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07-26-2018, 08:38 AM | #2 |
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Seems like a positive review... build quality or refinement not on par with a GTI but performance to match and at a lower price... in my opinion, Hyundai could have far more success here than building a luxury marque like Genesis... they have Albert Biermenn as the suspension engineer... u know the former head of BMW M lol?
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07-26-2018, 08:49 AM | #3 |
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Wish they brought the 5 door N.
Would rather have one of these than any current smaller BMW. A lot of old school BMW dna in them...with Biermann in charge
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Another attempt to downplay Hyundai's rising power in the automotive industry. Another commendable effort by Hyundai to stand out in the crowd.
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But I can say your Miata is still 90s HP if that's how you want to compare things.
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07-26-2018, 10:43 AM | #7 |
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I like it. The styling is wild but hot hatches often are. FWD with 260 lbft and 275 hp at ~3K lbs from a 2 liter 4-banger. Must be a blast to drive.
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Love how you're comparing cars not even in the same segment. I'll buy an A4, and I do not want one of them either, before any Hyundai. The R & S3 are AWD & much nicer cars. Anything else, sir? I don't know anyone that gets excited about FWD if they're talking performance. |
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07-26-2018, 11:10 AM | #10 |
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OP did you read the article?
The point of this car is not to compete with something like a Golf R or Civic Type R but fill the gap between them and a Civic Si and Golf GTI. Closest competitor would be a Focus ST, which is being discontinued. I think its a good move for Hyundai. |
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Obviously. Your reality is plainly not what most of the rest of the world's is (or Car & Driver's).
This is, pure and simple, a toe dip in the hot-hatch (or somesuch) water for Hyundai. It's targeting a niche within a niche just as tennisfreak states. Not everybody wants or needs 400-plus HP cars -- not even enthusiasts. Post again when it starts producing the mid-engine Veloster prototype that's been rumored (and sighted) for 2-3 years now. I'd put money on it becoming a production car in some form, but with a hybrid powertrain ... you know, because cars like your Hellcat -- which, by the way, basically harks back to the mid-1980s if not earlier, if we're talking about dating driveability tech -- will be totally obsolete pigs that no one with an appreciation for true, complete, and current automotive performance will buy. Hell: they barely buy them now.
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