No kidding. I bought my 2018 Elantra SEL new for $16,600 discounted, but now a new 2022 Elantra SEL would cost me about $23,500 at full MSRP. A $7,000 price increase in just 4yrs to stay at the same tier of car is painful. Might have to downgrade to something cheaper. :(
Which one needs more maintenance, burns more oil and has electrical liabilities. if you think a Honda the size of a Buick with a motor smaller than the 1.6 eg/ek civic engine is not the problem with new cars then you should watch your soy bean intake quit abusing estrogen. 2022 Honda Accord 1.5 liter 4 banger Wheelbase (111.4 in) Length (192.9 in) Width (73.2 in) 2002 Buick century 3.1 v6 Wheelbase 109.0 in Length194.6 in Width72.7 in
@@enhancementtank5876 I'll be so glad when this trend of tiny turbo engines dies off. Turbos are a very expensive component to replace and they all eventually wear out. Plus, turbo engines tend to be more prone to oil burning after 100k miles. The turbo boost puts extra strain on the engine.
I love how old cars were raw, easy to repair, simple yet cool, and peppy, you could have oil and grease on your hands while working on them, cool and limited electronics to fiddle around with, and the mechanical connection while shifting gears. I can go and on and on and on. Modernization and all is cool but I cannot just digest these yee ass electric vehicles. Even in Internal combustion, you gotta remove a heap of plastic to access the engine. Basically, new cars are more like Ipad on wheels. Just too many electronics. I mean WTF is an Electronic Parking brake!! Nonetheless, I visit the motorweek youtube channel every time I feel lusting for these 90s, 80s, and early 2000s machines 💗
@@tn18977 yeah 😅 I understand that. We get used to the bygone era, but it takes time for us to adapt to accept the current scenario and move on toward innovation (the best example is the electric hellcat or the downsizing of engines for emission norms). But all these were just personal opinions. However, it's no sin to own and drives one of these oldies around today. I am not a 90s born though. I was born in 2000 yet I have a profound love for these old cars.
@@nabeelshaikh1103 I'm just saying this isn't a "simple car", much like how a PC from that year is a not simple electronic device. By 1997 we were already 20 years into the computer-controlled era for cars. Every car had a network of many sensors that fed information back to one or more ECUs which required new types of diagnostic skills and equipment to service and repair.
@@tn18977 Yes I agree with you! But what I feel is, these were kinda less complicated. Nevertheless, that is something acceptable deeming decades of innovation as a result of what we have today. But these cars own my heart. Well, the prevailing era manufacturers like nissan and Porsche do value enthusiast tastes and proceed to offer stick shifts in sports cars considering how rare manuals are becoming and the existing vision of the future of electrification with fake ass exhaust notes. It's a bliss to have cars like the Nissan Z existing today to at least experience what a modern-day sports car with a raw manual feels
I was a teen when the Tiburon was introduced. I thought it was such a cool, fun-looking sporty coupe. Then they facelifted it and I thought it looked an ugly mess. The 2nd generation was a very sharply styled, handsome car. One of my favorites at the time. I've heard they were actually pretty good cars too.
I had a 2003 GT V6. Good looking and driving car, and sounded great. It had been sitting for over a year before being rescued, but after replacing a few general wear parts, it drove without a hitch for about 2 years before I sold it. I had to replace the alternator because a valve cover gasket leak killed it, but that's on me for choosing to ignore the leak.
for such a small company back in the day with very limited resources, I'd say this design was an absolute hit. Very cool design and great name choice too!
@@basshead. you’re just in denial…. Look at the 2022 Hyundai Tucson and 2023 Kia Sportage interiors and features compared to the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CRV
My first experience was with a 03 gt 6 spees moon roof all the options, a friends car, just blew me away.. I been in more expensive cars but loved everything about the tiburon, now i own a 07 gt with a 5 speed and the v6.. its a wonderful friend and one of favorite cars
Inspired by HCD I, HCD II, and HCD III concepts, the Hyundai Tiburon was designed by Park Jong-suh, Hyundai's first designer. The suspension was tuned during a 6-month span by Porsche. The Tiburon participated in the World Rally Championship from 1997 to 1999, which was faster than WRC cars on tarmac, was driven by Colin McRae's younger brother Alister McRae.
