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DaimlerChrysler,
Hyundai, and
Mitsubishi form
engine design
agreement
Tiburon for sports-coupe fanatics
By Malcolm Gunn
fo u r-c y lin d e r u n it, c a rrie s o v er
unchanged. H ow ever, you can now
pick a 2.7-litre DOH C
V6 that
increases output to 181 horses, p u t­
ting the coupe on a par w ith the
180-horsepow er T oyota C elica GTS. W ith the V6. h o w ev er, the
T iburon should prove torquier for
b etter around-tow n cruising. The
2.7 is also used in tw o o th e r
H yundai p ro d u cts: the S o nata
sedan; and Santa Fe sport ute.
A long w ith the new en g in e
option com es three transm issions
choices. Both the 2.0 and the 2.7
can be ordered w ith a five-speed
m anual tran sm issio n , o r optional
fo u r-sp e ed au to m a tic . F o r som e
extra cash, a six-speed m anual can
be specified w hen ordering the 2.7
V6.
F o r the
C an a d ian
m arket,
H yundai has seen fit to offer four
separate m odels o f the T iburon:
base; SE; G T and G S-R . T he base
ju st m anages to sneak under the
$ 2 0 ,0 0 0 b a rrie r by k ee p in g the
standard-equipm ent list to a m in i­
m um . Still, features such as a CD
play er, fo u r-w h eel disc b rak e s,
floor and overhead consoles and
p o w er w in d o w s and d o o r locks
keep the car from earning a barebones label. The SE adds som e o f
the m issing pieces, including air,
cruise control and a tinted w ind­
shield, w hile the GT has the V6,
A B S, sport-tuned suspension and
leather seats and steering w heel as
part o f its standard stuff.
Finally, specifying the G S-R ver­
sion loads up the Tiburon w ith the
six -sp e ed g ea rb o x , sid e-im p ac t
a irb a g s, prem iu m au d io sy stem ,
traction control and a larger w heeland-tire com bo.
O verall, the new Tiburon is an
attractive and com pelling package
that will appeal to people prepared
to let their sporting desires get the
better o f them . G ood looks — even
b etter in person — m ore pow er and
expanded features should keep this
sh ark o ff the e n d a n g e re d -sp o rtcoupe list.
W H E E L B A S E C O M M U N IC A ­
T IO N S
he arrival o f H y un d ai’s newa n d -v e ry -m u c h -im p ro v e d
T iburon should be cause for
great celeb ratio n and rejoicing for
sports-coupe fanatics everyw here.
T h a t’s because the c a r ’s very e x is­
tence is, in m any w ays, a special
treat if not a dow n rig h t surprise.
In a sea teem ing w ith SU V s,
p ic k u p s, m in iv an s and an e v e r­
grow ing assortm ent o f boxy w agon
sh ap e s, th e lo w ly sp o rts co u p e
seem s as forgotten and forlorn as a
lost puppy. W hen you exclude all
those m eg a-d o llar Jaguars, A ston
M artin s, P o rsc h e s, F e rra ris and
o ther m odels o f th eir ilk, th e re ’s
really very little left to choose from
w hen shopping for an affordable
2+2 that not only has plenty o f pep,
but fulfills its fu n -to -d riv e m andate
w ith ease.
Indeed, the ran k s o f com p act
sport coupes seem to be thinning.
For 2002, the H onda Prelude was
lost to us and the M ercury C ougar
is now on its last legs. T he C hevy
C am aro and Pontiac Firebird may
o r m ay not fit into this class o f car,
depending on y o u r view point, but
they w ill also be gone after this
year.
T h e re m a in d e r, and the real
so u rc e o f c o m p e titio n fo r the
T iburon, includes the A cura R SX ,
Saturn SC, and Toyota C elica. An
argum ent could also be m ade for
inclusion o f the C hev ro let C av alier
and Pontiac Sunfire coupes into the
m ix, but th a t’s about as far as it
stretches.
T he first-g e n e ra tio n T ib u ro n
(1997-2001) ow es its popularity to
a variety o f factors. It has alw ays
d e liv e re d fu n , a ffo rd a b ility and
value, all w rapped up in a w ellbuilt, good-looking package. A nd,
H yundai figured out how to push all
the right buy-m e buttons w ith the
vital youth m arket.
F or 2003, T iburon (the nam e is
T
S panish for shark, by the w ay) is
keeping up w ith the tim es w ith an
even m ore pleasing body style and
an additional pow er choice. The
look now is cleaner and edgier, with
a shape not unlike a Ferrari 456M
done in three-quarters scale. O nce
inside, th e re ’s m ore room for front-
seat passengers, thanks to a longer
and w ider platform . H ow ever, any­
one choosing to ride in back should
prepare for the usual confined q u a r­
ters typical o f cars in this group.
In term s o f m uscle, the T ib u ro n ’s
previously standard pow erplant, a
1 4 0 -h o rsep o w e r 2 .0 -litre D O H C
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1999 MAZDA 626 ES
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1998 F0R0 ESCORT S t SPORT
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1996 VOLVO 850 TURBO WAGON
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1997 BMW 5281s
Stk#7-51096
Black, 69,500 km
1997 MAZDA 626 DX
Stk#7-34453
Blue ..................
