Here’s how the Excel launched the Hyundai brand in America

1987 Excel hatch back egg style. 1.5 cyclone fwd,
I owned this car and when I had an issue and needed a part replacement. I call the local Junk yard and asked if they had any. They replay We have plenty come right in and shop..

Don’t lie to us. That pun was definitely intended!

The Plymouth Prowler was made in a town by me called Shadyside Ohio

And I want to see Pontiac 6000

Our first car, when we came from Cuba, was a 91 excel! It died a few years later with 58k miles. The transmission died. I was so excited when my mom bought it because I thought it was a Honda but nope it was not. 😂

I was a n high school when these came out in the US, and at first, they were kind and of a joke. They came very far in a very short time! I've worked in body and mechanical repair shops and the newer cars (early 00s and up) are well build! They do NOT want these things falling apart! You may give up a little bit in N/V/H, and the interiors don't always contain the highest quality materials, but they run! I work at a Honda dealership, but my daily driver is an '05 Elantra. The paint is in rough shape, and the interior is pretty worn, but I have over 230k on it, and it runs great! (KNOCKING ON WOOD! LOL)

I had a yellow scoupe and really enjoyed that car. It was fun to drive. I did have to replace the fuel pump once but that was the only issue

I always thought they ventured with Nissan. Because the Excel liked like the Nissan Sentra of that time. Guess I was wrong. They looked alike

I had an scoupe and I enjoyed it

they also had a rebadged version of the Ford Granada called the Grandeur. my parents have had 3 Hyundai cars over the past 20 years a 2003 Elantra a 2005 Sonata and a 2013 Azera the Sonata has been around since the 1985 model year so just before the Excel and they actually last pretty long my parents had their 05 Sonata for about 15 years until it was totaled in a road test by a Mechanics Apprentice and dad got the 20211 Cadillac SRX he drives now as a rental and after the City Of Boston accepts his retirement papers he's thinking of trading it in for a new Cadillac XT6. I personally have always loved Cadillacs as my now deceased maternal grandmother had a 1979 Coupe Deville when I was a youngster she traded the Caddy for a used Buick Skylark then traded the Skylark for a widebody 1990 Toyota Camry the later of which was Dark Pearl Red though in certain situations it looked Burgundy/Maroon. or for example when I came home from the Hospital as a newborn in my Dad's 1979 Corolla Station Wagon Gas was 91 cents a gallon for regular unleaded March 1985 so it cost 11.30 to fill his tank where as when we went to DC for Awesome Games Done Quick in January 2016 we rented a Cadillac ELR Coupe gas Was 2.14 a gallon for regular. the Sonata came here in 1989 in that model year it main competitor in its class the Toyota Camry sold 255,252 units in its 7th year on sale in the US and hit it's highest sales in it's 25th model year 2007 with 472.808 and still averages around 300,000 units a year sold in the US going into its 40th year

You couldn't pay me to own a Hyundai. They are garbage cars lol.

SCoupé sounds like "escupe" which means "I spit" in Spanish 😂

I still cannot comprehend why anyone buying a new car would think themselves “oh I’m gonna go spend $$$ on a Hyundai or Kia”

To me, they are still second-rate Asian cars.

Wow, that was quick! I asked for a video on the Scoupe last week and here it is!! Didn't realize they started in 1988, I thought my 1991 was the 1st year they were available. Mine was pretty reliable considering the beating I gave it, especially since most trips were under 5 miles, 3-4 times a day.

Useless trivia - I remember that Mitsubishi model mentioned early in the video called the Precis and it was pronounced PRE-SIS in ads anyways!

I remember when Kia and Hyundai were jokes. They have come far

The Precis was pronounced "Pree-Siss" fwiw.

should do a video on the Hyundai "Pony"

Haha I still can’t get over the fact that Americans pronounce the name S-Coupé as “scoop”. Elsewhere the change of font (and frequent use of a hyphen) totally changed the way it is pronounced..

