Hyundai Tiburon - The Car Connection
The Hyundai Tiburon was a front-wheel-drive hatchback sold by the South Korean automaker from 1997 to 2008. In its first generation, it was a more economically focused commuter car. The first Hyundai Tiburon bowed in 1997. With a Spanish name (Tiburon means "shark"), the. Read More Below » The Hyundai Tiburon was a front-wheel-drive hatchback sold by the South Korean automaker from 1997 to 2008. In its first generation, it was a more economically focused commuter car. The first Hyundai Tiburon bowed in 1997. With a Spanish name (Tiburon means "shark"), the hatchback was the replacement for Hyundai's cleverly named, but poorly executed Scoupe. Two versions offered different engines: base cars had a 130-horsepower, 1. 8-liter four-cylinder, while uplevel Tiburons drew power from a 140-hp four-cylinder. In the second model year, the 1. 8-liter four was dropped, and all Tiburons ran with the 2. 0-liter unit. After skipping the 2002 model year, the Hyundai Tiburon returned for 2003 with a much more handsome shape--some say cribbed from the Ferrari 456--and a more aggressive powertrain lineup, with a standard 138-hp four-cylinder and an option for a... Source: www.thecarconnection.com
