Galatea's Hyundai Tiburon / Coupe brings Italy and Korea together, Results Questionable

"Long live the GK Tiburon!" has got to be the rallying cry of Galatea Automobiles, the company that's responsible for the creation of the Revision. Beneath the newly styled body - they're calling it a "kit car" - is a typical, everyday, underpowered second-gen Hyundai Tiburon coupe with leather, a V6 powerplant, and a sunroof.

The Revision is Galatea's masterpiece, showcasing its achievement of "designing a car that is both exclusive and beautiful, without the associated expenses of owning an exotic car."

The Revision was penned by Robert Fechtmann with the intent of emulating Italian style for a steal: $5,180. For the five g's, owners will get the new lights, hood, fenders, bumpers, and installation guide.All told, it should cost around $16,000 to build; in my opinion, that's about $16,000 too much to invest in an old Hyundai.

Regarding the car's hit-and-miss looks, Galatea says, "[The Revision] is more likely to be mistaken as an elegant and expensive factory car instead of being recognized as an inexpensive modified car."

So, how do we vote: fugly Hyundai or bottom-dollar exotic?

By Phil Alex

Link: Galatea

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Hyundai Santa Fe, Elantra and Tiburon Also Recalled over Rust Problems

No sooner than we told you about the new recall on the MY2001-2004 Sonata, XG300 and XG350 models over corrosion issues of the front subframe, we learnt that Hyundai has also just issued two more separate recalls for a total of three vehicles, again for rust-related problems. In particular, the Korean carmaker issued a recall on 170,610 MY2001-2003 Elantra and MY2003 Tiburon Coupe models for corrosion and thinning of the steel in the lower control arms of the front suspension and another recall on 85,036 MY2001-2003 Santa Fe SUVs, this time for rust problems in relation to the rear suspension trailing arm.

Hyundai said that in both cases, the recalls concern vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the 'salt-belt' states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.

If you happen to own any of the affected vehicles and want to learn more about the recalls, we suggest you contact Hyundai directly at the firm's U.S. customer assistance center at 1-800-633-5151.

Hyundai Coupe 2.0 “Cool Emotion” Limited Edition Version

While it remains unclear whether or not Hyundai will offer the all-new RWD Coupe in Europe, the Korean automaker’s German division has unveiled yet another limited edition version of the current FWD Coupe (Tiburon in the States). Called Coupe 2.0 “Cool Emotion”, the 2+2 seater is offered in “Crystal White” and “Carbon Grey” combined with red colored leather seats. Based on the 143Hp 2.0-liter variant, the Cool Emotion sports 18-inch Borbet alloy wheels, aluminium trim in the interior and automatic climate control. Prices are set at €25,590 with production limited to 100 units. -One more pic after the jump

SEMA: Hyundai Tiburon by Mobis Parts

This greenly Tiburon (also known as the Coupe in several markets, including Europe) was created by Hyundai’s accessories group, Mobis Parts. Along with the KDM full-body kit by Tomato (yes, that’s their real name), supercharger by Next Generation Motorsports and Eibach suspension, the Tiburon hosted at the Korean carmaker’s SEMA stand also features prototype parts that will be in Hyundai dealerships’ parts departments in the near future. We’ll just pretend that we didn’t hear about that. -Image gallery after the jump