Here's What a Former GTI Owner Thinks of the Hyundai Veloster N - Review 

I’ve had the car 2 months, the exhaust still hasn’t gotten old lol

Great review man. I enjoyed it. I am 35 and I have a red Veloster N. Freaking love it.

Love the out takes at the end!!! I’m gonna get on of these in a year or so. Sold Hyundai’s for 5 years. I was with them when they launched the Veloster. Was really excited about the car, then it tanked in sales!!! Now they took it off the Accent platform and put it on the Elantra Sport platform. Adding the Albert Bierman factor made all the difference. Before I sold Hyundai’s I sold In the Luxury market for 15 years. Loved them, but in 2010 Luxury sales slowed down to a crawl. Then I saw the 2010 Sonata’s everywhere!! They were sexy looking and a fraction of the price of the Luxury brands! Made the move and never regretted it. I’m retired from car sales now but still miss it. Still visit my old dealer for service and on going friendship. I bought my wife an Elantra Limited before I retired. It has been an amazing car. In the last 50K Miles it has only needed tires, battery, front breaks, and regular oil changes. Very happy with my purchase. Subbing.

this car was just named Road & Track's "Performance Car of the Year".

Well done! My wife and I LOVE this car. This will be our next car. After driving a manual for most of my life, I really do miss it after buying an automatic. This Veloster N just looks like a fun car. Back in high school I had a Honda CRX. It was a sad day when I had to let that go. After the second engine swap, it did not make sense to keep it after it broke down again. In my opinion, this Veloster N is the spiritual successor to the Honda CRX AND is has a back seat AND that Hyundai 10 year/100,000 mile warranty! A 10 year warranty in a hot hatch. WOW. I am working right now to try to find a way to make this our second car. Again, thanks for the video and I will have to drive that road. when I get it. It is simply epic! BTW, Racing Blue is the color to get for this Veloster N.

"the valved exhaust, haha, I guess I'm a child" in the tunnel. HAHA, i guess that makes me a 55 year old child! This is my next ride!

Great review and your final thoughts answered so many questions I had.

This car is priced right and is my choice!

Excellent review!! As a guy that remembers when Hyundai debuted in this country and how dismal they were, i have to say they have rapidly improved.

Damn Matt Farah lost a lot of weight...

Picking mine up tomorrow! Got it WITH Performance Package for $27,500!!! Cheapest Civic Type R near me was $38,000 that's $10k difference. For $2k I can do intercooler, intake, downpipe (all self installed) and a tune and be close to 400BHP/320whp and 400wtq and still be $8k cheaper than a civic

A very good thing they did was switching to a new designer and engineer. Kia/hyundai is doing some amazing things recently

Welcome to the party, nice of you to show up.

Thanks for another great review. Can I ask..how did you find your WRX STi? Have you driven a 2019 WRX? How would you compare both?

Waiting for the Veloster N DCT

It's been a year now, still isn't old

Good to see you back in CA driving on one of the few good roads we have and yes, for an adult the Civic Type R is too much........what was Honda thinking ? . Good review of what is becoming a super small market segment but one that a few car guys can still get excited about.

Incredible video. Thanks for sharing.

I agree with basically everything you had to say. You know your stuff, and you perfectly captured the spirit and the philosophy of the car. I bought mine a month and a half ago. This amazing car is making me want to own more fun cars, but the reality is that we will all have trouble in finding something more fun than this at such an obtainable price. For me, the Veloster N beats the GTI and WRX at that $30K price point in performance value and fun factor all day long, which is what I want in a car. Thank you for posting this awesome video!

The real GTI adversary is the Hyundai Elantra N (hatch) - they ahould release that in North America

The reason I GOT the 2012 Veloster is that I saw the new VW Scirocco in Europe, a VW exec told me they would never sell in the USA, because "America gets the crap VWs". The VELOSTER was a mix of the NEW Scirocco, VW Corrodo, 1988 Porch 944, all mixed in to one car.

Overall nice video, but you made a huge deal of being a Volkswagenist in the introduction, then barely drew any comparisons to the Golfs at all - I was waiting the whole 16:09 : )

Hyundai has come a long way in the past 20 years

But have you driven the base model ? Want to see a head to head comparison pls

I love that the french subtitle says Aplaudissement that mean applause when the exhaust pop lol

Hi everyone ! Do you have some advise to compare this care with the Ford Focus RS ?

