Hyundai Veloster Turbo SEMA Car - One Take 

"I'm trying to learn how to drive." Its nice to see a guy who doesn't think hes the best driver ever.

"I'm not looking to add too much power, I'm trying to learn how to drive" That's one of the smartest things I've heard someone say on any of these one takes. Props to this guy, whether you like the car or not, he's got a great attitude.

From the outside it looks like it has 500+ hp and that's what matters the most.

The fact it has all of those exterior mods and just an intake and an exhaust is a bit sad.

"I hate to break it to you Sergio, but you wasted a heap of green on your heap of green......"

I like the owner of this thing, he knows it's just a veloster,not being cocky and starting to give us bullshit like it's got a tune ,intake and exhaust and it's making 300 to the wheels blah blah, smoking v8s like no tomorrow. so on. good guy, good luck to him

everyone watching is apperently making tea. the tea kettle is going off. lol

Love how humble this guy is - really a good guy from the sound of it. He knows EXACTLY what his car is. He doesn't bump it up like it's some track monster, and most importantly, he's well aware that the car's abilities are likely over his head and the most important aspect is to learn how to drive. A good driver > a good car 9 times out of 10. I'm not into Hyundais, but this guy is awesome and the car looks pretty good. Def. got some F&F going on, haha. People should take notes on this guy.

It sounds like a belt was squealing the whole time

If you can't decide between a 2-door or a 4-door, get a 3-door!

I thought my mom was making tea this WHOLE time._.

The light bar whistle is gnarly.

this guy is smart the 13's are so prone to problems. later models fixed the steering and also new internals.

Bro....you need a tune bro.......a tune is best bro.

dang Matt back off he knows it's not a power house, haha.

Who left the kettle on the stove?

Let me just point out the scenery....dang it looks beautiful!!

Your a good dude Matt! You can relate to beginners or pros, and your cool with everyone between. Your way with people is the deference it what makes these videos entertaining. Thx!!!

dude! i love how you did the different views on the car mainly the engine bay this time. keep showing us the engine bays

this is becoming one of my favorite shows great job always

OMG!! I was actually thinking about getting this car since it's going cheap(ish) in the UK due to the stoppage of production. I've already subbed to you guys ages ago and searched for a review but couldn't find one... You have answered my prayers!!!! :D

I hope he gets it sorted, dialed in, and comes back.

That Hyundai smell is going to be on you for a week Matt.

At 2:41 when Matt says "here we go" and the awkward silence after was hilarious

How great is this car it comes with a kettle for you to refill your coffee with how slow it is

Forget the rods and pistons just get a tune and up the boost by 4-5lbs man.

That torque steer comment had me in stitches! Car definitely has potential.

Lol, everyone bashing this car is still probably driving their moms. Plus you're supposed to be car people, you're all toxic to the scene.

A great setup! The Veloster definitely provides a lot of value.

Like most SEMA cars, all the mods were slapped on weeks before the show. Most of them are just for looks and not all that functional.

matt..I love that you answer comments no matter how stupid they may be

Are the Takata stickers a sponsor or a caution?

Good-guy Sergio. Great review, Matt!

Matt did a great job on a fair assessment of an interesting car. I don't get why people trash other people's cars. Everyone has different levels of interests in cars and what they want from their cars. When there's a passion for driving and owning a car, no matter what, it's good for everyone in the hobby. A wide market base means a strong list of vendors pushing out all the fantastic parts we have available to us, if you want to go fast or not. We're living in a virtual renaissance of automobiles and it is specifically because of the variety and volume of interest. To claim some legitimacy issue on even one part of of that market is a disservice to the entire ecosystem of car enthusiasts. I own an Edsel and I own a 2015 Mustang GT. I get love, hate, and laughs for both, and just because one is fast and the other is a laughing stock (you choose which is which) it does nothing to change the joy I get in going to car meets and meeting other people enjoying cars. Love what you brung and respect that everyone else did to.

Sergio seems like an extremely humble dude. Hope you got that tune and the suspension all set up.

