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  • Oh my god this sucks so bad. Nissan Versa times. Who buys this thing?

  • I should call this " slowster" instead

  • I usually don't mind cars that go to 60 is over 7.5 seconds, but 10 seconds? That's awful, even the "euro-boxes" can do better than that.

  • shit

  • Turbo should be better. Those handling numbers are horrible...need to fix that

  • @LikwiDgAngStr The handling numbers are in line with a lot of sporty cars. Watch Inside Line's similar review on the '12 Civic Si (.86g Skidpad, 67.3 Slalom) and the '12 Focus Titanium (.88g Skidpad, 67.7 Slalom). Keep in mind that both of those cars are the performance versions of their respective models. I agree with you completely about the turbo. I can only assume they'll beef up the suspension on that one. I can't wait to see/drive it.

  • I couldn't make my mind up about this car for a while, but now I got it. It's slow and fug. And the turbo version is only MORE fug.

  • The guy leaned forward to get it moving like a Radio Flyer.

  • From the tests that I've seen so far, this car is not nearly as impressive as its appearance suggests. Not only is it slow, it's not overly-impressive in the mpg department either, it's just good. There are so many other cars that will do more than this in almost every way that this looks to be the first misstep by Hyundai in an otherwise impressive recent run of offerings. The Versa is way faster and much cheaper than this for god's sake!

  • @Noahfreak10 The problem is that bacause the car is so aggressive looking, everybody thinks it's a sports-car. It's actually an economy car that just looks fast. I'm looking forward to the 200+ hp turbo. That should help the numbers quite a bit. As a very long time Hyundai owner, I do believe this car, in this form, is overpriced but the exterior and the interior are much more interesting than a lot of comparable cars out there. From what I've seen, the handling is pretty good too.

  • @TV843 Agreed. Just based on what I've seen coming from the compact car market recently, and Hyundai's stellar track record in recent years, I expected even the entry level model of the Veloster to be better. With that aggressive styling, this is a big swing and a miss. Let's see what the turbo does.

  • @Noahfreak10 Here's where it would be a better hit. Let me know what you think. At this price with this power it's a miss (but I bet they'll still sell a bundle on styling alone). This car, with this power should be around $13 to start and top at $16 fully loaded. It should definitely NOT be starting in the $17 range and topping anywhere over $20. Maybe the turbo could start at $17 and top at around $20. I think that would make more sense across the line. As is, it's is too expensive.

  • @TV843 Exactly what I'm thinking. I keep coming back to the Versa as an example of what this car is competing with. It's very similar all around in its size, utility, performance and efficiency. I remember recently seeing a Versa advertised starting under $11K. The only thing I like about the Veloster is the way it looks. For styling, you can ask a little bit of a premium, but $6K more is just too much in this segment.

  • eww

  • Why the heck do you need to know the numbers of a efficient car??? In my point of view this car looks very cool and is cheap to own

  • @M3ntalMind Not cheap and not in Brazil it costs R$ 97 000 ( US$53. 586 ) suahsuahsuahsuah

  • Super aceleração do Lentoster!!! uhuhauahauha...Com certeza meu Chevrolet Chevette 1975 ou meu Renault Symbol 1.6 andam mais rapido do que o "super esportivo" da Hyundai...

  • verrryyyyy slooowwww xD

  • hmm motor trend has 0-60 in 8.8 seconds in a manual

  • Why is everyone making a big deal out of the Veloster?

    its just a Korean Honda civic, nothing to get excited about.

  • I don't understand Hyundia's strategy for this car. It looks FANTASTIC (save for the catfish mouth front) and fast so why bring it to market with such a hokey-pokey engine? The proper way to do it is bring the turbo out FIRST, then the lack-luster engine model for the posers, finally a high output turbo with a snazzy body kit and trick suspension. I think they want to focus on technology and packaging which is... yaaaaaawn, BOOORING!

