View Poll Results: What would you call your Tib?
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Any car type can be sport.
Sport sedan, Sport hatchback, Sport Van etc...
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Tiburon could be a hatchback, cause rear (trunk) door is with glass.
Real coupe is sedan with 2 doors.
Nut Tibby's body lines are similar to coupe, that's why everybody call it coupe.
Sport sedan, Sport hatchback, Sport Van etc...
EDIT:
Tiburon could be a hatchback, cause rear (trunk) door is with glass.
Real coupe is sedan with 2 doors.
Nut Tibby's body lines are similar to coupe, that's why everybody call it coupe.
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Vehicle: 2001/Hyundai/Tiburon
QUOTE (alex01tib @ Apr 21 2005, 03:22 PM)
where the hell did sport compact go? i thought thats what everyone called any four burner like a tib or a civic... well if you wanna get technical it IS a coupe, no question about that. but how about an economical sports coupe? i just call her baby...
oh and PS i dont like to call the hatch a "door" because there is no way to open it from the outside unless you have a a electric popper installed. if your going to go by "you can get into the car by it so its a door" then technially a sunroof is a door too. so tibs that came with a sunroof were sedans?
oh and PS i dont like to call the hatch a "door" because there is no way to open it from the outside unless you have a a electric popper installed. if your going to go by "you can get into the car by it so its a door" then technially a sunroof is a door too. so tibs that came with a sunroof were sedans?
actually i did think of sport compact a little bit ago. i think most car companies quite using "compact car" because it's become to mean piece of crap to a lot of people. hence the use of coupe alot more.
i wouldn't classify it as an economy car, too much power for that. definently an economical car but what 4 banger really isn't? even the evo gets 26 on the highway and thats really good in my mind for a car putting out 271 hp.
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QUOTE (jToIeB @ Apr 21 2005, 11:27 PM)
Yea, but any 2-door or 3-door can really be considered a coupe too...
QUOTE (jToIeB @ Apr 21 2005, 11:37 PM)
Are YOU saying that a garbage truck can be a sports car?
You said about coupe, that all 3 doors can be coupe.
Not all coupe are sport btw. For example old mazda 626 with 2 doors is coupe. I can give you a lot of examples.
BTW all pickups have 2 doors, so you mean they are coupe?
BTW2 pickup, also can be a sport car (there is Dodge pickup with Viper's engine)
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Any car type can be sport.
Sport sedan, Sport hatchback, Sport Van etc...
Sport sedan, Sport hatchback, Sport Van etc...
That's why I made that comment...I was being sarcastic....Just because there's a van with the word sport in the title doesn't mean it's a sports car...
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In my opinion.. the Tiburon qualifies to the LETTER the defination of the word "Coupe." The word Coupe is derived from the french meaning "to cut" Meaning it is a sporty car built on the cut (shortened) chassis of a mainstream sedan.
The Tiburon IS built on the same platform as the Elantra... but with a slightly smaller wheelbase. This then is indeed A "Coupe"
The Tiburon IS built on the same platform as the Elantra... but with a slightly smaller wheelbase. This then is indeed A "Coupe"
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^^ wink1.gif The meaning of the word "coupe" I never knew. I think Mad has this thing figured out.
I would definately consider the Tib an economy car. The average quarter-mile time for cars made in the year 2000 was 15.8. So the Tib is slow compared to most other vehicles on the road.
I would definately consider the Tib an economy car. The average quarter-mile time for cars made in the year 2000 was 15.8. So the Tib is slow compared to most other vehicles on the road.
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I would define hatchback as a car that has 3 or 5 door and has a trunk-door like on VW Golf.
I would define coupe as a car that has 2 or 3 doors and have trunk shape like on sedan (Tiburon, BMW 845, Eclipse etc)
I would define coupe as a car that has 2 or 3 doors and have trunk shape like on sedan (Tiburon, BMW 845, Eclipse etc)
