Guys, been driving this some more and it is freakin awesome. It hurts to admit that I like the DCT more than the manual. Might be the best DCT I’ve driven in anything south of $50k
The explosive growth that Hyundai and Kia have had in all markets and capacities is astounding. Just a few years ago no one really wanted to be seen in a Hyundai. Today, they're making the cars that we wish other companies would make. I want this or the Elantra N. Would make an amazing daily
One can hope they will continue down this path. However I think we are in a sweet spot right now of price to performance value with the brand. I think 3-5 years from now they will be priced similarly to other mainstream manufacturers.
I'm still debating whether on this one or the kia k5 GT. I really hate how cheap the interior is in the N. But like you guys can see how fun it is. If the 2022 K5 has the new Kia logo, I'll be sold on that one lmao. I'm still waiting let's see what happens
it seems people's only complaints are about the interior, but hyundai put the nice materials in al the right places. The steering wheel, seats, shift knob, pedals, and seat belts are all of the places you constantly touch, and they're all premium quality.
I have an elantra sport which is I guess a tier below an N veloster but the interior in mine looks to be the same as the one in the N so I guess all that extra money goes towards the LSD and the more powerful engine. For 16k and 22k miles my 2018 has a awesome interior.
@@1209MArky FACTS, for $34k they should at least have a better infotainment system or a bigger one at least, plus there’s no ac in the back and the sound system is ok, a Kia k5 gt is $37k and has every feature you would want in a car with 290 hp and a panoramic sun roof 😭😭😭
Agreed. VW makes the best DSG in the affordable car segment if you ask me. As Eric mentioned, the ones Ford used were absolutely garbage. Hyundai/Kia has made some questionable ones in the past (Tucson etc) but hopefully the one in the Veloster N is better!
@@bathingtiger4925 lol same thing with the Civic Type R "its just a civic" and Focus RS "its just a Focus" and WRX STI "its just a WRX" and it keeps going
@@yizhou93 The tires and brake dust are the one thing I really don’t like. The PZeros aren’t supposed to be driven below 45f and are not great in the rain. Wish you could option all seasons. There is a large amount of dust from the factory brakes. Constantly dirty. I’m 2500 miles in and other than the poor rear view mirror angle I don’t have any complaints about the car itself. It’s a commuter / family car for my wife &1 kid. It is as practical as my 09 Corolla. Actually has more rear leg room. 100x as fun to drive. Gas mileage is around 25 combined with premium gas is not cheap. Normal mode is like a regular car with a performance engine. You can pop it into n custom and have a loud exhaust farting aggressive shifting little rocket.
@@abhijitnair650 The manual exhaust is a bit louder. That being said; it is still quite loud. Hyundai used a different exhaust setup and you don’t get that crazy loud pop. Now part of the lesser sound is the DCT shifts so quickly you don’t get the same up and down shift rumbles when shifting the manual. The DCT is gurgles and burbles during just regular driving and is very aggressive when throttled hard.
Watching your first video on the veloster n back in 2019 was one of the reasons i fell in love with it. Almost 5 years later, Im picking up a Red 2022 Veloster N DCT next Saturday. finally.
I’d really like one of these, however I sold Luxury cars for 15 years and learned a lot about cars and how much the depreciate over time. I sold Hyundai’s for the last 5 years of my 20 years selling cars. I was with Hyundai when they came out with this model. It was a sales dog at first. Them they got smart and took it off the Accent platform and put it on the Elantra Sport platform with the independent rear suspension! Hiring Albert Bierman was a brilliant idea!!! That man knows how to do performance cars! I bought my wife an Elantra Limited in 2015 before I retired and it has been great! Have only had to do regular maintenance. Never needed that great warranty! New tires, battery, front break pads, wipers and that’s it!! Just past 60,000 miles and all is well! Love my Hyundai! Pugi Hyundai, in Downers Grove, I’ll. Treated my customers like the luxury dealers I worked for the 1st 15 years of my career! Thanks Pugi!
