That respect was hard-earned. When the time came to evaluate our 2019 All-Stars contenders, a small group of fanboys on staff pushed the merits of the Veloster N, but those who hadn’t driven it yet questioned the notion that it could run with the industry’s best hot hatches. (We remember how poky the original Veloster was and how the first-gen Veloster Turbo disappointed us.) After much discussion, the Veloster N got its one shot at glory—and it made an indelible mark.
The N also inevitably invited comparison to Honda’s Civic Type R, a member of the All-Stars Class of 2018 and itself a veteran of the Four Seasons fleet. The general consensus was best summed up by news editor Conner Golden, who said, “It’s not quite as good as the Civic Type R, but for roughly $6,000 less, it doesn’t have to be.” As our year with the Type R drew to a close, it was obvious which car would replace it—so we welcome the 2019 Hyundai Veloster N to its own Four Seasons test.
Buying a Veloster N is easy because most of the performance bits come standard, including its 2.0-liter direct-injected turbo-four, a six-speed manual with a rev-matching feature (as with the Civic Type R, there is no automatic transmission on offer), driver-adjustable suspension, gloss-black spoiler, and plenty of racy red trim.
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