Should've seen the facelift they brought back in 1999 xD but yeah, I like tthe Tiburon even now! Albeit I'll admit I like it's successor from 2002-2008.
Ah thank you for the upload! We had the same one in red color,it looked amazing at the time,and still does! I was the coolest kid in school when dad used to pick me up haha
So back then, for under $15K, you got a compact car that could do 0-60mph in 7.5 seconds without a turbo. Today, 2022, you can pay just under $25K; and get a Honda Civic *with* a turbo.... that does 0-60mph in 8.2 seconds. How does that make any sense!? (And quite frankly, no; there's nothing luxurious about the new gen. Honda Civic Ex trim. So, not as though you're paying for that.)
These were cool, though pretty rare to find here. But they were simply called Coupé here and came only with the 2-liter engine. But the next generation came as Tiburon as well, this time only with the V6 and 4-speed auto.
Such a great looking little car. I very rarely see a Tiburon on the road in Michigan anymore. When I do, its usually a first gen. Not sure what happened to all the second gen ones.
hooned out to F and crashed or burned out. Same reason 2000s Celica's and RSX's are getting rare. It took a lot more work to make a 1st gen Tiburon too much for a teen/early-twentysomething to handle. It's not that they were fast, 2nd gens were just fast and cheap enough to encourage that abuse.
I see many 2nd gens in Milwaukee, unfortunately most are extremely rusted out. A lot of them were neglected by first owners and further neglected by subsequent owners. I still see a couple in decent condition every now and then.
I remember the original commercial for these. They themed the commercial after the movie "Jaws" with a fishing boat and characters similar to Brody and Quint.
The first gen models didn't sell well. They may not have even been available nation wide in the beginning. Also didn't age well. Hyundai was getting better, but still where Mitsubishi was a decade earlier, so a lot were trashed out by second or third owners. Some people don't like the looks of the next generation, but they held up a lot better. Unfortunately a lot of those ended up in the hands of DIY tuners who didn't know what they were doing.
When I was about 12 a guy had one of these as a teenager just down the road from me. He thought he was sooo cool lol but anyone who knew anything about cars just straight up laughed at him 🤣
Doesn't seem bad though, at least for me. It was meant to be affordable with low running costs and decent gas mileage and performance. In general, it was a car for folks to attain their sports car fantasies without costing them a fortune. Don't know how reliable these were though.
@Sohc_Vtec He wasn't laughing because his car was riddled with problems and he got rid of it after maybe 3 years. Also forgot to mention he had an automatic lol meanwhile I was having a great time riding my Norco. Now I'm addicted to Vtec with my 2 Hondas!
Few things: 1. Sharks are not the oceans ultimate predator. Have you not heard of a Killer Whale. 2. I was in HS back then. Might be hard to envision now but these were really slick back then. I wanted one. A teacher bought a new one in the exact same color. I walked by it almost daily for a year. It’s pretty small. 3. 7.5 ain’t bad! The much vaunted Acura Integra GSR of the same year was like 7.2 and that was considered the pinnacle and much more expensive.
Back when Hyundais were pretty much exclusively old Mazdas and Mitsubishis. I can’t remember if these 2.0L were still just Mitsubishi 4G63 or not, but the chassis of all of these 90s Hyundais were substantially based on Mitsubishis like the Galant and Mirage, as well as the Mazda Protege.
In the 1980's Mitsubishi supplied Hyundai with engines and in return Hyundai provided them with its Giugiaro-based Excel platform which was the 1987 Precis. In the 1990's Hyundai had a partnership with Mitsubishi and Dodge called Diamond Star Motors and later with Mitsubishi and Chrysler from 2002-2009 called Global Engine Alliance.