I mess with one of these every day on my way to work. Some nice morning entertainment.

downpipe without a tune.... You are not gonna have a good time

i love this one take very entertaining

had no idea you could buy sema cars! Now to go find if they ever sold the SEMA Miata Speedster! I would 100% buy that!

sounds like the car has everything to help you out once you're going fast and no way of getting there

Just a stage 1 tune for like 600 bucks and he could be putting down 240 whp and 270+ foot pounds to the ground. In a car that weights 2800 pounds it would be a lot more fun.

can I talk with Sema about editing my Veloster turbo? How can I do that? and how much the price will be?

Could someone point me in the right direction (ie. website url/address) to browse these SEMA cars for sale? Please and thank you!

+TheSmokingTire, would you have an opportunity to review a built up veloster turbo? There are a couple pretty heavily tuned ones around LA now. I'm just starting on power on mine but initial tune gained 30hp and 50ftlbs from stock 193whp/207ftlbs (13-15 typically dyno 10-15whp less). Once I have the LSD installed I'll look into adding some rods+pistons. I've never had the rev hang issue present in this video.

What's that hanging off the left side of the rear ground spoiler?

That exhaust is sick af.

Rollcage? All I see is a rollbar with a pretty long rear support. Or did they hide half the cage in the roof- and a-pillar-lining?

I upgraded from a VT to a Miata to have a better handling car, and the Miata ended up being much quicker. The VT has to be the slowest 200hp car ever created lol. Love the reviews tho, always entertaining and keep me coming back!

So this was the car that you were talking about, Matt. :)

Love the sound

They aren't bad cars, put some stiffer springs on it, get a proper tune and they're pretty fun and handle well.

if I'm not mistaken these cars come with an electronic accelerator pedal, i would look into a gopedal. it would help tune just the feel and reaction of the pedal. My fiat 500 Abarth would hang revs at some points until i installed the gopedal.

Hey Matt, you drove my car which appeared at SEMA 2 weeks later :). Not too much changed, just wheels and trunk.

Takata? Did the seats explode into pieces?

This is by FAR the most critical I've ever seen you of someones car. Even more than that girls Subaru. Is it cause of the expectations the paint job gives?

I met Sergio at a track day about a month ago and got to ride in it, for it only having 200 horsepower, it felt like I was in a rally car

lol Matt Ferrah be throwing low-key shots all through the video. haha funny shit!

oh god this just gave veloster's a worst name then they already have because they're a hyundai... still gotta love my veloster tho !

A friend of mine owns a manual non-turbo veloster and that thing is the slowest fucking car I have ever driven. One time I was driving it and my friend was like "dude, floor it!" while I was merging on to the highway and the sad thing is I was already flooring it. lmao. Im sure my GF's Prius will take it off the line. lol

I don't know if its the car or Matt's audio, but I though my tea kettle was boiling halfway through this video.

The idle hanging thing is either your map sensor or IAC sensor.. My srt4 did the same thing for years.

+TheSmokingTire I really like that exhaust set-up. But, it's a little drab-looking. Matt, do you have any idea what these car lots charge for modded/custom SEMA vehicles? I love how the rear portion of these cars look. And, about the only thing I'd do to that car would be to brighten it up a bit. Since it's a little drab-looking.......

In one of the drive by's at part throttle with that whistle, it sounds like a jetsons bubble car :P

I think it looks great. I feel it looks more modern rally than it does fast and the furious. I can tell the owner loves it regardless of power output and that's all that matters. Matt was a bit harsh on this one.

I could tell how stiff it is when you took it from the side of the road where the stones were to the tarmac. It was catching every stone, this thing will handle on perfect surface, but on a shitty roads you can fly out of a corner.

Down in South Florida there's a old sema car I've seen for sale a few times. It's a Mazda protege that's been converted into a 2 door Ute and has a turbo and nitrous thrown in for good measure. I think it was less than 12k from memory.

