Hyundai Terracan SUV ... another cool truck not State-side

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Jul 29, 2004 | 03:20 PM

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Hyundai Terracan SUV ... another cool truck not State-side

The "Special Black" option makes this thing look absolutely killer. Apparently there are lots of options and some serious tech gadgets available to customers over in S. Korea.

Also looks like a diesel 2.9 liter (turbo?)

Pretty cool IMO

Jul 29, 2004 | 03:36 PM

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I remember someone photoshopped one of these a long time ago into a Lexus and tricked lots of people into thinking that it was the next gen LX500

Took a while for people to realize it wasn't real

Cool truck though, sucsk that it's not stateside.... can anyone explain that 3rd mirror on the hood? I know it's been explained before but I forget..

Jul 29, 2004 | 03:41 PM

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It surely took a lot of cues from the LX. Not that it's a bad thing either.

Jul 29, 2004 | 06:10 PM

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diesel = teh co0lzors

Does it come in stick?

Jul 29, 2004 | 09:20 PM

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damn... thats a spitting image of the LX/ Land Cruiser. I dont like those dink *** passing mirros on the hood, but either way, tight work.

Jul 30, 2004 | 04:50 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Attila
I remember someone photoshopped one of these a long time ago into a Lexus and tricked lots of people into thinking that it was the next gen LX500

Took a while for people to realize it wasn't real

Cool truck though, sucsk that it's not stateside.... can anyone explain that 3rd mirror on the hood? I know it's been explained before but I forget..

It does in fact look strikingly like a Toyota-Lexus product....I thought upon seeing it at first that it was a badge-engineered product. That mirror on the hood covers some of the blind spots lost in the conventional mirror.

Jul 30, 2004 | 07:35 AM

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Originally posted by Stage3
damn... thats a spitting image of the LX/ Land Cruiser

thats exactly what i thought....except it look top heavy for such a smaller truck....

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Jul 30, 2004 | 10:42 AM

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Here, you are in a world where you can replicate "looks" but you cannot replicate the blood line.

That's some honest confession from them.

Thanks for the translation BTW.

Jul 30, 2004 | 12:01 PM

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diesel = teh co0lzors

Does it come in stick?

No, I don't think so. It seems to be, intentionally, something very close to the LX470 - only built by S. Koreans for the S. Korean market. It's partial to luxury over sport/utility.

Jul 30, 2004 | 01:14 PM

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back when it was the Lexus Lobby

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ighlight=lx500

Another posting in the LX forums:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ighlight=lx500

Jul 30, 2004 | 05:23 PM

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That is a BLATANT copy of the LX 470/Landcruiser. My goodness.

Jul 30, 2004 | 09:00 PM

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Interior's nice, but the exterior seems to combine the worst elements of several marques. Anyone else see the Mitsu/Subaru/Gelandenwagen?

- "Or," to quote the Volvophobes, "the box it came in?"

Aug 1, 2004 | 11:52 PM

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The mirror in the hood is when you have to parallel park that big hunk of an SUV and you need to check how close you are to the curb. That mirror tilts down a little past your front wheels so you can align your car as straight as possible to the curb.

Aug 2, 2004 | 06:26 AM

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No, I don't think so. It seems to be, intentionally, something very close to the LX470 - only built by S. Koreans for the S. Korean market. It's partial to luxury over sport/utility.

The LandCruiser/LX470, as we know it in the states, is avaliable with diesel and stick (including luxury/NAV pack) in Europe...Just goes to show how many compromises we have to make due to our car culture here in the States.

They probably sell only 5 or so of those luxo-pack stick-shift LandCruisers in Europe each year, but that doesn't stop them from offering it. It's proof that custom-ordering is the way to go, and our federal regulations are focused in the wrong areas.

We need a serious overhaul of our systems and laws/regulations. Tripping in the '70s is preventing us from having access to a lot of desirable products.