I bought one of these, 1.5 turbo, about 2008 for £300, only needed one fuse to get going. had a k&n filter, dump valve, boost turned up and stainless exhaust. took it to the 999 challenge and was an awesome little track car. made 120bhp on the dyno
5 brake increase from stock after them mods? Deffo not worth the effort in my eyes but then again this plonker spent 3k keeping on the road in a 18m period. Then traded it in towards a f@&£”1ng fiat.
@dieterking6781 not sure who you mean but I didn't trade it for a fiat and spent £300 in total Inc buying it. The mods where on the car when I bought it and the 120 was atthe wheels.
At least here in the U.S., it's actually the Scoupe (pronounced "scoop"), not the S Coupe. And you're missing out on the joy of the automatic "mad mouse" shoulder belts that the U.S. version had. 🙂
I looked at one of these new in 1993. We pronounced it as “scoop”. I liked the styling then and now. I was attached to the turbo but had a look at the base car as it was cheap. I have to say, My initial impression was the opposite to yours. The thing I remember most is how the inner door pull was make in 2 hard plastic sections that creaked and flexed whenever I closed the door. It felt like it was about to break on a brand new car. It felt rather hum drum to drive. I didn’t buy it. I haven’t seen one of these in decades. Great to see such a nice example.
Matt you legend! I had one of these as my second car in 2001! N plate too except mine had been attacked by the dealer and was an SE model. It had dealer fit side skirts, 90s as all hell decals down the sides, 14" alloys, fog lights, twin pipe exhaust and a MOMO wheel with proper Hyundai horn button. 5 speed manual in red. It handled really well but it was not reliable at all strangely. I miss it though, as a 19 year old it was cool! I have a couple of polaroids somewhere...Thanks for bringing back memories!
Had the 1.5 Turbo in the 90s. It could reach 60mph in 8 seconds no problem. You really felt the turbo kick in. Pretty rapid for its time. I was stopped twice whilst driving by people who offered me cash to buy the car off me. I think there are only about 5 left on the road in UK.
A friend had one of these back in the day, and I ridiculed him like mad because I thought the car a bit of a joke. Then he lent it me for a couple of days whilst my Rover 214i was in for a repair, and I stopped laughing because it's actually a damn fine car. Well put together and lovely to drive. Not better than the Rover, but as good as, and from me, that's very high praise. Great to see one again after all these years.
The only S-Coupé i've seen is that one on Top Gear (driven by Hammond). I quite like the 90s/early 2000s Korean cars, included this and most of all, the Daewoo range. Great video as always
This is the last car I would expect to find on review! Like many of the commenters here I had a 1992 pre facelift S Coupe in brilliant red. It was my first nice car, after 7 years of driving assorted bangers and beaters. I'd agree, it is a special car- frugal (35 American miles per gallon), practical , reliable, and comfortable. And when new, cheap to buy. Thanks for highlighting this forgotten gem!
I remember the S Coupe, but not in this form. The ones I saw here back in the early 90s had different front and rear lights. Don't believe I've ever seen this one. Great throwback, properly enjoyed it Matt!
This car was sold by Anglia Car Auctions in Norfolk (I watched it go through and was very tempted to bid) it then went to a dealer in Essex who presumably couldn't move it. Shame it hasn't sold because it is now very rare - especially in this condition. It was a one owner lady owner car that came from a Hyundai dealer in Essex (Haddocks Hyundai).
Bought one of these brand new back in 1995. Loved it ! 27 years on i'm now in the process of restoring one of these. Tried my best to get a turbo model but seems like they are now extinct here in OZ.
I actually remember these cars and do they ever handle it has no power but wow the handling is very good and I have never forgotten about seeing a turbo version of this car on the bus going downtown Edmonton Alberta Canada and I got very excited to see it
Great video! I own a s-coupé gt myself and love it! It's just incredible to drive that thing around in the summer since every scoupe that was produced for germany came with a big sunroof it's perfect for that.. really glad to see that these cars get a little more attension this days they are very capable little cars my gt now runs on a garrett gt25 with megasquirt ms2 ecu putting down arround 210-230hp at 1.7bar boost on the stock engine from 1994 😎
I'm amazed how well preserved it is, when i got my license over 10 years ago, I did consider one of those but couldn't find any without serious rust issues here in germany.
Once again an interesting car that I don't think I've ever seen on the road. Really nice exterior design and I absolutely love the rear end styling with the floating roof and wraparound tail lights. Even the spoiler is quite tasteful. The interior is pretty basic, but not unattractive. The engine sounds maybe a bit rough to me but otherwise a lovely car. Thanks for the interesting review!
