1998 Hyundai Tiburon Reviews, Pricing & Specs

This car can act like a normal sedan, but turn into a roaring cannon if you really want to. The FX is a pretty awesome car. The engine is the same as the base model but has a different exhaust system, making the car louder to seem faster. Leather seats and steering wheel, and the sleek black interior color combined with a greatly layed out gauge display, as well as your heat and radio buttons, to make a sick interior that'll wow your friends. The acceleration from 0-60 is fast but 60-100 is where the real power kicks in. Stock, this car can keep up with and even beat many of other same-era tuner cars. Needless to say, this car is super fun to drive, quickly accelerate and take sharp turns.Mar 09, 2014

I have lowered it on Intrax spring with GR-2's, Slotted and cross drilled rotors, EBC pads, Stainless steel braided brake lines. Full cat back exhaust. Center force dual friction clutch. Other than that, the car has ran wonderfully for 168k No complaints. I do have a worry about the differential. I may have burner it out getting unstuck out of a sand trap. But that was my fault. Sep 26, 2012

Performance - Acceleration is pretty good. For a 4 cylinder 2.0 engine with no upgrades, it does a decent job. It being over a 10 year old car, it can keep up with some of the newer cars, which is surprising. The brakes are fantastic. The handling is also great. It can take bends very well. I took a bend at 60 mph and barely skidded tires. Build Quality - Only thing big that it needed since I got it was a clutch($700) and new rotors/brakes($900). Other than that, this car is solid! Appearance - The interior is kinda cheap in my model. Since it is the base model, I didn't expect much. Even it being a 10 year old car, the interior is still in great shape. The exterior is starting to fade. The paint is starting to peal and have blemishes. Other than that, everything is looking good. Cost - The gas mileage is fantastic. I can run all week to work and not fill up, while my family is filling up 2-3 times. I also only put it $40, while they are putting in $70. Other than what I said up top, this car has maintained itself very well. Fun Factor - This car is a blast to drive. I have the 5 speed and I love driving it. I am not sure I could say the same about an Automatic, but I come home from school some weekends just to drive it around. Oct 18, 2011

Display- It's definitely a pretty car! New berry blue paint; brand new rims and tires; blue and black bucket seats, racing shift nob; spoiler; aftermarket lights; soon to come HID lights! Performance- Just a 2.0L 4-cylinder but its a small, light car so it can get up and go quick for a 4 banger; new brakes.. stops literally on a dime; incredible turning still after 115,000 miles on it with no modifications in that area (and i mean really sharp turning!) Quality- Them Koreans built a nice fun cheap car, but it is kinda cheap.. good for the wallet as long as you're willing to spend some time on it... and keep in mind its a small car with little room so working on it takes a little extra time since it's hard to get to some parts. Cost- Cheap car; great on gas; parts not so cheap but still manageable. I really want to drive a new model Tiburon.. Oh and definitely get a manual for this car: so much more fun to drive than automatic.Jul 12, 2008