Great review. One thing to note is that Hyundai warranty and quality are huge differentiators. I don't trust VW quality. I've owned later model Hyundais and they are bulletproof.

Great review, man! I totally agree with you on the styling of the Type R.

Could you please let me know the location of this road.

Im going to try and get it coming out of 2016 forte koup 1.6 T . Dont forget it has a great warranty

This guy saying everything right 🤥👏🏻 #claps

How is the clutch feel. Is it abrupt or gradual when releasing and where is thr engaging point. Can you please mention the same for all manual cars you test drive.

Having driven both the diff on the GTI feels more natural. However one isn’t better than the other. For me I wanted an everyday car with 4 doors and I paid less for a new GTI Rabbit. Hyundai doesn’t seem to know how to market the N brand in the states. I’d definitely consider one after few years. When it comes to the ST my father owns one and it’s a car I just don’t like. It’s too nervous on the highway and the interior is poorly made for 26,000 car. But after 42,000 miles on the ford no major issues at all.

I couldn't deal with my 14 FiST back in 14. The ride just killed me. I loved my 06 GTI 6M though and haven't driven one since that I like as much as I did that one. Too bad it was the rattle and creak master after one month. I love my 2017 Camaro SS 6M, I've had it almost 3 years now which is a record for me. Nice review, I might have to drive one. I think the only car quicker on a track is the Type R, and those are at least $8k more and too Shogun/Pokemon as you illustrated.

I was digging the hype for this car until I drove a veloster R. The interior was meh and for a big dude like me the tip of my foot kept hitting some wire harness below the dash (size 14 shoe). Never had that in any car before. Still excited to see people driving these. Only seen one on the road. It's a cool exclusive hot hatch

I love Upper Big Tujunga. My fav road!

I LOVE this car. I'm old, been driving manuals all my life.....and if I had the money I would buy one of these tomorrow! Meanwhile I'll keep on driving my 2002 Honda Civic SI.

I would love to replace my 07 saab 9.3 with one of these. Great video my dude.

I’m a VW fanboy and currently have a Mk6 gti which I love but man I really like what Hyundai/Kia is doing right now. I would definitely look very hard at one of these if I was in the market for a car right now even though it would pain me to leave the VW community. Brands need to look at what they’re doing and start doing exciting stuff again. I hope people start getting over the stigma of buying a Hyundai because clearly they are making huge leaps. What I would love to see if Mazda put a turbo and IRS in the new Mazda 3 because that thing looks sexy.

I live in SoCal and this car would be so fun to drive along the PCH and the twistys.

I really wanted to own one of these, but I got a really good deal on a fiesta ST. No regrets yet!

you should try a compare to the 250 hp n model to this optional 275 hp n model that you drive tested here

How does it compare to the GTI Mk7 in terms of reliability and insurance cost?

Hey what's happening I've purchase a 2020 Hyundai veloster turbo r spec I've changed out the Mufflers and exhaust tips it's loud enough for me and it sets off cars alarm lol but with this pandemic happened it's going be difficult for me to find a veloster N 👋👍🙂🚘🤣😅

Forgot to mention the 2k performance pack upgrades the power from 250-275 HP.

I know this video is for the N Series but I just wanted to say that I own the 2019 R-Spec and I absolutely LOVE this vehicle and I don't regret buying it. It also seems to be quite eye-catching to the female persuasion. lol

I totally agree with Hyundai's choice not to care too much about Nordschleife times and prioritizing the driving experience. I actually noticed there was no record of them testing the Veloster N there recently and thought it was strange, but now I know lol. That said, I've messed with a really high quality mod of the 2019 VN on Assetto Corsa's laser scanned Ring (real hp, weight numbers etc.) and I can tell you it is a sub 8:00 or even 7:50 car with a professional driver with racing tires (I've only managed to get 8:23). I'm sure the mod/sim doesn't replicate the real life suspension geometry perfectly, but I found the cornering speed and ease of getting close to the limit the best part of the car (like the type R). I'm sure in real life it's even better, because I've heard nothing but good things about the handling. Also does really well top speed wise and doesn't bog down like a Miata on the 3 uber long straights. But yeah, I have no doubt people are running sub 8 minutes.

