Hyundai Coupe TSIII Edition revealed

Hyundai unveiled today a limited edition of its iconic Coupe called the TSIII. The new edition is available in four paint color options of Stone Black, carbon Grey and some unique colours offered especially for the TSII edition called Rose Red and Crystal White. For the exterior the car received 17” alloy wheelswith a special anthracite finish while at the interior features like air conditioning with climate control, heated front seats and cruise control come as standard on the TSIII, along with iPod compatible stereo and metal-look finishes on the steering wheel, center console and air vents.

The TSIII is powered by a 2.0 liter 4-cylinder 16-valve DOHC petrol engine, developing 141 bhp. It can crack the 0-62 mph sprint in just 9.3 seconds and reach a top speed of 129 mph.
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w209w114 - 4/8/2008 10:48:56 AM

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9.3 seconds?!? How slow is the regular model?

BJS470 - 4/8/2008 12:35:39 PM

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haha they say "in just" 9.3 seconds

lexusrox123 - 4/8/2008 1:48:03 PM

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hyundai has pretty low standards. i wonder what car they use for a benchmark? a smart fortwo or what?

Tuscani27 - 4/8/2008 2:41:13 PM

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Yes, I agree 9.3 seconds is kinda slow. But you got to remember, in Europe, for this car, the 2.0 Liter is kinda quick. The standard engine offered is a 1.6 Liter which is a hell of a lot slower than the 2.0 liter. The US doesn't even have this engine option (1.6l); and in most places in Europe, the 2.7 is non existent because of the extremely crazy option price, or it is not even offered as an option at all.

fatboi - 4/8/2008 5:02:25 PM

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Hyundai objective is to provide a low cost cars in almost every segments. not all people can afford to buy japanese or german cars. As a personal opinion hyundai is the best car for whining burger flippers, who cant fill their tanks with the current gas rates
are they in a position to be worried about launch timming ? you should be more worried about fuel consumption because 9.3 will give you more MPG and thats what you should talk about

Rupert - 4/8/2008 6:24:21 PM

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9.3 seconds isn't dreadfully slow, but for a supposed 'sports car', it should be a bit quicker. 8 or something.
I would be very happy with a 9 second to 60 car, my car does it in 11.5. But I don't complain, it doesn't struggle, and gets up to speed reasonably quickly.

germanautoaddict - 4/9/2008 9:59:14 AM

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Looks like a toyota from the early 90's.

racinghart - 4/14/2008 5:53:47 AM

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If only Toyota still built cars that look like they did in the 90's. At least someone is offering good looking cars at affordable prices.

Killing off the Supra, Celica and MR2 sure made for a boring line-up in Europe