Good-looking coupe that's packed with kit. Drives well, particularly the V6 model. All offer keen value. Many will still be covered by a five-year war
Snobs need not apply. Many other coupes offer a sharper drive. Isolated rear brake pipe corrosion on 2002-2003 cars.
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FUEL ECONOMY
28.5–37.2
OFFICIAL MPG
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REAL MPG
95%
OF OFFICIAL MPG
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INSURANCE
8–14
GROUPS
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ROAD TAX
E–J
VED BANDS
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MOT RESULTS
54.4%
AVG. PASS RATE
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Introduction
First it was dubbed the "swoopy coupe", launched in 1996. Then, in January 2000, it grew bulbous protrusions, like an early nineties Celica GT-4. Then, in January 2002, it became the seriously good looking car of today.
I admit the Bank Holiday Grey sky made ideal photographic conditions. But that rear three quarters view is one of the best of any sports coupe ever. Including Ferraris. The design team must have studied the form of exotic sports coupes a bit like Quentin Tarantino studies movies. It's got heart. It got passion. There isn't any way it could be improved. It's a stunner.
And the only real competition these days is from the Toyota Celica.
That's the slightly worrying bit. VW didn't cancel the Corrado, Ford didn't chop the Cougar and Vauxhall didn't curtail the Calibra because the cars were selling too well. The market moved away from that kind of car. Instead of climbing down into their low-slung cabins, punters clawed their way upmarket into more upright saloon-based coupes, like the BMW CI and the Mercedes CLK. Which, of course, are much easier to get in and out of for anyone past the age of 60.
Not that any of this bothers Hyundai, which only reckons to sell 5,000 coupes a year anyway.
Hyundai Coupe
Hyundai Coupe
Hyundai Coupe
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