When I was in sixth form one of the female students was given one of these when her Dad couldn’t get much for it at trade-in. It was bright red and the earlier pre-facelift version. At the time it was seen as a bit naff; the automotive equivalent of a Sega Master System when the PlayStation had come along. The owner fully leaned into this and played synth-pop and other ‘80s tunes on the stereo. I can vividly remember two occasions when she rocked up in the car park playing Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and Tiffany’s “I think we’re alone now”, windows down, shades on. Her general attitude of “I know it’s a bit old and off-brand, but I’ve been given it and I just love it” attitude made that car seem very cool to me. It’s probably affected my thinking about cars too - don’t keep up with the Joneses, just find a car that makes you happy. Sadly, this happy little car was written off when a logging wagon (many, many tonnes of logging wagon) ploughed into the back of it. All the occupants (on a lunchtime run to Maccy D’s, as far as I recall) were unharmed. The ‘80s cassette tape collection from the S Coupe were transferred to the Mk2 Astra that replaced it (an Antibes special edition), and the retro vibe continued.
I remember these from back in the day. It looked sharp, a fun thing. It's funny how it has the same proportions as a recent Toyobaru. That interior is decently appointed for early '90s too. Well done Hyundai.
The window tints look after market as they do have the line shading where the black fades out and the stick on tint doesn't take the same. Shown at 7.50 were you can see the line around both windows that gives it away.
My mom had one back when she was a teenager. Althought she isn't a car gal at all, she said it was painfully slow. She needed to shut down the ac for the car to be able to climb hills along with a passenger. Don't get fooled by its awesome looks...
Excellent Review Matt, there used to be one rusting away and becoming part of someone's garden just down from my old office, it was about twenty years before someone came to rescue it but I think underneath it was too far gone!
I owned the LS manual version and now I own a turbomodified one, it is a classic indeed, and a well crafted durable car, fun to drive and still looking good at the time. Haven,t seen one of those without the sunroof tho, and an interest fact is that Lotus had a colab with the scoupe suspension, really great car.
I have two turbos …and I do keep telling people they are nowhere near as bad as is made out !! I use mine as daily’s , but you are correct in the fact only single figures remain roadworthy and this can make for serious difficulties when it comes to everyday use . Many parts are unavailable and this often leads to issues . They simply don’t exist anymore . The turbo is a much better car on the power front the difference being chalk and cheese . I’ve converted both of mine to rear discs but the drums are ok. You often find yourself converting to lantra stuff and some pony bits fit too. They are very very prone to rusting and it’s all over and often proves terminal . Once it starts it spreads rapidly. They are cheap to run, and cheap to maintain but as stated it’s getting the parts that’s the issue . There are rear speakers (back shelf) and the high level brake lights were never wired in the uk . If you find one and want one snap it up
Saw quite a few in Europe when I lived there in the 90’s. Looked at one but bought a Mazda MX6 instead, it was a manual 4 cylinder 2.0L without a boot spoiler which was never sold in GB, so got plenty of interest every time I brought it over on holidays
What a lovely example this is. I last saw one of these in 2004 - a pre facelift model with lots of lacquer peel on the bonnet. It is a shame that there are no small (ish) coupés available like this one. Honda no longer sells a Civic Coupe and Toyota no longer sells the Paseo.
Love these. I had a 1st generation Coupe and it was just a brilliant car. It was a bit plasticky granted but very solid and super reliable. It was also genuinely fun to drive, easy to live with and regularly did mid-30s mpg. A lot of people thought it was a Toyota Celica 🤣 great review Matt
Hi, i had this model on 1997, for few years. I've really like the styling then n now. It was the first car of me n late hubby with lots of unforgetable memories. Maybe love to have 1 for classic car collection..
I remember an old lady on my old street having one of these in a minty green colour back in the late 90’s, I was the only one that thought it was cool! It was even rare then! 😅
I do remember seeing a few of these kicking about in the mid 90s. Always thought it looked quite cool actually, especially compared to a lot of the other Hyundais of the same generation
At least in my part of the US - mid-Atlantic, it was the Scoupe (scoop). Test drove one when we didn't have much money, probbly a 91. Just couldn't take it seriously, even with the stick. Affordable yes, but oh, so much a secretary-mobile. It had pretensions, but nothing to back it up. ended up with a pint sized sedan with 'handling by Lotus' (it did handle decently too - but rode like a go kart) and 130 hp on tap, rapid-ish for the assigned task. Bet no one can guess what it was - they sold vanishingly few, though once in a blue moon I'll still see one; usually in sad condition, and usually not the better trimmed higher horsepower one we selected. Also - in the US, we can't be bothered 3 syllables for Hyundai - Hunday, rhymes with Sunday....
