Hyundai Veloster Turbo in SA at a price

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So the Veloster Turbo is finally out in SA.

I saw it early in the month at the Canal Walk motor show:

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1.6T with 150kw & 265nm. Big thing is the price: “the model choice merely whether you want to pay R379 900 for the six-speed manual or R397 000 for the seven-speed direct-shift manual/auto.”

It a good looking car yes with good spec but I think that price is hectic. The N/A 1.6 models are around R80k cheaper as a reference.

http://www.wheels24.co.za/NewModels/Hyundai-puts-muscle-in-its-Veloster-coupe-20150531

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Hmm, Golf money for a Hyundai ... no thanks. I understand it's clever marketing - charge premium prices and people will start to think you're delivering a premium product - but I don't think Hyundai's quality is quite up there just yet.
 
The price is ridiculous. We buy Hyundai cars because you get a lot of car for your money. At R400k there are many other cars I'd rather buy.
 
I'd rather they put the turbo model into the new i30 to make a more practical hatchback.

Last I heard they delayed the turbo motors because of our supposed bad fuel quality? This is also why we do not get the GDI motors here
 
Foxhound5366 said:
Hmm, Golf money for a Hyundai ... no thanks. I understand it's clever marketing - charge premium prices and people will start to think you're delivering a premium product - but I don't think Hyundai's quality is quite up there just yet.
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VW has been doing it for years and just about everybody fell for it.
 
Crowley said:
VW has been doing it for years and just about everybody fell for it.
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VW's been doing it for decades, so while they may still be over-priced, their engineering department has had the time necessary to implement a lot of very nice details. For the record I'm not a fan of the Golf - I agree it's as exciting as a toaster - but by the same token I've also *never* gotten into a Hyundai where I've ever thought 'Hmm, this is built as well as a VW.' About all you think of Hyundais is 'Wow, this isn't bad ... for a Hyundai', and it's going to take them years of real engineering to build substance into the car. Clever marketing only gets you so far.
 
Foxhound5366 said:
VW's been doing it for decades, so while they may still be over-priced, their engineering department has had the time necessary to implement a lot of very nice details. For the record I'm not a fan of the Golf - I agree it's as exciting as a toaster - but by the same token I've also *never* gotten into a Hyundai where I've ever thought 'Hmm, this is built as well as a VW.' About all you think of Hyundais is 'Wow, this isn't bad ... for a Hyundai', and it's going to take them years of real engineering to build substance into the car. Clever marketing only gets you so far.
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True story wrt to Hyundai/Kia vs VW & what they think/aspire what the value of the brand is at present.

I also see you can get one for only R350k here: http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-cars-bak...ndai-veloster-turbo/1001282118280910012229409
 
Lol it is a tablet and the battery last a while,so I become lazy to charge it.
 
I could handle ugly if it was actually affordable but Hyundai (and Kia) are pricing themselves out of the market.

One can pick up a fairly low mileage 2012 or 2013 BWM M135i for that kind of money and I don't have to second guess which one will give a more pleasurable and exhilarating drive.
 
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