  • who the heck buys the veloster for speed anyways? rofl If you want speed, wait a few more months for the turbo. Pointless to test a base car with no power....its meant to get 40mpg! Not 20 with 300hp!

  • i hate it when some car reviews takes a car that has a manual option and not test it.

    You can control the car better with a manual better than the dual clutch transmission in this car

  • i thought they were slowing the video down hahahaha

  • this car actually looks toooo good for its power.

  • speaking of not matching your looks, echk!!

  • I'm a Hyundai fan myself and I really wanted to buy this car but when I test drove it I was super disappointed on how SLOW it is. It seriously lacks power. I'm waiting for the turbo version to come out.

  • quick enough for me, id use it as a basic daily driver

  • 0:25 the driver head down to resist from Gforce but the car doesnt really pull back his head lol

  • oh jeez...I get that this is supposed to be an economy model, but this is embarrassing. The turbo can't come soon enough.

  • looks sporty.... yet its not... whats wrong in this picture?

  • its an ugly son of a bitch when its going slow but whens its goin fast its looks pretty cool

  • 0:25 this piece of shit is so slow instead of snapping the drivers neck back it snapped it forward.

  • @umadbrow What did you expect from a1.6L engine? Cmon you can't be expecting a rocket, can you? Think of it as a runabout car with an interesting styling.

  • Its more like the hyundai slowster!

  • zzz.zzz..zzz....zzz pretending to fall asleep from this test drive

  • I understand its slow...but they should have really made its handling world class

  • slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww­wwww

  • About the same as the Fiesta. But wow... they touted it as a contender to a Mini. In which area does it compete? It is about 1.5S slower to 60, 1 second slow in the quarter, about 15 FT longer to stop, -.02 on the skidpad (when compared to 15" tires) and about 3mph slower in the saloms.... ohh... it is much cheaper... but wow...

  • stupid video...

  • this better be like over 50mpgs this is tooooo slooowww for meee

  • Hmmmm, the new Fiesta has a Dual-Clutch, so does the new Focus... and they're both faster than this... thumbs up if you agree. :D

  • If its purpose wasn't to be fast, then at least it shouldn't have been called "Veloster" in the first place ...

  • @MisakiLeasim Why not? I guess you are hoping too much from it. I testdrove it and I've found it good enough but it could use more power.

  • @bsp1148 I actually like this car. But the name...

  • @MisakiLeasim new turbo model is coming out.

  • Nice subdued low exhaust note. I'm ready for the turbo though.

  • james may and this car go hand in hand. but anyways, DCTs are meant to smooth out fast aggressive herky jerky shifts that most sporty cars with a single clutch tranny would make. however, this car is so damn slow that i don't think its possible for it to make fast aggressive shifts. oh yeah, and from the sound of it its also one of the slowest shifting DCTs ever made. it really begs the question of, WHATS THE POINT OF A DCT IN A CAR LIKE THAT????

  • i looks so sweet but 10.2 to 60? really ? when you hear a car has dct your thinking it will do 60 in at most 7 sec

  • Umm why so many dislikes??..............Umm I think its a good car for people who like this type of car.

  • either Edmunds tests suck or this guy was going downhill- you decide after watching this /watch?v=o45GU99PbW0 he got around 8.8 with DCT

  • most new small eco cars coming out are just as slow. the smart car has a 0-60 of 12 sec,

    Fiat 500 0-60 in 9.4 sec , mini cooper convertible 0-60 10.1 sec. honda cr-z 0-60 10 sec

    you give up speed for mpg, if you want a faster version get the turbo model with less mpg.

  • a shameful engine

    maaaaaaaaaaan

  • Ass is very ugly...

  • still in the infant stages

  • Video about Hyundai accelerating and driving by several times...

  • I hope it gets 60 MPG to make up for the loss of any sense of performance. I think I got the same performance from a 10 year old Kia wagon. 

  • just like all the Hyundai they just have looks

  • I think I almost peed my pants laughing so hard at a track test video of this car.....1/4 mile 17.4 minutes and 9.8 to 60 with rollout! Oh boy watch out GTR!

