RE: Hotter Hyundai Veloster 'R' on the way?
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it is 260kg lighter than the comparible golf though so that extra 40-50hp isnt going to make a huge amount of difference. Plus the map they have put on the ECU is detuned over the rest of the worlds 200 no doubt due to euro emissions so wont take long before companies are offering a quick remap to take it above that anyway with a few breathing mods.
StottyZr said:
Have you got a link to pricing information?. The new Focus ST starts at £21,500, and this is 250hp. So for an unknown brand releasing a 180hp hot hatch I'd expect 15-16k!
http://www.hyundai.co.uk/new-carsI thought they would be around 15-16k also!! 18-20k is abit much... but saying that, i havent driven one so i cant really comment if theyre worth it. just comparing it to what else you can have for that kind of cash.
Edited by Dion20vt on Tuesday 31st July 13:25
Hyundai have a very strong range from the I10 -I40 most of which aren't built in Korea.
I10 is India and I30's are built in Slovakia with sister company's KIA CEE'D. I had a look at the I40 estate crd 1.7 a lot of car for the money and £30 road tax. Hyundai and Kia are quickly repeating what the Japanese manufacturers did 30+ years ago and are becoming a major force in the UK market. The Veloster is marmite but it gets talked about more than can be said for a number of European Coupes.
Not forgetting Hyundai offer 5 year warranty and road side assistance in package, when are the major european
manufacturers going to be as confident in their products?
I10 is India and I30's are built in Slovakia with sister company's KIA CEE'D. I had a look at the I40 estate crd 1.7 a lot of car for the money and £30 road tax. Hyundai and Kia are quickly repeating what the Japanese manufacturers did 30+ years ago and are becoming a major force in the UK market. The Veloster is marmite but it gets talked about more than can be said for a number of European Coupes.
Not forgetting Hyundai offer 5 year warranty and road side assistance in package, when are the major european
manufacturers going to be as confident in their products?
Edited by Domf on Tuesday 31st July 12:55
Alfa159Ti said:
I first look at this and think 'meh'.
Then I remember that it was only 15 years ago that Hyundai were building the Accent Coupe and recall just how far they have come in a short space of time.
And then I think 'fair play to em'.
This. It may be hilariously overstyled, but it's actually not a lot worse than a lot of modern rubbish.Then I remember that it was only 15 years ago that Hyundai were building the Accent Coupe and recall just how far they have come in a short space of time.
And then I think 'fair play to em'.
Give 'em a just a few more years...
kambites said:
Shame they don't bother to sell it in the UK. Mind you, if they did everyone would probably complain that the plastics were cuddly enough. tommy vercetti said:
Why don't they sell it here?
Not enough demand when asked as apart from the UK, Japan, Australia there is no real market for RHD and apparently thats not enough demand to warrant doing all the homologation and testing to a RHD platform where as europe and america and 905 of the rest of the planet are LHDStottyZr said:
You know exactly what I meant by this. Why question it?
Hyundai haven't released a hot hatch before, its a new market for them. So I would expect them to price below the more established competition.
I did because using the phrase 'unknown brand' in reference to Hyundai would imply that one knows nothing about their products & history and thus would seem unjust, no matter if one is talking about a city car, plant/earth mover (great machines by the way) or ocean going bulk carrier. But clearly I miss understood your use of the term in relation to Hyundai and a specifically a hot hatch. Hyundai haven't released a hot hatch before, its a new market for them. So I would expect them to price below the more established competition.
StottyZr said:
Johnboy Mac said:
StottyZr said:
an unknown brand
?Hyundai haven't released a hot hatch before, its a new market for them. So I would expect them to price below the more established competition.
Edited by robsprocket on Tuesday 31st July 23:13
robsprocket said:
The Veloster is a coupe not a hot hatch, so it's not a new market for them it's a replacement for the Hyundai Coupe which ended production a few years ago.
It isnt though. The genesis coupe is the replacement of the Hyundai Coupe. This is a completely new platform for them.Edited by robsprocket on Tuesday 31st July 23:13
TinyCappo said:
robsprocket said:
The Veloster is a coupe not a hot hatch, so it's not a new market for them it's a replacement for the Hyundai Coupe which ended production a few years ago.
It isnt though. The genesis coupe is the replacement of the Hyundai Coupe. This is a completely new platform for them.Edited by robsprocket on Tuesday 31st July 23:13
Hyundai Coupe FWD, Veloster FWD, Genesis RWD. The Veloster is in a comparable price bracket to the old Coupe whereas the Genesis is in much higher price (and performance) bracket, with a top spec 3.8 Genesis around the same price as a base Nissan 370Z in the USA.
2008 Coupe $17,270 - $22,770
2012 Veloster $17,450 - $21,950
2012 Genesis $24,250 - $33,000
Edited by robsprocket on Wednesday 1st August 15:12
I saw one of these parked at my train station the other day, and had to double-take to work out what it was. Really eye-catching, and it got me straight on the internet when I got home to find out how much it costs. I love the looks, and I think given about 3 to 4 years, when the bulk of the depreciation has gone, this would be a good alternative to, say, the Citroen DS-3? Something a bit different?
Should be reliable too by all accounts...
Should be reliable too by all accounts...
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