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Exactly what I wanted/expected
vmotion, 01/09/2013
2012 Hyundai Veloster 3dr Hatchback w/Black Interior (1.6L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I wanted looks, and MPGs. That's what I exactly what I got. You want power, then get the turbo. If I want 'fast', I'll take the '66 Mustang for a spin. This car looks hot, handles great, and is everything I expected. Powered by a 1.6, I didn't expect a pace car. My previous car was a non-turbo Mini Cooper, and I find this one to be just as much fun.
After 3 months, could not live with the lack of power
rskdsk, 07/27/2012
2012 Hyundai Veloster 3dr Hatchback w/Red, Black Interior (1.6L 4cyl 6AM)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
In general it is a nice car, but the lack of power is just not something I can handle any longer. If you live in a place were you need to pull out into traffic ... DO NOT BUY THIS CAR ... or you will cause an accident. I got the fully loaded model with the tech and appearance package, moon roof, etc... but could not get home-link. The nav is easy to use with good graphics, the ride is ok, but sloppy when push to it's limits. The 38 mpg is only achieved when light-footed on the highway, otherwise the true milage is 27-28. In summary, I thought by buying a fully loaded model would somehow compensate for the lack of power ... I was wrong.
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Junk
jttaint, 12/26/2013
2012 Hyundai Veloster 3dr Hatchback w/Black Interior (1.6L 4cyl 6M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I am trading this car in after owning for a year and putting 20k miles on it. The transmission is garbage and Hundai knows it. We purchased the car because my wife liked the looks and because I have purchased two Hundai Elantras and they have been excellent cars. My 2009 Elantra has 100k miles on it and I have only done the standard maintenence on it, tires, belts, brakes and oil changes. It runs like a champ. This car is junk. It is my own fault for buying a car the year they release it with so much new technology on it, I should have known better. Hundai is practically begging me to trade this car in so I am going down to Hundai today to trade this in on a new Elantra.
Not the best quality car I've ever owned
Robert, 11/24/2015
updated 11/28/2016
2012 Hyundai Veloster 3dr Hatchback w/Gray Interior (1.6L 4cyl 6AM)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
The interior is very cheap and 99%plastic. It does break in your hands and the accent colors will rub off after a while. Don't get get in a hurry because the little 1.6 is very noisy and doesn't move the car very well.. The Dual Clutch Transmission is very jerky, makes odd noises, and doesn't seem to be engineered very well for the way it's acting at 95k miles. I bought this car used and I'm thinking it may cost me a bunch of money in the long run...I had to get rid of the car just around 98k miles because of a dual clutch failure and the parts alone being $4,000.00 dollars before they added any labor
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No Go
stoz, 04/28/2013
updated 05/02/2016
2012 Hyundai Veloster 3dr Hatchback w/Black Interior (1.6L 4cyl 6AM)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
I've had my Veloster for a little over a year and have driven 37,000 miles with it. I purchased this car because I needed something with great fuel economy, which I believe I got with the Veloster. It looks cool and looks like it would be fun to drive. It is neither. When I test drove the car I figured I could get used to the power issue and just thought of all the money I would be saving in gas. The trade off was not worth it. Update: Traded the car in after a year and a half of ownership for a used Audi A3. After much more research the Veloster would be one of the last cars I would choose if I could do it all over again.
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