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A little about about the new upcoming little Hyundai Veloster:

*it has a third door only on the passenger side

http://www.hyundaiusa.com/vehicles/2011 ... xperience/

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-1.6L
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-like the Juke, some of the design came from motorcycles


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Personally I think parts of that car are hideous. I really don't understand the styling.

That being said, I did see a matte gray prototype that looked decent. (I think the paint hid some of the parts I hate)

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If a Genny Coupe owner says something is ugly, than damn, the b**** be uuuuggly.

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That thing is hideous.

I also find it amusing that Hyundai is bragging about features like steering wheel mounted audio controls in 2011. Every car has those now. EVERY CAR. Even the farking Aveo.

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I kinda like it, i would like it better if it was a bit lower and didn't have 18's

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I like that it doesnt look 20 feet tall. I'm not so sure about the rest.

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Fugly mess.

This thread is now about M.P new MP...

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kind of looks neat from the rear, but no visibility. other than that its gross.

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Wrong picture brah...

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MinisterofDOOM wrote:That thing is hideous.

I also find it amusing that Hyundai is bragging about features like steering wheel mounted audio controls in 2011. Every car has those now. EVERY CAR. Even the farking Aveo.
:werd:

I saw this car at the Philly Auto Show last month...I couldn't stop shuddering. So many lines and crap going on.

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Dittoz7 wrote:Wrong picture brah...
i hate the stupid pop out crap on slumpbook, i dont feel like printscreening or downloading that :facepalm:
Dittoz7 wrote:Fugly mess.

This thread is now about M.P new MP...
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yay michelle pfeiffer

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The sides remind me of the old Tibby. I like it except for those goofy lines in the sides.

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can it get any uglier............don't think so

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I need to see the 3rd door but otherwise I'm not dead set against it.

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Click the link I put at the top, you can look at more images. Its weird, its like someone got stock between a tc and an rx8.

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dasoupdude wrote:Click the link I put at the top, you can look at more images. Its weird, its like someone got stock between a tc and an rx8.
Thanks. I've seen worse :)

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Urabus GodofTraction wrote:If a Genny Coupe owner says something is ugly, than damn, the b**** be uuuuggly.
I call it like I see it! :biggrin:

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I saw that at the Washington Auto Show earlier this month. Just shook my head saying wtf... wtf

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We're going to look back on this era of design as a period of excess, the way we look at land barges from the 1970s.

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i don't see why you guys are worrying about it's looks. This is who will be driving it.

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:eek:

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138 HP out of a 1.6 <_< Come on guys.

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What an unfortunate looking car...
If I was going to go for a fugly looking hatchback...it's have to be Swedish.
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dre1507 wrote:i don't see why you guys are worrying about it's looks. This is who will be driving it.

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:chuckle:

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That thing's got so many unnecessary angles, divots, and fauxscoops that it's probably invisible to radar.

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no thanks, I'll pass on this one.
ew.

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I saw it today at the Chicago auto show and it actually looks good in person, especially the rallyx concept. -1 for no pics from the show though.

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I don't mind the look. The pic of the orange one driving kinda reminds me of a bubbly version of the MS3 hatchback. The front bumper is remnant of the Tuscani/ Tiburon.

I don't like the side profile, however. Kind of a Scion Xb/ Honda Insight kinda thing going on there.

But they're talking about this thing like it's ground-breaking. The steering wheel controls and integrated social network? Thanks for joining the rest of the automakers, Hyundai. "...Unique third door access..." Wrong, the '99 Silverado had this setup with the 3 doors, third suicide style on passenger side. GM canned the design because it was crap.

EDIT: The $17k price tag isn't bad though.

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kinda reminds me of a rally hatch, I like it. console area looks pretty good to me.

I don't want led accents on my car. kinda like streamers on a bike. I'm not that flashy.


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