Design Hyundai Veloster DCT
About that name. It could be rooted in the word velox, Latin for swiftness or speed, as in velocity. (Think velocipede, velociraptor, Velocette, Veloster.)
It took our DCT test car 9.1 seconds to hit 60 mph, and it struggled past the quarter mile post in 17.0 at 83 mph.
Pretty tepid, even by the modest standards of some of the Veloster’s targets—the basic Mini Cooper, the Mini Cooper Clubman, and the Honda CR-Z. And it’s downright glacial compared with the Scion tC, another target car.
Interior Hyundai Veloster DCT
Other dynamic elements of this car fortify the impressions of the manual model we tested in December: electric power steering that’s quick but secretive at low speeds and reluctant in terms of self-centering, an obedient chassis, and suspension tuning dialed up for decisive responses (though ride quality could benefit from moving down a couple of clicks on the bushing durometer scale).
What will make the Veloster more attractive, with performance to vindicate the visual flash, is the arrival this spring of a 204-hp turbo version of its 1.6-liter, direct-injection four, a gain of 66 horsepower.
Even better news: It’ll be available with a conventional six-speed manual. We don’t know yet how much that 66-hp bump will cost. But there’s not much doubt that a Veloster with some real velox will emerge.
Specifications
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 4-door hatchback
ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and head, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 97 cu in, 1591 cc
Power: 138 hp @ 6300 rpm
Torque: 123 lb-ft @ 4850 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed dual-clutch automatic with manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 104.3 in
Length: 166.1 in
Width: 70.5 in Height: 55.1 in
Curb weight: 2832 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 9.1 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 26.9 sec
Zero to 110 mph: 40.2 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 9.5 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 17.0 sec @ 83 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 121 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 176 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.83 g
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