  • An Eco car without mpg figures.....*sigh*

  • it's not a DCT ... it's EcoShift DCT ..

  • looks nice, hella slow tho

  • Wait next year when the turbo version comes out.

  • This thing is a pure embarrassment. I mean I know its not MEANT to be Fast but in this day and age, NO car should be THAT slow...especially one that is half decent looking and has sporty characteristics...They should rename it Veloster EcoSHIT

  • I think the 2012 Camry hybrid is faster than this.....

  • Has Insideline ever heard about HTML5? Flash SUCKS!.

  • Think makes my old Cavalier look quick.

  • Fit his gearbox to the turbo version !

  • why the fuck are you even test tracking this car...it isn't meant to be fast ofc

  • is he flooring that thing? I mean every grandma in a standart buick can beat this at the lights :).

  • Needs

    1. Bigger engine

    2. New front fascia

  • inside line acceleration tests are a real pain :D Guess others don't care about the test carsat all....

  • Most people that are commenting are idiots. This is the entry vehicle of this model. Wait until next years model before you tear it apart with how crappy it is in all those different areas.

    It looks very sharp and gets 40mpg. That'll prob be plenty for most young buyers. Enthusiast drivers? It doesn't appeal to us at all, so look elsewhere and stop making the rest of us look like idiots with you!

  • my snail trail goes faster than this slug!!!!!!! WTF. Why are we track testing this???

  • The good news is, I have noticed Hunday and Kia refreshing or changing things on their models as soon as they hear customer complains. I'm pretty sure by next year they'll have the turbo.

  • I love this car, except for the damn acceleration! I don't need to do 0-60 in 5 seconds flat, but 10.2 seconds is ridiculous. This car has the style, handling, and transmission to perform pretty well. But it was set up for mediocrity because of the engine...smh

  • Slow

  • Only good performance came out of this slalom

  • It is all about the set-up.

    My experience with this car last weekend wasn't bad at all. It is just good for normal driving.

    I like the fact that this car has the rigid feeling which you usually can feel from European cars and the good gas mileage. No wonder the set-up for this car is more like for fuel economy than spirited driving. However, we all know turbo is coming and Hyundai promises turbo model is aiming at GTI territory.

  • My 2003 pickup can outdo this ricer every which way

  • @uberjorge5737 That's not a ricer. The modified/noisy/flamboyantly "decorated" ones that are bound to come along will be.

  • Its not the slow acceleration for me, its the abysmal skidpad results. For comparison, according to Inside Line, the 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander SUV is 0.80g on the skidpad vs 0.81g for the Veloster.

  • This car is not a turbo

  • It's sad to think that this car is a turbo....

  • @VIRAJ818 It's a 138 horsepower 4-cylinder, non-turbo. It's not meant to be fast.

  • @talldude123 then why call it veloster?

  • @talldude123 If honda can make a 200 hp 2 liter non-turbo civic, how come this supposedly better hyundai cant achieve it? I bet this car even with the turbo wont pass the 200 hp mark! Hyundai fanboys hilarious and stupid! hahahaha

  • @colombiankilla01 BTW hyundai sonata has a 2.0 274HP... Honda Accord 3.5 271HP...

  • @10tenable yea but thats with a turbo dumbass!

  • @colombiankilla01 Yes, so Hyundai is in the 2012, Honda in the 1996 with its J-series naturally aspirated V6 :D If the Veloster is too slow for you Hondafan, you can still get an HONDA CR-Z 1.5 122HP :D

  • @talldude123 If is not meant to be fast then why did they named it veloster?

  • @colombiankilla01 Because they had to think of a name, and they close that...nobody would buy a Hyundai Tiburon because they'd think of what Hyundai was like in the late 90's.

  • @talldude123 I read somewhere it had a turbo. Maybe I read wrong. It's a decent looking car. I'm quite impressed with Hyundai's new movement in their fleet.

