2002 Hyundai Coupe V6 from UK and Ireland - Comments

The alarm keeps going off. This happens mainly when the weather is cold. The hand brake also need to be tightened as it became loose.

I'm very impressed by the performance of the car, however, the car is very prone to wheel spin, even with the traction control on. The back of the car is also prone to losing traction and sliding out. I know the car is a 2.7 but the fuel economy is appalling. The 66 litre tank seems to go from full to empty in no time at all.

The car is incredibly comfortable to drive and I live driving it. So other than the alarm problems, and dealerships problems, I'm very happy with the car.

Agree with most of the comments, especially the alarm. I found the negative battery lead was rusty, ungreased, & loose. The service dept. think that may of contributed to the randon alarms. It's happened twice since, both times self inflicted ie by trying to lock the car with either the roof or side window open. Otherwise now seems OK

Yes fuel econnomy is poor, I did seriously consider a Celica, which with variable valve timing must have been a better bet. Road holding isn't too good, the car tends to go with "the road". In wet, & icy conditions one must tread carefully! My wife hates the car (that's just her) but she does seriously say it makes her feel sick as a passenger?

I think that the V6 version of the Coupe is a great looking, high performance sports car. Its great price makes it affordable to a wider range of people and I have found that this car gets you noticed as you drive past people and their heads turn and watch an amazing car go past. If you want power, style and comfort at an affordable price then this car is certainly for you. As the last comment said 'the alarm kept going off', I have never had any problems with the alarm on my car.

After 7 months and 12,000 miles, I an still having a love affair with this car. It is a delight to drive and, with so much power, it is always responsive.

With regards to previous review comments, I have had no alarm problems and average around 30mpg which, for a 2.7 automatic, is pretty impressive.

I would have no hesitation in recommending this model to anyone who did not require a 4 seater, was not looking for a small car, diesel economy, but was wanting the ride of their life on a daily basis.

If you are having trouble with the alarm going off when the sun roof or windows are slightly open try the following.

When you arm the alarm with window/sunroof open first press the large button on the remote followed by the small button.

This deactivates the interior movement sensor, but leaves everything else on. Hope this helps.

I did not have any problems with alarm yet. I like the car, it is good almost best thing before M3 for its price.

Yes the car does wheelspin off the mark - because the traction control only kicks in when one wheel (not both) is spinning. This is better than the traction control kicking in and bogging the car down, which happens on other manufacturers cars.

I think the handling is excellent, have never had a problem with the back end skipping out - it's very neutral. And I've thrown it round bends pretty hard. It's far better than other so called performance cars I've driven, especially on very high speed (70mph+) corners.

The fuel tank is 55 litre, not 66 litre although the fuel economy is not great. The car doesn't warm up particularly quickly so tends to be uneconomical for short runs.

My coupe had alarm problems when I took delivery last December, on it`s second time back at the dealer they discovered the internal sensors had been set at maximum. Cold weather affects this more for some reason, so the alarm kept going off. The dealer had to remove the dash to get to control box, but know I have no problems at all JUST A SUPERB CAR.

I have a V6 coupe, and the clutch has gone at exactly 30000 miles. Its not covered on the Warranty as Hyundai say that a clutch is only covered for 12,000 miles!

It cost me £1167 to fix - £600 of that was labour!

I'm concerned as this is a 6 gear car, and I think this clutch was developed for a 5 gear engine!

Has anyone else had a similar problem?

GAS conversion.

I'm about to have a Romano Gas conversion on my 2.7 V6. It will cost £2100, and they say performance will be around 90% of the petrol version.

Has anyone else had a gas conversion?

Also... I'm a bit dubious about the size of the tank because I managed to get 58 litres in the other day and it wasn't quite empty! it came to £48.90 for 1 fill up! I suspect it is actually 60 litres.

Anyway... very soon I will be filling up my 100 litre gas tank at half the cost!!!