The looks: an Excel on steroids. WOW! The engine; is that a G4EA engine, I wonder. I have one of those in my car. Not a powerhouse, but an absolute workhorse. The inside; hmm .. I'd love to have those stalks. A 2005 Hyundai Accent has the same, but shorter. The fabric of the seats are cheap looking, but are no-nonsense. Clean them easily, rip them never. I believe Hyundai-Kia did cooperations with Japanese companies to develop their cars, mainly Mitsubishi. The back end gives me the vibes from older, earlier model Lancers. I wanted to have a Coupé, with the V6 (the 'successor' to Tiburon). Guess I won't be having it, since they just became so rare, none want to touch them. Thanks for the presentation Matt, it was an excellent form of entertainment for the afternoon :) Also; is there any chance for you to get behind the wheel of the original Veloster?
I've seen one ages ago in Top Gear, Hammond had it in the Teenage cars challenge. Also, the following one, the Hyundai Coupé, was owned by my grandad's boss :D They were two joint owners of the company, one of them had the Coupé and the other had a Sonata.
I actually scrapped one of these a few years ago, was mechanically great, but bodily challenged. I tried to sell it for a good 2 years, & there were no takers, even at scrap money, in fact one guy said I was asking too much, even though I literally had it at scrap money, went on to tell me he wanted to fit a bigger engine & would have to come over 30 miles to pick it up, so wanted to pay a third of the scrap price, so being thoroughly fed up dealing with idiots like that, + paying tax & insurance on a car I never used, I did the only sane thing, I stripped it & binned the rest.. Sad, as theres less than 10 in the UK on the road, & now theres one less, despite my best efforts to get it saved. Worth pointing out, there are rear speakers in the parcel shelf, & the high level brake light on the spoiler had no bulb holder or wiring fitted, as it wasn't a legal requirement in the UK at that point, but they didn't want to fit a unique to the UK lightless spoiler..
It's a long time since I've seen an S Coupe. Being an N registration I'm guessing this must be a pretty late one. My dad test drive the smaller Accent coupe (which really was a three door hatch) and the cars seemed like good solid cars and showed that Hyundai had potential. He ended up with a 96 N' reg Mégane coupe but I do remember going to look at the Hyundai Coupe when they launched. I think those may have been marketed as a Lantra or Elantra Coupe at some point.
Matt, your comment about the speedy rate of improvement of Hyundai/Kia cars is well made. I inherited a first iteration Sonata as a company car. At the time the next generation had just appeared, I took my Sonata in for a service and I was offered the new model as a courtesy car. I was highly impressed to find that everything I'd found to be less than top rate had been corrected in the next version. Also, reliable electrics are very important in my book, especially having owned certain German cars, and Hyundai did this right from Day 1. Thanks for another fine video.
i remember this one, there was one guy in my aera that had one, and always loved the widening sideskirts because i was into Audi sport quattro and so on, and there also was a guy on the car forum that widen it even more. I never got one but was interested for a time. This was in Sweden.
I miss the coupe segment. Almost every brand had one. Now its mostly high end ones like audi A5 and bmw 4 series. The final generation Hyundai coupe was quite a looker.
I remember these. We had a Hyundai dealer locally, with a couple of yellow ones swanning around on local roads. A bit Honda-esque looking & far prettier than the very cheap looking next generation Coupe. Fantastic review as usual. Thank you.👍
Back home in Portugal we had lots of them around, some even Turbo! I drove both and the Turbo is funny with a manual gearbox. My school teacher has a Turbo one in White with blue pinstripes... Cool car
Here in the home counties they were around in numbers in the late 90's, we must have had a good local franchise somewhere. The 'Alpha' term is very appropriate, I think 'Genesis' means something similar so watch out Maybach and Rolls Royce.
Don't know the last day I saw one of these! I remember there was also a turbo version of this later model. Hyundai has come such a long way in the last 30 years!
Glad you got to review it although I'm baffled as to how you have never seen one on the roads. Even now I on occaision spot one in tesco car park, but back in the day, these were seen on the roads a lot more often. They weren't as rare as you think. I even remember as an twelve-adoslescent youth seeing these at motorshows and in car showrooms.
"It looks amazing!", well... perhaps not that amazing, but I do enjoy these reviews of quirky cars, that for me, are way more interesting than any hypercar of recent years
My dad had a white one of these, must have been early 90s, he got it as a company car. It was pretty good tbh. It looked the part, most of the time people would come up to him and ask him what make it was lol!!!
Hello, I love your review. I have the opportunity to buy one of these '94 Scoupé with 300,000 km, the previous owner says that they recently changed the gasket and brushed the cover. My question is if you recommend I buy it as my first car or if I continue looking. Thank you!
