2003 hyundai tiburon

hey what do you guys think about this car? besides its looks? is handleing good? speed? ect. well aight then peace

I just bought a 2003 Tiburon GT and I highly recomend you do too. If you buy a tiburon though, it will have to be a GT. The four cylinders are not nearly as sporty. The handling is great, although a little rough. The speed could use a little work(nothing a little moding can't fix) but I did waisted a '97 Eagle Talon with a few mods today and I have the automatic. It all depends on what you want out of it. If you wan't to race you will have to fix it up, if you want a daily driver with some spunk, this is your car.:licker:

A black GT passed me on the freeway today.

NICE!! :eek:

I think I might take that over a Celica... ;)

the 2003 tiburons are without a doubt beautiful.. but then again what do you expect from a car designed by pininfarina? if you look at the Ferrari 456M you will probably notice the two cars look almost exactly the same. i think the only tiburon worth anything though is the GT V6 6spd, and even that is only putting 181BHP out of a freaking v6... so obviously the engines aren't the best in the world.. plus its FWD. but hey, it looks hella pretty ;)

you guyz think tiburon looks nice??
i think the front looks nice but not the back..
ugliest piece of shit ever..
wut is up with the curves

Originally posted by lichen
the 2003 tiburons are without a doubt beautiful.. but then again what do you expect from a car designed by pininfarina? if you look at the Ferrari 456M you will probably notice the two cars look almost exactly the same. i think the only tiburon worth anything though is the GT V6 6spd, and even that is only putting 181BHP out of a freaking v6... so obviously the engines aren't the best in the world.. plus its FWD. but hey, it looks hella pretty ;)

I don´t think is good copying other designs like hyundai does with the Coupe that curiously looks very similar to the ferrari 456. Ja, of course its another kind of car...:D

Just test drove the 6 speed in bright red today, I'm sold, too bad I think the infinity stereo was crap, but all in all, I think I might get it next week, never thought I'd be driving a hyundai! I also have a 2000 prelude, seems to be a close competition.

My mom just bought a 2003 tiburon gs-r six speed about a week ago.. very nice car.. even comes stock with a 10" sub

2003 gsr? sorry buddy thats a gt not gsr

Actually the GS-R is the 6 speed, at least in Canada it is. The GT only has a 5 speed manual or a 4 speed auto in it up here.

The GS-R I drove has some nuts to it though, beat the snot out of the local 2002 TRD package Celica in a drift race with it. Handles responsively and likes the pedal to be punched in third gear and was able to push 230 kph easily. The only complaint I had is that the back seat and windshield are practically useless. The first gen of the car had better space on the interior but this one has the extra room under the hood that just begs to have an intercoolered turbo system installed in it. Also could use a spoiler replacement, the first gen ones were far more interesting and made the care look a little more unique IMHO, but theres also something to be said for aluminum and carbon fiber as well. ;)

Originally posted by cybercrx00
Just test drove the 6 speed in bright red today, I'm sold, too bad I think the infinity stereo was crap, but all in all, I think I might get it next week, never thought I'd be driving a hyundai! I also have a 2000 prelude, seems to be a close competition.

You want to go from a 2000 Honda Prelude to a Tiburon?? If you have a 5spd transmission on your lude then it should be faster than a Tiburon V6 6spd...taking equal drivers...not to mention the prelude has a much larger aftermarket support. Unless you are going just for looks which are totally subjective.

I got me a tib too......they are very nice......turns alot of heads.....

i recomend yall to at least test drive one....

Just got a Tiburon 2003 2.0L last week (6/28). 300 miles total so far.

I wanted to find a sporty commuter car and picked this one over the usual suspect cars. I opted for the 2.0L(silver) as I wanted the better gas mileage, the tail of the 2.0L looks better (IMHO), and the price was right (18,000 out the door), the dealer also threw in a sunroof which is getting installed as I type this.

I'm still breaking the car in so I can't speak for its top-end and handling under duress. However, I can say that it is at least as quick and handles as nice as an 02 MR2.

I've just started to do some research and after-market on this car is better than I had thought. Maybe a few years down the line I may upgrade. This weekend I'm putting in a motorized antenna and Alpine head-unit. Thinking about putting the Tuscani emblems on too..

I have not seen another 03 Tiburon around in the streets of L.A. yet, its really nice to drive around knowing that there are very few of these beauties on the road. I'm getting a lot of hard looks by street rice-racers and auto-philes...

I've got some pics here:
www.delizo.com/images/tiburon/

I'll take some new pics next week to show off the sunroof and motor antenna.