  • @VIRAJ818 It has an optional turbo, yes. The base engine, which they tested, is just the same engine from the Accent, which will mean incredible fuel efficiency.

  • cool channel !!

  • wow thats really pathetic acceleration

  • This must be the Slowest DCT car ever made! why did they even bother putting a double clutch anyway!! they better hurry up with that Turbo model they promised because this one is a total FAIL !!! these numbers are straight out from the 1950's

  • @luimarco agreed

  • @luimarco Even the skidpad numbers are bad for this decade......

  • @luimarco And a car with a dual clutch needs to be fast why?

  • @onoff314 Cause the main reason for having DCT is Faster Shifts! not for MPG bro! nor to save money, hence they're way more expensive than regular automatic gearbox!

  • @luimarco It's the other way around in a compact. Dual clutches have none of the drivetrain loss of a standard auto from the pumping losses. A torque converter is what makes the shifts slower but it is also what makes the mpg worse as well since they are converting mechanical energy through different mediums.

  • The car is pretty good looking but it needs some more protein

  • Looking out for the turbo, too slow as it is....

  • The Veloster is slow, but it handles great. Ultimately I decided not to get it because it was slow, so I'll wait for the turbo model. :)

  • eh...it would make a good rental car, constant WOT

  • wait a minute these are insideline drivers i forgot to deduct 2 seconds off there times.

  • very slow 

  • this veloster from hyundai sucks, its ugly and poor performance, but other hyundai cars are awesome

  • Slower than the 2012 Honda CR-V.

  • Attention Hyundai. Volvo called. They want their rear window back

  • @khunopie LOL sooo true...good eye captain

  • Yup, these guy forget about all of that.

  • How about do some real world tests and be more like motorweek and not just performance oriented testing. Ride quality, fuel mileage, interior noise, etc. etc. etc.

  • @moe346john then watch motorweek. duh!

  • Captain Slow!!

  • these people can't even test this car to its fullest

  • What is special about this car? It sure isn't performance. 

  • Yeah Hyundai, use this base model Velostar to make a checklist on how to improve Velostar Turbo that much more...

  • Well its slow... but braking shouldn't be just as slow... in fact should be easier to brake.

    Guess Hyundai overstep their boundaries a little bit this time.

  • @achuck4322 you are right that a lancer ES is faster but dont you mean 0 to 60 time cuz a quarter mile of 7.9 sec for a stock 4 cyl. economical car seems impossible

  • Is this video suppose to help sell this car?

    It won't.

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  • Is this a joke or what. I would expect some kind of pumped up turbo engine in this but no, they decided to put an engine in this that's slower than a Toyota yaris.

  • It is an attractive car, and I can see it being used as a base ride for Tuning and Mod's... but stock it sucks monkey balls. It just does not live up to the hype; too bad that.

  • It is really no longer necessary for a car to be that slow in this day and age. Especially a so caled sporty car.

  • That is so slow off the line, it could be dangerous. 

  • i would never ever spend my money int his shit

  • What a waste of nice styling, I can't wait for the turbo, or even the 1.8...

  • Saw one today and in a parking lot and thought it looked really sharp and futuristic, I liked it. Then I walked to over to my VR4 ;)

  • @nitroboyn2o That's funny because IRL you don't have a VR4, you have, you have an automatic Eclipse that does a 0-60mph in 11-12 seconds =)

    It's ok to lie though to sound cooler, i guess?

  • I don't understand how it's so slow? It's got a decent amount of power, it's pretty light, and edmunds predicted a 0-60 time of..under 8 seconds?! How is it over 2 seconds slower than that! It doesn't even add up..

  • @mkm230 Lmco FUNNY SHIT if u want a subcompact - ecno car wait for the dodge dart

  • that was horrendous...

  • 10.2? Jeez, who's driving?? Most other places say 8.5-9..