Hyundai/ kia has come such a long way in such a short time. not even 20 years ago all of their models were poorly built, with cheap materials and no real highlights. Now they have some of the best selling, and in my opinion coolest looking cars being sold atm, and their build quality is just as good as the rivals now. plus that 100k warranty, kia just gets it.
Thought these were the coolest looking sport coupes (next to the Geo Storm, Saturn SC2 coupe, and Isuzu impulse)....only to find out many years later it was just a basic car underneath in a fancy wrapper...
It did compete against all of those cars you listed, but just the same, they were all based on economy cars. They weren't meant to be real sports cars. They were just economical sporty coupes.
@@jkeelsnc Absolutely. I didn't mean my comment as a criticism at all. I actually really like 2-door sporty economy cars. They've pretty much all disappeared.
Please please please give us the review of the 2004 Toyota Prius. My wife and our two cats say please as well. Thanks for doing the retro series. We love it!!
@@interstate366 As far as small coupes, yes... As far as "cheap" ones, the BRZ/GT86 are actually fairly expensive... A new Mustang and especially a new Chevy Camaro are actually less expensive than both.
@@Stressless2023 yeah, the FWD coupe market dried up entirely at least. I’m surprised how expensive the GR86/BRZ are looking at them. Most of the manual ones near me are about $40,000. About in line with the Prelude of yesteryear adjusted for inflation though.
I like these cars. 17" wheels would look great and you didn't have to lower the car for it to do so. These cars didn't need a body kit. There was a huge performance aftermarket in south Korea and a smaller market in the US. I believe Shark Performance was the name of it ..
My mom had one of these new. Fire engine red with the giant shark fin wing on the back. Great looking for the time but fairly gutless and sadly it was an automatic.
I miss the simple 1.8+ liter engines with manual transmissions, all in affordable, small and lightweight cars (Celica, Sentra SE-R, Tiburon (well, with the V6), Eclipse, etc...). In 2004 I tried a 1988 Nissan Maxima V6 5 speed manual, fast? No, but with torque and good response, I had a 1983 Celica Supra, it wasn't fast, but the response of the engine was really good for a 2.8l engine (with a 4.3 axle ratio).
Yeah my first car was an 86 Celica and I thought that little thing was so fun lol. I replaced it with a 99 Ford Escort ZX2 5-speed which felt like a Corvette by comparison lol I've been driving sticks ever since. I think my next car will be a new Integra manual.
I haven't seen one of these in years never saw many of them. It was in the early 2000s saw a Black Tiburon a guy wearing sleeveless shirt and cap always drove one of these, at that time Hyundai wasn't all reliable did have some nice cars like Tiburon and Elantra, did like the second generation Tiburon was nicer now in love with Hyundai products, my neighbor across the street bought a older Sonata from 2011-2014 generation looks good like new. My aunt had a '89 Sonata it was purple a nice car though, remember in '95 was in kindergarten at that time when she came to pick me up on a Friday afternoon it was a lot of buses in front of the school so she had to park right in front of them since wasn't no where to park right in a muddy area she was a new driver at that time. She was stuck deep in the mud it took 6 or 7 men get her out ... LOL 😆 when we got in the car she said I think we're stuck she knew she was in trouble soon press the gas car slipping and sliding mud was going everywhere it took all the men over a hour get her car out ... smh one or two men had press down on the accelerator the rpms was going up/down still remember looking at the speedometer finally a older guy was able get the car out of mud her Sonata was a mess mud was all over the car.
@@adamlapinski7590 I went back and reviewed my previous knowledge and it seems that Porsche tuned the suspension in it's entirety, not just fear or front.
@@epicraptorman It appears you are correct! They marketed the front suspension being tuned, but I saw on one of the reels the engineer Byung-ju Kim doesn't specify whether it was front or rear, he just says "suspension" which I'm assuming includes rear.
Nice little bang for buck machine, too bad I never see them on the road anymore. Probably cause 90's Hyundais don't last that long because of rust, and in the early 2000's many boy racers bought them, riced them out and wrapped them around a pole
"With prices constantly climbing, it's getting harder and harder to afford a good car". John didn't know how right he was!
