2004 Hyundai Tiburon GT: Regular Car Reviews
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- This week on Regular Car Reviews, Mr. Regular drives a straight-piped 2004 Hyundai
Tiburon! This was a car from before Hyundai's renaissance, back when you got a Hyundai because you couldn't get a Honda. But is there more to the Hyundai Tiburon than meets the eye? Is this closer to a
Hyundai Veloster? Or is it just an SN-95 Mustang dressed like a Hyundai? Join us for a test drive and
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When I was 19, my girlfriend Christina cheated on me with a guy named Robby who drove one of these. He was an Olive Garden waiter. A few years later he was found guilty of robbing pharmacies for pain pills. He’s still in prison, and she’s raising their kids alone.
Hyundai Tiburon: The official car of you’re raising those ugly kids by yourself, Christina.
Lmaooooo
Goddamn 😂
Damn...
Shots fired 🤣
i can relate to this story my friend
I am the owner of this car. It’s like the equivalent of having the starter race car in NFS and choosing to max it out instead of getting something better.
Edit: If I didn’t have any sentimental value associated with this car, I would have sold it years ago
The Underdog Route. So much fun!
Hey if it’s any consolation I bought an ‘05 Legacy Wagon in manual on the cheap because I thought it would be “cool”, now I’m going to fork over thousands to get a cylinder head fixed
@@Masterdebater-q5c I had a hand me down 08 legacy with the stupid flat four that EVERY subaru guy busts over. It was a crappy car. I wound up putting SIX wheel bearings in it. I'm a mechanic. Changing wheel bearing assemblies is child's play. The wheel bearings were not garbage. Like most cars it's only got 4 wheels. I was on the way to pick up my 96 4Runner that I bought when the engine decided to blow up. I am the only one in my family that doesn't drive a subaru. Their cars are nice. Mine was not. I am a Toyota man. End of discussion.
Are those wheels really from an AUDI?
@@EggBastion i got them from a salvage yard, and they were on an Audi, yes. They’re just some aftermarket rims
“A Honda Prelude if Dollar General built it.” Genius.
I left a comment saying it's Cavalier build quality with a sporty exterior, but this description is spot on lol
I’m so glad I own a gen 4 ‘lude❤
@@sageoz9886love my 3rd gen great cars
As an assistant store manager of a Dollar General.... he's not wrong whatsoever
The official car of "I NEED HIGH TOP SPEED IN NFS UNDERGROUND BUT THIS IS FAIRLY EARLY AND THIS IS ALL I GOT"
Ugh. The worst part is the Tiburon isn't even that good in the game. By the time you unlock it, your starter is already faster and has more parts available.
@@ileutur6863yeah lol it's not very good at all even if at first the top speed was fairly higher. The Neon was faster. The Peugeot was better too lol.
damn that is seriously weak dude
The official car of losing to your starter Miata which you'll be using until you unlock the Skyline and the RX7
Everybody knows the AE86 was the best car
Hyundai Tiburon: the official car of "To the windoooow to the wall"
KORRRREAN
tudurudumdum dum tudurumdum dum
This hurts me deeply how spot on this comment is.
YES!!! HAH, I got that reference!
ahem *Riders in the Storm*
I got hit by one of these walking to Taco Bell back when I was 16 lol.
I was going to say i hope you sued him for everything he had... but then you'd be stuck with a Hyundai tiburon.
That...wow
Took a Tiberon to the tibia, eh?
@@Ch4osWe4veR the taint actually 💀
Had a 2003 GT with the 6 speed. I liked it, comfortable, fun, looked faster than it actually was. Other than brakes and timing belt service I don't think I ever had anything go wrong with it.
Yeah I had one in the UK, got it to 110k miles. It was called a Hyundai Coupe V6 over here. Engine ran brilliantly, unfortunately all the rear suspension and brakes rusted out and I scrapped it in the end. I regret not saving it now
@@henryhaxby9283 You have to keep it oiled by spraying all over. Cold climates are a pain for cars.
@@SI0AX yeah could have, too late now ☹️
Transmission fluid and oil bath for the underside
@@mankind8088 Transmission fluid eats paint. I wouldn't do that. The oil is fine though.
