We see many unlaunched Hyundais in Malaysia, thanks to Hyundai having a training centre here in Glenmarie. Some Hyundais that we’ve seen here but haven’t reported on include the Genesis, Genesis Coupe, and Azera – they were all here in left-hand drive form for training centre usage, but have no chance of being launched here in the near future because these cars aren’t made as right-hand drives in the first place.
But here’s one new Hyundai worth talking about. Not only is it an RHD car, but it was sighted at JPJ Putrajaya instead of in the vicinity of the training centre, which means it’s probably going to be launched soon, if them blokes at JPJ are having a go at it.
This is the Hyundai Veloster Turbo, powered by a turbocharged 1.6 litre Gamma T-GDI engine producing 186 hp and 265 Nm of torque from 1,500 to 4,500 rpm. That’s a big power bump over the normal 132 PS/158 Nm Veloster, which was launched here in November 2012. A peek into the interior shows an automatic gear shifter, which means this car is the six-speed auto version.
You can differentiate the Hyundai Veloster Turbo from the regular Veloster not just by the Turbo badging on the rear – the Turbo model gets a more aggressive front and rear end, with a larger grille at the front and larger round-shaped tail pipes at the rear.
The non-turbo Veloster was sighted at JPJ Putrajaya in September 2012 and was launched in November 2012. That’s a short time between the sighting and the eventual launch. If the Veloster Turbo follows similar timing, could we see it make an appearance at KLIMS?
Wow that rear is really a big as*.
As of all Korean cars, over done, overly busy with heavy make up..
So ugly! is like a octopus or UFO! Suprima new friend but who’s is the ugliest winner?
Faster than Suprima. Take that Suprima owners!
You comparing with Suprima? Not to ambitious/bright are you?
No la bro, jz tat nowadays mny of paultan’s blog sections have so mny claims tat ‘suprima is faster’ or better…haha…I think most of the pages of updated news will hv this kinda things pop up…it suprima tat wanna compare wit others… :)
Suprima engine is not GDI, that’s why lesser power.
Suprima engine is not GDI??? Then what is it???Do you know what is GDI???
GDI = Gasoline Direct Injection
GDI different from FI = fuel injection…campro use FI
at these day..creature like you still exist?
Suprima engine use multiport injection, not GDI. Tell that to vios engine, same engine for decade, why no turbocharge?
Alamak apa pasal dengan campro turbo,gdi etc. To run a GDDi engine you need high octane fuel or at least you need to tune it with our existing euro2 fuel. Also campro turbo yeah it is turbocharged but the engine was modified to cater for that turbo. Look at the torque curve for the na campro engines. They’re rubbish when climbing steep gradients. Problem is the cvt gearbox cannot withstand high toque, thus the lower power output. (Campro turbo)As for Toyota engines they’re old tech(by today’s standard) but at least they’re built to last, and the power output are wayyyy more than enough for most people. If you don’t like it don’t buy it.
Same with Peugeot’s 1.6 turbo engine. They’re powerful but they’re horrible fuel guzzlers. That’s why it is your money your choice.
why compare turbo vs n.a engine? with same displacement of course turbo engine wins whether turbo petrol or turbo diesel.
n.a campro engine is not that bad, the cps has corrected the torque dip in older campro engine (without cps).
vios engine has good acceleration from standstill but saga has better rolling acceleration
Preve/Suprima is a sub 80k car, whereby this car will be around sub 150k. Can you compare something that similar to sub 150k car? Personally I would categorize preve/suprima as B segment and Inspira as C segment bcoz of their pricing range. Veloster is a C segment car. Perhaps you should wait a R3 version of preve/suprima/inspira then start your bashing.
I don’t mean to be rude, but do you even know what the car segment means?
Civic = 4525(L) x 1755(W) x 1435(H)–> C segment
Suprima = 4536(L) x 1786(W) x 1524(H) –> B??
What did I miss? Since when car segment become segment of price?
think that worth an ‘Ha Ha!’ .. .::kiki::.
Yes i am aware of the dimension of the car that designate the segments. But one can’t help it the pricing is also a very important factor. Normally, when a new car launches the 1st thing u ask is how much? only then u start asking for the spec. And yet, you always see ppl comparing Vios,City, Forte with preve/suprima. All bcos of pricing. This indication shows that majority ppl categorize preve/suprima as B segement car, not C segment as it should be. In other words is all about pricing, no longer dimension.
Pricing based segments is only applicable in Mesia, the whole world still uses the size/dimension
Again, not to be rude, cars by A/B/C/D segments are European car size segments. While they do not have a clear regulation on sizing, that doesn’t mean you can just said otherwise because you think so.
