r/kdm

Just another ordinary day in Korea

My personal KDM list 1

• 2010 Oullim Motors Spirra (Korea’s first mid-engine sports car.)

• 2008 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 380 GT (3.8 V6)

• 2017 Kia Stinger GT 3.3T AWD

• 2018 Hyundai Veloster N (The first N model released in Korea.)

• 2016 Hyundai Avante Sport 1.6 T-GDi (Hyundai Elantra Sport in the U.S.)

• 2021 Hyundai Avante N (Hyundai Elantra N in the U.S.)

• 2021 Hyundai Kona N

• 2017 Genesis G70 3.3T (Watch out: the fastest sports sedan in Korea, even used as an unmarked police car.)

• 1999 Daewoo Magnus (Powered by the XK6, Korea’s and Daewoo’s first independently developed inline-six engine.)

• 1990 1st-gen Hyundai Elantra 1.6 DOHC (The same engine as the Mitsubishi Mirage Cyborg's 4G61.)

• 1991 Daewoo Prince (Korean Holden Commodore cousin)

• 1992 Kia Potentia (It was popular as a drift car in Korea.)

• 1992 Kia Sephia (Kia’s and Korea’s first model with an independently developed body and chassis; Korea’s first fully independently developed car is the 1994 Hyundai Accent.)

• 1993 1st-gen Kia Sportage (The world’s first urban SUV, and completed the 1993 Paris-Dakar Rally.)

• 1991 Hyundai Galloper (Mitsubishi Pajero-based, and popular among younger Koreans for restoration projects.)

• 1993 SsangYong Musso (Famous in Korea for its Dakar Rally runs and Mercedes-Benz engines: OM601/OM602 diesels and the M104 inline-six.)

• 2001 SsangYong Rexton (In my opinion, popular for its beautiful design.)