It feels weird seeing these with matching wheels front and back, no car bra, and not in the back of a rural Walmart’s parking lot
the hood is shaped in a way where this comment confuses me. i didn't think they made those
My mechanic told me he hates Tibs because his daughter's boyfriend tried to go Fast and Furious on a joyride with her riding shotgun & killed them both. Glad to know the Tiburon owner stereotype still stands
Messed up but that's a common story with young kids. It's why I would never want my kids(if I had any) to drive until they're 25 and would rather live in a place with good public transport. It's the hormones at that era that make the kids adrenaline junkie nuts. I can tell you from experience that the only times I was close to death was while in a car and there were multiple close calls and vehicular damage that kept getting worse and worse till I managed to total a car.
@@SI0AXAgreed but maybe 20. Depends on the kid.
I'm 23 now and I can't even handle riding with my dad. I drive like a Grandpa in a old Buick. He drives like a crazy man.
My buddy was a awful reckless driver a few years ago but he is pretty chill and relaxed now. I trust him more than my dad. My dad hasn't been in any wrecks my whole life. But he is just so aggressive.
But you can't restrict driving to much. The gotta learn one way or another. I couldn't drive for a month because of a seizure and it was awful. Any place with public transportation will be super expensive. Driving is a requirement in this country.
@@SI0AX you got that right. Got a motorcycle when I was 19 and crashed trying to be a wannabe Valentino rossi. Now that I'm 27 I mellowed out and know that anyone can go fast on a public road. It's not impressive or cool. The real impressive and skillful thing is taking to a track and posting a good lap tine.
@@baronvonjo1929 My total loss was like at age 23 I nearly hid a lampost going sideways at 100+ MPH. I was saved by bouncing off oncoming traffic redirecting my trajectory into the grass. After the PSTD wore off I was back at it again. I did not mellow out till past 25.
@@baronvonjo1929My god so I'm not the only person affected by crazy dad driving
I went on a cross country trip with my dad as a teen and for a couple nights I tried to sleep while he drove; the way he'd suddenly stand on the gas to dart around other cars kept waking me up and it mildly traumatized me lmao
As an adult, I've had a couple points where I was driving home ultra late, pulled into a roadside rest area to sleep, but kept violently jerking awake bc I thought cars passing by in front of me were oncoming traffic and I was asleep at the wheel
"Before the Veloster, before the Stinger, before the... that's kind it"
Genesis coupe: "Am I a joke to you?"
Hyundai Tiburon the official car of buying full bolt-ons and still getting gapped by a Taurus accelerating normally.
Said Tiburon owner doesn’t know how to actually build one then.
@@thesovietvorona1007 Twincam Taurus 😎🦾
The Genesis Coupe is what the Tiburon should've been
Was thinking that the whole time. The Genny 3.8 coupes were pretty slick for what they were
Fwd was useful for many
I know it's a different model, but I checked Marketplace a few weeks ago for Genesis Coupes after seeing a decent one in traffic. Every one within 500 miles had at least one of the following. Engine ticks/knocks. AT codes/needs clutch. Terrible fake carbon fiber appliques. Awful aftermarket suspension. Rebuilt title. I feel Tiburons suffered the same fate. A series of degenerate owners have ruined the vast majority of them.
Yeah RCR forgot to mention that, which is basically the successor because it had a 4 cylinder and V6 option the same as the Tiburon along with similar body shape.
@@Noah_E That's the fate of affordable racy looking cars. Look at the 90's Hondas for example. They were like 1-4k a few years ago and were considered beater cars and now are worth a lot of money and very hard to find not beat to shit.
The Genesis Coups had like gear grinding issues from what I head, just not really a good car but not as bad as other cars either. It's kind of what you get for the lower price point. If you're willing to do the fixes yourself it's a kind of OK platform.
Came for the review. Stayed for the KMFDM reference 🤘🏻
I came too
2004 Hyundai Tiburon: The official car of "Well, I have a Korean girlfriend, and her Dad hates me because I'm not Korean and she's saying that he'll come around, so I bought this Korean car to try to win him over...but dear Lord, this thing's a piece of ****..."
Yeah, NFS Underground 2 was my introduction to this car too. Fun fact, the girl who played Rachel Teller, Brooke Burke, was in an issue of Playboy. Look her up bro, your childhood self would be jealous of your adult self. Lol
you bestowed me some precious knowledge i had not before. I thank you very much, kind stranger
The Fast and the Furious and Need for Speed left such an impression on me, I bought a 2003 200k+ 350Z (uncle bought it new and daily drove it for 20 years). Super clean and super stock, still. As a kid I IDOLIZED this car, and now it is mine. Follow your dreams and be persistent kids, when they come true it is GLORIOUS
Also has a pretty cool history. It was the FIRST one sold in NC back they first came out in 2002. So my dream car is also technically a piece of automotive history. Pretty sweet
The fact that the MSRP adjusted for inflation is $32k is insane.
