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It's such an odd car. I WANT to like it I really do but I want 4 doors and a hatch.
Speaking to a few different outlets like Car and Driver, Road and Track and Autoblog, Hyundai confirmed rumors that it would stop selling all but the N version of the Veloster come 2022. This includes the 2.0, 2.0 Premium, Turbo, Turbo R-Spec and Ultimate trims.
[2021 Hyundai Veloster N DCT review]
According to the reports from Hyundai, the car maker discontinued the lower trims of the Veloster based on low market demand for the models. This at least makes sense on the surface, as a three-door (or four-door, if you count the hatch) hatchback can be a hard sell for someone who may not be into quirky cars quite as much as some of us are–especially when Hyundai alone offers the Venue, Accent and Elantra as potential small-car alternatives.
It's such an odd car. I WANT to like it I really do but I want 4 doors and a hatch.
They discontinued it up here in Canada last year, so it's not a surprise.
I think it was a solid car, too bad it wasn't more popular. The bang for the buck with the turbo-R was very solid.
Not surprising. N will probably be scrapped after this 'generation'.
Just give it 4 berkeleying doors already.
bobzilla said:It's such an odd car. I WANT to like it I really do but I want 4 doors and a hatch.
Get a Kia Stinger. It's got 4 doors and a hatch. Cheaper than Genesis.
Really should have made it a 2 door coupe or with four doors, hated that third door idea. Didn't like it when Saturn did it too
aw614 said:Really should have made it a 2 door coupe or with four doors, hated that third door idea. Didn't like it when Saturn did it too
4>3>2
2 door would suck. I would never have owned one if it were a 2 door.
I might still own one if it were a 4 door.
In reply to ProDarwin :
We had a rental Veloster for about 6 weeks while waiting for an airbag for our Fit. I found the driver's door to be irritating, as it didn't give much room to reach anything in the back seat. The rear hatch opening is pretty tall too & kinda odd shaped.
As an autox car that I didn't have to use daily an N model would be fun, but if I had to use it to haul kids/pets/groceries I think it would get tiring.
I had a Rspec as a DD for 2 years. The drivers door got super berkeleying old because its so big. Had to be careful not to park next to anything. The passenger side doors are perfect. Just do what they did on the pass side on the drivers side and it would be great.
The hatch loading height is definitely not ideal, but not a deal breaker for most people. The hatch area is actually pretty decent.
I quite like the regular Veloster (had one as a rental a bunch of time) - reminds me of a CRX with a bit more space.
I probably would be cross shopping it as an Alfa replacement next year with some other hot hatches, and in that case it would have to be a Veloster N anyway.
I still think it was a mistake giving the Veloster the N treatment instead of the Elantra GT (i30) like the rest of the world.
The Veloster is "funky" but it has so many compromises to the reasons one would typically buy a hatchback. It's niche for nicheness' sake.
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