SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VIDEOS This is it. Hyundai Veloster SR Turbo versus the Toyota 86 GTS. Front-wheel drive versus rear-wheel drive. Understeer versus oversteer. Turbo versus ‘NA’. Convenience versus compromise. These two vehicles sum up two major enthusiast types. They also happen to be the two kingpins of the under-$80,000 […]
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Drag race: 2014 Toyota 86 vs Hyundai Veloster Turbo (video)
The Toyota 86 and the Hyundai Veloster are the most popular sports cars in the sub-$80k market segment in Australia at the moment, so it’s only natural that we should pitch the two top variants down the main straight on a track to find out which is quickest in an […]
Australian vehicle sales for October 2014 – Veloster overtakes 86
Australian new vehicle registration VFACTS figures for October 2014 have been released, and on first glance, we see the Hyundai Veloster has overtaken the Toyota 86 for only the second time this year. There’s also been quite a few newcomers showing promise, in particular the new Lexus NX small SUV […]
Video: New Hyundai Veloster Turbo prototype spotted
Hyundai has been spotted test driving a prototype version of the updated Veloster SR Turbo at the Nurburgring. Is Hyundai planning something a bit more serious for the update? Testing a vehicle at the Nurburgring usually means the company is quite focused on honing the handling and dynamics of the […]
Hyundai Veloster Midship concept unvelied at Busan Show
Developed by Hyundai’s high performance team, the Midship mid-engined two-seat Veloster concept has just been unveiled at the Busan International Motor Show in South Korea. The rear-wheel drive Midship RM concept features a 2.0-litre turbocharged Theta GDI engine that pumps out 220kW. The engine is mounted in the middle of […]
276kW Fox Marketing Hyundai Veloster heading to SEMA
The SEMA Show this year will be filled with all kinds of modified vehicles, including various projects from Hyundai. One of them will be a high-powered Veloster Turbo produced in conjunction with Fox Marketing, as previewed here. Using the Veloster Turbo’s 1.6-litre turbo four-cylinder as a base, Fox Marketing is […]
Hyundai Veloster Turbo ‘Yellowcake’ headed for SEMA
Like last year, Hyundai is planning to have a big presence at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas later this year. The company is planning to unveil a special ‘Yellowcake’ Veloster Turbo, and has released a preview sketch to prove it. The one-off project car will be built by EGR […]
2012 Hyundai Veloster SR Turbo review (video)
The 2012 Hyundai Veloster SR Turbo is the Korean carmaker’s first go at taking on the hot hatch segment in Australia. Lucky for Hyundai, it’s a cracking little car that is proving quite the competitor against its more expensive rivals. 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER SR TURBO – PROS AND CONS PROS: […]