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Hyundai Tiburon to be replaced by RWD coupe in ‘09

Hyundai Tiburon to be replaced by RWD coupe in ‘09

Alex Kaufmann July 30th, 2007 Alex Kaufmann By Alex Kaufmann Author July 30th, 2007
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December 31st, 1969 The replacement for Hyundai’s FWD Tiburon sports coupe will feature a RWD layout when it arrives in early 2009. The new coupe will be the second model to be based on Hyundai’s new RWD architecture, the first being the Genesis sedan that’s expected to go on sale by mid-next year. A spokesman has revealed to reporters from Automotive News that "there will be a coupe off the Genesis," and that it will arrive “six months to a year after Genesis as the replacement for the Tiburon.” Hyundai has previously announced that the Genesis sedan would be the first of several new models to based on its new RWD platform. The new coupe is being benchmarked against Infiniti’s G35 coupe and will sport a new high-performance V6 engine. There was no word on whether the V8 engine from the Genesis will also appear in the new coupe but let’s keep our fingers crossed.
Hyundai Tiburon to be replaced by RWD coupe in ‘09

Hyundai Tiburon to be replaced by RWD coupe in ‘09

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The replacement for Hyundai’s FWD Tiburon sports coupe will feature a RWD layout when it arrives in early 2009. The new coupe will be the second model to be based on Hyundai’s new RWD architecture, the first being the Genesis sedan that’s expected to go on sale by mid-next year.

A spokesman has revealed to reporters from Automotive News that "there will be a coupe off the Genesis," and that it will arrive “six months to a year after Genesis as the replacement for the Tiburon.” Hyundai has previously announced that the Genesis sedan would be the first of several new models to based on its new RWD platform.

The new coupe is being benchmarked against Infiniti’s G35 coupe and will sport a new high-performance V6 engine. There was no word on whether the V8 engine from the Genesis will also appear in the new coupe but let’s keep our fingers crossed.

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  1. By destiny #1, Posted: 7/30/2007

    That one looks good, quite got into a great improvement. Hyundai has been very competitive for the last few years. They had made impressive innovations on designs and on equipping them with superior quality Hyundai parts, worth to be recognized. They captured the market of young and experienced buyers who were up to elegant and sporty car, with the best performance.

  2. By biturbo #2, Posted: 7/31/2007

    Yes, RWD!
    That will make the Tiburon a half-decent sports car.

  3. By boiiiii #3, Posted: 2/18/2008

    "piece of crap" mate this is a company that build ships, induastrial powerplants and so on.... so hardly crap hyundai are in the top 5 car makers now, so you might wanna rephase what you said

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