Who makes this car?

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    Does anyone know or recognize a car emblem that is: a yellow shield with the Capital letter "I" in the middle? The left side of the "I" is black and the right side is Chrome/Silver.

    Visiting in Arizona last month I saw a sporty car on the highway driving too quick to see what the car was.
    The only identifiable markings was this emblem. I have described it to the best of my recollection.
    It was NOT the Ferrari, yellow shield with the standing stallion.
    Just recently I noticed school buses near my house (Brooklyn Center, MN) with what looks like the same symbol as the car I saw.
    I honestly thought the car had the letter "T" in the shield but on close look at these buses, I am sure they are the same. I can't even tell who makes the buses that carry this same symbol.
    I've been searching the net for "yellow shield" car, emblem, logo, badge. Nothing comes up yet.
    Maybe it's NOT a yellow shield, but it sure looks like one.
    I'm still trying to rack my brain on what kind of car I saw on the highway back in AZ.
    For all I know it was a debadged familiar make that someone threw a BUS logo on it. :)

    Any ideas?
    Thanks

    Ryan
     
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    Did it look like this?
    [​IMG]
     
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    Hey, you know what? I bet it was.
    That DOES look like it. So I was probably right the first time. It was a T.
    Ok, so the school buses do have a yellow shield with an "I" in it that I can't find what the symbol means. Much less, I don't really care about that anymore, because I think you've answered my question.
    Looks like I had all the colors there, just in the wrong place.
    Thanks, now I can try and find pics and see just what it was that drove by.
    It's nice to have that stupid nagging question in the back of your mind finally answered.
     
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    It was a Hyundai Tiburon.
    In Korea, they were badged as "Tuscani".
    You probably saw this:
    [​IMG]
     
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    Honestly I thought it was a Tiburon when I first saw it. That and a few other models went through my head as it drove away. I also thought maybe Crossfire or more like a BMW Z3 or Z4.
    Really though I am trying to remember a car that drove by fairly quick from over a month ago.
    If that's the only vehicle around here with that symbol, well I think I can close the case of what I saw.
    Thanks for your help.
     
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    mama mia its a Tascani! Pizano, hot dego. (best read when imagining an italian accent)
     
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    Taco edition, those f**kin suck!!!!, my buddie had one, clutch notorious for going out!!! POS!!!
     
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    The "I" in the buses shield means international. Its who makes the buses.
     
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    They are actually a pretty solid car.
     
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    What are you talking about? WTF does "Taco edition" mean?
     
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    DUDE. Tuscani is really hard to pronounce.
     
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    what Did you say your name was?
    "Tuscani" makes it sound like an italian sports car....