Hyundai Coupe - now more desirable
02/04/07 16:10 Filed in: Road tests
I remember going on the press launch for the first Hyundai Coupé (as opposed to its predecessor the Hyundai Scoupe - S Coupe get it?). The Scoupe was best forgotten so I didn't hold out much hope for the Coupé.
The surprise was it was good.
The latest version is better. Gone are the fiddly and over fussy details that crept in at previous facelifts. It looked almost like one of those obsessive styles where the designer hasn't known where to stop and has kept fiddling and ended up spoiling the result.
The latest version of the Coupé looks good. It is comfortable, if a little firm in the suspension at times, and it drives well.
Looking good - the latest Hyundai Coupé
Performance on the two-litre is adequate, rather than sparkling. Acceleration 0-60 takes a rather mundane (these days) 9.2 seconds. If you want more power you should be directed to the 2.7-litre V6.
The price is good too. At a fiver under £18,000 you have a sporty looking coupe that looks the part for a price that is on a par with smaller 1.6-litre coupés. You also get the security of Hyundai's five-year warranty.
It only really has one exasperating feature.
The indicators are on the right hand side of the steering wheel, with the wipers on the left. If this was your car, you would soon get used to it. But to all the people to whom I indicated with the wipers I would like to say "sorry".
The surprise was it was good.
The latest version is better. Gone are the fiddly and over fussy details that crept in at previous facelifts. It looked almost like one of those obsessive styles where the designer hasn't known where to stop and has kept fiddling and ended up spoiling the result.
The latest version of the Coupé looks good. It is comfortable, if a little firm in the suspension at times, and it drives well.
Looking good - the latest Hyundai Coupé
Performance on the two-litre is adequate, rather than sparkling. Acceleration 0-60 takes a rather mundane (these days) 9.2 seconds. If you want more power you should be directed to the 2.7-litre V6.
The price is good too. At a fiver under £18,000 you have a sporty looking coupe that looks the part for a price that is on a par with smaller 1.6-litre coupés. You also get the security of Hyundai's five-year warranty.
It only really has one exasperating feature.
The indicators are on the right hand side of the steering wheel, with the wipers on the left. If this was your car, you would soon get used to it. But to all the people to whom I indicated with the wipers I would like to say "sorry".
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