The Hyundai HCD-II was an ambitious and - for Hyundai at the time - stylish sports car concept. The car debuted at the 1993 Detroit Motor Show.

Hyundai California Design 2. It was the concept car of Hyundai Tiburon '96. They designed HCD-1 and HCD-2, and finally Hyundai produced Tiburon 1996.



The South Korean HCD-II was designed to compete against other compact FWD coupes, a segment which was at the time dominated by Japanese manufacturers. And while the HCD-II might have struggled to keep up with its potential rivals in both terms of both technology and engineering, it did have a certain amount of character - a feature often lacking in Japanese vehicles of the time. However as it was never put into production, we'll never know if personality alone could have allowed it to steal sales from the established models.

Powering the Hyundai HCD-II was a front-mounted 2.0 litre, inline four-cylinder engine which produced 150 horsepower.