It’s as ridiculous as calling a Ford Mustang an economy car.
the i10 is A segment, Accent/i20 would be B segment, Elantra/Veloster would be C.
Suprima/Preve is a C segment car competing with B segment cars in term of price range. Being a bigger C segment car is an advantage for Suprima when it comes to the 80k price range, but that doesn’t make it a B segment at all. You can’t just make things up because you think so.
r u sure oni in bolehland?
hint : ASEAN
only in malaysia bro….
Super Ugly !
yeah, idk why, it happen only in hyundai car, every model are look ugly..or it just am a bad taste..
Your Myvi?
ou yes ! ｈｏｔ ！
Ya right. Hot fat as*.
yea ~ sexy !
Another kimchi around the corner! Tough luck! Better get Crz better than this, hybrid vs turbo? Not to compare speed but in term of environment friendly.
CR-Z goes against Veloster and Scirocco, and which is quite value compare to these 2. But Mugen CR-Z RR is the one compare to Veloster Turbo, and there is no such thing as Scirocco GTi. But it’s a shame that Honda don’t introduce Typr-R into CR-Z.
i think if honda really make the supercharged CR-Z…this could be a good fight between these hatch…
CRZ is a better car in many ways la…
tho this veloster has more power i bet CRZ will win around corners anytime lah…google sepang lap time record n u will understand what i mean here…
CRZ is a much more refined car than this kimchi pop-star….
wow.hyundai really know how a majority driver thinking…such sporty car should have a turbo..then here it come..very nice…love it..
Not a fan of Korean cars, but this car is getting quite famous in the US. I’ve been told that the power and handling is good compared to other Korean cars. They have quite a lot of modification parts for this car there.
Oh, and I’m only talking about the Turbo version though. The base level Veloster feels sluggish and underpowered to me.
Not only famous in US, it is flooded in Brunei City as well, this is really popular in Brunei, Second goes to forte koup for middle class people.. rich brunei ppl will choose bmw or merc
Cough… BS! Turbo or non turbo are not getting good reviews! Go read more reviews! The Veloster turbo has a dreadful auto gear box, and let me start talking about the handling. It is almost universally agreed that all this car has for it is the looks (which I don’t think is attractive). So it is probably more worth it to get the non turbo for show, the turbo is a waste of money.
Veloster Turbo or Citroen DS5? Hmm…
This is something nice. Perhaps Sime Darby was anticipating Naza launching the 208 GTi this week and touting this as direct competition. Maybe pricing will be close between the two. Hopefully the specs is done right.
Btw, I wonder if the engine can run euro 2.
Hmm…i wonder if they will come in with a manual version…it will be super sweet if they do
If more then 200K! Better buy a NISSAN 370Z “RECOND”
Sure, if you want to pay around RM4K every single year for road tax.
This car looks so cheapo … especially from the side view. Crappy NA Veloster already so expensive,this turbo junk from Korea is gonna be even more expensive.
Nobody is gonna buy this piece of crap lah.
So terrer….looking from side view already know the car is cheapo…..from picture somemore……
Base Veloster isn’t cheap to start with, I think this might priced same as European car.
Then buy it 1 year from now, price will easily be half
now that’s truly style meets substance!! at least now it is fast!!
Top spec non turbo selling at RM132k so we expect this to retail around RM150k? That’s awful a lot of money for a car like this.
So, the excuse for them not bringing GDI engines for the latest Kia/Hyundai because our fuel quality is low are unfounded? SD/NAZA just want to save money and continue screwing Malaysians?
The NA velobster is a disappointment to begin with… Felt sluggish when test drove, Undesirable badge n surprisingly expensive for a korean.
I x know how this 1 fare though…
Meh… Ill stick with my manual cr-z
CRZ suck la.
I dont mind the front, but from the sides, the quarter end looks like its been dragged. The rear wheels are too far back, plus the bulbous end makes it look like it was morphed halfway and their PC got stuck. Like the front, hate the rear.
That’s nice to see and hear veloster is coming with turbo. But if the price is above150k, I would rather get a german techology like Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi , polo gti and a beetle. These also comes with turbo and some more with 7 speed DSG ! So sime darby, if you really wanna compete in the market, pls price this wisely then I will only believe they will be good sell for this car.
But the car you’ve pointed out is significantly slower and not so fun nor good looking like Veloster Turbo did. And Korean car these day mostly are European car with Korean badge, probably German too.
VW produce good car, but value for money? It’s Bullsh*t!
