First Drive: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N

Jeff Glucker

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We’ve been eagerly waiting for this drive. Hyundai wants to get serious about performance and, for us here in the States, the first taste of this notion is the Veloster N.
N it’s pretty damn good.
This is a 275-horsepower Hyundai hot hatch with all the right ingredients. A stiff chassis, sorted suspension, slick-shifting 6-speed manual, and proper brakes and tires add up to a seriously fun car to drive.
EDIT: Quick note regarding the tires on the 18-inch wheels of the standard version. It gets super sticky Michelin Pilot Sports not Pirellis. The 19-inch Performance pack wheels get the P Zeros.
[Disclaimer: Hyundai flew us to Northern California, put us in a hotel, and fed us.]

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Jeff Glucker

Jeff Glucker

Jeff Glucker is the co-founder and Executive Editor of Hooniverse.com. He’s often seen getting passed as he hustles a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero up the 405 Freeway. IG: @HooniverseJeff

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3 responses to “First Drive: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N”

  1. Mike Lovelock Avatar
    Mike Lovelock

    Probably a nice car, but the color of this one is the same as my 1978 Ford Thunderbird.

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    1. Ol' Shel' Avatar
      Ol’ Shel’

      Replace ‘but’ with ‘and’, and then put like a bazillion exclamation marks at the end. I encourage any and every deviation from the same, boring options.

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  2. Peter Tanshanomi Avatar
    Peter Tanshanomi

    When the time comes, hopefully years from now, that the Kizashi gets put out to pasture, I could seriously see this as a replacement.

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