My 2015 Colorado has the issue with hanging ignition speed as well. It seems to be mostly while warming up though...

i have a 2013 veloster turbo with only upgraded intake and intercooler and i did a 1:43 at streets of willow. it was my first time racing it

It's a nice car with sensible modifications. I'm not expecting a big number in horse power. The suspension seems to be on point which is way more than what most enthusiast will do. Before I upgraded the engine in my 92" s13 coupe, I upgraded the entire suspension. What I expect to see next is a few more engine mods and a tune.

Never had the throttle hang. Unhooking the gear indicator made a difference with the throttle. Almost feels like a cable now.

Seems like a nice guy, car looks cool from the outside but possibly feels like jumping in too deep. A cheap Miata would have probably been a better choice to learn for price. I get the impression these SEMA car builds draw a lot of attention, but I'm also thinking that SEMA has a lot a cars that look great, but really suck on the road. Then again, the car seems to have all the right parts on it. Its simply taking it that next step and getting it all working together. I think Matt is right about getting all the stuff you have on the car tuned from suspension to the ECU. As for some advice, you might be able to detune your power steering to make the steering more heavy, it could possibly provide more feel. With the weird rev hanging, I don't think its a tune. It will be something blocked or needs cleaning. A common problem on my car requires that I clean a specific solenoid every year or so or it will cause rev hang and even rev limiting. Its really strange, I recommend diving into the forums and I'm pretty confident you will find the solution.

This thing is pretty cool, the question is how do you find a Sema car and how much are they.

That RattleCo exhaust was killing me, that and the whistling noise, other than that, nice car.

Couldn't the higher rpm be advantageous for auto-x? Holding revs would mean there wouldn't be any resistance in power steering during low speed maneuvers.

+TheSmokingTire where can you buy the used cars?

For a turbo i expected it to be a little faster, even stock. When a car looks like this, it could use a good engine-tune :)

I loled when he hit the bump and was like 'ooo man this is stiff'

Do the seat belts explode?

I need to see how the light bars where mounted and how it was run through the car!

how does this work? how do I sign up for you to take a look at mine? what's the wait?

The revs hanging is for emission compliance. The Genesis Coupe has the similar mapping.

Matt, where is this used car lot at?

anyone know where they are driving?

Does this turbo add a lot HP to the car?

He defiantly should have tuned it before this! looks sick still. I did some things to my Veloster recently too everyone should check it out

how much did he pay for this vs just a regular turbo veloster?

The new Hyundai Elantra finally has some OK steering, side by side with the previous model it's amazing. Just a thought to follow the limp velosteraptor steering

Oh cool, I read that the tea kettle whistle noise adds at least 50 hp ;^) I can almost guarantee that body kit or the Led light strips on the roof were never wind tunnel tested. That seems to be the source of the whistle. Luckily his exhaust is almost loud enough to cancel out the whistle ;^)

TheSmokingTire - Its a very common problem with stock Veloster Turbos. A tune fixes that and gives you that extra 1k revs you want as well. It also opens up min of 40 extra wheel hp.

Wish I was a bit closer and more time.. I'd love for you to drive my Veloster turbo. 260whp/290wtq and a more forgiving suspension. Plus even more turbo noises.

just got a rally edition veloster ....and that hang you guys talking about could be that clutch switch that hyundai installed. its right above the clutch pedal. its a white clip. unclip it and that hang will go away.

He should've reviewed a tuned veloster. Looks should always be secondary, but he did buy it from auction with the looks, good for him. Now is the time for the rebuild and get rid of that rev-hang.

YES!!!!!! MORE HYUNDAI!! CANT WAIT TO BRING MY CAR UP TO YOU.

Is he not risking his engine even more by not having a tune but having an intake and dp?

Is it tuned?

That whistling made me think my tea was ready.

I wanted to hate this car so bad, but I can't due to the owner. The car may not be my cup of tea; however, he's realistic about it and wants to improve his driving. I can more than respect that. Happy motoring sir!

Nice Car though for not being fast. I bet if he lightened the car more it would help the acceleration and speed! Also, that Cage is amazing, I can see the stiffness through the video...literally!

What is that whistle? Wind noise?

Ya'll need to see that 500hp veloster turbo that was recently rigged up. That thing is a daily driver beast. (not to be confused with the blood type racing one)