2012 Hyundai Veloster? – utter above for high-res ikon gallery
Would this, could this be the newborn Hyundai Veloster? A lowercase scenery is in order. Way backwards in 2007, we prototypal saw the oddly named, modishly proportioned Veloster construct at the Seoul Auto Show. No one was quite trusty what to attain of the funky, squat lowercase front-wheel drive coupe. A Tiburon replacement? Something else entirely? Who knew? Then articulate came downbound that the Velostar was meet a construct and that was ostensibly the modify of it.
Fast-forward digit eld to Feb of this year. Hyundai has successfully launched both the Genesis Coupe and sedan. Rumors begin circulating that the Veloster is anything but dead. Not exclusive that, but Hyundai is claiming that it module arrive as a 2012 help in 2011. Fast forward a lowercase more to earlier this month, and during the state of the consort become at the newborn metropolis launch, affable chair and CEO Evangelist Krafcik tells us that Hyundai is employed a newborn 24/7 plan – heptad newborn models in the incoming twenty-four months.
Rewind a taste (sorry) to July, 2009 and Krafcik told Inside Line that not exclusive module the Velostar be coming to a dealer near you in 2011, but that the creation automobile module countenance "70-80 percent" same the concept. solon importantly, he wise that the newborn automobile crapper be thought of as a "four-passenger CRX," a automobile "you crapper verify discover and wring its cervix and ease intend beatific mileage. Fun and economical, with a enthusiastic power-to-weight ratio." We fuck the good of that. And the more competition there is for Honda's upcoming CR-Z, the better.
All that said, while we're not trusty where these shots were snapped, we're pretty trusty that this is indeed the newborn sporty Hyundai. Power module probably become from a 2.0-liter edition of Hyundai's newborn Theta II GDI (Gas Direct Injection) engine, though we uncertainty it module attain 198 horses same the upcoming Sonata. But hey, maybe. solon probable noesis module be in the 150-160 equid range. Also, let's not forget that the Theta II GDI module presently become with a turbo. Can you imagine? A pint-sized, two-door MazdaSpeed3 plane from Hyundai? We thrill to think. As for the name Veloster, we wish they call it the Tiburon, too. Hat counsel to Danny P!
Gallery: Hyundai Veloster Prototype
Gallery: Hyundai Veloster Concept
[Source: Bobaedream.co.kr]
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