  • my moms odyssey is faster than this car

  • Hyundai: Good brakes, good looks, good handling...power? Damn, I knew we forgot something!

  • my 97 acura cl has better numbers :P

  • I don't see why people are OK with this but so harsh with CRZ. They have similar performances. The look is more of a personnal preference. For me, the CRZ looks cooler.

  • More like EcoShit.

  • Way too slow for the looks.

  • This car looks so bad ass and it's name is Veloster then how the fuck is so slow?

  • So i did some research in old inside line videos; the 2008 dodge caravan SXT went from 0-60 in 8.2 seconds. Veloster got owned by a minivan; hard.

  • @achuck4321 Veloster manual does 0-60 mph in 8.5 seconds tested by Road and Track. Do your research,

  • @rforracing last i checked, 8.2 is still faster than 8.5. learn your math. So in closing, the veloster still got owned by a minivan, now by 2 different sources of info.

  • @achuck4321 That minivan is a V6 dumbass. Watch what you're comparing it to.

    And show me the source where you got the 8.2 seconds from??????

  • @rforracing well i was comparing a minivan to this. If i wanted to compare a 4cyl to this, I could compare that of a lancer (Inside line did a track test of that car, watch?v=VfufMF39EdU ) but if that's still not comparing it right, then i bet there are tons of 4 banger cars that will do a 1/4 mile well under "8.5 seconds". All I was trying to point out is that a minivan is faster ( watch?v=z6fIuJ0q2Co ). Turns out in the process, I pointed out that you're an idiot.

  • @achuck4321 This is a SUBCOMPACT car you dumb shit. Compare a Lancer to an Elantra.

    Know the basics of what a vehicle class/category is. Idiot.

  • @rforracing everyone of your comments makes me laugh, cause I go, look up some numbers, and easily have a response for you. The lancer (not evo) falls in the same PRICE point as the veloster. Lancer ES quarter mile time 7.9 seconds. I'm pretty sure as well that a lancer is a subcompact. According to insideline anyway.

  • cant wait for the performance version to come out... this car rly needs a BiTurboBlasterDuperChargers for some added power... some brembos wouldnt hurt eather

  • I'm faster, and I have an arrow in my knee!

  • mean look with petty performance

  • Why was the driver taking off so slowly during the 0-60?

  • whats the point of this thing? i mean really, its slower than a 1990 4 cyl pickup truck, its not a real coupe, its not practical... what P.O.S

  • minivans are faster.

  • The Hyundai Veloster is not about 0-60! It's about low price and 40 MPG HWY! This car is great looking handles great and cost very little.

  • @gene978 Exactly. People here are too stupid too realize that. They just look at the 0-60 times lol.

  • My 13 year old wagon is faster....

  • My FIAT is faster.........

  • Its not suppose to be a sports car its an economy car you know like the Ford Fiesta, Chevy Sonic Kia Rio etc etc.. Wait till the turbo comes out its suppose to have alot of different upgrades on it..

  • The back looks like a Megane III

  • why is it called veloster? slowster might had been more like it.

  • Does anyone else think this car would be bad ass if it was rwd and had the V6 from the Genesis...? It would sell!

  • once the veloster turbo comes out it will do a lot better.............hopefully

    i kinda like the veloster even though im a hardcore domestic car lover

  • its slower than the new prius...LOL

  • A modern day Yugo. Cheap, slow as shit and gets decent mileage

  • Why are people surprised its slow?  Its a cheap Korean hatchback.

  • Fast shifting of DCT gives you a 0-60 of 10 secs? SMH

  • That tranny is the 1st DCT of Hyundai and it shows. VW / Audi DCT does better then there manuals in 0-60, Hyundai's does it in 10.2 and there stick 8.8...

    Work on it guys.

  • 0:26 the dude shifted his head forward, expecting it to be a quick launch. then he just kinda looked around going "huh?"

  • that is surprisingly slow... wow

  • Wait for the turbo version. Should be out next year. Something like 210hp I believe. This one is clearl