They either have a 1.5 turbo or all electric 😱
@@enhancementtank5876 as if that is the problem with cars today
fool
No kidding. I bought my 2018 Elantra SEL new for $16,600 discounted, but now a new 2022 Elantra SEL would cost me about $23,500 at full MSRP. A $7,000 price increase in just 4yrs to stay at the same tier of car is painful. Might have to downgrade to something cheaper. :(
Which one needs more maintenance, burns more oil and has electrical liabilities. if you think a Honda the size of a Buick with a motor smaller than the 1.6 eg/ek civic engine is not the problem with new cars then you should watch your soy bean intake quit abusing estrogen.
2022 Honda Accord 1.5 liter 4 banger
Wheelbase (111.4 in)
Length (192.9 in)
Width (73.2 in)
2002 Buick century 3.1 v6
Wheelbase 109.0 in
Length194.6 in
Width72.7 in
@@enhancementtank5876 I'll be so glad when this trend of tiny turbo engines dies off. Turbos are a very expensive component to replace and they all eventually wear out. Plus, turbo engines tend to be more prone to oil burning after 100k miles. The turbo boost puts extra strain on the engine.
I still have mine 25 years later. Still fun to drive after 200k miles
We need to see more of those at car meets
I love how old cars were raw, easy to repair, simple yet cool, and peppy, you could have oil and grease on your hands while working on them, cool and limited electronics to fiddle around with, and the mechanical connection while shifting gears. I can go and on and on and on. Modernization and all is cool but I cannot just digest these yee ass electric vehicles. Even in Internal combustion, you gotta remove a heap of plastic to access the engine. Basically, new cars are more like Ipad on wheels. Just too many electronics. I mean WTF is an Electronic Parking brake!! Nonetheless, I visit the motorweek youtube channel every time I feel lusting for these 90s, 80s, and early 2000s machines 💗
💯👍
People used to say the exact same thing back in 1997.
@@tn18977 yeah 😅 I understand that. We get used to the bygone era, but it takes time for us to adapt to accept the current scenario and move on toward innovation (the best example is the electric hellcat or the downsizing of engines for emission norms). But all these were just personal opinions. However, it's no sin to own and drives one of these oldies around today. I am not a 90s born though. I was born in 2000 yet I have a profound love for these old cars.
@@nabeelshaikh1103 I'm just saying this isn't a "simple car", much like how a PC from that year is a not simple electronic device. By 1997 we were already 20 years into the computer-controlled era for cars. Every car had a network of many sensors that fed information back to one or more ECUs which required new types of diagnostic skills and equipment to service and repair.
@@tn18977 Yes I agree with you! But what I feel is, these were kinda less complicated. Nevertheless, that is something acceptable deeming decades of innovation as a result of what we have today. But these cars own my heart. Well, the prevailing era manufacturers like nissan and Porsche do value enthusiast tastes and proceed to offer stick shifts in sports cars considering how rare manuals are becoming and the existing vision of the future of electrification with fake ass exhaust notes. It's a bliss to have cars like the Nissan Z existing today to at least experience what a modern-day sports car with a raw manual feels
I was a teen when the Tiburon was introduced. I thought it was such a cool, fun-looking sporty coupe. Then they facelifted it and I thought it looked an ugly mess. The 2nd generation was a very sharply styled, handsome car. One of my favorites at the time. I've heard they were actually pretty good cars too.
Oh yeah I remember the facelift those were some funky headlights. (oO Oo)
The facelift was an absolute disaster design-wise.
I had an 03 GT V6 with a 5-speed. It had great torque and an amazing sound.
I had a 2003 GT V6. Good looking and driving car, and sounded great. It had been sitting for over a year before being rescued, but after replacing a few general wear parts, it drove without a hitch for about 2 years before I sold it. I had to replace the alternator because a valve cover gasket leak killed it, but that's on me for choosing to ignore the leak.
I have an 06 with almost 300k. Bought cause it's reliable and cheap to fix. Ps its is fun to drive.
