Hyundai Coupe facelift 2.7 (2007) V6 CAR review

Doesn't look too bad. Someone said Hyundai Coupe facelift and all I could think of was that mess they made of the original Coupe seven years ago...

We're equally relieved. This Coupe still looks pretty handsome overall - some even noted the resemblance to Ferrari's 456 when it was launched. And there's a good reason why Hyundai kept its designers on a tight leash: this car is more popular in the UK than BMW's 3-series coupe. So the cosmetic tweaks are limited to stretched headlights, a reshaped grille and new fog lights. There are new side air vents and some changes to the rear too including new lamps and exhaust trims. Which distinguishes this model from the old one, but it's all a bit Halfords accessory department.

So that's the cosmetics dealt with. What else is new?

Er, that's pretty much it. There are some new paint colours, overpowering blue insrument lighting (a decade after Volkswagen did it on the Mk4 Golf) and some metal-effect trim on the centre-console and wheel. Oh, and an iPod connector, which is probably the best change of all. Mechanically, there are no changes at all. The four-cylinder engines (103bhp 1.6, 62mph in 11.9sec, yawn; and a 141bhp 2.0-litre, 62mph in 9.3sec, smaller yawn) and the 162bhp V6 we drove, are carried over.