I never thought I'd be tempted with a Hyundai but the more I see this the more I'm tempted. I'm after a fun, practical, affordable car with good gas mileage, with the third door and the fact that the rear window goes down makes it perfect for my dogs!
Wow, that 0-60 was around 5.65 seconds and with the wheels spinning! Would be curious to see what it could do in more "ideal" situations. Awesome review dude!
Man you have some crazy timing! I was just looking up to see if anyone posted the DCT version literally a couple hours ago. Can't wait to see the full video!
Melbournian here. Yep. Easy for Americans in flat cities to say manuals are better. You haven't stalled on a 45 degree hill with trams (light rail) and cyclists on your ass before.
Bought mine almost a month ago and ive already 1100 miles on it just from driving the mountain roads. Definitely a well worth it car if you're looking for something fun and affordable.
Currently driving a 19’ Volkswagen GTI Autobahn pure white but in a few years look forward to getting into one of these. The N’s exhaust out of the factory sounds very nice.
As an Elantra N owner, I can comfortably say that vw, Honda, and Subaru all have larger aftermarket’s if Hyundai continues with the N platforms the aftermarket will be there one day for the N’s but until then can do more with less with the gtis, golf R’s and type R’s. But out of the box stock for stock nothing in class can beat the EN for the price.
@@MichaelF1 Honestly, I figured by now Ford would be offering a Mustang 3.5 EB. Because it's not gonna be much longer till they have to start phasing V8s out of passenger cars. Maybe their just planning to skip that all together and go straight to electric with the S650.
do you know honda and hyundai meaning honda =本田 (underneath of farm = family name) hyundai =現代 (modern or modernize) both of tham are open company around ww2 or before that honda is more long history
Honestly, the DCT is a game changer. It shifts faster than is possible for a human, and there is no sloshiness like traditional automatics. You can actually feel the clutch engage like a manual. I wouldn't want anything else on a modern sports car.
I will choose stick versus automatic any day. But this DCT is unique. I drove it and I was sold. Also the wifey can drive the car if any emergency arrive. Lol 2021 Veloster N with a DCT.
@@biankaseba Yeah I love the idea of a DCT but it kind of loses some of the gear changing noise, which is also a unique selling point for me. I'm so conflicted. I could save 2000 bucks and go with manual.
Great review and good looking car. One of the dealerships, here in Texas, didn’t let me drive the Veloster N because they said it was too special. Now I’m forced to drive my measly RS3.
7:42 I'm impressed how tall 2nd gear is on the DCT version. If someone is willing to get a tune from Lap3 to increase the rev limiter to at least 7500 RPM guarantee 2nd gear can go up to around 65mph!
@@user-vq4xl4ze8s Hi!! Okay.. it depends in which drive mode you are on when you put the pedal to the metal. Lol. This Veloster N is surprisingly fast to say the least. The DCT feels literally like a stick shift. FYI. I sold my 2017 Charger Scat Pack with a 6.4 and bought the Veloster. Definitely the Charger is faster. But, the Veloster is more fun and practical car. This is my first Hyundai and I don’t think is going to be the last one. I hope Hyundai keep the N line alive.
@@user-vq4xl4ze8s this Veloster N will burn tires in first, second and a little in the third. Now, that depends on your shifting point while using the paddle shifters. The shifts points on this cars are brutal in full N mode and will put you back in your seat. Now, this little beast likes to drink some gas. Lol. Love this little beast!!
@@DhruvDrives Yet an old fashioned torque converter like the ZF8 is still much better than almost every DCT available (maybe not the Porsche PDK system). The ZF8 changes faster, is smoother, and is also more reliable, and can handle more power/torque.
@@DjNikGnashers I see this is a opinion based reply. I’m very aware of the ZF 8 speed and the legacy it holds. However, a DCT out performs a automatic transmission easily. A Regular auto transmission can not downshift like a DCT and has more drivetrain loss than a DCT does. The torque converter and planetary gear sets are to blame for that.
