It's already been practically confirmed the Veloster will get a Turbo and a Dual Clutch Six Auto a little bit after the base model gets released in a similar pattern to where the Sonata was released and the Sonata Turbo and Hybrid will be released soon. Reports so far that this is a FWD vehicle for now(only because this car will sit on an Accent platform which is only FWD) but they have been caught doing a lot of testing in the Artic Circle so a AWD might be feasible and bring a rally style hot hatch to the Hyundai lineup. The main competitors pinned for Hyundai as the cars it wants to beat is the CR-Z/CR-X (in terms of making a more fuel efficient car that is lightweight but still fun) and the tC in drawing in an even younger crowd then what the Genesis Coupe draws in. Prices probably will be 15k for the base and somewhere below 22k for the Turbo as it will slot in below the Genesis Coupe base 2.0T which is around 23k.
If I were to get a hot hatch this would definitely be it.
2+2 Seating/3+1 Door Style Hatch(The +1 is a smaller passenger door only on the passenger side also is the unique body style mentioned in the original article)
Base 1.6 DI 138 HP 40MPG Freeway
Turbo 1.6 DI 180-200 HP (Rumored)
Weight will probably be around 2400 lbs as the current Hyundai Accent weighs about 2500 lbs. Weight reduction for the new Sonata was around there as well.
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/s...-off-interior/
Best look we have of it so far in the love it/hate it Limerock Green. Also the camoflague makes it look really square and bulky but Hyundai's new universal design dictates that it will have a lot of creases to make it seem flowing also have a lower coefficient of drag probably around .28