Test Drive Hyundai Coupe (Tiburon) since 2007

Seoul remix

Four years passed since Koreans presented their Hyundai Coupe to the world. Today, this mass sports car is experiencing the second youth. Hyundai Coupe 2000 looks different, but his delete remains the same.

Our meeting with Hyundai Coupe was nearing the final. After a multi-hour dialogue with the car, it was a pity to leave a cozy cockpit. I wanted to press the accelerator again and to register a dozen turns to prescribe a motor. Or an arrow to rush into the horizon. Well, and then all start first.

Three and a half ago, three and a half ago, there was already a chance to experience such feelings when meeting the former Hyundai Coupe, a somewhat pushing faded appearance, but pleasantly surprisingly riding qualities. And now the return of memories. It would seem that the car is different, and the sensations are very similar.

However, there is nothing strange. Three whales, on which there is a car, a shortened platform of the Hyundai Lantra sedan, a two-liter 138-strong 16-valve engine and the suspension squeezed by Porsche specialists. But it looks like a coupe anyicer due to the deeply rethinking design of the front and rear parts of the body. In the profile, the car is not so much different from the predecessor, however, in general, the updated version of Hyundai Coupe (by the way, now the model has a patronymic of Tiburon) looks better, winning.

And yet it does not mean flawlessly. The appearance of the machine, somewhat overloaded with details, on an amateur. Moreover, noticeably, as before, the strong effect of the latest generation Toyota Celica stylistry.

However, plagiarism confuses little. And those who do not admire the lookoff of the Korean, will certainly be satisfied with his salon.

The cozy four-seater socket of the updated Hyundai Coupe largely copies the precursor salon. But at the same time the interior was significantly transformed due to the front panel made in modern technosty. Light plastic finish under aluminum, original handles, buttons and other small parts create an impression of absolute novelty.

Hyundai Coupe remained in the previous weight category, i.e. In old sizes, so preserved the valuable quality of the nearest ancestor. Behind, two people will be very worn. The only inconvenience with which will have to put up, a low-hanging ceiling. To get to the back seat is easy (if, of course, not to take into account the bindings for all crew members due to the low body), since the kinematics of the front seat allows when landing shifted it and tilt the back into one touch.

Oddly enough, Hyundai Coupe is nicely adapted to the transportation of baggage. Behind the widescreen rear door is hidden a rather capacious cargo compartment, fitting a full-size spare wheel. If you fold the rear seat, the car becomes something like a picap. Here you and the sports accumulation!

During the movement it becomes clear that the physical consumerboard from the Far East is in excellent form. Korean instructors are clearly podnochesed in the method of training their wards. How many times have we experienced the character of coupe by high-speed turns, rearrangements and sharp braking, and on the wet asphalt, everything is nicking it! Even in the superpower, the bridge, in which, when resetting gas, there was a hint of rear axle demolition, the car in a few minutes stabilized in space, not leaving the press of cunning centrifugal forces.

The degree of steering of steering is that the machine reacts to the rotation of the beam without delay, and the driver receives the necessary information about the position of the front wheels. In the turn, the steering wheel will stare slightly, but in spite of this diameter could be smaller.

But the effort on the lever is a manual five-speed box, on the contrary, I would like to increase to better feel the switching. By the way, the transmission is not badly balanced with the engine. Competently realizing the energy of the motor, it contributes to the best pickup during acceleration. Up to 3500-4000 min1 Hyundai seems to be analyzed what they want from it, and then it is started to drag with an excitement of the proven hill and rushes in full support to the cut-off of about 7000 min1. Whatever the engine would be turned around, its moment in the initial stage of movement is quite enough. Slightly press the gas pedal, and you can completely not fear that the car will stall.

With intensive acceleration, the engine delays hearing a well-supplied voice. The elastic suspension of Hyundai Coupe diligently (and with varying success) is fed from the attackers of her chosel and struggles with the roll, ensuring the stability of the movement. Due to the deep planting, the rear review is limited, but the front and side is normal.

Novelty requires victims, and first of all financial. At the price of 20975 American dollars, the new Hyundai Coupe is about four thousand green more expensive predecessor. However, the cost of cars of this type belonging to a more noble class, in any case much higher.

Technical Specifications Hyundai Coupe 2.0 FX

Body 3-door coupe
Number of places, people. 4
Curb weight, kg 1250
Full weight, kg 1600
Dimensions (length / width / height), mm 4345/1730/1303
Base, mm 2475
Maximum speed, km / h 200
Overclocking time up to 100 km / h, from 9.2
Fuel control, l / 100 km:
- urban cycle 11.4
- Country cycle 7.3
- Mixed cycle 8.8
Engine:
- type transversely located., Inline, 4-cylinder, 16-valve
- Working volume, cm3 1976
- Power, hp at min-1 138/6000
- torque, nm at min-1 182/4900
- power system multipoint injection
Transmission Mechan., 5-speed
Tire size 205/50R15
Fuel tank capacity, l 55
Wheel suspension (front / rear) type McPherson / multi-section, with transverse stability stabilizer
Brakes:
- front disk, ventilation, with ABS
- Rear disk, with ABS
Steering type gear-rail type, with hydraulic agent
Price, $ 20975

Text: Igor Kuznetsov
 

A source: Magazine 5 Wheel [08/2000]