2001 Hyundai FX Coupe (Tiburon) |
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"Hyundai's new FX coupe is a great sporty car with heaps of eye-catching qualities" |
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| "With the 2 litre power plant at
full thrust, in-cabin noise in the coupe is kept low
through added body strengthening, sound insulation pads
and foam filled pillar cavities. Your head will be pinned
back when the multi-point injected, DOHC, 16 valve engine
releases all of its 102kW (at 6000 rpm) and 180Nm (at
4800). Being a good little performer, it'll also pull all
the way to 6800 rpm without noticeably dying off. No
expensive diet of high-octane fuel - let alone
contaminated avgas - is required, with just conventional
91 RON octane unleaded being sufficient. Drinking from a
55 litre tank, she averages around 8.2 litres per 100
kilometres - equating to an effective strike range of 670
kilometres. TCoil springs are under each wing with lower A-arm MacPherson strut fronts, plus quad lateral and twin longitudinal links at the tail. Stabiliser bars are fitted to front and rear. Tuned to high performance specs by "a German specialist", the car turns in crisply and holds its line well. Power assisted rack and pinion steering gives an ideally weighted feel, good feedback and good response at the straight-ahead position. You can always rely on the FX pulling up powerfully and without fade thanks to its dual diagonal, split circuit, power assisted four wheel disc braking system. The FX also sports 15" alloy wheels with 205/50 V-rated Michelin Pilot SX tyres that can easily be made to squeal. "Like an F -16 super jet", the coupe's low, one piece nose, sleek shape and flush trims give it a competent Cd figure of 0.33. Styling wise, it's got "muscular lines which sweep back to a wedge tail and rear wing spoiler". Review from Auto Speed |
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