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Hyundai Tiburon
The Hyundai Tiburon
is a sport coupe produced by Hyundai since
1996. Enthusiasts sometimes refer to the Tiburon
by the nickname 'Tib'. Hyundai
first produced the Tiburon in 1996. All versions
of the Tiburon manufactured from 1996-2001
were called RD Tiburons. There was no 2002
Tiburon. It was available in a few foreign
markets with engine choices of either 1.6L
or 1.8L. In the United States, The Tiburon
was first offered in 1997 with an engine choice
of 1.8L. Then Hyundai upgraded the tiburon
to an available 2.0L Engine choice, marked
the FX in 1998. The Tiburon was offered in
1998 with both the fx (2.0L) model and the
base 1.8L model.
In 1999 Hyundai changed
the body style of the Tiburon, but left
the engine unchanged. The Tiburons manufactured
from 1999 to 2001 are referred to as 2nd
generation RD Tiburons. The 2.0L was rated
at 140 hp at the crankshaft. The 1.6L was
not offered in America. 2.0l 0-60 times
are 7.1s, with a 1/4 mile time of 16.5s.
Base weight was around 2556, giving the
RD tiburons a higher power to weight ratio
than the newer GK 2.0L. None of the RD tiburons
had ABS.
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