Hyundai Veloster

Alright, I know that I have let you down not writing on here and I wish I had a better excuse other than work but that is all I have for you now. But the good news is I have a little time FINALLY to catch up and do some writing about cars! I was trying to figure out which of the news cars to write about today when all of a sudden the Hyundai Veloster pulled up at my dealership like a sign from God. Now I had heard and seen a picture of this car and thought it looked ridiculous, almost like a troll mated with a pit bull and this was the outcome. But once I saw it in person my opinion completely changed. If you haven't noticed I am very critical of cars before I actually get a chance to see them.

Now what I like about the Veloster is that it is different than anything out there, so it is creating its own niche market. This is smart by Hyundai because it is also a smaller three door car meaning it also is quoted at about 40 MPG highway which everyone is looking for today. Now if you didn't catch what I said in my previous sentence that the Veloster is a three door car, it was not a typo this vehicle has three doors. They way Hyundai designed the vehicle the passenger side has a second door almost like and extended cab on a pickup and the driver side only has the one door. Hyundai's logic behind this is it makes the back of the vehicle more functional unlike most two door coupes.

I am also big on technology and with new cars today more like computers than a motive of transportation, this vehicle certainly does impress. First off they have something called Blue Link, which is basically Hyundai's equivalent to OnStar from GM. But what this service does that OnStar does not are things like Voice Text Messaging to your moblie phone as well as voice search to look for music throughout your device that is also streaming wirelessly through bluetooth in your car. Now if that didn't geek me enough the Veloster also comes with a 7 inch touch screen display which is fully customizable and can be used as a DVD player and has a video game hookup.

Now for the technical aspect of the car, it comes standard with a 6 speed manual transmission which is linked up to a 1.6L four cylinder engine. This combo lets the Veloster achieve about 40 MPG highway. Also for those who do not like the manual transmission you can also get the Veloster in an automatic transmission which is a dual clutch automatic system. This type of system is also used on Ferrari's because it makes quicker shifts and also is linked to paddle shifters for a manual transmission feel. The Veloster also has paddle shifters for added "sporty-ness" and feel.

So overall this vehicle has aggressive good looks, state of the art technology, and fuel efficiency mixed with high safety. To me that is a recipe that will succeed especially with the niche market that this car is creating. I will follow up when I actually test drive this vehicle as well being that it is half of the equation. But for me, this car has me very interested and I think it will do very well, as long as you don't mind driving something that sounds like the name of Batman's vehicle.

JM