The new evolutionary form for Hyundai's 2+2 sports coupe features muscular fender bulges flared around Pilot Sport tires by Michelin with a long and broad hood, raked windshield and hatchback-style roofline tapering to the stubby tail crowned by a spoiler wing.

The price-leader entry edition, labeled simply as Tiburon, packs Hyundai's four-cylinder Beta engine that displaces 2.0 liters and reaches 140 hp. A five-speed manual is standard but Hyundai's four-speed electronic automatic with Shiftronic manual controller is optional.

The sport-tuned version -- Tiburon GT V6 -- contains an aluminum dual-cam V6 sized at 2.7 liters. It's rated for 181 hp and offers the five-speed manual or optional Shiftronic four-speed automatic, plus Hyundai's pliable new six-speed manual as the ultimate sport option.

Tiburon GT V6 adds leather seats, an Infinity deluxe sound kit with seven speakers and the tail spoiler.