Autoblog posted spy shots of the 2008 Hyundai Tiburon a couple weeks ago but I decided not to post about it since…well, it didn’t really matter. The spy shots weren’t really very exciting. Now though, we have updated shots from Hyundai of the new 2008 Hyundai Coupe (Tiburon in the US.) There seems to be a lot of debate as to whether the car is better looking or not, so I’ve created some side-by-side shots to make your decision that much easier

On all of these pictures, the silver one is the 2006 model, and the blue one is the 2008 (or 2007) model. Continue on for the comparison…

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The Barabus TKR that I previously reported on has been unveiled, and the numbers are even better than expected. The body and chassis of the TKR are made of carbon fiber, which helps the twin-turbo 6.0L V8 (1005 hp,) propel the car from 0-60 mph in an amazing 1.67 seconds. Whoa. Not only that but the car can reach a top speed of 270 mph!

The TKR is designed to compete with the world’s fastest, quickest, best handling, most luxurious grand touring cars in the world.” Barabus will be producing 300-400 TKR’s over a three-year production period, and fetching one will cost you £360,000 ($454,176.)

Sadly, I expect this to go the way of the Vector Supercar. If this thing didn’t look like a cheap rip-off of the Saleen S7, I would be salivating. If you look at my other post about it, you can also see comparison shots between the TKR and the Lotus Elise and Pagani Zonda. You’ll be surprised at how similar they look.

Now let’s get real here. First, these numbers are most likely mathematical calculations used, and will not actually be the real numbers. Second, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani (I could go on,) could all make cars that have 1000 hp claims if they just want to say “my car has 1000 hp.” The real question (and the reason this isn’t already done,) is ‘How does it drive in the real world?’ It would be cool for Top Gear to test this car, it would be entertaining. But for real world driving where the roads aren’t all track, this thing probably sucks. Not to mention it’s most likely extremely unreliable and annoying to drive at low speeds. Don’t get me wrong here, I like the idea of huge numbers like that, but we have to be realistic. Look at how similar the TKR and the Saleen S7 are:

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Barabus Sports Cars ltd. (not Brabus, the Mercedes and Maybach tuners,) have been working on a car with over 1000 horsepower for over 10 years. It is said to reach 270 mph, and go from 0-60 in less than 3 seconds. It will be powered by a Twin-Turbo 6.0L V8, and is rumored to cost less than $500,000.

The front of the car looks like a Lotus Elise:

The car is set to be unveiled in London this week. When considering that the Bugatti Veyron cost over $1 million and barely pushes 1000hp, the price seems a bit unreasonable, but then again the Hennessey Viper Venom has been doing it for years. Not to mention, the Venom costs less than $200,000.

The design is at least questionable. The front (pictured above,) looks like a Lotus Elise, and the rear a Pagani Zonda:

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I don’t really have much information on it yet, but there is some information concerning Audi’s newest concept, the R-Zero Electric Sports Car. The first time I heard of this car and saw it, I was instantly reminded of F-Zero, the awesome game for Super Nintendo way back when. It looks like one of the crafts in the game and it sounds like it’s named after the game. The most interesting features include the electric motors in each wheel, ran by battery packs in the center of the car, and the tunnel in the car running the whole length of the car from the front to the back. The tunnel is not only for aerodynamics, but also to cool the battery packs.

Notice a similarity? Audi has no official tie to the car yet, but is more a concept by three design students. I’m not really sure how I feel about the looks, but it’s not ugly. The picture above reminds me of the new Mitsubishi Eclipse, only backwards, and this picture below is very similar to the Maybach Excelero. More info after the jump.

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