ok well i drove a 2001 5speed tiburon last summer and a 2002 accent GL this summer and i for one vote the tib suspension over the stock accent suspension. im not sure who exactly would be dissing the tib but with a roadholding index of .84g and the way mine performed box stock was very impressive to me and all unsuspecting passengers thinking that i will drive down a curvy country road at a reasonable speed <img src=/images/forums/snitz/wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0>.
my accent however is not so enjoyable. aside from the obvious handling differences associated with the tourque and exiting the turn i say teh accent is MUCH less responsive and is also balanced with more suspension understeer; while actually oversteering the wheel will bring the back end around fairly easily.
the springs; sway bars and shocks (to a lesser extent) are noticeably softer than the tib.
overall i just wish i had my turbulence back

note to everyone: counrty roads are MUCH less adgesive when they put fresh road gravel and oil down that day <img src=/images/forums/snitz/cry.gif width=16 height=16 border=0>
i found that out the hard way sliding off the end of a dead end road totaling my cobalt blue beauty <img src=/images/forums/snitz/cry.gif width=16 height=16 border=0>
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