What happened to affordable true enthusiasts performance cars?

freakystyly · 11-10-2020, 05:09 PM

The price point for the Elantra N will make or break... do you see it coming in cheaper than the Veloster N? At those prices the FWD 2 series is almost in competition.

..Rush.. · 11-10-2020, 06:41 PM

Yeah, alot of people that I know rave about the Veloster N

kaputt · 11-10-2020, 11:18 PM

I test drove a Veloster N and the drive was incredible. The interior was hot garbage though. I certainly don’t need a luxury interior, but EVERYTHING was hard plastic, even where you put your elbow on the door rest.

Hopefully the Elantra gets some softer touch plastics. It doesn’t need much, but the Veloster was just a bit too cheap.

TargaM2 · 11-11-2020, 02:55 AM

Real performance hot hatch...

freakystyly · 11-11-2020, 08:34 AM

Yeah, the Yaris GR would be sweet if it came to North America. It looks like we will get the larger Corolla GR instead with the same 1.6L I3 w/ AWD.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...onfirmed-2022/

Something RWD would be nice tho... the BRZ/GT86 with a 1.6L tuned within an inch of it's life might be a fun lightweight car if they could put it in longitudinally.

11-10-2020, 05:09 PM	#111
freakystyly Colonel 3750 Rep 2,017 Posts Drives: F22 B58 6MT Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	The price point for the Elantra N will make or break... do you see it coming in cheaper than the Veloster N? At those prices the FWD 2 series is almost in competition.
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..Rush.. Captain 971 Rep 925 Posts Drives: AW E88 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Yeah, alot of people that I know rave about the Veloster N
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11-10-2020, 11:18 PM	#113
kaputt Captain 687 Rep 648 Posts Drives: 128i 6MT - sold Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: TX -> CA iTrader: (1)	I test drove a Veloster N and the drive was incredible. The interior was hot garbage though. I certainly don’t need a luxury interior, but EVERYTHING was hard plastic, even where you put your elbow on the door rest. Hopefully the Elantra gets some softer touch plastics. It doesn’t need much, but the Veloster was just a bit too cheap.
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11-11-2020, 08:34 AM	#115
freakystyly Colonel 3750 Rep 2,017 Posts Drives: F22 B58 6MT Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	Yeah, the Yaris GR would be sweet if it came to North America. It looks like we will get the larger Corolla GR instead with the same 1.6L I3 w/ AWD. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...onfirmed-2022/ Something RWD would be nice tho... the BRZ/GT86 with a 1.6L tuned within an inch of it's life might be a fun lightweight car if they could put it in longitudinally.
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