I think when we complain about new car prices it’s mostly inflation. 32k these days is the MSRP of a GTI, GR86 or civic Si. It goes without saying that all those are vastly better cars in every way, even with possible dealer markups the value is vastly better.
Doug Demuro said that about the 1990 BMW 750iL, which was the top-of-the-line Beemer back then at about $70K BACK THEN! He says a modestly loaded Nissan Altima has more in it than that car did!
@@JL-sm6cg yeah the auto industry certainly has it’s problems and there some outrageously priced cars.
However I think people prefer to blame the corrupt auto industry because it’s much less depressing than “we’re slowly becoming poorer because of inflation and wage stagnation”.
This was honestly not good value. A base 5-speed Accord Coupe was the same price, and a much better vehicle.
@@thatoneotherotherguy Agreed that it wasn’t a good value. Even still, if we trust the inflation calculation from the video, you’re getting much more car for your money these days with a base Accord.
We complain and have for a long time because wages have not gone up for inflation.
I think the original idea of leaning the seat back originally was to get behind the pillar in case you get shot at. In the ghetto.
Making the scene, doing the gangster lean ?
Yo
I do it in my corolla because it’s the only comfortable driving position in those cars 🤷♂️
*GUH.* My mans mentioned VCL and I suddenly aged like that cutscene with Snake in MGS4.
The official " all I know about cars is from NFS Underground " vehicle
I had one with the 2.0 engine, 2005. It was my (well technically my ex’s but we bought it together) first car and I regret nothing. It looked nice, the red color (the darker one, the light is kinda ugly) was very pretty. Nothing major ever broke in 6 years, she still drives it now. And it was surprisingly practical. I even used it to transport wood boards for my woodworking hobby, lol. Can’t do that with ls430 that I drive now. The Hyundai fit a lot of stuff when we moved apartments, and with seats unfolded three people could semi-uncomfortably sit in the back. It accelerated well enough for driving in the city but struggled outside. Driving over 120 km/h was very noisy.
The stuff about not being able to afford anything else is quite on point though, we bought it because she found it cool looking and it was cheap. I think there are far worse choices for a car for the price. Glad we bought this one then.
My compiler keeps screaming about Unexpected character ")" when I read this.
@@zechsblack5891 I’m bad at writing
@@zechsblack5891 I have deployed a fix, please try again.
I've got the 2.7 with the 6 speed manual.. and it doesn't seem to have any problems getting up to illegal speeds and beyond. Guess that's the main difference between the 2.0 and 2.7, then.
Also I notice that most people who complain about the Tiburon being sluggish will have driven a 2.0 automatic. The auto gearbox on these wasn't great. The 6 speed isn't superb, by any means, but it does its job.
@@peterjohnson9438I've hit 230km/h in my wifes 2007 2.0L 5 speed manual, took awhile from 180 to 230 but it got there. And with 750k km on the clock (well 688 on the actual clock, the speedo stopped working 2 years ago) it still goes pretty good.
When I started racing my RSX Type S a slew of young drivers would show up at the drag strip to test me. They’d be shocked how much faster I was with just an intake and exhaust. They truly believed it was supposed to run 14’s.
These things are beauties and no one can convince me otherwise
Edit - I have been corrected. It was a Genesis Coupe, not the Tiburon.
Old TV show, "Burn Notice". There was an episode that was entirely an advertisement for the Tiburon.
That show was weird AF. Extremely.. hollow? Had the pacing of a cocaine user and all the confidence of a menswear magazine. Not the models in the magazine, the magazine itself.
Its like a show that you have to be on drugs to enjoy, and not just weed.
Wasn't that a Genesis Coupe?
Yup my mistake it was a Genesis Coupe. I could have sworn there was a line in there where he explains Tiburon meaning shark, but I guess I mixing it up with another show
@@twotailedavenger Yes it was a gensis coupe. Hardly the weridest product car placement in that show as they heavily featured a freaking saab 9-3 vert in the earlier seasons. The Show is actually one of my personal faves but I digress.
I was always jealous of my friend's Tiburon while I was stuck in my 2000 Grand AM.
