I remember it was back in 2012 during the Super GT event, I first laid my eyes on the Hyundai Veloster. The first thing that I saw was the slogan "The first 1+2 door car" and thought to myself why not just say it as a 3-door car ? What we are used to when we hear 3-door is a hatch back with 2 doors and the boot is a door. I went and saw what was different with this particular model and I was surprised. The concept is 1 door on the driver side like a coupe or sports car while having 2 doors on the passenger side. It is a new model to replace the Hyundai Coupe name.
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| Nice sticker on grill area and Nice LED lights |
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| Twin Pipe Design in the center |
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| 1 door on driver side |
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| 2 door on passenger side - Shorter front door and rear door handle on arrow area |
When one of my friend told me he was getting one for daily drive, I looked forward to seeing the Veloster in the flesh and after months of waiting, it is finally here. He first told me he was getting a manual version but due to low demand he had to change to the premium 6 speed auto version. His brand new white car is definitely a looker with many high tech goodies. I am impressed with the overall design. First thing that caught my eye is the actual size of the car. It looked bigger and wider than I remembered.
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| 3rd door |
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| Mid sized but deep boot area for good storage space |
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| 18 inch rim as standard issue |
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| Large sunroof |
Since the exterior looks great, the interior becomes the next to look into. Rather than going into the driver seat to check out the interior, I was more interested on how it will sit in the rear sits. The Veloster sits a total of 4 person. At the rear there are only spaces for 2 as the middle section does not have a cushion that is where the cup holders are located. When I first when in, I could see that there is enough leg space for someone with 175 cm in height but because of its coupe design, the roof is low and slanted giving me not enough head space. However, it could still be comfortable. I particularly love the red and black theme of the seats.
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| Front Seat |
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| Rear Seat |
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| Door panel with cool design handle |
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| Alloy Pedals withe Red Black carpets |
When I move over to the front seats, I was expecting a blue lit interior with high tech feature since I have a Hyundai at home too. Indeed I was not disappointed. The cluster meter looks great and the buttons and player is well organized with a hint of design sharing with its sibling the Elantra. I especially like the steering wheel design. It is functional with buttons on the steering wheel but most importantly the design is nice and great to hold for good grip unlike the bulky Tucson's steering wheel.
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| Multifunctional Steering wheel |
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| Player and perfectly aligned buttons |
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| Sporty Cluster |
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| Engine Start Stop Button |
| Enough with the looks and let's get down on the performance. Hyundai only have 2 names before that belong under performance range which is the Hyundai Genesis Coupe and Hyundai Coupe and its engines are not found in the Veloster so it should perform like a normal car. This being an auto and a NA engine, it only has 138 hp from the 1.6L block. I did not test drive the car so I could not comment much on it. This car is promoted as a city driving experience with sporty looks. I think without moving, it already appears fast. For looks I definitely would give 5 stars. It is sporty and big and it sits 4 persons but the one behind the driver have to wait to get out of the car. It is up to my friend to test the acceleration, handling, braking and fuel consumption of this car. As for me, it would be a nice addition to the house stable. |
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