Co-Pilots' Notes #1:- '07 Hyundai Coupe

 

Globally, magazines and blogs devote endless column inches to how a car is to drive. The driver, these days, is richly rewarded during his time behind the wheel. The passenger can only sit there and watch the helmsman having fun.

For me, being a passenger can be a fairly alien experience. I cover so many miles during my average working week that it can be a little disorientating to find myself in a chair without pedals nor something round in front of me. Today, though, I found myself in the co-pilots position, second in command of a Hyundai Coupe. I thought I’d record the Coupé experience and illustrate it with blurry photos taken while travelling on the A12.

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Korea Achievement

Everybody on the entire planet by now knows that the Koreans don't make crap cars any more. In fairly recent memory, Seoul went from producing either older cars under license, or based heavily on old, proven, cheap technology, to being able to confidently vie for your money alongside established Western brand names. Today it's even got to the point where some of the latest gear by Kia and Hyundai is the kind of stuff you'd actually almost hanker for. The new Kia Sportage is quite a convincing package, the Hyundai iX35 is in the same ball-park.

It's time now for Hyundai to get a bit brave, start pumping weights, and hit the market where it hurts.

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