My Grandad owned a red MVi one for years, I loved it. Sadly got traded in for a Ford Ka after he could no longer drive any more. Worst part it is… my gran asked my mum if she thought I’d want it, and my mum said I wouldn’t… I really would have! Would love to own one one day!
Here in the US they were selling for $10,000.00 new with AC, 5 speed, moon roof, power windows and locks. They sold a ton of them to us in the Air Force. I have not seen one since the 1990s as they fell apart fairly quickly and nobody had heard of them. Funny to see one again even if the steering wheel is on the wrong side of your car. I can fix it for you. lol Cheers
They were called Scoupe in America, one word. I was little so I never drove one, but most of the reviews said it wasn't as good as its competitors, especially the Japanese.
There were plenty of these Hyundai S Coupes sokd in Australia l remember them been every were and this video brought memories of tgere been so many of them around there are none left at all there all gone l suppose they all broke down with major problems but on the other hand there are plenty of 1990s Toyotas still driving around both Camerys and Corollas and Coranas plenty of those for sale also Toyotas from the 1970s 1980s and the 1990s still advertised for sale no Kias or Hyundais and l own a 1990s Toyota myself a Hilux and its still going the main reason Toyotas are extremly reliable snd popular no okd Kias and Hyundais there all gone they have just disappeared gone and the main reason people get rid of there the engine and gearbox and it cost o lot of money to repsair them
Many/most cars that survive are often automatics. Thats because of who is likely to buy an automatic, as well as the next owners: People who dont care about going fast (i.e. many older men and women). They are less likely to put a lot of miles on the car, less likely to crash, and much more likely to service it properly.
Often bought by older drivers, maybe someones last car so they were little used and well looked after. Dont forget until recently automatics were only for old people, a young driver wouldn't be seen dead in one
They were pretty common in the early 2000s in the Netherlands. And suddenly they were completely gone. I have not seen a single one of them in the last 2 or 3 years.
I suspect this was the same engine as the one in the 1998 Kia Mentor I had. It was rated at 80bhp and was nippy enough but the gearbox had problems. The selector shaft broke so I replaced the box with another used unit, but after a year that went too. I then scrapped the car.
They were always called "scoupes" (scoopes) in the part of continental europe where I am, well at least in car mags they were. I believe the target market in this part of the world was perhaps not the boy racers, but rather women that wanted a smart looking car thats wasnt too expensive, as well as a bit older gentlemen that didnt feel the need to go all that fast.
I bought one of these, 1.5 turbo, about 2008 for £300, only needed one fuse to get going. had a k&n filter, dump valve, boost turned up and stainless exhaust. took it to the 999 challenge and was an awesome little track car. made 120bhp on the dyno
5 brake increase from stock after them mods? Deffo not worth the effort in my eyes but then again this plonker spent 3k keeping on the road in a 18m period. Then traded it in towards a f@&£”1ng fiat.
@dieterking6781 not sure who you mean but I didn't trade it for a fiat and spent £300 in total Inc buying it. The mods where on the car when I bought it and the 120 was atthe wheels.
At least here in the U.S., it's actually the Scoupe (pronounced "scoop"), not the S Coupe. And you're missing out on the joy of the automatic "mad mouse" shoulder belts that the U.S. version had. 🙂
Looks a bit Subaru svx like, which I believe also had the automatic seat belts.
I looked at one of these new in 1993. We pronounced it as “scoop”. I liked the styling then and now. I was attached to the turbo but had a look at the base car as it was cheap. I have to say, My initial impression was the opposite to yours. The thing I remember most is how the inner door pull was make in 2 hard plastic sections that creaked and flexed whenever I closed the door. It felt like it was about to break on a brand new car. It felt rather hum drum to drive. I didn’t buy it. I haven’t seen one of these in decades. Great to see such a nice example.
Matt you legend! I had one of these as my second car in 2001! N plate too except mine had been attacked by the dealer and was an SE model. It had dealer fit side skirts, 90s as all hell decals down the sides, 14" alloys, fog lights, twin pipe exhaust and a MOMO wheel with proper Hyundai horn button. 5 speed manual in red. It handled really well but it was not reliable at all strangely. I miss it though, as a 19 year old it was cool! I have a couple of polaroids somewhere...Thanks for bringing back memories!
Had the 1.5 Turbo in the 90s. It could reach 60mph in 8 seconds no problem. You really felt the turbo kick in. Pretty rapid for its time. I was stopped twice whilst driving by people who offered me cash to buy the car off me. I think there are only about 5 left on the road in UK.
A friend had one of these back in the day, and I ridiculed him like mad because I thought the car a bit of a joke. Then he lent it me for a couple of days whilst my Rover 214i was in for a repair, and I stopped laughing because it's actually a damn fine car. Well put together and lovely to drive. Not better than the Rover, but as good as, and from me, that's very high praise. Great to see one again after all these years.
