what's the scoupe

"parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis" (parkrndl) 03/01/2016 at 18:00 • Filed to: None

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on my commute home today, I saw a busted-ass Tiburon in rattlecan black with tacked-on plastic wheel flares, and I got to thinking: what ever happened to the Tiburon’s predecessor, the Scoupe? i can’t remember the last time i saw one on the road. does anybody know of one that’s still running?

TheHondaBro > parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis 03/01/2016 at 18:06

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Did they even sell these in the US?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis 03/01/2016 at 18:06

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I’ve never heard of this, but I think it’s a pretty stylish little thing. It’s almost like a mini Prelude.

bob and john > parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis 03/01/2016 at 18:08

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that looks shocking like a toyota paseo.

fourvalleys > TheHondaBro 03/01/2016 at 18:11

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I’ve literally never heard of it, as far as I know.

Anyway, Wikipedia says it was sold in the US from 1988 to 1995. Huh.

vicali > parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis 03/01/2016 at 18:16

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I always mixed these up with the Storm/Impulse/Paseo crowd...

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis 03/01/2016 at 18:16

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A brief internet trawl says it was penned by Italdesign, which explains the handsome looks. Wikipedia seems to say it’s actually a pretty interesting car too - Lotus-tuned suspension and even a Turbo model with 115hp. Apparently the first application of the Garrett T15 turbo.

yitznewton > parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis 03/01/2016 at 18:19

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Yeah, I remember these. There were never many, and when’s the last time you saw an Excel?

yitznewton > vicali 03/01/2016 at 18:20

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Awwww yeah

DarkCreamyBeer > bob and john 03/01/2016 at 18:23

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Scoupes were somewhat popular in my high school parking lot. More popular than Mazda MX-3s or Nissan Pulsars at least.

I suspect they have all rusted away by now, even in Georgia. Hyundai wasn’t building the most durable cars in the early 90s.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > DarkCreamyBeer 03/01/2016 at 18:30

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I suspect you are in your very late 20's/early 30's? because my high school parking lot looked exactly the same.

Jonee > parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis 03/01/2016 at 18:30

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I saw a ratty one here in L.A. not too long ago and it made me go, “oh yeah. Those things.” How about the Chevy Spectrum? That’s another one that dropped off the face of the Earth.

JDMatt > yitznewton 03/01/2016 at 19:10

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regular college students in the mid 90s look more extremely hipster by today’s standards.

parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis > TheHondaBro 03/01/2016 at 19:25

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I actually specifically remember a pretty good commercial for them. We were watching TV in my girlfriend’s dorm room around 1989-1990, and this ad comes on for a neat-looking little sporty car. They talk about all its features and show it from dramatic angles without mentioning the manufacturer, and at the end, they say “Scoupe... by Hyundai.” A friend who was sitting there with us said “Hyundai?!?” And the damn commercial said, “Yes, Hyundai.” Funny as hell and it worked...

edit: aaaaaand here it is.

for Michigan > parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis 03/01/2016 at 20:15

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As per Citroen’s post , should we pronounce this “Scoo-pay”?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jonee 03/01/2016 at 20:36

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That’s one I’ve never heard of. Is it an Isuzu? sure doesn’t look like a Chevy to me.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > parkrndl is enjoying his midlife crisis 03/01/2016 at 20:38

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Whats the scoop, poop?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > yitznewton 03/01/2016 at 20:39

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I would drive any of those.

Jonee > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/01/2016 at 21:07

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Yeah, it was an Isuzu Gemini sold by Chevy. I think it was more common in hatchback form.

I guess it replaced the Sprint. I remember seeing a lot of them, so they sold.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jonee 03/01/2016 at 21:10

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neat

DarkCreamyBeer > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/01/2016 at 23:04

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You flatter me, but you are off by a decade. Most of my high school classmates weren't saving up from summer jobs to get their wheels.