Hyundai Tuscani

The Hyundai Tuscani was a front-wheel-drive sports coupe that Hyundai Motor Company built from 2001 to 2008 as the successor to the Tiburon; the name comes from the Italian region of Tuscany. Hyundai proposed the GK project in October 1997, fixed the design in May 1999 and spent three years and ten months developing it before launch on 7 September 2001. It used the front-wheel-drive platform of the Avante XD with a 2.0 litre inline-four Beta engine or a 2.7 litre V6 Delta engine, and was the first Korean-built passenger car with a six-speed manual gearbox. A VVT 2.0 litre engine arrived in 2002, a cheap tuning-oriented GL trim in February 2002 and a facelift in October 2006. Exports used the Tiburon name, or Hyundai Coupe in Europe. The Genesis Coupe took its place in October 2008, and the Tuscani appeared in the Need for Speed Underground games.