The only S-Coupé i've seen is that one on Top Gear (driven by Hammond). I quite like the 90s/early 2000s Korean cars, included this and most of all, the Daewoo range. Great video as always
This is the last car I would expect to find on review! Like many of the commenters here I had a 1992 pre facelift S Coupe in brilliant red. It was my first nice car, after 7 years of driving assorted bangers and beaters. I'd agree, it is a special car- frugal (35 American miles per gallon), practical , reliable, and comfortable. And when new, cheap to buy. Thanks for highlighting this forgotten gem!
I remember the S Coupe, but not in this form. The ones I saw here back in the early 90s had different front and rear lights. Don't believe I've ever seen this one. Great throwback, properly enjoyed it Matt!
That’s phase 1 this is a phase 2
This car was sold by Anglia Car Auctions in Norfolk (I watched it go through and was very tempted to bid) it then went to a dealer in Essex who presumably couldn't move it. Shame it hasn't sold because it is now very rare - especially in this condition. It was a one owner lady owner car that came from a Hyundai dealer in Essex (Haddocks Hyundai).
Great review Matt as normal. Just love these old style Hyundai cars ❤
Bought one of these brand new back in 1995. Loved it ! 27 years on i'm now in the process of restoring one of these. Tried my best to get a turbo model but seems like they are now extinct here in OZ.
I actually remember these cars and do they ever handle it has no power but wow the handling is very good and I have never forgotten about seeing a turbo version of this car on the bus going downtown Edmonton Alberta Canada and I got very excited to see it
I just think of the ads for them with the korean guy shouting S-SKOOP-AH
Great video! I own a s-coupé gt myself and love it! It's just incredible to drive that thing around in the summer since every scoupe that was produced for germany came with a big sunroof it's perfect for that.. really glad to see that these cars get a little more attension this days they are very capable little cars my gt now runs on a garrett gt25 with megasquirt ms2 ecu putting down arround 210-230hp at 1.7bar boost on the stock engine from 1994 😎
Extremely popular in Greece, back in the day, alongside Excel!
I'm amazed how well preserved it is, when i got my license over 10 years ago, I did consider one of those but couldn't find any without serious rust issues here in germany.
This is my dad first car. I miss my dad. Tq for the review. Brings back memory
Once again an interesting car that I don't think I've ever seen on the road. Really nice exterior design and I absolutely love the rear end styling with the floating roof and wraparound tail lights. Even the spoiler is quite tasteful. The interior is pretty basic, but not unattractive. The engine sounds maybe a bit rough to me but otherwise a lovely car. Thanks for the interesting review!
Beautiful Car. One of the rarest cars in the UK! Such and Underrated Car! Only popular because of Top Gear
I see two every day 😀
When I was in sixth form one of the female students was given one of these when her Dad couldn’t get much for it at trade-in. It was bright red and the earlier pre-facelift version.
At the time it was seen as a bit naff; the automotive equivalent of a Sega Master System when the PlayStation had come along. The owner fully leaned into this and played synth-pop and other ‘80s tunes on the stereo. I can vividly remember two occasions when she rocked up in the car park playing Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and Tiffany’s “I think we’re alone now”, windows down, shades on. Her general attitude of “I know it’s a bit old and off-brand, but I’ve been given it and I just love it” attitude made that car seem very cool to me. It’s probably affected my thinking about cars too - don’t keep up with the Joneses, just find a car that makes you happy.
Sadly, this happy little car was written off when a logging wagon (many, many tonnes of logging wagon) ploughed into the back of it. All the occupants (on a lunchtime run to Maccy D’s, as far as I recall) were unharmed.
The ‘80s cassette tape collection from the S Coupe were transferred to the Mk2 Astra that replaced it (an Antibes special edition), and the retro vibe continued.
I used to have one in red on a K reg. Was prone to rust around the wheel arches and when it rained I would end up with wet feet! Loved it though.
My parents had one of these when I was a kid, in the same color! My mum still talks about it, brings back memories
I remember these from back in the day. It looked sharp, a fun thing. It's funny how it has the same proportions as a recent Toyobaru. That interior is decently appointed for early '90s too. Well done Hyundai.
I saw one of these once in real life, and that's it. Forgot it existed until now.
The window tints look after market as they do have the line shading where the black fades out and the stick on tint doesn't take the same. Shown at 7.50 were you can see the line around both windows that gives it away.
My mom had one back when she was a teenager. Althought she isn't a car gal at all, she said it was painfully slow. She needed to shut down the ac for the car to be able to climb hills along with a passenger. Don't get fooled by its awesome looks...
Excellent Review Matt, there used to be one rusting away and becoming part of someone's garden just down from my old office, it was about twenty years before someone came to rescue it but I think underneath it was too far gone!