Bro Grand Ams and Grand Prix were so underrated for what they were though. They had some decent scoot to em haha
But the electronics were TERRIBLE, and the windows never stayed on track lol
@@Please_Consume_Irresponsiblydon’t worry our tibs have plenty of electrical problems lol. Especially the sunroof.
There is a guy who is 27 years old that owns a tiburon in my local area, and he dates a girl thats 17 years old.
Uh oh 😬
He should be in prison
An all American hero
Ohh yeah and most of his friends are teenagers
@@jriley1992 You realize the age of consent varies by state and in many repuke states, girls who get pregnant at 12 can be forced to carry to term, no?
1:56 “Beat to hyper growth sequences” good lord this one hits the mark
Nothing's ever off the table in Brian's scripts.
An RCR video on an early 2000s budget car wouldn't be complete without a several minute long, ultra specific description of some nostalgic situation from his HS days.
Don't forget NFS Underground 1 as influence for Tiburon ownership
yOu NeEd A 6 cYlnDeR cAr FoR tHiS rAcE, bRo
Ah yes the Vixen Controlled Library, I see you are a man of culture.
These cars literally disappeared from the face of the earth in the 2010s
Just like the Velosters disappeared just in a few years. You'll be lucky to those rare 1 or 2 in a few years.
Cause there junk lol
I owned a 2007 Tiburon GS (2.0 I4) for years, and I actually liked that car a lot more toward the end of my ownership than I did in the beginning.
I bought it because I needed wheels. I kept it because it looked nice, drove quite well, and it was pretty fun to drive.
I had the 4-cylinder model and raced it at my local circle track and it was a very competitive and honestly reliable car! I ran a Tiburon for 4 seasons, the first 2 were in a car with pretty severe frame damage (the previous owner didn't have it insured and crashed it into a stump), and then after running that for 2 seasons, I bought a straight Tiburon with a blown motor and rebuilt the block from my old car and put it in the fresh body, ran it for a season, and then flipped it and it never ran quite right after that.
You saw Chronicles of Riddick...and you liked it 😂😂😂
I gave an audible "hell yeah" to hearing that he rebuilt the engine on that. Always appreciate some dedication
I had an 04 Tiburon special edition with the v6 in the yellow color. I enjoyed driving it and liked the color. Was the first car I purchased myself.
I had an 08 Siii for 4 years. Loved it. It wasn't very fast but it was nice looking, good on the corners and always "felt" like you had a nice car.
Aw man I had an '03 Tiburon GT 5-speed manual at the age of 19. That car was a huge step up from my '93 Saturn SL2 lol I did a lot of the same mods. Euro tail lights, blue interior footwell lights, aftermarket radio, subwoofer and amp, and can't forget the aftermarket white gauges.
GODLIKE KMFDM reference, buddy. Check out that Honda Accord LIGHT.
Ultra-heavy, bruh
You never know how much you miss the Roman's outros until they are gone...
If i had a dollar for everytime someone talks about the Tiburons shortcomings rather than what it does do right, I would be rich. Tiburon is 1. Very reliable. I own two. Both 6 speed manuals. 2. The v6 with a proper exhaust sounds better than most v6 sports cars that are way better i.e. 350z/370z. And 3. Tuning potential rivals our favorite nissans, toyota, or even some hondas. Cars take boost mods very well. 4. It does look very very good. 5. May not be some toyota celica or acura rsx its still a fun car to drive. I prefer to drive my Hyundai Tiburon over my 2015 Scion FR-S i used to have.
Just gonna have to get that dude in blue to review a few nice tiburons 😏
@rushking19 Yea for sure.
I bought a brand new Elantra GT 5MT back in 2004.
1. For what it was, it was a great car. Drove it for 10 years as my daily and never had any major issues. I thought the build quality was pretty good and it was reliable. Paid just under $14 out the door after rebates etc.
2. I had KDM "Avante" badges (Korean Elantra) on it with Loden emblems to replace the Hyundai emblem. NO ONE knew what the car was! Crazy to think that was 20 years ago.
I don't know.... I've had my Tiburon for almost 20 years now. You've got to place it with it's contemporaries though.... the Tiburon went up against cars like the Neon, the Sunfire, the Cavalier/Cobalt.... you know, the cheaper sports coupes. It was outclassed by the Acura RSX, the Mitsubishi Eclipse or the Toyota Celica. The Tiburon couldn't hold a candle to those cars in price, power, equipment or handling capability.