0 60 to 7.5 seconds? that's quick for a 90's hyundai tiburon with 1.8 engine. I have the 2004 v6 model for 5 years, it is a delight to drive.
I said the same thing.
for such a small company back in the day with very limited resources, I'd say this design was an absolute hit. Very cool design and great name choice too!
The Tiburon badge is cleverly shaped like a shark!
Omg I thought this was the coolest car ever when I was a kid!
It’s amazing to see how far Hyundai has come they use to have some of worst interiors to now one of the best for the money
Kias look better still
@@alexander1485 it’s basically the same company…
Too bad their quality is spotty
You are so wrong.
@@basshead. you’re just in denial…. Look at the 2022 Hyundai Tucson and 2023 Kia Sportage interiors and features compared to the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CRV
Glad to have my feelings about my 1997 Tiburon validated by an in-period review. Now I have two of them - one stock, one not so stock. :)
Korean styling has come a LONG way since 1997.
I used to have this, im in love with this car. Many good memories.
I hardly see these on the road today.
always my favorite styled Hyundai car
My first experience was with a 03 gt 6 spees moon roof all the options, a friends car, just blew me away..
I been in more expensive cars but loved everything about the tiburon, now i own a 07 gt with a 5 speed and the v6.. its a wonderful friend and one of favorite cars
I am more of a fan of the second gen Tiburon (the GK) and the GK F models, but this first gen RD looks absolutely amazing and beautiful too!
John Davis: With prices climbing higher and higher it is getting harder and harder to afford a good car.
2022: Hold my beer....
Inspired by HCD I, HCD II, and HCD III concepts, the Hyundai Tiburon was designed by Park Jong-suh, Hyundai's first designer. The suspension was tuned during a 6-month span by Porsche. The Tiburon participated in the World Rally Championship from 1997 to 1999, which was faster than WRC cars on tarmac, was driven by Colin McRae's younger brother Alister McRae.
Wtf
Man! Every car Hyundai and Kia make now are hits! I have an Audi 2015 s8 and my wife has a stinger gt2. The stinger is super impressive!
My father still drives one,its fantastic. I am obsessed with it,and its my favorite car of all.
Man that was the beginning for great cars to come from Hyundai!👌😎👍
Great cars and Byundai in the same sentence lol
One of the best cars Hyundai pulled off
NFS Underground introduced me to it :)
Should've seen the facelift they brought back in 1999 xD but yeah, I like tthe Tiburon even now! Albeit I'll admit I like it's successor from 2002-2008.
Love one with the 2.7L V6, great little engine.
Ahh thanks for reminding me lol I
NFS Hot Pursuit 2 introduced me to bunch of cars too...
Underground had the 2003; the second generation
@@epicraptorman and that game is why I got an 05 SE tidlewave blue special order. Still have it with a fully modern body kit.
one of these beauties sits in my shed currently, and it will see better days very soon
Cheers!! I hope you use moisture absorbers. I go through them each month. It's a battle with nature!
@@adamlapinski7590 oh man, talk about a good advice, never even thought about that, thanks so much
Ponytail guy must have been freezing, considering the gusto he cranked the thermostat and fan knobs. 🤣
🥶🥶🥶
Those Tiburons were cool sporty cars
Ah thank you for the upload! We had the same one in red color,it looked amazing at the time,and still does! I was the coolest kid in school when dad used to pick me up haha
My 2004 Tiburon has been my daily for 8 years and I love it, reliable, looks cool and has solid gas mileage. It's slow but still fun to drive 😅
I used to dream about this car when I was a teenager. Now, the only place that I ever see them in is a junkyard.
So back then, for under $15K, you got a compact car that could do 0-60mph in 7.5 seconds without a turbo. Today, 2022, you can pay just under $25K; and get a Honda Civic *with* a turbo.... that does 0-60mph in 8.2 seconds. How does that make any sense!? (And quite frankly, no; there's nothing luxurious about the new gen. Honda Civic Ex trim. So, not as though you're paying for that.)
Good point. The answer is safety and emissions. Much stricter requirements today vs then which adds weight.