I'm sure we'll be seeing more 03 Tibs around. I got me a carbon blue GT three weeks ago and have already put 2500 miles on it... irvine/pomona/valley commutes... The handling isn't too bad ... the engine (at least the 6cyl) is a little ajar... maybe to balance out the driver ... but it tends to understeer a little too much ... and it has some terrible torque steer - but that can be fun at times. Don't know about comparing it to a midship like the MR2, but definately impressed with the handling. I too have been getting a bit of hard stares from ppl trying to figger out what kind of car i have. I've whooped up on a Celica GT-S stock... but that was only to about 60... the high end power on that car is amazing ... just about caught me with that noisy 4-banger. Well, - aluminum dash trim - CAI - Exhaust - are all in the future for my car ... hope to see some more tibs out there
~Steve

Originally posted by the_NuBee
you guyz think tiburon looks nice??
i think the front looks nice but not the back..
ugliest piece of shit ever..
wut is up with the curves

Compared to the last generation Tiburons, this car is fucking amazing. Shit, those last generation models were so fucking god-aweful.

I think they're beautiful cars..............for the money, you're getting really good power and looks....can't think of anything that is better....once again....for the money......bang for your buck on this car is amazing

the tib looks really good and it's pretty quick, the interior looks decent as well

the se-r spec v is also a bang for the buck car

THIS SAYS ENOUGH C:\My Documents\matt\03 Tiburon GSR.jpg THAT PICTURE SAYS A THOUSANDS WORDS.

AC Autotechnic Revolution Mufflers-- sounds sweet, deep, throaty sound
Short Ram Air Intake-- Temporary until the CAI
Clear Corners-- cost $5 and about 2 hours

Future plans:
Lambo doors-- for really cheap, labor will kick my butt though
Razzi body kit-- sweetest and cheapest kit around
Upgraded sound system-- as if Infinity isn't good enough
and no where in the near future-- Alpine SC

Wow it sure sounds like a lot of you all have a ton of money out there. Now for the realistic person to write. I am 23 married and own a home and I just bought my wife the 03 tibby gt 6 speed. Infinty sound system sucks stupid 8 in. sub. So that is the first to change. The car is so heavy that I might as well just bought the 4 banger and mod that instead. So I am going to do the only thing a person should do to this car. Make it in to a head turner because any slighty mod stang or Z will kill it. Going to take a while but here is the list the wife wants.
Kenwood 911 - indash dvd touch screen deck, Boston VRM comp. Xtant amps, Alpine type R 10 x 2, custom Fiber glass system in truck behind the back seats. Thinking of changing rims but unsure about that. Looking about 2 g for ground effects but not sure which ones yet. Leaving engine stock because it is my girls car and like I mentioned earlier extremly heavy. But it is a great looking car and it gets head turns everywhere we go. And it is fun having a 6 speed.

Hey, guys i recently purchased the 2003 Tibby GT v-6 with the 6 speed. AWESOME CAR!!!! i love the interior and the handling rocks. I already did some mods to the car. I ripped out that horrible infinity system and Type-R alpine system. sounds great. I love that dual exhaust. The 6-speed is weird for me but fun. The cold air in-take i had installed doesn't show much affect but it looks nice. Soon i'll be having a friend do a 2-tone red and black interior for me. It will look great. Well I highly recomend this car to anyone lookin for a fast, in-expensive, classy sports car.

p.s. GET RED!!!

I am going to be picking up my new Tiburon in 2 days. I have been reading alot of reviews about it trying to see what i can find out before i get this car. I ordered the GT with the 6 speed manual only when i talked to the dealer instead of getting the 2.7 liter, mine is supp. to be a 3.5 Liter....I have yet to find a tiburon with the 3.5. The second dealer i talked to said that he has only seen one come through his dealership in the last year. So my question is has anyone ever seen or heard of Hyundai putting a 3.5 liter V6 in the 03 Tiburon. Please email me back or IM me Thanks

There's no such thing as a 3.5L Tiburon, if there is then it someone built it personally! :eek7:

i have looked into it more, and yes it is a 3.5 liter. It is a special order car, and its not made my hyundai...im not sure about details, im still talkin to the dealer about it

keep me posted on this man, this is rather intesting, i might go and get one if it's possible, i'd rather have a 3.5L to play with than the 2.7L

So i went up and talked to the dealer, the first two salesmen i talked to didnt know anything about the tiburon in a 3.5 L, but the third who was in charge of all the cars on the lot said that they do have them. My car comes in on thursday because it had to be shipped up from florida...ill post another reply as soon as i find out more about it. But according to the dealers..the 3.5 Liter is out there, you just dont find many of them

sweet, thanks a lot. I think i'm gonna go look into one at the hyundai dealer by me.