But where I think the Tiburon beat them ALL was in styling. There's a rumor that Hyundai approached Pininfarina and you can't help but notice some resemblance to a Ferrari 599. So, a stylish little sports coupe that smacks of Italian design, with a peppy little V6 and an (available) lovely little 6-speed gearbox?? For around $20,000??? How is this a bad thing???
Yes, the car is pretty much the slowest out of them all and I've always joked the V6 has the power of a four; the smoothness of a six but the thirst of an eight. Equip a Tib with some decent rubber and it's like a go-cart with heated, leather seats. Richard Hammond reviewed and LOVED a Tiburon he had and James May coined the jokey phrase about driving slow cars fast. The Tiburon embodies that. These cars are a hoot to toss around corners at nearly illegal speeds. They lap them up and ask for more.
They are comfortable, they are adorably handsome little cars and very useful with the big hatch and the folding seats. I famously fit 21 mid-tower PC's in mine when I worked in I.T.
It's a shame Hyundai, or even the public at large.... didn't put much faith in these cars. If they'd had come with 200-225 horsepowers and RWD.... they'd have sold a million of them. They would have kicked off the RWD revolution. I know there was talk of an AWD version but that was never to be. There was also a convertible version on the horizon but that too.... never came to fruition. These cars did not sell very well and Hyundai didn't want to invest in a car that didn't sell well.
The Genesis was a much better vehicle all around, but I didn't like it's styling anywhere near as much and the Veloster's styling literally made me wretch. Disgustingly unattractive little crapboxes.
VCL .... the times of old, cherished are the memories when viewed with rose tinted glasses.
My buddy had one of these around 2011. He got it at a junk yard with no motor. Custom two tone paint. He threw a new V6 in it and it was great. He used to fold the seats down and camp in the back!
I had a 2004 Eclipse during this exact same time. This video is me.
Tiburons are actually pretty decent for what they are, what their price-point was. Comparing it to something more expensive is just taking a shit on an otherwise good car, like if you compare apples to oranges you'll always get the kind of result you are looking for. Having owned and driven one that felt like a new car 200k km in I'm going to call bad faith on this kind of bullshit.
Edit: ofc mine was actually Korean built, Americans are known to be unable to build quality cars.
Every guy I knew who joined the national guard bought one of these when they got back from boot camp.
Because the fifth-gen Camaro had yet to be released.
@@twotailedavenger lol yeah
8:53 That EDIT was brilliant
I've owned a 97, 03, 05, and 07 Tiburon. Thought they were cool, affordable, and looked nice. Were all reliable, took the 07 to 170k miles, no issues.
Finally
As someone who loves this chassis platform illogically, anything, including roasts, i appreciate.
The manual gearbox and the 07/08 version has its own quirks to roast too if you ever do another one.
That auto 4 Speed really killing the power of that V6. Theses with the manual 6 speed are fun cars. But they are all fone in the rusted belt. Still remember the first generation wirh the stickers on the lower doors that said "suspention by porsche" 😂
I rather liked the Tiburon. It really felt like Hyundai TRIED with this car when you compare it to what came before. No, the Delta engine isn't particularly powerful, but after working on one, I think they're smartly engineered. The upper plenum covering the rear cylinder bank isn't great, but they weren't the only ones guilty of that, to be fair, and they're easy enough to service for a FWD V6. Even the timing belt is surprisingly easy.
Also they are reliable unlike Hyundai engines that came after.
I've always kinda liked these for some reason. this video makes me want one
what have you done
It's a beautiful and classy looking car compared to the older Tiburon. The older Tiburon looked like an Acura Integra (4 round lights) that was born of an alcoholic mother.
Around that time I bought a Scion tC. It was a steal for around $16,000. 17" alloys, 4 wheel disc/abs, dual glass roof, mp3 (woohoo) player and the Camry motor. It was a good car. After the warranty expired I added a turbo and was easily making 270 hp to the wheels. I then got married and needed a family car so I sold it for an SUV. Great times.
"before the veloster, before the stinger, thats kinda it" everyone forgets the genesis and the genesis coupe!
Ah, the genesis coupe, the car of “robbing a 7/11 to make my 2 week late car payment”
This is the eMachine for cars. God bless Hyundai, Bless their hearts.
