Second-generation Hyundai Veloster spied with same asymmetric doors

Second-generation Hyundai Veloster spied with same asymmetric doors

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Until we saw these photos, the future of the

Veloster

didn't look especially bright. It's entering its

fifth year on sale

with no major updates, and no announcements for a replacement. It also was

killed in the UK three years ago

when it wasn't selling well. However, these photos show that

Hyundai

hasn't given up on it.

At first glance, it looks very much like the current model, but closer inspection reveals some differences. Up front, the hood looks lower, and it tapers down to what seems to be an exaggerated version of the "cascade grille" Hyundai has implemented on the

Elantra GT

, and

new Sonata

. The headlights look slimmer, and there seem to be fewer busy, "quirky" lines.

Moving backward, we find the same asymmetric door layout consisting of one door on the left, and two on the right. On the right side, the rear door handle is still tucked in the corner of the window. The glass area on the right also appears a bit larger thanks to a lower edge that stays lower for longer.

At the rear, the camouflage is at its heaviest, but interesting details still show through. The rearmost glass seems to be more steeply raked. We can't tell if there's still glass on the top of the hatch, but considering the evolutionary nature of this

car's design

, we would expect the same amount of hatch glass. The taillights have adopted the slim and wide look of other recent Hyundai's. The center-exit exhaust remains, too, but it looks a bit smaller, and no longer has an obvious split in the middle. On either side of the bumper are auxiliary vents, likely fake.

Besides the low sales and limited updates, another reason we questioned the future of the

Veloster

was its unremarkable driving dynamics. While forgivable in

the base model

, it was an issue on the

Turbo

,

which simply wasn't fun enough

to recommend over competitors. We're glad to see Hyundai will give it another shot, though, since the world can always use more quirky and interesting automobiles. Hopefully this next one will drive better. And who knows, it might even spawn

a crazy mid-engine, rear-drive version

.

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April 17, 2017 at 09:44AM