Hyundai Veloster wins best new sportscar

Hyundai Canada recently introduced the unique and aggressively-styled Veloster three-door coupe and won the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) award for Best New Sports/Performance Car under $50,000.
The 2012 Veloster delivers innovation in the compact coupe segment with a unique third door for easy rear-seat access and a new 1.6-litre gasoline direct injection (GDI) four-cylinder engine.
The all-new Gamma 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine is the smallest Hyundai engine to utilize GDI technology, allowing for much greater control over fuel injection than traditional multi-port systems, helping deliver highway fuel economy of 4.9 L/100 km, more power, and lower emissions.
The Gamma 1.6-litre engine delivers a peak output of 138 horsepower and 123 lb-ft of torque.
The Gamma engine is paired with a standard six-speed manual transmission or an all-new six-speed EcoShift Dual Clutch Transmission
(DCT) developed by Hyundai. Hyundai’s new EcoShift DCT blends the benefits of a manual transmission with those of a traditional automatic. The result is the low fuel consumption and sporty driving feel of a manual paired with the comfort and smooth shift quality of an automatic.
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