My first car was a 05 Buick Century from my Grandmother, I crashed it the day after I graduated high school. Somehow my mother trusted me enough to find a used Hyundai Tiburon looking on used car websites, and we went and got it. That car, as slow as it really was and as lame as it really was, was amazing to 17 year old me and I thought I had a super badass car. It is the car that got me into cars. I remember many nights spent in that car driving friends around, doing dumb stuff like racing each other, and much more. I will miss you, Tiburon. Thank you RCR, not just for all the videos over the years, but this one especially for me. Your commentary is oddly and specifically perfect.
Had a 01 4 banger with 5 sp. Aside from wheel bearing issues, and the alternator dying. It was a fun car... Till the rear subframe rotted in half.
this was the best RCR video in a hot min. thank you. 🙏🏻
So I kept the buick basically for the financial responsibility through my 20s. What did I get after that? Pontiac solstice 😂
THIS IS A DRUG AGAINST WAR completely caught me off guard and had me rolling
Thanks for mentioning the scoupe, when you were about to say it i was thinking "he forgot about the scoupe"
I know im watching the right youtube channel when you seem to know all the weird obscure cars i like
Someone had to compete with the Mercury Cougar at the time.....
Hyundai Tiburon, the original baby shark...... do do do
Making Scion TC owners proud since 2001
This was my first car. Bought it 12 years ago, 5th owner, 120k miles, 5-speed manual. It now has 240k miles and is on its second engine but everything else is original. I have very positive feelings about this car. Hung out with and went places with my friends in it, went on dates with my girlfriend (now wife) in it, loaned it to a friend when he needed a car. Always got questions about it because nobody really knew what it was. Planning on keeping it.
I haven't thought about this car in years! I had it when it was new in 2003 when I was a sophomore in high school.
"A Tiburon is okay for what it was..." Perfectly adequate description of a perfectly adequate car.
I always liked the looks of the Tiburon. When Hyundai made the Genesis coupe, I felt like it was the spiritual successor to this car. I liked that one, too. But the timing was never right for me to try buying either car. That’s probably a good thing. ;-)
Ooohh, that BF Vietnam clan dig, right in the feels!
I had a 2006 2.0L 4cyl with the 5 speed, which I bought used for $7k cash.
I was about to sign paperwork to buy a new 2011 KIA forte, but thankfully I came to my senses.
That Tiburon got me through college +2 years, only ever had regular maintenance.
It wasn't fast but it never left me stranded and I sold it 6 years later for $5k.
This is one of my favorite cars tbh . I have a soft spot for these cars, so much so that I turboed my v6 lol . There's a big hidden culture behind them . Even tho most owners do exactly what you described in this video. They are always my favorite. But I get why some people don't like them
I miss this era. Cars now are boring.
And way too fucking big, in the wrong ways.
I miss the era where cars were big HORIZONTALLY, not VERTICALLY.
@CaptainFordo21Idi Otto
@CaptainFordo21 Nah today's universal car, the sport SUV, the vehicle everyone owns, is boring.
@@twotailedavenger Rented an SUV a couple weekends ago to go on a trip, my wife said "why does this car ride so bad". I said "honey, we're 10 feet off the ground, it's swaying like a boat" lol
Lay off the breakfast bourbon bro
Jokes aside, this is from the era where Hyundai put out their most reliable ICE engines and that V6 was putting out the same power they are still putting out with the help of GDI and turbos....and getting the same MPGs. My 1.6T GDI would get 23mpg high side of average.
Back when Hyundai made reliable engines lol
AFAIK that V6 liked to spin a bearing, but the people who drove them might've contributed to it. I have not heard a single bad word about 2.0's though.
@@araarathisyomama787 most the v6's don't have issues if it spun a bearing that was on thw owner
I will say, i drove a 2005 sonata with the 2.7L V6 as my first car. Got it as the second owner in 2016. It lasted until last fall, and rust was the killer. The motor had 206k and was still going strong, original trans and motor. Hyundai might of been untested at that point in the 2000s, but that engine was a trooper.
These in manuals are great! Fun small v6 motors
As an owner of a 4ws prelude I’m glad it didn’t get ruined even the wiring is untouched, perks of a desert car being now owned in the Midwest
Love this car.10 years with it and perfect!
I love the shot of the air bag logo when setting the scene "You're 19 years old"
a high school buddy of mine had one and it seemed so cool back then, it was the first car I ever saw with underglow and aftermarket rims.
You forgot the Hyundai Genesis in your list. Completely understandable.
OMG I waited so long for Mr. Regular to finally review a Tiburon.
