Hyundai Coupe

The new Hyundai Coupe measured 4.4 m in length, has four seats but is only recommended for two occupants. It differs from the previous model in certain details of appearance of the bodywork, interior and some items of equipment. It is available with three gasoline 1.6 liter (105 hp), 2.0 l (143 hp) and 2.7 liter (165 hp), from 20,450 €. Table with the different specifications of each of the versions and price comparison sheet.

It costs € 2,500 more than the equivalent version in the previous range. This difference is due, in part because the new model does not discount coupon (above the discount was 1,500 €). To partially compensate for this difference, Hyundai gives a year of full insurance.

The Hyundai Coupe has certain qualities that are most interesting sport that his qualities as a car to travel.

For those who appreciate that the reactions are rather fast, can be a successful car in slow or fast roads. It responds well to the signs of the wheel balancing body is small, the shifter has a right touch and the seats hold the body well.

The driving position is very suitable for those who prefer to go near the road and with legs relatively straight. A driving position and is not normally found in three-door car derived from one of five, as the Astra GTC and the Citroën C4.

We do not recommend the 1.6 liter version because you can not have stability control. The Hyundai Coupe with stability control is easier to drive without it, as well as more secure.

I had the opportunity to lead the version with 2.0 liter engine 143 hp. I thought that the speed of reactions can make driving difficult in some circumstances. Oversteer occurs when decelerating sharply amid support is greater than in other similar coupes. It is something that few drivers will appreciate and some do not, in any case, it is a car where it is especially difficult to tell when to unbalance.

If leads connected stability control this reaction does not go unnoticed, but can enjoy driving with the reassurance that this item is available when actually needed. The operation of the stability control is appropriate because the car properly placed in the path as far as possible. Only if the floor is irregular or bumpy, you can come into operation earlier than necessary. I drove the wheels as standard, measuring 215/45 17.

The 2.0 liter engine 143 hp gives a normal result from the point of view of acceleration. You can move the Coupe with agility, but to be so often have to use the gears.

There is a big difference between how the engine to 4,000 rpm and from that regime. It is difficult for an atmospheric gas engine (like the one with the Hyundai Coupe) surprised by its power and throttle response taking into account the functioning of the new supercharged gasoline engines low displacement.

Both versions have four-cylinder five-speed manual gearbox. The two are somewhat short of final development, clearly passed the peak power regime in top gear. The V6 has a six-speed manual gearbox with sixth adjusted to achieve the maximum speed at maximum power speed.

The Hyundai Coupe 2.0 liter engine is not a quiet car. From the inside it feels when engine noise is a high speed, the aerodynamic noise and rolling. Neither is particularly comfortable suspension is not the most desirable coupes for long trips. In Spain the legal speed is bearable, at a faster pace can be somewhat annoying.

The body is comfortable for two occupants and their luggage is functional because it is sufficiently large (312 l), has a usable form, for securing the load rings, hooks for hanging bags and a good trim below which is the spare wheel (of emergency). The rear seats are no more usable than those of an Audi TT: Even though the offal and leg room can be enough, height is totally inadequate, except for young children.

It has the disadvantage that it takes a lot of room to turn, must make at least one parking maneuver in difficult places than most cars of similar length. However to be a coupé, the visibility good enough in almost all directions.