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Model Hyundai Veloster Turbo

Engine 1591cc 4cyl, dohc, 16v, turbo

Max power 150kW @ 6000rpm

Max torque 265Nm @ 1500-4500rpm

Transmission 7-speed dual-clutch

Weight 1350kg

0-100km/h 7.1sec (claimed)

Economy 6.9L/100km

Price $38,490

On sale Now

JUST BECAUSE you can do something doesn’t mean that you necessarily should. This life lesson has served me well, especially when it comes to chancing that oyster starter despite being several hundred kilometres inland.

It’s not a lesson that Hyundai has embraced, however, when you look at the latest iteration of the Veloster… er… four-door hatch, I guess you’d call it. The car you gaze upon now represents

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