Here in europe they are simply called the "Coupe". This was (and still is) my only car. Great thing. Yes, they are very slow, but gosh, they are good looking and so reliable. In my four years of onership, I only had to replace the brakes and the clutch. The best thing about it, is the huge ass trunk.
As I always say "its either the most boring sports car, or the most ecxiting grocery getter"
what's your fuel econemy?
@@Dankcatvacs About 6,5L/100 kms or 35 Mpg with the 4cly manual. But I do very little city driving and mosty mid to long distance
@@Dankcatvacs the 2.7 6 speed manual. gets 6.5-7 l/100 km on the highway, about 8.5-9/100 km on regular low speed roads and around 15/100 the way I drive it around the city.
Yes, I usually rip it up to speed. The engine spends most of it time at or above 3000 RPM.
This car was styled by Pininfarina, although its fine with them if you didn’t know that
Hyundai tiburon, "We have Ferrari 456 at home"
@@CaptDust Lol exactly.
The revving at the beginning had me rolling
Every time I see one of those I think of the twin engine Tiburon that won the burnout competition at the Sport Compact Car Magazine's Tuner Competition one year.
They put one engine in drive and the other in reverse and spun in circles. (IIRC that was the only event it one)
edit: KMFDM mentioned
Had a 2006 Tiburon SE I bought as a midlife crisis kind of thing, had absolutely the most forgiving clutch I've ever driven.
FINALLY THE TIBURON MAKES A REGULAR CAR REVIEW
I had a Tuscani edition '06 Tiburon with the v6 and 6-speed. It was my favorite car I've ever owned (even ahead of my 92 Civic Hatch) and I honestly couldn't tell you why. It was just... fun. Plus there weren't many around northern VT and with the Tuscani emblems people didn't really know what it was so it had a bit of mystery around it. I hated to get rid of it but I moved house and the clutch was gone and I just couldn't afford to fix it at that point in my life. Years later I finally scratched the itch left behind by getting rid of the Tiburon with a 2015 Genesis Coupe Ultimate that is everything I want in a fun weekender.
I worked with a guy in around 2006 who had one, and he would brag about beating cars with it (but leave out what kind of cars, probably Festivas and Contours), and go on about buzzwords like quadralink suspension etc. I knew him for a few years and he was a huge bluff, talking about how he does stuff with japanese swords etc ie he never left his high school edgelord phase, just kept his trilby on the inside. saying things like dislocating his shoulder during sex, or that he was a black belt (but never produced proof) so to me this car was always a douche mobile driven by dudes who were a big deal inside their own head. I also encounter the female equivalent around that time, they drove 8th gen Mercury Cougars (the Mondeo in other markets), same women still drive stock high trim package Civics and act like it would take on something like a Dodge Challenger...
Hyundai Tiburon - the official car of unearned self-importance, and possible undiagnosed late adult stage ADHD.
Cry louder, hand me down Buick owner.
@@johndong7524 pfft. sounds like someone has a Shitburon...
@@DaiAtlus79 Yeah, men with some red blood, testosterone, and personality AKA not You.
When I worked at my church. My coworker drove one of these. I borrowed one day to run errands. Fun little car. A bit cramped and God awful blindspots. But it was fun. She eventually replaced it with an Outback. 😊
Fantastic review as always. Your "the official car of" and "for the person who" examples were hilarious. Listening to this brought back so much nostalgia. I was 19 in 2006 playing BLACK for the original Xbox and watching Tokyo Drift and Miami Vice (with Jamie Foxx) I remember the Tiburon and thought it was interesting.
2:25 lol had to rewind that
Same. I don't think I heard it right the first 12 times.
Love the constant references of Buick LeSabres. Been driving mine for over a decade now.
This was straight up dis respect to the tiburon. I had one in my 20s great car. Bought an old o8 in my 40s keep it stock, and the car is decent for what it is.
Oooh this has been one I've wanted to see for years now! Hyundais come a long way since the early 00s.
4:05 you missed the Genesis, their RWD car that gave Tiburon owners Buyer's Remorse.
Morbid fact: Before crashing his plane, John Kennedy Jr. drove to the airport in his Hyundai Tiburon.
"if you close one eye and put your hand over the other..."
LOL
I love the roasting the owners get on here, especially when they agree with the roast.
This was my favorite car to use in Underground 2...played the whole game with it maxing out all the upgrades.
I just got flashbacks. This was my first car that I actually bought and paid for. Same color, same spec, same Tuscani badges. 😂