Hyundai’s UK range gets some much-needed velocity in the form of the Veloster Turbo SE, which will come to showrooms on September 24 bearing a £22k sticker price. Its turbocharged 1.6 litre T-GDI engine produces 184 hp – that’s 17 less than the North American version, but the same max torque of 265 Nm between 1,500rpm and 4,500 rpm.
A six-speed manual gearbox with wider gear ratios complements the performance figures to yield a 0-100 km/h time of 8.4 seconds and a top speed of 213 km/h, while firmer dampers help it stay poised at speed.
Visually it’s pretty similar to the Turbo that premiered Stateside at Detroit’s NAIAS – a more aggressive front bumper and grille, twin tailpipes, rear diffuser and spoiler, 18-inch alloys and so on. However, it seems this SE adds a choice of White Crystal (solid) and Phantom Black (pearl) colours to the existing Matte Grey. The white is a no-cost option, while the black and grey call for an additional £445 and £525 respectively.
Standard fitment includes redesigned leather seats, an eight-speaker sound system and 7-inch touch-screen with GPS, media centre and reverse camera with parking guidance. Buyers can have a panoramic sunroof for an extra £950.
The standard Veloster turned heads with its unique asymmetrical door configuration when it was launched in 2011. Its 1.6 litre direct-injected Gamma engine pushes out 138 hp and 167 Nm of peak torque.
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being a 2 door coupe is already special, why the need to have Special Edition version? not much sense there.
underpowered. nice car though.
haha very slow…
VW scirocco 1.4TSI only produces 160HP/240NM yet 0-100 in 8 sec with DSG…
hurm…
max speed is even better; above 220kmh in reality…
Well one Veloster Turbo show car is here in Sillypore already. it’s exactly the same as the UK version, right up to the left hand mounted turn indicator stalk. We’re getting the UK specced cars since UK is the only RHD country in Europe.
No test drive yet, the show car is a 6AT version with paddle shift and HID headlamps
a bit like GT86 fascia in this shot..
Why get this Hyundai where you can buy a Subaru BRZ?
More worth it in the future. For Kaki Tuner.
I’m tired of these Veloster news. We havent even gotten the normal Veloster up on our shores. People say, it is soon, but when ? WHEN ?
Ask Sime Darby…………
Kimji….
No RV
Pfft. Sam Loo and his ‘RESALE VALUE’ excuse.
No offence, you sound exactly like a broken record, who tried to keep playing the same old bullshit in such topics.
Anyways, not all will buy your pile of shit, you pathethic piece of crap. So, take back your words, shut up or we’ll virtually beat your baseless comments to a pulp.
Pathethic.
datang brunei la… see velostar freak 3 door car..
no kidding. i drove it the other day. freak the f out when i drove by hdnyuai and saw the car. i turned around and? drove to hdnyuai. was super psyched until i drove it lol its so beautiful, but SO DAMN SLOW! i don’t speak car, so if someone can tell me if driving the turbo will be like driving my malibu (6 cylinder), then i’ll definitely buy the turbo!