Spied: 2009 Hyundai Tiburon RWD (BK)

Only a few days ago, Winding Road posted up a gorgeous rendering of what the next-generation Tibby would look like. It took most of its cues from the HCD-8 Concept shown in 2004. The next Tiburon was confirmed to be a RWD with a possible V8 option that would pump "well over" 300hp. Unexpectedly, we found the first and surprisingly revealing spyshots of the Tiburon, courtesy of HyundaiExchange.

[Source: CarSpyShots.net Forums via HyundaiExchange]

The exterior shot shows a close resemblence towards the HCD-8 Concept, which was what we had hoped for. The window line implies that Hyundai took it evolutionary on that department, as it looks familiar from what we have now. Surprisingly, we have two interior shots, which seem as the photographer of this mule got to have a sit inside. While the first shot shows a close-up of the gauge, the second shot shows the dash full-on. The steering wheel cues the recent steering wheel designs from Honda like the Civic Coupe and the CR-V. The dash gave us a look at the 2008 Cadillac CTS, and they both look familiar somehow.

It's still a long way from the Tiburon to make its debut, and sources say it will arrive sometime in 2008 as a 2009 model. The RWD coupe will share platform with the Genesis RWD flagship sedan. There are no reports regarding where it will be built. Head on over to CarSpyShots.net for more shots of the possible groundbreaker for Hyundai's future.

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