I have also bought the 2004 V6 model (now showing 3,570 miles) and I am very pleased with it. However I am finding that around about 30mph there is a flat spot ie it runs a little lumpy before clearing itself, anyone else had the same problem? I intend doing a lot of european miles this year, can anyone tell me how good the trip computer is for providing reliable information and holding in "cruise" at say 120kph, which is quite often possible for long hauls down through Spain and certainly across Italy, what sort of mpg does anyone think I should be getting? Thanks to anyone responding. You can also e-mail me at weedeek@uku.co.uk if you like.

The back of the car prone to losing traction and sliding out???

Sorry I utterly disagree, it's a front wheel drive car with a front bias weight distribution (especially in the larger engined 2.7 litre). So it's a natural understeerer primarily.

The tail will slide out when provoked (and that means entering a corner fast and braking to unsettle the car's balance). I wouldn't agree its prone to any oversteer whatsoever.

If I could have one thing changed on mine it would be to make it rear wheel drive for more traction, less torque steer and improve the cars handling so its possible to balance the car on the throttle in a corner. It handles decently enough, but it ain't as adjustable or anywhere near as deliciously communitative as a Mazda MX5 (called Miata in some markets).

I have a new 2.7 V6. I had the car converted to gas before I picked it up.

Running with gas you do notice a slight loss of torque, but it is still very quick.

The fuel economy is around 20mpg on gas (less than 10 round town and usually over 30mpg on a run.

The gas conversion is definitely worth the cash as I travel around 50k a year.

I'm now thinking of having the car superchiped and race tuned as it doesn't really seem that quick.

It will do 0-60 in around 8.5 and about 130mph at a push, which I think for a 2.7 V6 doing less than 5mpg with your foot planted is quite slow.

If anyone else has noticed their's not really performing over 115mph please let me know cos it might be just mine.

Hope this helps a bit.

Since I wrote my last comment on 1st July 2005 I have had the car tuned, added a free flow after-market induction kit of which includes a 5 inch cold air intake. The car now seems like it can rev and breath more easily. I have got the 0-60 down to 7.9 and the top speed is now 145mph so its quite an improvement from before. If you would like to know what kit I used email me at

tunedhyundai@acs-direct.com.

How can you say it's a 'high performance car'???! these things can get licked off the lights by saxo's and xsara vts's without a problem. Hope you enjoy filling up your tank!!! just think if the high taxation covers v6's nobody will want to buy it off you hahahahahaha.

I have run a BMW 318ti Mspec for three years, and have driven it over 50000km, town and country, here in NZ.

The performance of the BM, in tight hilly country, always left me feeling disappointed. My first drive of a Hyundai 2002 FX V6 2.7 Coupe, put a smile on my face which has only got wider after having gone out and bought one.

The seating I have found to be most comfortable and supportive when travelling at high speed. Road holding and braking are superb, particularly in the wet. The suspension I feel is a little firm, with perhaps too little travel.

Fuel consumption varies according to the pressure of the right foot, but compares favorably to other like performance cars.

The styling of this car has made other manufacturers I'll bet turn a shade of green.

When you add up the three way sun roof, the excellent tiptronic gear box, the large boot storage, the quiet smoothness of the 2.7 ltr engine, the very good dash and control layout, and not the least the very good (although not startling) performance of the car on the road, at such an affordable price, this is a serious sports car, and I say show me one better!!

Finally, in discussion with various teams of maintenance people, I have discovered that the name Hyundai is highly respected as producing a top product, requiring minimum maintenance for solid reliable motoring.

I have a 2002 Coupe and bought it as my wife thought it was 'pretty'. She also did not want to, but the M3 I have always dreamed of. I have been pleasantly surprised by the car as it looks more expensive than it actually is. Performance is not fantastic, but I rarely go to work on a race track so it does not matter. Fuel economy is acceptable (just!) and it serves me well and I have never needed anything else from the car. I check the levels every week and in two months and 4k miles, I have never had to top up. If you can get over the H on the front, buy one and you will be surprised.