These were cool, though pretty rare to find here.
But they were simply called Coupé here and came only with the 2-liter engine.
But the next generation came as Tiburon as well, this time only with the V6 and 4-speed auto.
My first car 😍
This car oozes f2 rally vibes!
Debuted on May 1996 here in Korea
1:58 John: (Easy to use): BUT NOT SO THE STANDARD CASSETTE STEREO! LOL
My seventh grade teacher (she was also an aerobic instructor) had one in stick. Seeing this retro review reminded me how much I had a crush on her 😅
@1:44 I didn't know Shia LaBeouf worked at Motorweek before starting his Hollywood career, lol.
Such a great looking little car. I very rarely see a Tiburon on the road in Michigan anymore. When I do, its usually a first gen. Not sure what happened to all the second gen ones.
hooned out to F and crashed or burned out. Same reason 2000s Celica's and RSX's are getting rare. It took a lot more work to make a 1st gen Tiburon too much for a teen/early-twentysomething to handle. It's not that they were fast, 2nd gens were just fast and cheap enough to encourage that abuse.
I see many 2nd gens in Milwaukee, unfortunately most are extremely rusted out. A lot of them were neglected by first owners and further neglected by subsequent owners. I still see a couple in decent condition every now and then.
I remember the original commercial for these. They themed the commercial after the movie "Jaws" with a fishing boat and characters similar to Brody and Quint.
I have literally not seen one of these in probably a decade, maybe more
I remember when this came out I always liked it
Wow, they did not sell too many of these, and I cannot remember the last time I saw one on the road.
Maybe you can find one to fix up, I don’t see any on the road either.
The first gen models didn't sell well. They may not have even been available nation wide in the beginning.
Also didn't age well. Hyundai was getting better, but still where Mitsubishi was a decade earlier, so a lot were trashed out by second or third owners.
Some people don't like the looks of the next generation, but they held up a lot better. Unfortunately a lot of those ended up in the hands of DIY tuners who didn't know what they were doing.
A 7sec and 15-second Hyundai in 97?! Shiiiiit what a Nugget!
Hyundai should bring back this car.
When I was about 12 a guy had one of these as a teenager just down the road from me. He thought he was sooo cool lol but anyone who knew anything about cars just straight up laughed at him 🤣
It is a cool car. Reminds me of the Mitsubishi FTO which we didn't get in the US market. In all honesty, Its a good little sports car.
Doesn't seem bad though, at least for me. It was meant to be affordable with low running costs and decent gas mileage and performance. In general, it was a car for folks to attain their sports car fantasies without costing them a fortune. Don't know how reliable these were though.
@Sohc_Vtec He wasn't laughing because his car was riddled with problems and he got rid of it after maybe 3 years. Also forgot to mention he had an automatic lol meanwhile I was having a great time riding my Norco. Now I'm addicted to Vtec with my 2 Hondas!
@@nabeelshaikh1103 Virtually problem-free given some relatively simple maintenance.
Good luck finding any sporty affordable coupe now!
One of my fave cars, my teacher had a bright yellow one when I was a kid, she had nicknamed hers the yellow bird.
“With prices constantly climbing and climbing, it’s getting hard to buy an affordable car….” Hmmm, 25 years later and nothing’s changed.
Nonsense, taking a mortgage out for a non-exotic non-sportscar family sedan or SUV is completely normal and sustainable. LOL
7.5 secs with only 140hp...on MW?? When you think that is faster than a 2022 standard Corolla, Elantra, Jetta, and Mazda 3, it is insane.
Had one in 97 ! Fun for a while !!
The front styling of the 1st generation Hyundai Tiburon looks similar to the 1993-1997 Mazda MX-6 and Mazda MX-3
...and MX-3.
i didn’t even know this generation existed!! i thought the second gen was the only one
Few things:
1. Sharks are not the oceans ultimate predator. Have you not heard of a Killer Whale.
2. I was in HS back then. Might be hard to envision now but these were really slick back then. I wanted one. A teacher bought a new one in the exact same color. I walked by it almost daily for a year. It’s pretty small.