1997 MERCEDES BENZS320
Stk/7-33872
Black, 65,517 km
1998 V01V0 V70RAW D
Stk#8-22348 Silver, 97,171 km
1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Stk#8-23800
Red ..................
1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF K2
Stk#8-39678
Blue, 72.559 km
1998 VOLVO S90 SE
Stk#8-25457
Silver, 64,766 km
1998 AUDI A6 2 .8 OUATTRO
Stk#8-59958
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1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SE
Stk#9-23818
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1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT
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Stk#9-13263
Fin * 2 2 8 Pmt
Black, 101,015 km .
1997 MERCEDES S320
Stk#7-33872
B la ck ........................
38,900
1 9 9 9 AUD11 .8 7 QUATTRO
Stk#1 -62719
Stk#9-77846
Silver, 3 6 K .............. 2 9
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*13,900
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*21,900
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Stk#7-27128A B la ck ...................... 1 /
*342 Pmt.
S M 7 4 0 4 0 8 * la c k , 104.379km .
1995 MERCEDES BENZ E420
Blue ......................
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1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA
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Stk#6-44773
*399 Pmt.
Stk#7-23160A Green ....................
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Fin.
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1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Stk#8-06893
White. 86,426 km .
1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER
Stk#9-03604
Black, 50,564 km .
1999 CHEVROLET BUZER
Stk#9-03687
Red. 76.104 km . . .
1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER LS
Stk#9-49246
Black, 75,091 km .
StK#9-02528
Blue ....................
White ..................
1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY Sll
Stk#9-03108
Black, 92,138 km .
1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT
Stk#9-50394
Maroon ................
1999 GMC JIMMY SLE
Stk#9-02148
T a n ......................
1999 JEEP CHEROKEE
Stk#9-86806
Blue ....................
2000 CHEVY TAHOE LT
Stk#0-82946
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2000 Ford F150 XLT
Fin
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*342 Pmt.
StMO-06243
Stk#9-36647
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1997 CHEVROLET SILVERA00
1999 FORD FI 50 XL 4.21
*19,900
*17,900
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2000 F0R0 F150 XL
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1999 D00GE DURANGO SIT
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S I M I I t l I I I II 11 Y 4 X V S
Stk#9-00783
1999 FORD EXPEDITION (etl)
SIW9-45917
*252 Pmt
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1999 AUDI A 4 1.8 T QUAnRO
Stk#9-08524
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2001 VOLVO S60 2 .4
1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT
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Black, 69,470 km
1996 FORD EXPLORER SPORT
Stk#7-25014
*195 Pmt.
Stk#8-05081
1998 INFINITI 045
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2000 HYUNDAI TIBURON
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1999 BUICX CENTURY CUSTOM
9 ,9 0 0
2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3
Stk#0-42168
*139 Pmt.
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Silver, 66,979 km . . .
1999 SATURNSC1
Stk#9-20509
34,900
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1998 VOLVO S70SE
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1999 V01V0 S70
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1998 BMW 740i
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D aim lerC h ry sle r AG, H yundai
M otor C om pany and M itsubishi
M otors C o rp o ratio n have form ed
a jo in t venture com pany fo r the
d esign, dev elo p m en t and e n g i­
n eering o f a new fam ily o f in­
lin e fo u r c y lin d e r g a so lin e
engines.
G lobal E ngine A llian ce L.L .C .
w ill jo in tly
d e v e lo p
th ese
en g in e s th ro u g h the co m b in ed
reso u rces o f all three com panies.
T h e e n g in e s w ill be used in
future g e n eratio n s o f v ehicles o f
the C h ry sle r G roup, M itsubishi
M otors and H yundai M otor.
T he new jo in t venture co m p a­
ny w ill be ow ned equally by all
th re e c o m p a n ie s and w ill be
located in the U nited S tates.
U n d er the new jo in t v en ture,
H y u n d ai w ill have the lead
re sp o n sib ility fo r im p lem enting
the d e cisio n s o f the jo in t venture
com pany fo r design dev elo p m en t
and en g in eerin g .
T he engine w ill be a state-o fth e -a rt a lu m in u m e n g in e w ith
d isp la ce m en ts o f 1.8, 2.0 and 2.4
litres in the range o f 125 to 160
horsepow er.
Each com p an y w ill produce
the en g in e fo r its ow n veh icles
w ith th e to ta l p ro d u c tio n o f
en g in es ex p ected to approach 1.5
m illion units annually, m aking
this en g in e one o f the m ost uti­
lized in the industry.
T h e c o m p a n ie s e x p e c t th a t
th ro u g h sh a rin g a c o m m o n
d e sig n , the a g g re g a te v o lu m e
w ill p ro v id e o p p o rtu n itie s fo r
syn erg ies based on eco n o m ies o f
scale that w ill ben efit each c o m ­
pany.
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1999 GMC 3500 CUBE 7.4L
Stk#9-15432
*19,900
White, 66,000 km
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*195 Pmt.
*17,900
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*206 Pmt.
Stk/7-27008
*21,900
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1999 DODGE CARAVAN
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2000 CHEV VENTURE
*29,900
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StWO-52891
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1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE
*19,900
Fin.
*228 Pmt.
*16,900
fin.
*195 Pmt.
*14,900
Fin.
*172 Pmt.
*39,900
Stk#9-68056
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1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX
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1999 FORD WINDSTAR IX
StW9-52673
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