It was it got scrapped
i had one of these and it was a really good drive and a good looker too , i'm very pleased to have had one
I owned the LS manual version and now I own a turbomodified one, it is a classic indeed, and a well crafted durable car, fun to drive and still looking good at the time. Haven,t seen one of those without the sunroof tho, and an interest fact is that Lotus had a colab with the scoupe suspension, really great car.
I have two turbos …and I do keep telling people they are nowhere near as bad as is made out !! I use mine as daily’s , but you are correct in the fact only single figures remain roadworthy and this can make for serious difficulties when it comes to everyday use . Many parts are unavailable and this often leads to issues . They simply don’t exist anymore .
The turbo is a much better car on the power front the difference being chalk and cheese . I’ve converted both of mine to rear discs but the drums are ok. You often find yourself converting to lantra stuff and some pony bits fit too.
They are very very prone to rusting and it’s all over and often proves terminal . Once it starts it spreads rapidly.
They are cheap to run, and cheap to maintain but as stated it’s getting the parts that’s the issue .
There are rear speakers (back shelf) and the high level brake lights were never wired in the uk .
If you find one and want one snap it up
Interesting video though @furiousdriving and one of the most unbiased I’ve seen
There's more people that say they were crap than were ever existed.
Saw quite a few in Europe when I lived there in the 90’s. Looked at one but bought a Mazda MX6 instead, it was a manual 4 cylinder 2.0L without a boot spoiler which was never sold in GB, so got plenty of interest every time I brought it over on holidays
The Mazda MX6 mk2 was sold in the UK.
What a lovely example this is. I last saw one of these in 2004 - a pre facelift model with lots of lacquer peel on the bonnet.
It is a shame that there are no small (ish) coupés available like this one. Honda no longer sells a Civic Coupe and Toyota no longer sells the Paseo.
Love these. I had a 1st generation Coupe and it was just a brilliant car. It was a bit plasticky granted but very solid and super reliable. It was also genuinely fun to drive, easy to live with and regularly did mid-30s mpg. A lot of people thought it was a Toyota Celica 🤣 great review Matt
You've had some cars!
Hi, i had this model on 1997, for few years. I've really like the styling then n now. It was the first car of me n late hubby with lots of unforgetable memories. Maybe love to have 1 for classic car collection..
i got one of these little beasts and its still alive lets make these more popular
I remember an old lady on my old street having one of these in a minty green colour back in the late 90’s, I was the only one that thought it was cool! It was even rare then! 😅
Looks like they cut the front off a mondeo, the back of a prelude and the side from an R8. Not a bad mix at all.
I do remember seeing a few of these kicking about in the mid 90s. Always thought it looked quite cool actually, especially compared to a lot of the other Hyundais of the same generation
At least in my part of the US - mid-Atlantic, it was the Scoupe (scoop). Test drove one when we didn't have much money, probbly a 91. Just couldn't take it seriously, even with the stick. Affordable yes, but oh, so much a secretary-mobile. It had pretensions, but nothing to back it up. ended up with a pint sized sedan with 'handling by Lotus' (it did handle decently too - but rode like a go kart) and 130 hp on tap, rapid-ish for the assigned task. Bet no one can guess what it was - they sold vanishingly few, though once in a blue moon I'll still see one; usually in sad condition, and usually not the better trimmed higher horsepower one we selected. Also - in the US, we can't be bothered 3 syllables for Hyundai - Hunday, rhymes with Sunday....
The looks: an Excel on steroids. WOW!
The engine; is that a G4EA engine, I wonder. I have one of those in my car. Not a powerhouse, but an absolute workhorse.
The inside; hmm .. I'd love to have those stalks. A 2005 Hyundai Accent has the same, but shorter. The fabric of the seats are cheap looking, but are no-nonsense. Clean them easily, rip them never.
I believe Hyundai-Kia did cooperations with Japanese companies to develop their cars, mainly Mitsubishi. The back end gives me the vibes from older, earlier model Lancers.
I wanted to have a Coupé, with the V6 (the 'successor' to Tiburon). Guess I won't be having it, since they just became so rare, none want to touch them.
Thanks for the presentation Matt, it was an excellent form of entertainment for the afternoon :)
Also; is there any chance for you to get behind the wheel of the original Veloster?
I've seen one ages ago in Top Gear, Hammond had it in the Teenage cars challenge. Also, the following one, the Hyundai Coupé, was owned by my grandad's boss :D They were two joint owners of the company, one of them had the Coupé and the other had a Sonata.
Never knew such Hyundai existed, now I kind of want one.
