I love these Tiburons. I had a 2015 Scion FR-S before the Tiburon and had both at the same time at one point. I will say even though my FR-S was a better sports car and had a larger aftermarket support I really like the Tiburons. Very fun car to drive on the street, v6 sounds great, and fun as hell to modify. They were built to be modified!
I used to have one of these! Mine was a 2005 Model. Quite a few mods too! It sat on factory Hyundai Veloster Turbo wheels, i fitted an Injen CAI, Next Generation Motorsports intake Manifold, NGM Big Bore throttle body, Hyundai XG350 brake swap (bigger rotors, beefier calipers), Braided brake lines, Injen exhaust of some sort (can't remember which one, but it was a proper catback), RPW headers with 300cel race cats, Apexi AFC Neo controller (to remap the engine slightly), full KDM badging, oh, and the best part? I had a full-on Windows-based PC from E3IO stuffed into the dash as my headunit. I learnt a bunch of stuff modding that car, for sure!
I always wanted one of these when I first got my license but ended up with an eLantra instead. Nowadays I rock a turbo i30. Don't knock Hyundai, they make some mean machines! I'd buy an old Excel if you offered it to me.
good to see unique cars been reviewed such as the tiburon, such as myself having unique car, the Kia Proceed GT, only made in Europe, basically the first I20N from korea, comes manual and recaros from factory. Love the vids keep it my bro.
As a former owner of a tiburon gt, this is not a sports car. Even in manual form it's a sporty looking averge commuter car. A mildly brisk moving one but nothing special. It's handling characteristics are about the same as a sonata, neither engine option is exactly full of character, and the only thing it makes you feel is that you're too old to be driving it regardless of your age. It's like drinking tap water out of fast and furious branded cup. It's not a bad car by any measurable means compared to its company at the same price and time period. But the styling writes cheques that it's driving feel can't cash. Which is exactly what some people are looking for. So if you dig it, drive it 😁👍
G'day Jordan great content their buddy. Yes I have uploaded a few videos on my channel lately 2 and will be some more coming soon - keep an eye out for that. Catchya on the next one mate.
This was basically Hyundai’s first crack at entering the performance car world in the early-mid 2000s before they became the powerhouse they are today with their N division, at a time when the performance car scene was heavily dominated by the JDM’s and Aussie muscle family cars the V8 Falcons and Commodores. The car actually looked pretty schmick and had a good coupe style and was very sporty looking, however although it had a fairly large capacity back then with its 2.7L V6 it only made a measly 127kW but torque was pretty decent at 245Nm, plus being FWD and weighing nearly 1.4 tonnes it wasn’t something that won many JDM fans over, but in saying that it was fairly decent for something that came out over 20 years ago.
I love these Tiburons. I had a 2015 Scion FR-S before the Tiburon and had both at the same time at one point. I will say even though my FR-S was a better sports car and had a larger aftermarket support I really like the Tiburons. Very fun car to drive on the street, v6 sounds great, and fun as hell to modify. They were built to be modified!
I used to have one of these! Mine was a 2005 Model. Quite a few mods too!
It sat on factory Hyundai Veloster Turbo wheels, i fitted an Injen CAI, Next Generation Motorsports intake Manifold, NGM Big Bore throttle body, Hyundai XG350 brake swap (bigger rotors, beefier calipers), Braided brake lines, Injen exhaust of some sort (can't remember which one, but it was a proper catback), RPW headers with 300cel race cats, Apexi AFC Neo controller (to remap the engine slightly), full KDM badging, oh, and the best part? I had a full-on Windows-based PC from E3IO stuffed into the dash as my headunit.
I learnt a bunch of stuff modding that car, for sure!
Honestly I didn't expect it but that sounds good
I always wanted one of these when I first got my license but ended up with an eLantra instead. Nowadays I rock a turbo i30. Don't knock Hyundai, they make some mean machines! I'd buy an old Excel if you offered it to me.
Whatta car bro!! Tibby will never be forgotten!! 💪🔥
100% bro!! 🔥🔥
good to see unique cars been reviewed such as the tiburon, such as myself having unique car, the Kia Proceed GT, only made in Europe, basically the first I20N from korea, comes manual and recaros from factory. Love the vids keep it my bro.
Thank you mate i appreciate it! 🙏🏻 and that’s awesome! Gotta love the unique cars! 🔥
tiburón in spanish means shark. still rocking my 2003 tiburon for10 years 230k miles. just wish they had more aftermarket support
How could you ever forget the tibby mate 👏
Legit what a car!! 🙌🏻
7:50 Thats one very "enclosed boxed" pod filter aye ahahha
It can take evo456 engine right because of the mounting point is the same?
As a former owner of a tiburon gt, this is not a sports car. Even in manual form it's a sporty looking averge commuter car. A mildly brisk moving one but nothing special. It's handling characteristics are about the same as a sonata, neither engine option is exactly full of character, and the only thing it makes you feel is that you're too old to be driving it regardless of your age. It's like drinking tap water out of fast and furious branded cup. It's not a bad car by any measurable means compared to its company at the same price and time period. But the styling writes cheques that it's driving feel can't cash. Which is exactly what some people are looking for. So if you dig it, drive it 😁👍
The tibby is a beast wait till i go turbo.
How goods a hot air filter
i need a project car, my lib getting bit boring. The tib looks sick
G'day Jordan great content their buddy.
Yes I have uploaded a few videos on my channel lately 2 and will be some more coming soon - keep an eye out for that.
Catchya on the next one mate.
Hey William, thanks mate! Awesome I will keep an eye out! 🔥🙌🏻
hell yeah
Insanely underpowered and slow v6, just looks cool
Nice car🔥🔥
It sure is!! 🔥
Upgrade to the BMW E46, you won't regret it.
Ahaha she used to have an E46 before this!!
@@ThatCarLife Did she tell why she decided to get rid of it?
This was basically Hyundai’s first crack at entering the performance car world in the early-mid 2000s before they became the powerhouse they are today with their N division, at a time when the performance car scene was heavily dominated by the JDM’s and Aussie muscle family cars the V8 Falcons and Commodores.
The car actually looked pretty schmick and had a good coupe style and was very sporty looking, however although it had a fairly large capacity back then with its 2.7L V6 it only made a measly 127kW but torque was pretty decent at 245Nm, plus being FWD and weighing nearly 1.4 tonnes it wasn’t something that won many JDM fans over, but in saying that it was fairly decent for something that came out over 20 years ago.
Sounds good. But never like the tib's look
Light car to
Very light indeed! 🙌🏻
2.7V6 but weights at around 1370kg, even a stock SSS can flog one. NA RB may look nice but its hell of a nugget also lol