I found this video after searching "Mitsubishi Precis." I remembered someone I knew having that car. All this time I had been calling it a "Pre-sis" when the word is pronounced, "pray-see."

a few corrections to below the SRX was a 2011 we rented a 2016 Cadillac CTS when we went to DC when we bought my mom her 2003 Elantra dad drove a used 1995 Dodge Spirit a base model of the Excel cost 6,545 in 1986 it was closer in price to a Subaru GL hatchback than to a Yugo at the time which was middle of the road for small imports back then

My first car was a silver 87 excel gl 5 door like the one in the video. Wasn't my first choice but it got me where I needed to go.

I worked at a Hyundai dealership back around 2010. What a pile of crap those car were. Subframe recall because they rusted out, control arm recall because they rusted out. Sun visor breaking off, crome door trim pealing off. They needed the 10 year power train warranty because of the crappy transmission's.

My sister had a Excel and a Scoupe. The Excel was gutless as hell.

My middle sister and Brother-in-law had a 88…..Forward facing hood…….it was their first new car as married couple!

The accent is still sold here!

Hyundai outlasted all the other big names like Mitsubishi, Pontiac Issuz Plymouth Oldsmobile Renault.
Personally I knew my hyundai mechanics by first name I was there so often 🤣. They have came a long way. Iam completely impressed.

Tiburon was replaced by Hyundai Genesis Coupe not the Veloster

My aunt had a 1990 Excel without a/c but it was a great car!

This brought back memories! My first car was a 3-door 1989 Excel that my mom had bought new in 1989 n I got in 2000 n it had over 400,000 (yes, 400k) miles on it n still ran. Sure, about half of the original 68 horses were probably dead or lame under the hood but it got me from point A to point B. In Arizona, with no A/C. LOL

Nissan Sentra........ Chevy Celebrity, VW Jetta

I love my 2019 Hyundai Accent. It's the third Accent I've owned and the second one I've bought brand new.

I just bought a 88 Hyundai excel like the one in boyz n the hood. Just need to figure y I can’t get reverse and 5th sometimes

Mitsubishi Precis. (pree-sis).

I had a 92 scoupe and 2 wks before I was to pcs from Ft Polk, LA to Ft Benning, GA the brakes AND the clutch went out. I left that thing on the side of the road and had to get a used 94 Sunfire 4 door.

The velosters I call Velociraptor 🤣🤣🤣

I did a tour of the Hyundai plant in Alabama some years ago. The tour guide told us to say it like the days of the week…Sunday, Monday, Hyundai. Good episode.

the first time i ever saw an excel was in taxi form in pakistan

HyundaiKia's unfair advantage is their perceived high quality. I've seen oil burners, shot engines, and very unhappy owners. Unfortunately, people are enticed into buying one because of heavy advertising of the practically useless 10yr 100k mile warranty.

Hyundai graphed thee ending of the american national anthem for seatbelts

Fascinating. I love Hyundai. Sadly, after you made this video, Hyundai stopped selling the Veloster. I have one. I love it. It's the perfect "hot hatch" for me. Or almost perfect. It could use another door!

Interesting. I always thought that the Elantra is the descendent of the Excel.

I would like to see cover a car that I had many years ago TR8 thanks

What is the song you use for the background music?

I had a Hyundai excel sedan just like the one in the thumbnail....... same color..... I loved that car at the time I had it...... unfortunately an ex girlfriend wrecked that car.....

1999 I bought a 1991 Hyundai Excel for $1 from a former coworker. It only had 1st gear. I found another transmission at a U Pull salvage yard and installed it myself then replaced the front lower ball joint’s. I had about $300 into it and sold it for $900. It had an EFI 1.6L Mitsubishi engine and I loved reving up that engine. It was a fun car to drive.

We had an ‘88 excel. It was very reliable until 2005.

Do you heve one 87 4doors for sale.

I will NEVER FORGET, in the wake of the Rodney King beating, an lapd spokesperson said: "Rodney King was traveling 115 miles per hour in his Hyundai Excel!! Very next day, Hyundai spokesperson said: "That's IMPOSSIBLE! Those cars cannot Go that Fast!!!!!". LMGDMFAO!!!!!😁😆😅🤣

I remember seeing Excels when I was a teenager.