My friends dad had one .1.5 turbo in yellow we felt cool being driven to rugby games at the weekends. The other dad's had cavalier and Sierra
I actually scrapped one of these a few years ago, was mechanically great, but bodily challenged. I tried to sell it for a good 2 years, & there were no takers, even at scrap money, in fact one guy said I was asking too much, even though I literally had it at scrap money, went on to tell me he wanted to fit a bigger engine & would have to come over 30 miles to pick it up, so wanted to pay a third of the scrap price, so being thoroughly fed up dealing with idiots like that, + paying tax & insurance on a car I never used, I did the only sane thing, I stripped it & binned the rest.. Sad, as theres less than 10 in the UK on the road, & now theres one less, despite my best efforts to get it saved.
Worth pointing out, there are rear speakers in the parcel shelf, & the high level brake light on the spoiler had no bulb holder or wiring fitted, as it wasn't a legal requirement in the UK at that point, but they didn't want to fit a unique to the UK lightless spoiler..
Ive seen one or two, imagine it lowered 35mm with some wheels that fit the arches and look standardish ....great little car
It's a long time since I've seen an S Coupe.
Being an N registration I'm guessing this must be a pretty late one.
My dad test drive the smaller Accent coupe (which really was a three door hatch) and the cars seemed like good solid cars and showed that Hyundai had potential.
He ended up with a 96 N' reg Mégane coupe but I do remember going to look at the Hyundai Coupe when they launched. I think those may have been marketed as a Lantra or Elantra Coupe at some point.
The last ones
I've always had a soft spot for those, bit of a Coupefest on the channel recently 😎👌
Matt, your comment about the speedy rate of improvement of Hyundai/Kia cars is well made. I inherited a first iteration Sonata as a company car. At the time the next generation had just appeared, I took my Sonata in for a service and I was offered the new model as a courtesy car. I was highly impressed to find that everything I'd found to be less than top rate had been corrected in the next version. Also, reliable electrics are very important in my book, especially having owned certain German cars, and Hyundai did this right from Day 1.
Thanks for another fine video.
Nice to see one of Hypotensions forefathers, the only one I saw was on Top Gear as Richard Hammond's teen first car challenge.
i remember this one, there was one guy in my aera that had one, and always loved the widening sideskirts because i was into Audi sport quattro and so on, and there also was a guy on the car forum that widen it even more. I never got one but was interested for a time. This was in Sweden.
So used to you doing that A20 and Seven Mile Lane section!
Great review, I wondered if I was mad as I remember seeing these when I lived in UK (not many admittedly) but they must have sold a handful
YES! Another portmanteau fan! I see them as the literary equivalent of reducing fractions!
My dad had one off these in black when they was brand new haha.. we drove it to Germany for a holiday as my uncle was in the army over there 🤙🏾
I miss the coupe segment. Almost every brand had one. Now its mostly high end ones like audi A5 and bmw 4 series. The final generation Hyundai coupe was quite a looker.
I remember these. We had a Hyundai dealer locally, with a couple of yellow ones swanning around on local roads. A bit Honda-esque looking & far prettier than the very cheap looking next generation Coupe. Fantastic review as usual. Thank you.👍
Back home in Portugal we had lots of them around, some even Turbo! I drove both and the Turbo is funny with a manual gearbox. My school teacher has a Turbo one in White with blue pinstripes... Cool car
Sweet lil' coupe! Always liked these. There's a red original survivor in pretty good nick near my mum&dad's place.
My friend had one of these... He loved it, but had to change his route to work to avoid speed bumps as it rode sooo low😁
Here in the home counties they were around in numbers in the late 90's, we must have had a good local franchise somewhere. The 'Alpha' term is very appropriate, I think 'Genesis' means something similar so watch out Maybach and Rolls Royce.
Don't know the last day I saw one of these! I remember there was also a turbo version of this later model. Hyundai has come such a long way in the last 30 years!
Great car. Great video. Stone cold classics has some great contacts.
Never seen one of these before. Looks like a Probe with a Mondeo front end and a Toyota rear end.
this is one of my favorite cars of all time. I want it
Glad you got to review it although I'm baffled as to how you have never seen one on the roads. Even now I on occaision spot one in tesco car park, but back in the day, these were seen on the roads a lot more often. They weren't as rare as you think. I even remember as an twelve-adoslescent youth seeing these at motorshows and in car showrooms.
I've just seen a Mazda MX6 2.5V6 in the same Metallic red paint as this Hyundai S Coupe.
"It looks amazing!", well... perhaps not that amazing, but I do enjoy these reviews of quirky cars, that for me, are way more interesting than any hypercar of recent years
My dad had a white one of these, must have been early 90s, he got it as a company car. It was pretty good tbh. It looked the part, most of the time people would come up to him and ask him what make it was lol!!!
