‘Tiburon’ returns… “In the 1990s, 0 to 100 seconds in 8 seconds, the forefather of the N brand.”

Hyundai Motor Company renews its first sports car, the Tiburon
The model stopped in 2001… 14 months of hard work
“Continuing to restore meaningful automotive heritage”
The club president helped me ‘renew my feelings’… “A car that will make the hearts of our generation beat again”

Gyu-hyuk Kwon (left), senior manager of Hyundai Motor Company’s brand heritage team, and Jang-hyuk Heo, CEO of SEW Eurodrive Korea, stand next to the ‘Tiburon’, which has been restored 23 years after to be stopped, during an interview with Dong-A Ilbo at Banpo Hangang Park in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 17th. ‘Tiburon’ is provided by Hyundai Motor Company back. Although it appeared in 1996 and was discontinued in 2001, it was a car that excited young Koreans for a short time. This is the first sports car made with 100% domestic technology only, from the wheels to the engine.

Hyundai Motor Company received the Tiburon in good condition last June and recently completely restored it after 14 months of hard work. Through this, Hyundai Motor Company intends to prove that high performance cars such as ‘Ioniq 5 N’ and ‘Avante N’ were not created overnight. This means that the tradition of Tiburon, which was created 28 years ago with a spirit of challenge, has continued.

● Tiburon regeneration, stopped in 2001

Kwon Gyu-hyeok (55), senior manager of Hyundai Motor Company’s Brand Heritage Team, which participated in the restoration of Tiburon, said in an interview conducted at Banpo Hangang Park in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 17th , “In the past, we didn’t have time to look back because we only looked forward to growth.” He said, “Now, we have more than 50 years of history. It’s time for Hyundai Motor Company, which owns, to look back on its heritage,” he said. He emphasized, “The renovated Tiburon will become a memory for those who have now become a mainstay of society, and a novelty for the younger generation.”

Hyundai Motor Company currently produces high performance electric and internal combustion engine vehicles through a separate product line called ‘N Brand’. The reason why Hyundai Motor Company, which was serious about developing high performance cars, brought back the Tiburon, which is known as the ‘ancestor’ of sports cars, because the performance of the Tiburon was outstanding good by the standards of the time.

Although the performance is small now, Hyundai Motor Company was already able to create a 150 horsepower car in the 1990s that could run from 0 to 100 km/h in 8 seconds and up to 220 km/h h. Additionally, at a time when 1.5L engines were popular, a 2.0L engine was installed. It was not an easy task to process and implement heavy curved surfaces with the technology of the time, but it was successfully achieved.

Manager Kwon said, “Thanks to Tiburon’s successful debut, we were able to continue with the current N brand,” adding, “The development of Tiburon showed that Hyundai Motor Company is not just a brand that make mainstream cars popular, but also the ability to make cars that car enthusiasts will love too.” “It stressed him out.

● Delivered to Tiburon club president about 20 years ago.

The revamped Tiburon will be unveiled at Hyundai Motor Company’s ‘Talk Concert’ event and then presented to SEW Eurodrive Korea CEO Heo Jang-hyuk (55). CEO Heo is a person who helped Hyundai Motors a lot during this restructuring process.

CEO Heo, who was the president of ‘TOG’, Tiburon’s official club, when he was young, has been with Hyundai Motors since he was looking for used Tiburon vehicles. By explaining my past Tiburon driving experiences to the Hyundai Motors restoration team, I helped them not only restore the technology but also bring back the feelings.

Hyundai Motor Company received a used Tiburon car in good condition, replaced rusty parts, and fixed dents. The confirmed Tiburon was originally black, but was repainted in ‘Funny Lemon’, the color that symbolized Tiburon at the time. The restored vehicle is as clean as a new car released in 1996, and has the appearance of a classic sports car with a design from the past.

Facing the reformed Tiburon, Leader Heo’s eyes were shining as if he was 27 years old again. He said, “For those who spent their youth in the 1990s, Tiburon is a car that will make their hearts beat again at that time, cars were not a way to express individuality, but the atmosphere has changed since the introduction of Tiburon.

In fact, the curved lemon colored Tiburon caught people’s attention as soon as it came out. It was discontinued in 2001, five years after its launch, but 270,000 units were sold even in such a short time. The proportion of customers in their 20s and 30s was close to 90%. Thanks to Tiburon’s success, the legacy of high performance cars continued.

Chief Heo said, “I spent the hottest and most important time of my life with Tiburon,” and added, “Reviving Tiburon is like reliving my childhood. ” He said, who worked for more than 20 years at companies in Germany and the United States, “It was cool and enviable to see old people driving around in old Porsche sports cars in foreign countries. ” He said, “Now, I don’t have to be jealous.

Hyundai Motor Company, which has restored vehicles such as ‘Cotina’, ‘Pony’, and ‘Scoop’, plans to continue to restore vehicles that are meaningful to the company’s heritage.