Details are vague at best, but the mid-engined prototype shown in the pictures borrows numerous styling cues from the Veloster Midship concept that was shown last year at the Busan Motor Show. Fitted with only two doors, it features flared fenders all around, large air vents in front of the rear wheels and a full body kit that includes a deep front bumper and a large air diffuser out back.
The mid-engined Veloster sits much lower than its regular-production sibling and it rides on oversized multi-spoke alloy wheels. If launched, it will undoubtedly be the most muscular-looking small hatchback built since Renault stuffed a 3.0-liter V6 in the passenger compartment of the unassuming Clio econobox.
What the hot-rodded Veloster is powered by is a mystery. The concept shown in Busan nearly a year ago used a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder mill that generated 295 horsepower, nearly 100 more than the top-spec Veloster Turbo. Performance figures were not published.
Hyundai has declined to comment about the mid-engined Veloster. The test mule could preview a wild, range-topping version of the coupe, or it could simply be an ambitious enthusiast’s project.
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