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I like the Veloster Turbo on paper. In practice, they took a potentially good hot hatch candidate, gave it some more aggressive styling and a spunkier engine, and then neutered it with gearing for higher MPG. No LSD, and in the Hyundai Think Tank chats I've participated in, they didn't really seem very focused on making it much better either. I was told right away that IRS would never be considered for their higher horsepower model - keep in mind that this is back when the Turbo model didn't even exist and we were chatting about "a possible new sporty trim addition to the Veloster lineup. Kudos to them for making an economy car available with a matte paint option, though.
Based on my experience with the car itself, I was more disappointed than I expected to be. The touch points aren't very good, parts feel overly cheap even if they look okay on the inside, and it just doesn't feel that great to drive. As a slightly-faster appliance car, it should do fine. But there are plenty of other cars in its segment I'd pick way before I had to settle on the VT.
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