That interesting "bong" sound is still well and alive in my Kia EV6, warning me of a many things ;)
Hello, I love your review. I have the opportunity to buy one of these '94 Scoupé with 300,000 km, the previous owner says that they recently changed the gasket and brushed the cover. My question is if you recommend I buy it as my first car or if I continue looking. Thank you!
can you get a mechanic to check it for you? It drives pleasantly and looks good, so as long as it is in solid condition should be fine
I had a 94 turbo gt i loved it ..i got so many tickets in it.
The front end has a very strong Granada / Mk1 Mondeo feel to it...
I miss cars like this!
My Grandad owned a red MVi one for years, I loved it. Sadly got traded in for a Ford Ka after he could no longer drive any more. Worst part it is… my gran asked my mum if she thought I’d want it, and my mum said I wouldn’t… I really would have! Would love to own one one day!
Here in the US they were selling for $10,000.00 new with AC, 5 speed, moon roof, power windows and locks. They sold a ton of them to us in the Air Force. I have not seen one since the 1990s as they fell apart fairly quickly and nobody had heard of them. Funny to see one again even if the steering wheel is on the wrong side of your car. I can fix it for you. lol Cheers
They were called Scoupe in America, one word. I was little so I never drove one, but most of the reviews said it wasn't as good as its competitors, especially the Japanese.
There was also a superb MVi version that had a nice turn of speed.
The mvi was overtaken by funerals 😀😀 your thinking of the MVTI the one in this video is an MVI
In Spain I spotted a few S-Coupés at the time (late 90's, first 00's)
This is Mk 2 SCoupe. Mk 1 was extremely popular in Greece.
Workmate had one of these in the early 2000s, was actually a decent car.
There were plenty of these Hyundai S Coupes sokd in Australia l remember them been every were and this video brought memories of tgere been so many of them around there are none left at all there all gone l suppose they all broke down with major problems but on the other hand there are plenty of 1990s Toyotas still driving around both Camerys and Corollas and Coranas plenty of those for sale also Toyotas from the 1970s 1980s and the 1990s still advertised for sale no Kias or Hyundais and l own a 1990s Toyota myself a Hilux and its still going the main reason Toyotas are extremly reliable snd popular no okd Kias and Hyundais there all gone they have just disappeared gone and the main reason people get rid of there the engine and gearbox and it cost o lot of money to repsair them
Another enjoyable & interesting video really like the content of the channel well done 👍👍
I kinda want to get one of these, but they are almost impossible to find in the US.
Matt, this is why Korean cars are so good! Mind you their good is also very good!
Excellent review as always and such a great little coupe. Very cool I remember seeing them around and now you just don’t. Looks like a great example ❤
I haven’t seen one in years. Nice car.
3:32 wait, there's a hippo : )
Practically extinct all around. I may have seen 2 when I lived in America and I saw one in Brazil.
Adorable little car.
the overdrive button is below the button you pushed,you pushed the shift button.
Apart from the walnut whip wheels, this is a nice looking car.
I am surprised you never saw one. I live in the east of the netherlands and saw several Scoupe's. Disappearing from the streets now I fear.
Strange how many survivor cars are automatics. Great looking car, reminds me of the Toyota Paseo.
Yes. I had a Toyota Paseo for 16 years and understand your comparison.
Many/most cars that survive are often automatics. Thats because of who is likely to buy an automatic, as well as the next owners: People who dont care about going fast (i.e. many older men and women). They are less likely to put a lot of miles on the car, less likely to crash, and much more likely to service it properly.
Often bought by older drivers, maybe someones last car so they were little used and well looked after. Dont forget until recently automatics were only for old people, a young driver wouldn't be seen dead in one
@@furiousdriving How much did got sold this one mate?
They were pretty common in the early 2000s in the Netherlands. And suddenly they were completely gone. I have not seen a single one of them in the last 2 or 3 years.
You can definitely see a bit of 90s Fox body Mustang in the styling.
I suspect this was the same engine as the one in the 1998 Kia Mentor I had. It was rated at 80bhp and was nippy enough but the gearbox had problems. The selector shaft broke so I replaced the box with another used unit, but after a year that went too. I then scrapped the car.
They were always called "scoupes" (scoopes) in the part of continental europe where I am, well at least in car mags they were. I believe the target market in this part of the world was perhaps not the boy racers, but rather women that wanted a smart looking car thats wasnt too expensive, as well as a bit older gentlemen that didnt feel the need to go all that fast.
Who remembers the S-Coupe Hammond drove in the ‘first cars’ challenge from Series 13 of UK Top Gear?
They nailed the design, it's a very good looking coupe! It's a shame that the engines can't match the looks.
Remember when hammed had one in the 17 year old Challenge on top gear