I think Hyundai's lawyers are going to be twitching nervously when Ford (Mercury), Toyota & Ferrari's design team see the new Coupe S3.

The Headlamps are straight off the Ford Cougar 1 (1998 - 2000), the lower air intake is straight off the Ford Cougar 2 (2000 - 2001) & the upper air intake is straight off the last Toyota Celica (2003 - 2006). As we all know, the rest of the car is Ferrari 456

Check out the Coupe S3

Not bad at all.
It would be better if the V6 engine was updated.

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Originally posted by Bamford:
Not bad at all.
It would be better if the V6 engine was updated.

Good point.

162 bhp is just not enough.

A 2.7 V6 should be knocking out at least 200 bhp.

Very pretty, very slow.

remember the V6 in the coupe is used mostly in the likes of the hyundai santa fe 4x4 , not tuned for performance although it can easily be boosted.
if you only look @ 0-60 it will appear nothing too special (same as a mk2 golf gti) and it would seem that the budget for the coupe (tiburon) has gone mostly on the looks.
seem to remember a 4wd one was available in the USA for a while, could be more interesting - that car with a turbo .......
.... or convert a uk v6 to turbo ...

The V6 series 2 makes a stunning used buy not too slow and very effortless

I like these cars, would never buy one though.
imagine saying 'I've got a Hyundai' mmmm... doesn't sound good does it.
It's like the Focus ST3, great car, crap image. For example- 'i've got a focus'... 'oh but its no ordinary Focus, it's an ST....3' and it's orange.

Don't worry about image, often the cars without street cred make the bargain buys and do the business as well.

I know, the new model is a big improvement looks wise over the old model, interior seems to be the same though with heated seats this time.
I would rephrase what i meant by crap image and change it to understated image.