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Was the tiburon the first car with the beta engine?

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Old 10-15-2010, 12:56 PM
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Default Was the tiburon the first car with the beta engine?
I was wondering if the tib was the first car Hyundai put the beta engine in back in 1997 or if they used it (or a variant) in some other older car like the sontatas and scoupes?
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Old 10-15-2010, 02:23 PM
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I believe the elantra had it first.
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^ I think so.
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elantra had it in 96
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My '96 Elantra GLS had a 1.8L Beta1. I believe that was the first model to use the Beta.
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