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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 02:13 PM
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Default Hyundai HCD-8 looking pretty good.

Check out the pictures of this new Hyundai HCD-8

This design engineer needs to be working for Lexus not Hyundai!

http://www.autoweek.nl/forum/read.ph...=35237&t=35237

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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 02:16 PM
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WOW, definitley a step in the right direction (as far as design goes) for Hyundai, looks good but if it does go into production, i'll be a little hestitant to buy it because it's a Hyundai. But i love the look
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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This deserves a bump just so more people can see it.

I still would never buy a Hyundai, but it looks nice.

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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 10:14 PM
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that kinda looks like the infiniti FX-45.
but it is the best looking hyundai to date.
i wonder who designs other hyundais. they're so friggin ugly.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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this is really a step forward 4 this company as far as looks, but its going 2 hard 2 foegt there past...
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 11:16 AM
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Man this is hard to admit but that's a nice looking concept by Hyundai!

Now if they only had the brand recognition and reliability of Lexus, I'd be sold!
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 11:25 AM
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this is no stretch for hyundai.. i remember at the car show in 96 or so they came out with the hcd-1. This took the car show by storm-it had features like xenon headlights,led tails,19" wheels, the works!, but what did they do with that car?- they changed it to the very uninspiring TIBURONmodel. I find this hcd-8 to be beautiful,but lets see how hyundia manages to screw up once again on the promising concept car to production process.

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Originally posted by nextlevelcoupe
this is no stretch for hyundai.. i remember at the car show in 96 or so they came out with the hcd-1. This took the car show by storm-it had features like xenon headlights,led tails,19" wheels, the works!, but what did they do with that car?- they changed it to the very uninspiring TIBURONmodel. I find this hcd-8 to be beautiful,but lets see how hyundia manages to screw up once again on the promising concept car to production process.

I've never seen or heard of the HCD-1, are there any pics of it?? Love to see what other Hyundai concept that took the show by storm.
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http://www.conceptcarz.com/folder/ve...vehicleTypeID=
here is the hcd-1
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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Originally posted by nextlevelcoupe
http://www.conceptcarz.com/folder/ve...vehicleTypeID=
here is the hcd-1
My job has the worst firewall placement.

Have to look at this when I get home. Back to work.
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one word............ Dodge.

they must have stolen an engineer from them.
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