ENGINE 1591cc inline-4cyl, DOHC, 16v, turbo
POWER 150kW @ 6000rpm
TORQUE 265Nm @ 1500-4500rpm
0-100KM/H 7.0sec (estimated)
WEIGHT 1270kg • PRICE $35,490
LIKE: Improved handling; great ride; upgraded interior; sharper styling; lots of kit
DISLIKE: Engine no better than average; a bit pricey; doors different for different’s sake
IT’S CLEAR THE new Hyundai Veloster Turbo is a very different beast from the moment you hit the start button. The engine wakes with a growl and stutters into an unsettled idle, like it’s struggling to get going. It’s a display of attitude and intention way beyond anything offered by the first Veloster. That was a strange car, the very definition of ‘fine’. It wasn’t bad, a little expensive, but in Turbo guise moderately quick both in a straight line and through corners. Trouble is, no-one aspires to ‘fine’.
The 1.6-litre turbo four had decent grunt but was uninspiring and the chassis typified Hyundai’s pre-N dynamic mindset: safe, sensible understeer at the limit. Off the record, certain Hyundai personnel admitted its shortcomings and promised the next one would be much better. This is where we find out.
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Ged Bulmer
THE ACCOMPANYING YARN WAS A RIB TICKLER, BUT THE SUITS AT PORSCHE DIDN'T SEE IT THAT WAY
Dylan Campbell
WE WERE LIVING THE DREAM. WE ALL WANTED TO WORK FOR MOTOR AS TEENAGERS
HONDA NSX
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TESLA MODEL S
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PORSCHE 959
Weissach rethinks the supercar
PCOTY LEGENDS - 1996-2022
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THE UNDEFEATED
HONDA'S FK8 CIVIC TYPE R IS OUR LINEAL CHAMP, WINNING EVERY MOTOR COMPARISON AS WELL AS BOTH PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR AND BANG FOR YOUR BUCKS. WE PAY OUR RESPECTS WITH A FINAL DRIVE IN THE END-OF-THE-LINE LE SPECIAL
THESE ARE OUR PEOPLE
IN A CULTURE OVERFLOWING WITH POSERS AND TRY-HARDS, WE FIND A HAVEN FOR THOSE THAT LOVE DRIVING ABOVE ALL ELSE
OPEN WIDE, SAY R
VOLKSWAGEN'S GOLF R LANDS IN AUSTRALIA AND IT ALREADY HAS THE SWAGGER OF A GIANTKILLER ABOUT IT. WE LINE UP SOME ASYMMETRIC ALTERNATIVES TO SEE IF THE GOLF HAS THEIR RESPECTIVE TALENTS COVERED
SING FOR YOUR DINNER
As the motoring world undergoes seismic shifts in focus, Rob Dickinson's vision for Singer remains clear