A pussy cat trying to be fiercy..lol
TIMXANDER b like: shut up and take my money!!
Went to Brunel to survey car. All Bmw price range from 35k till 85k for 1 series till 5 series. Cheaper n affordable. Brunei rate $1 = rm2.56. Now they were doing promo as well. So salesman say can minus a liitle somemore. Very nice! Veloster r mostly own by youngster n price I dint survey Kimchi.
wow…veloster brunei price near 1-series bmw..hehe
Just got back frm brunei laat week, the highest spec for velo is around $B33k equal to RM90k, but brunei lacking of soul tho.. entertainment close to none and u cant buy even a single ciggie, say what?
2nd pic.Is that Megane?Or trying hard to be Megane?LOL
OMG!!!Luckily i didn’t order for the 1.6 premium version last friday. hahahahaha CAN’T WAIT TO BUY THISSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
It will be good if they can bring in the kimchi turbo in but looking at Sime records, they will sure spec it with 2 airbags and price it at eg>180k.
I am not so fond of this hyundai veloster shape but i must praise that the kia pro’ceed GT look much better. Now if only Naza bring it in and price it below rm150k, that will be sweet :)
Sime will only spec it with 2 airbags and price it at rm180k.
Some folks forgot that Campro cfe is only a light pressure single unit turbo thus only 140ps/205nm limited due to the cvt3 that limit the rev for prolong use,install racechip also produce 162ps/241nm but this GDI twin scroll high pressure twin scroll turbo its different thus the higher output and high maintence,As usual Hyundai and Kias cars state higher power output to compensate their heavy chassis but in real world terms the power is just like those PSA twin scroll turbo 1.6 engine that produce 158ps/240nm
Have to agree with you on the turbo thing.
Test drive a Jetta and the impression is like:
Wa…so this is what 160 ps feels like!!!!!
Test drive a K5 later and the impression is..
Eh…. this is what 165 ps feels like????
My point is Korean seems to state their engine power higher than Japanese/European but doesn’t really feel so.
This is not comparison between C & D segment. But rather on similar engine power output. Both cars weight roughly the same though K5 is a bigger car.
I wouldn’t put my bet on Veloster out running any European/Japanese in this segment.
Turbocharge will feel faster than NA due to the surge in high torque at low rpm. So to compare a 165 ps NA with a 160ps turbo,of course the turbo will feel faster and nicer to drive on the road due to abundance of low end torque pull from turbo engine.
you’re missing out the 40 torque difference = =
k5 did state their torque to be 198 and jetta is 240
higher torque will have faster pick up, hence bigger change in speed in shorter time, you will feel your back stick to the seat due to inertia.
horse power mean how much work the engine can do and reflected on the top speed of the vehicle.
a polo tsi 1.2 may be feel fast at initial but eventually will be overtake by K5 due to higher top speed.
and to get the torque of 198nm in K5,you must rev the engine to around 6000rpm where in jetta,you get 240nm at only around 1400rpm.
so NA cant compare to turbo.
@norman
don’t say cfe can do 162ps/241nm, later many proton bashers will get butthurt, lol
*just wait for suprima R3 manual*
IMO, Front looks very good. But back looks ugly beyond description, unless you’re into sci-fi. But should be a fun car to drive!
For some car makers, having a turbo engine is an important achievement they should show to everyone by displaying big “TURBO” logo at the rear.
Meanwhile, other more established car makers will just only produce a different variant for the turbocharged engine, and people will know that the car is turbocharged without the need to show anything that is too obvious.
hell yeah hyundai.cool car with turbo.hope to test drive it when it arrives. Hyundai fans hurray!!
This is a good example of Rakyat sport car
its parked in the P(KA) parking lot. Pengarah Kejuruteraan Automotif(director of Automotive Enggineering). You can email him for any details.
turbo but with AUTO GEAR BOX? Then the old AT Wira is a better buy…
Really or not??
If I’m not mistaken, Hyundai’s GDI engines are not tuned to suit Euro2 fuel, they need minimum Euro4
160K can go for Golf TSI, Ford Kuga dan lain-lain :)
Bring it on!
its always good to have more variety
Airbagss… if hyundai standard 2.. hope this one will not come in 2 airbags…
This kimchi is not even in Sam’s approved list for trade in.
Good luck to those that buys this kimchis.
The 2 kimchis that have comparatively good trade in value are Elantra and Sonata.
Forget about K5/K3/Cerato/Sportage & Carnival/Naza Ria
did veloster turbo come with manual in malaysia? or just A/T?