Who makes the "Tuscani" car?

[byzantium]

I've seen two or three of these things parked at a supermarket in a wealthy area. They look like a luxe version of a downscale car, but I can't figure out which car it is, possibly a Toyota Solara? I noticed that they have a unique door hinge, a cross between standard and gullwing-it opens skyward hinged at about the rearview mirror area. Other than that there's nothing really special about them, just another faux luxury car made from a cheaper base. But I can't figure out what base car.

[Crysco]

I did a quick search on google and found that it his a limited edition Hyundai Tiburon,found a couple of reviews here is one:

Racerchicks.com: Automotive Commentary -2003 Hyundai Tiburon Tuscani

[byzantium]

I did a quick search on google and found that it his a limited edition Hyundai Tiburon,found a couple of reviews here is one:

Racerchicks.com: Automotive Commentary -2003 Hyundai Tiburon Tuscani

I knew it was an Asian rice rocket, I just didn't know who made it. The Koreans have generally done poorly in downmarket luxury-the Hyundai XG350L was canned after a couple years, and its successor, the Azera, has sold poorly too. Kia has tried several luxury offerings without success. The Japanese luxury offerings are generally for the middle class, mostly being the same cars as the main brand but with leather seats and a burl walnut dash. Even German luxury cars are somewhat downmarket nowadays, with BMW having a reputation as a car for bling obsessed people of certain ethnic groups.

The real rich mostly drive Rolls Royces and Bentleys (RR and Bentley are now owned by different companies instead of Bentley being a second tier Rolls) and Italian sports cars, with Lamborghini being especially prized. The English auto industry has been dismantled, with Rover being split up among several companies (Land Rover is owned by Ford) and Rolls actually being made by BMW. Ford also owns Jaguar. Italian cars are doing poorly, especially Fiat, which has been mismanaged a la GM for years. The only exception is the sports cars.

Most of the third world actually drives French cars. Peugeot bailed out of the US a decade ago, but are common elsewhere. Citroen (out of the US in 1973) and Renault (which made the bad decision to stake its US operation on American Motors) are also common. The English speaking world largely drives East Asian cars from Japan and Korea. The US auto industry has one foot in the grave. Ford could sell its pickup line for a good sum, and Jeep still has some life left, but the rest of it is useless.