3. 7.5 ain’t bad! The much vaunted Acura Integra GSR of the same year was like 7.2 and that was considered the pinnacle and much more expensive.
That car was really beautiful for that time it was called cupe I my country , that time I was between 14-15 lovely days
I still see them around once in a while.
Back when Hyundais were pretty much exclusively old Mazdas and Mitsubishis. I can’t remember if these 2.0L were still just Mitsubishi 4G63 or not, but the chassis of all of these 90s Hyundais were substantially based on Mitsubishis like the Galant and Mirage, as well as the Mazda Protege.
That all ended starting in the mid-90's - first all in-house car was the 95' Accent
In the 1980's Mitsubishi supplied Hyundai with engines and in return Hyundai provided them with its Giugiaro-based Excel platform which was the 1987 Precis. In the 1990's Hyundai had a partnership with Mitsubishi and Dodge called Diamond Star Motors and later with Mitsubishi and Chrysler from 2002-2009 called Global Engine Alliance.
These did look pretty good at the time for what they where.
I actually miss these little FWD spirt coupes…
Hyundai/ kia has come such a long way in such a short time. not even 20 years ago all of their models were poorly built, with cheap materials and no real highlights. Now they have some of the best selling, and in my opinion coolest looking cars being sold atm, and their build quality is just as good as the rivals now. plus that 100k warranty, kia just gets it.
Thought these were the coolest looking sport coupes (next to the Geo Storm, Saturn SC2 coupe, and Isuzu impulse)....only to find out many years later it was just a basic car underneath in a fancy wrapper...
It did compete against all of those cars you listed, but just the same, they were all based on economy cars. They weren't meant to be real sports cars. They were just economical sporty coupes.
@@jkeelsnc Absolutely. I didn't mean my comment as a criticism at all. I actually really like 2-door sporty economy cars. They've pretty much all disappeared.
I think I want one now
red color is the legit color for this vehicle.
Someone in high school had one that was a year old and I remember the hvac knob falling off.
Rock like Korean couches. John 😆 🤣
If they built it again on g70 platform, naming it tibuton... that would be so great...
These old episodes demonstrate clearly how John has slowed his speaking by 10-25%. I think they’re filling time now.
Please please please give us the review of the 2004 Toyota Prius. My wife and our two cats say please as well. Thanks for doing the retro series. We love it!!
Always thought the facelift version was cool as a youth.
What a sharp looking car.
Tib-you-Ron
0:23 - I'd say they were plentiful in the late-90's... Almost every automaker had at least one cheap "sporty" coupe to offer.
Then most of them disappeared over the next decade. With the Civic coupe being dropped last year it’s just the GR86/BRZ now.
@@interstate366 As far as small coupes, yes... As far as "cheap" ones, the BRZ/GT86 are actually fairly expensive... A new Mustang and especially a new Chevy Camaro are actually less expensive than both.
Yeah, pretty much everyone was making a 2-door coupe in the 90s.
@@Stressless2023 yeah, the FWD coupe market dried up entirely at least. I’m surprised how expensive the GR86/BRZ are looking at them. Most of the manual ones near me are about $40,000. About in line with the Prelude of yesteryear adjusted for inflation though.
This wad my 1st car, same color and all. I loved it an smoked every honda i raced
THAT IS FAXXXX
I like these cars. 17" wheels would look great and you didn't have to lower the car for it to do so. These cars didn't need a body kit. There was a huge performance aftermarket in south Korea and a smaller market in the US. I believe Shark Performance was the name of it ..
My mom had one of these new. Fire engine red with the giant shark fin wing on the back. Great looking for the time but fairly gutless and sadly it was an automatic.
I miss the simple 1.8+ liter engines with manual transmissions, all in affordable, small and lightweight cars (Celica, Sentra SE-R, Tiburon (well, with the V6), Eclipse, etc...). In 2004 I tried a 1988 Nissan Maxima V6 5 speed manual, fast? No, but with torque and good response, I had a 1983 Celica Supra, it wasn't fast, but the response of the engine was really good for a 2.8l engine (with a 4.3 axle ratio).
