Exclusive: Hyundai Goes Rear-drive
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From: Los Lunas, New Mexico, USA.
Vehicle: 2001 Hyundai Tiburon, 2004 Kia Sorento, 2010 Kia Soul
Who's abandoning their tibs? I don't see anyone saying that.
I'll prolly pick one up, used. There's always folks buying a new car every other month.
I'll prolly pick one up, used. There's always folks buying a new car every other month.
Well not like abandoning, but pushing aside.
"Rumor is the next-gen Tiburon will be rear-wheel drive with part-time AWD, styling cues from the HCD-8 concept, the 3.3 and 3.8 Lambda V6s as engine choices, and the retractable hardtop from the Tiburon CCS as an option."
source: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/vi...eindex=.ef78133
Edit: what does HCD mean anyway?
"Rumor is the next-gen Tiburon will be rear-wheel drive with part-time AWD, styling cues from the HCD-8 concept, the 3.3 and 3.8 Lambda V6s as engine choices, and the retractable hardtop from the Tiburon CCS as an option."
source: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/vi...eindex=.ef78133
Edit: what does HCD mean anyway?
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From: Tampa/St Petersburg
Vehicle: Turbocharged 2001 Hyundai Tiburon
lol good for the tibby, time to be taken seriously. flashback to like a couple months back when everyone was saying itll never happen. as redz says they get a kick in the teeth for doubting hyundai. there making all this money there gonna try to advance...
QUOTE (purpletib @ May 5 2005, 07:04 AM)
You could always twin turbo the v6. Look at all the Supras out there that go that route. Can you imagine running with those guys? Drool......
sheeeeit man..... i still don't know about that
i can't wait to see how this unfolds though. 8^)
BTW, Supras come twin-turboed, and most of the time they get rid of the twin turbo and go single. wink1.gif
I could definately see me driving the car with the 3.8L. Even if its not supercharged (Might be a stretch, I dunno if they'll keep that) I love doing bolt-ons to larger displacement engines.
I could definately see me driving the car with the 3.8L. Even if its not supercharged (Might be a stretch, I dunno if they'll keep that) I love doing bolt-ons to larger displacement engines.
QUOTE (hamhead @ May 6 2005, 03:49 AM)
BTW, Supras come twin-turboed, and most of the time they get rid of the twin turbo and go single. wink1.gif
The TT Supras did. Not all of them were twins though.
And you're right about the dropping one and routing a single turbine too. Even though twin-turbo is just insane to come out of the factory... it's still not as good as what the aftermarket offers for those cars.
If you can afford to modify them, that is. haha
QUOTE (krazykyle @ May 5 2005, 11:33 PM)
Personaly i hope it looks better than the HCD-8.
I happen to think the HCD8 is very sexy as is.. not sure how you would make it more pretty other than to make it look like an RD1
i remember readin something like this bout a year or 2 ago.... so you know hyundai is working hard to test and bulletproof their new model.... i may get one myself if all the gas issues get resolved somehow.
but i believe hcd = hyundai concept design wink1.gif
but i believe hcd = hyundai concept design wink1.gif


