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I went to my local Hyundai dealer a couple weeks ago to check out the regular Veloster. Told the manager I was interested in the turbo, but wanted to check out the rest of the car. "..The Veloster doesn't come with a turbo," he says, and I awkwardly reply "Yeaaa, but it will." He left me alone when I made it clear I wasn't there to buy.
The interior is very nice, almost GTI quality. The rear seats are going to be a bit awkward for anyone over 5'10" or so. I'm 6'0" and was brushing my head on the rear glass to headliner transition. Would suck if the sun's above and/or behind you.
It's a pretty neat car, but not quite as neat in person, at least for me. They'd need to change the rear suspension like the Jetta GLI and sport~ify the steering and shifting for it to get a pass. The stone donuts, I mean eco-tires didn't help either. Lightweight and decent power only go so far, but they might nab a few buyers with the turbo.
If I were in the market for a FWD hatch, I'd be looking at the MS3 or GTI, not this thing... yet. It'd be nice if they properly tuned the turbo model, but I'm not holding my breath.
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