Hyundai MuscleCar!... ?
I think the front resembles a Corvette/Viperish and the rear is like a G35 because of it's lower boxiness with Lexus ES350 influence in the tail-lights and from the roof to the tails. lol not bad though!
I'm not an economist, but basic economics dictates that if you build a car that is priced out of reach of the "Average" person, you won't sell many of them. Considering that the average income in America is somewhere around $50k (for a household, not individual) and that the average houshold has 2 working adults and 1 child... $40k is well out of their reach. GM will definately sell some Camaros. The first 3 months will be great, but after that, everyone who wants one AND can afford one will already have one.
Look back at the sports cars that have really become iconic.
The early 240-280 Z's.. not the bloated $30k 300Z tt, or even worse, the 350Z
1st gen RX7, not the RX8 terd
Mustang and Camaro (not really sports cars' but I'll give them the benefit of doubt), not the 80's and 90's models when they were practically the only V8's on the market
1st and 2nd gen Eclipse (not the 2 door gallant that they call an eclipse now)
CRX (again, not a sports car, but definately sporty), not the s2k (which is a truely magnificent sportscar)
1st and 2 gen GTI's, but not the R32
All of these cars were priced so that a 20something with a decent job could (with a few sacrifices) afford to buy one.
The M3's, S4's, NSX's, GTO's get a lot of magazine cover time, but they don't sell very many of them.
Look back at the sports cars that have really become iconic.
The early 240-280 Z's.. not the bloated $30k 300Z tt, or even worse, the 350Z
1st gen RX7, not the RX8 terd
Mustang and Camaro (not really sports cars' but I'll give them the benefit of doubt), not the 80's and 90's models when they were practically the only V8's on the market
1st and 2nd gen Eclipse (not the 2 door gallant that they call an eclipse now)
CRX (again, not a sports car, but definately sporty), not the s2k (which is a truely magnificent sportscar)
1st and 2 gen GTI's, but not the R32
All of these cars were priced so that a 20something with a decent job could (with a few sacrifices) afford to buy one.
The M3's, S4's, NSX's, GTO's get a lot of magazine cover time, but they don't sell very many of them.
I had a friend buy a 2000 Hyundai Accent GS (back in 2000) and it was gutless and the interior was crap! I really have to admit after taking a look at a few newer models the one thing that strikes me is how much attention to detail has been put into them lately.
I would say if they do this car right and it really is 300hp with a lighter body and a decent suspension setup they are going to sell them like hot cakes. Then again I am sure because their target is mass-market-north-america you won't be seeing a manual tranny in this car! lol, throw it into the useless pile with the rest of the slushbox only "sports/muscle" sedans :D (jk)
I would say if they do this car right and it really is 300hp with a lighter body and a decent suspension setup they are going to sell them like hot cakes. Then again I am sure because their target is mass-market-north-america you won't be seeing a manual tranny in this car! lol, throw it into the useless pile with the rest of the slushbox only "sports/muscle" sedans :D (jk)
i agree...if it performs it performs. right now, the tiburon is classed as a much more economical choice than a ford mustang, so i think this is who hyundai is gunning for. regardless, if the suspesnsion and power are decent, it will sell. they wont have to worry about interiors because most rwd american 'muscle' cars have never been known for nice interiors.
however far hyundai has come though, you can still see the difference between them an a honda. it may not be a huge difference but its still there.
hyundai has been known for crappy manuals too, unless they do something amazing it may have to be lumped into that category.
I just feel like hyundai has no brand identity. Even when honda first came to the states, they had traits in their cars that still cary forward to today, the same ethos, the same way of doing things. the same 'honda-ness' is still there. hyundai has been so blatant about its copy-cating, its even in their commercials. and cars such as this show that they are not out to be a car company specializes if a few things and packages them well...its like they want to be and do everything, even if its not inherent of the brand. i guess sales of this car will either encourage or discourage that idea.
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Push My Button
Joined: May 2007
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From: Calgary, Alberta
Yeah I agree with that, Hyundai hasn't really established a very good brand name. The problem started when they originally intended to market themselves as the super cheap brand (maybe like Walmart) but with the older Sportage models (the most unreliable car EVER). That unreliable crappy car image stuck and it has really hurt them; NOW out of the blue they have the MOST relaible cars (rated even higher than Honda and Toyota) and they are selling luxery style vehicals at basically bargin basement prices. What is a guy to think? To top it off they just keep bombarding North Americains with outlandish gimmicks and total image 180 changes every couple of years. This muscle car is just another identity crisis, come on... a Korean muscle car? But whatever, I think it is cool :D
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,460
From: Austin TX, USA
I only wish the production version does not change at all.. if they stay unchanged I think the hyundai ( i think thats how you spell it) will have a real winner on their hands.. 300+hp w/ turbo priced at about 25k.. thats goin to rock..:cool: did I mention RWD?
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