Veloster fixed-roof two-plus-two concept that debuted at the 2007 Seoul auto show.

The front-wheel-drive Veloster was shown with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. And John Krafcik, vice president of product development for Hyundai Motor America, tells us the automaker’s turbocharged 2.0-liter—the base engine fro the Genesis coupe—will make its way into a number of future Hyundai products. Krafcik won’t go so far as to connect the dots officially in an interview with Car and Driver, but our Sharpies have little trouble completing the picture.

Nor will Krafcik comment on the platform underpinning the Veloster except to say it will not ride on the current Tiburon architecture. He says he can’t discuss possible shared platforms with sister company Kia, noting that Hyundai and Kia execs in North America sign antitrust agreements prohibiting info sharing—collaboration and decisions are strictly made in Korea. All of which means Krafcik was mum about Kia’s own front-drive coupe unveiled earlier this year at the 2008 New York auto show, dubbed the Kia Koup, and derived from the Kia Spectra.

Vote Now if You Like the Name Tiburon

As for the name of the new Hyundai two-door, it is still being decided. The name Veloster, a cross between “velocity” and “roadster,” will not make it into production, confirms Krafcik. The bigger debate is whether to introduce a new name for the small coupe or continue to use Tiburon. Internal research shows the Tiburon name has low awareness. But the 150,000 buyers who have owned one over the years—and the word-of-mouth from their experiences—have been positive. “It’s not a bad name if we do keep it,” Krafcik says. “We have time to figure it out and see if there is equity in the Tiburon name.”

[dragon tatted]

thats hella ugly

[Wilkz]

the back is ugly as hell

[gandooman]

Ooooo, a hemorrhoid on wheels. Ugly.

[DuNGeoN MaSTaH]

Hyundai never fails at making terrible cars

[Grahf16]

Originally Posted by DuNGeoN MaSTaH

Hyundai never fails at making terrible cars

I thought the Tiburon, Azera, Genesis, Sonata, and Genesis Coupe are nice cars. How do they make terrible cars? Granted they are not the best, but they are FAR from being the worse.


Hell, that Genesis coupe is pretty damn nice if you ask me. Check it out.





Plus you gotta love the fact that it's RWD AND turbocharged.

[gandooman]

Well, looks are subjective....and the back looks like an ES350. I guess what's under the hood can be more important, but is the engine built well enough to get under 6 seconds in a 0-60? Plus point though, is it might have some good gas mileage, but who knows, maybe that turbo won't be enough.

[Grahf16]

Originally Posted by gandooman

Well, looks are subjective....and the back looks like an ES350. I guess what's under the hood can be more important, but is the engine built well enough to get under 6 seconds in a 0-60? Plus point though, is it might have some good gas mileage, but who knows, maybe that turbo won't be enough.

Well let me know what was the last rwd factory turbocharged car to hit the market (excluding the Mazdaspeed Miata)

The point is you simply can't accept the fact that Hyundai makes decent cars, but instead you seriously have to question EVERYTHING.

[gandooman]

Originally Posted by Grahf16

Well let me know what was the last rwd factory turbocharged car to hit the market (excluding the Mazdaspeed Miata)

The point is you simply can't accept the fact that Hyundai makes decent cars, but instead you seriously have to question EVERYTHING.

Well, it's better than accepting everything that's told to me.

There's plenty of RWD turbos...BMW has them, MB AMG has them. Sure, they're on more expensive cars, but then we just come down to the fact that Hyundai is the just the poor man's ______ when it tries to compete with the big boys in luxury. It's like that imitation crab shit you get in california rolls. You can't tell everyone you enjoy seafood and then say you like the california rolls. The same way you can't run around trying to be like the MB, Lexus, BMW, etc. - owners with your Genesis. It's nice if you genuinely like it, but if you're doing it because you think it's a full-substitute relative to the competition, you're wrong....and stupid. There are legitimate reasons why a BMW costs more than a Hyundai Genesis, therefore Genesis does not = other luxury competitors....not even by a mile.

[Omaha bin Laden]

Hyundai is the Asian Geo.