Yeah my first car was an 86 Celica and I thought that little thing was so fun lol. I replaced it with a 99 Ford Escort ZX2 5-speed which felt like a Corvette by comparison lol I've been driving sticks ever since. I think my next car will be a new Integra manual.
Small fun FWD cars like this just do NOT exist anymore.
I haven't seen one of these in years never saw many of them. It was in the early 2000s saw a Black Tiburon a guy wearing sleeveless shirt and cap always drove one of these, at that time Hyundai wasn't all reliable did have some nice cars like Tiburon and Elantra, did like the second generation Tiburon was nicer now in love with Hyundai products, my neighbor across the street bought a older Sonata from 2011-2014 generation looks good like new. My aunt had a '89 Sonata it was purple a nice car though, remember in '95 was in kindergarten at that time when she came to pick me up on a Friday afternoon it was a lot of buses in front of the school so she had to park right in front of them since wasn't no where to park right in a muddy area she was a new driver at that time. She was stuck deep in the mud it took 6 or 7 men get her out ... LOL 😆 when we got in the car she said I think we're stuck she knew she was in trouble soon press the gas car slipping and sliding mud was going everywhere it took all the men over a hour get her car out ... smh one or two men had press down on the accelerator the rpms was going up/down still remember looking at the speedometer finally a older guy was able get the car out of mud her Sonata was a mess mud was all over the car.
The 96-01 Tiburons also had Porsche tuned rear suspension as this was a time where Porsche was struggling financially.
Yes, you are correct about Porsche struggling. It was the front suspension they tuned.
@@adamlapinski7590 I went back and reviewed my previous knowledge and it seems that Porsche tuned the suspension in it's entirety, not just fear or front.
@@epicraptorman It appears you are correct! They marketed the front suspension being tuned, but I saw on one of the reels the engineer Byung-ju Kim doesn't specify whether it was front or rear, he just says "suspension" which I'm assuming includes rear.
I remember these things. always took my interest but I was too young, and the ones i did find were rusting out badly.
I miss my 99 with the 2.0. Just wish it were a 5 speed. Haven't been able to find one since.
Also went by Tuscani or Turbulence depending on different markets
Please to upload the 03 V6 GT. Much more refined
Glad I got a turbo RSX-S and 2005 daily RSX-S.
I don't think most people pronounced "Tiburon" the way John is pronouncing it here...
Which is actually wrong because it is _tiburón_ , so it's the last syllable the stressed one, not the first.
He finally got around to calling a Camry by the same name everyone else used. Small steps.
"Hard to afford a car". We've come full circle.
This was the best design for the Tiburon. I would still buy a 5 speed(or a 6 speed if they made one) if I could find one.
These cars were truly great. I mainly liked the 03+ years tho
Awesome thanks
Someone should have taught jon to say tiburon (not tibbyron)... also rare to see now
Still looks very cool 😎
Marginally slower than the new Integra 😂
Those wheels kinda remind me of the ones you could get on the dodge Dakota around the time.
A teen when this car debuted. Definitely marked the beginning of a great run for Hyundai/ Kia
Imagine buying a Hyundai in the pre 100k mile warranty era!
Climbing the Food Chain
The 97 Elantra had the same wheels!
A lot of my friends parents worked for Hyundai back in the 90's and they had to drive these things. It was rather sad.
Nice little bang for buck machine, too bad I never see them on the road anymore. Probably cause 90's Hyundais don't last that long because of rust, and in the early 2000's many boy racers bought them, riced them out and wrapped them around a pole
honestly considering what you can get in say ..a brand new versa today for around the same. this is quite expensive..
Adjusted for inflation, this loaded 97 Tiburon costs $30,278 in 2022 money. A 2022 Subaru BRZ can be had for $28,955. That’s progress!
"mom can we get an S14?"
mom: "we have an S14 at home"
the S14 at home:
2000 Celica damn it!!!!!!!