The blue color is because it’s the color chosen to signify the N division.

Great video, and what a phenomenal car. I just bought a base Veloster with a manual. I drove the both N and the R spec, they were both fantastic, but at the end of the day, I wanted to pay in cash and the base model was still a lot of fun to drive.

I’m old, 60, but this car has peaked my interest. 😎

No one ever compares it directly to the Focus ST, which is the closest other thing to it, in my opinion. Yes, the Focus ST isn't coming to the States anymore, but this car would be the natural replacement for one. You get car that's 100% usable day-to-day, but that sacrifices some comfort, interior quality, and practicality to be a VERY capable performer. It's like a slightly less compromising GTI, which is exactly what the Focus ST was.

Just the diff. Just once, just to see how it feels.

I have a 2020 VN w/PP. I love this car!

I have a mk7.5 golf R with a tuned DSG and I want the veloster N as a fun daily

I enjoy wipping smiles off gti v dubs in my i30n 😁😁😁

i'm still happy with my turbo 2013 model. the one sports mode is all i need for dazzle-dazzel burning silicon/japanese rubber. they also paid off on the false 24 MPG claim and credited me with $577. if the N model ever comes out with no clutch, i'm in.

Even though the interior is not that good, I am sure the support for this car is gonna be strong with all the goodies to make ur car a bit better or luxurious

Hello awesome car I've purchased a Hyundai veloster turbocharged r spec I've changed out the Mufflers & it's all the pop's & gurgling & burbling 😊❤

If Toyota will release a GRMN Version of the the Corolla Hathcback in the states (since they didn't give us the GRMN Yaris) I think they could really get this market stirred up. A supercharged version of the Corolla with some better suspension and a LSD would be an amazing. It's already a great car stock, and really good with RSR springs and sticky tires.

I look at this car as a more refined and higher quality Focus ST. You are paying for the suspension/chassis/tuning, brakes, engine. Not fancy (useless dash iPad) tech and interior materials. I've had three generations of GTI's and they were great cars but slightly sterile, I've had a Focus and Fiesta ST that were great to drive but the paint started to fall off after 2 years. If I were in the market for a car right now I'd be looking at one of these.

At 40 years old and 2 kids I want a Veloster N. 03-350z 16-Q50 RedSport owner.

Biermann did a good job with a budget car architecture

I laughed when he said the type r styling is a bit rediculous. I tend to agree lol. Some would say obnoxious lol. Still love the type R (only been in as a passenger)

Own one love it. Have owned so many hot hatches and this one is the funnest most adjustable riot you can have for 33k

"I am a child" yes, you are a good child. Got me to subscribe and give you a thumbs up kind of good child.

If you want to get rid of that lag, have it reflash/remapped… i guess its not turbo lag, its the delay on your pedal👍👍👍

Honda has been making their SiR and Type R models rotate since the early 90’s if you get a chance to drive an Integra Type r you’ll see.

I love the way he gave Kudos to the Fiesta ST, I have a 14 ST With 73,000+ miles on it and it’s running strong, what a fun car to drive and with a few mods make them even more enjoyable.

I'm 51 and am considering getting one myself. Just seems like a fun little car for the price.. Glad the wing isn't huge either. Lol

Where was this Drive Filmed? It's a Beautiful Place!

As a VW Golf fan, I’m really liking what I’m seeing here, I love the crackle of the exhaust, and it looks like it’ll handle quite well as well And the fact it’s still available with a manual transmission is bonus points, automatics suck When my TDI Golf eventually dies, a good used Veloster N manual will be on the short list :)

I've wanted to like this car for years. If it had either 4 doors or 2 doors I think I would.

Got the car without perf package solely because I didn't want bigger brakes. Wish the diff was offered separate. Even still, the car as is is fantastic.

People keep saying this is a perfect young person's car but only 1% of young people can drive stick. I'm 40 and I love my veloster N with pp

Well you 32. You are still young. You need to live a little and stop taking yourself too seriously. Nothing is wrong with the Type R. I am tired of hearing of critics dumping on the Type-R. If the looks too radical then get the Si. Other that Awesome review.

