The Tiburon is a front wheel drive coupé road car with a front mounted engine, from Hyundai.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.8 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 130 bhp (132 PS/97 kW) at 6000 rpm and 166 Nm (122 lbft/16.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Hyundai Tiburon weighs a stated 1257 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2474 mm | 97.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Length | 4341 mm | 170.9 inches | |
| Width | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1303 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1257 kg | 2771 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53.8 litres | 11.8 [14.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hyundai | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1836 cc (112.04 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81.5 × 88 mm
3.21 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
132 PS (130 bhp) (97 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
166 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
52.8 kW/litre 71.8 ps/litre 70.8 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
90.41 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1136.2 kPa (164.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 459 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 104.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 77.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.97 kg/kW 21.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 11880 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Hyundai Tiburon added 1997-04-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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