Do you have a
Veloster Turbo in your driveway, but wish you’d held out for the new Veloster
N? Well, before you go to your local Hyundai dealer looking to trade in, you
might want to consider these latest upgrades the manufacturer is offering
first.
Presented this week
at SEMA, the new line of performance enhancements includes a K&N high-flow
air filter, a Borla axle-back exhaust, a B&M sport shift kit, Eibach
springs and anti-roll bars, and a new set of lightweight alloys.
Now, those parts
are not going to turn your Veloster Turbo into a Veloster N, but they will help
bridge the gap. And these are mostly components you’ll be able to get straight
from your local dealer instead of having to look for aftermarket tuners.
The middle child of
the Korean automaker’s oddball sport hatch lineup, the Veloster Turbo slots in
between the base Veloster and the forthcoming Veloster N. It packs a 1.6-liter
turbocharged four-cylinder engine good for 201 hp and 264 Nm of torque, driving the front wheels through either a six-speed
manual or seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
That makes it more
potent than the base Veloster 2.0 with its 147 hp and 179
Nm of torque, but less powerful than the N with its 2.0-liter turbo four rated
at 275 hp and 353 Nm. But as much of a performance bargain
as the Veloster N may seem, the Veloster Turbo is much more affordable,
starting at just US$ 22,900 for the base Turbo R-Spec, rising to US$ 25,400 for the
automatic Turbo, and topping out at US$ 26,650 for the loaded Turbo Ultimate (with
the manual – the automatic costs an extra US$ 1,500).
Though Hyundai
didn’t release pricing info for these performance upgrades, we presume they’ll
cost you less than trading your car in for the N. Plus, they’ll make your ride
sportier, and after all, while the Turbo is down on power compared to the N,
it’s no slouch, either.