I got to test-drive the manual months ago alone. Sales guy said, “Keep it under 100.” Holy balls...what a car. Things like interior trim mean nothing once you are moving along. The steering, the tailorability, and the hilarious exhaust made me feel like a child on my go-kart. Does it lack room in the back? Does it have what looks like a lack of maturity in the design? All forgiven. While I can’t justify the $600/mo these days for one, it is still far more appealing than many cars twice the price. DCT must be amazing.
I absolutely LOVE what kia and hyundais have been doing and this car is no exception, I'd be stoked to daily this. I'm curious the longevity of the dct
You can’t say “but it’s a Hyundai” or “it’s still a Kia” Because Hyundai and Kia are making some awesome high quality, reliable and fun to drive enthusiast vehicles that people want, more than Honda and Nissan
@@daheat2403 they have improved alot Sure they are not as reliable as Toyota and Mazda but they are far more reliable than Honda,Nissan, Subaru and Mitsubishi
Great review. The N is a Hooligan for sure. I'm getting 17mpg on average, so you're not driving it hard enough.😉 I recently bought a 2020 manual for dealer cost, and love it. Way more fun and engaging than the Civic Type-R. I test drove both the manual and DCT and the manual was more entertaining.
@@donovanowens8owens I'll tell you who picks a manual over a dct, real drivers do who appreciate what a manual offers...more driver involvement, more driver engagement and more FUN.....!!!!!!!. You probably don't even know how to drive a manual transmission, so you're stuck with an automatic. Too bad for you.
@@JFlogerzi actually the exhaust is slightly different and the manual is definitely louder. There's a few videos that already show the manual is louder
We never got the Veloster N in Australia, which sucks because I didn't really care for how the i30N looks, but the stock exhaust note sounds so good. If I ever had to get a bigger car than an ND MX-5 I'd seriously consider one.
I have a 2013 Hyundai Veloster. Videos like this bring out my envious nature... lmao I can tell Hyundai really put love in the newer Velosters, cause mine is a big NO! Wish I could afford a new car lol
Bro I just bought this same car 5 days ago and I gotta say it's the funnest car I've ever driven. Very quick too. And I'm coming from a 20 challenger scatpack widebody which is also a fantastic car but costs too much to own. Hyundai nailed it with this 2021 veloster n.
If I were in the market for a hatch this would be up there with a manual along with the pending Golf R. The CTR race boy looks kill that option for me and just not a subie fan.
It is strange to see no adaptive cruise since it has automatic emergency braking and thus the hardware. I wonder if it is just a feature that needs to be unlocked.
This makes me so sad that the Elantra GT N / i30N won't be coming to the states anymore. I picked up the 2020 N-Line on Black Friday and it's been such a joy to drive. Something a little more practical than the Veloster but with N performance would do so well in the US market, I feel.
When you've got your foot down 90% or more, the NPS or 'N Power Shift' engages delivering max power to the wheels with each gear change, so there is absolutely zero torque loss during shifts.
Quicker than CTR in 0 to 60, faster on the circuit than CTR or previous gen amg gla45 and a45. Nice job hyundai. Needless to mention WRX, WRXsti, and GTI or Golf R, or even focus RS
Gotta disagree with the heated seat stuff. Regardless of being mostly cloth, the Canadian VN has both heated N Sport seats and a heated steering wheel. Given the recent large price hike of the VN, I would have preferred to see the heated options, even if we have to pay extra for it.
@@BoopSnoot the weight difference was already confirmed to be 161lbs or so more... deff won’t be a giant change in driving... new seats make up that difference
@@landofsyn2980 The new manuals get the new seats too though. I'm curious on resale if it would be higher w/ a DCT in five years because no one will know how to drive manuals, or if a manual would be higher because they are becoming ever more rare and its all about supply and demand. I know with older Corvettes for example the manuals are more in demand than the autos. Hmmm...
Part of me wishes I would have waited for DCT seeing as I got my 2020 in August, but I don't think even a DCT would be enough fun for me. I love driving a manual. The seats and new infotainment wouldn't be enough for me to get a 21 over a 20.
Is the e-Diff a physical Helical style diff that's electronically controlled? Or is it like the Fiesta St that's open diff controlled by the ABS system?