I love the way these cars look. The pops need an ON OFF switch. I would not want that normally or ever. But the exhaust system sounds good like the Ford Focus ST which sounded good but not as good. As far as the Civic Type R looks. It is the best looking car from Honda for sure and for the money as well. Everything is pretty functional unlike Kia Stinger and Toyota Supra. All those scoops are fake. Nothing is fake in the Civic. The rear wing functions very well: I don't see why the hate. Is it envy? It is semi-wide body at the wheels. The exterior has a lot of awesome features. I only find the 20 inch tires absurdly low profile.

Where was the location for this test drive so beautiful roads

Wish it did have the tips coming out the middle though.

Thank god you brought up the blue interior. No other reviewers have and I think it's hideous. Will show dirt and grime over the years. The R-Spec has yellowish interior detailing and a short throw shifter, not sure why they can't put that into the higher priced and performanced N model.

FWD cars which rotate isn't anything new. Minis always liked to rotate. My '88 Integra definitely liked to. I gotta say: my son has a current gen Veloster Turbo, and I was pretty impressed by it. If my M2 got totalled tomorrow, I'd at least give the N a test drive.

Ended up getting an Autobahn GTI and just tuning it. Need a backseat too much to justify the weird 3rd door thing. Wish i30N had been an option.

Just like there are reviewers which copy SaabKyle04's style to a Tee, I feel this review was pretty much a replica of The Smoking Tire's "One Take." Now I am sure some will say, "Copying, is a form of flattery."

Cars in this class are soo good nowadays that it's hard to choose in my opinion.....but I am focused on anything from VAG first.

Great review, definitely. I think the Veloster N is a fantastic car; however a big thing you pointed out is the space and roominess in the car itself. More so how it’s non-existent in the back. That was and still is a huge reason I own a GTI; and will trade for another one when the time is right. I know the N has a much better diff and much more power with a better turbo, but I still prefer the quirkiness of the GTI. Plus, in the event I get ready to have kids, I know I would want an automatic (currently in a 6MT) so I could be more attentive/trade off driving with the wife. I could get a DSG, and reliably tune the motor/transmission and make more power over stock. If I could have gotten my hands on the i30N, it wouldn’t be a question; but I’ve said that in the comment sections on another video. I’m 31, and I prefer a more adult styled vehicle. I don’t care for the edgy-teenage-midlife-crisis designs of the Civic Type R, Focus RS, or even this car, the Veloster. If I needed that I’d grab a Miata 30th ann in that bright orange color.

Rotating is a new trend in fwd... If you're from europe, that's nothing new. We had a slew of awesome 80's hot hatches that would lift off oversteer. You just missed out on them

The exhaust engineers loved "CLICK BANG BANG" by 3-6 Mafia way too much lol

You mention driving it in Normal and N but do not mention custom. Did you know you can customize N mode to reduce the chassis stiffness but maintain the throttle response, improved e-LSD performance, etc? Almost every N owner drives 99% of the time in such N custom with the above settings.

I was Sold till you used the word 'Lag'! Does the VW Gti have lag also?

Wow. I have the veloster turbo Hyundai on my channel. 2016

Sounds fucking killer!!! Wow!! I had to spend a lot of money on my 370z to get it to pop like that. Cars a bit out of my price range but when that depreciation hits i might consider it

to anyone who owns the car with the performance package. how is the FWD? how does it handle on tight mountain roads (or track) the only turnoff for me is the fact that its front wheel drive.

All the blue accents the buttons and the belts are because that's Hyundais signature colour buddy look it up

I've had my eye on these, for the used market when they become less expensive. I predict Hyundai will stop offering the non performance package Veloster N in future years. For now I will continue enjoying my 2014 Focus ST!

So how does the performance package give you extra hp everything you listed would not increase hp at all

Good review but I'm more interested in comparing this with a Focus ST than the Fiesta.

This car is awsome but cant wait for the 2021 sonata N... 2.5L T and has 290hp hopefully it comes in a manual

Waiting to see how the aftermarket does... i love my big turbo focus st for now... but, this car makes me question lol

Love mine

I think Hyundai should have color matched the seat belts, also performance blue is the best color

I get that the favorable comps to FieST an FoST puts this in good company. Having said that those are real cheap used now. There’s a lot of cars with four seats that aren’t hot hatches, Camaro SS, E46 M3, E9x M3. For $30k and four seats what would you get? I get that comparing new vs used is always a little unfair.