Hyundai suprise everyone with its one of a kind Veloster that was showcased at the SEMA show recently, this Veloster is said to be the most powerful Veloster Turbo designed for the street. It’s been developed together with tuning firm Fox Marketing and have a very hefty 370 hp engine inside.
The stock standard Veloster In-line 1.6 litre Turbocharged engine is already producing around 201 hp, but the guys at Fox have gone crazy with a new turbocharger, front-mount intercooler, water/methanol injection system, high-flow exhaust and an ECU retune. This brings output to the aforementioned 370 horsepower, when running on 101-octane performance fuel.
To make sure the car also handles well, it’s been upgraded with fully-adjustable coil-over suspension, a strut brace and sway bars. There are also new brakes consisting of six-piston front calipers with carbon fiber ducting and 13.6-inch wavy-cut rotors. Four-piston calipers are used at the rear.
Exterior modifications give the Veloster Turbo an aggressive demeanor that perfectly complements the engine and chassis upgrades. In the cabin, Fox has added racing seats from Takata, four-point harnesses and custom steel bases.
The car will be presented at the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas from November 5. It will be joined by a number of other tuned Hyundais including an EGR Group Veloster Turbo, a Bisimoto Genesis Coupe and a JP Edition Genesis Coupe.
This four-door coupe design study was revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. It’s built on a rear-wheel-drive architecture and features a very swoopy body with design cues that wouldn’t look out of place on a Jaguar. It could go on sale in 2016.
The concept was powered by a 3.3-liter direct-injected turbo-V6 belting out 395 ponies. The car’s engine was matched to a technically advanced eight-speed automatic transmission.
Supposedly the production version of this striking car will still feature a four-door coupe body but will lose its fire-breathing V6. A modest turbo-four would likely be the engine of choice. Alternative powertrains are also distinct possibilities; a diesel or hybrid system could find a home ahead of the firewall.
Will this “lowly” Kia have the goods to compete with cars like the Audi A7, Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class or BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe? Who knows, but one thing’s almost a given, if or when the GT makes it into production it will certainly be more affordable than these high-brow competitors
Apple recently launched its fifth-generation iPad, and not suprisingly with a new name (credits to leaks throughout the net): the iPad Air. It also gave us a new iPad mini with a Retina display. The fact that the ipad2, The New ipad and the ipad mini is still in the market, that leaves four devices with multiple configurations. That’s a lot of iPad. So which one is worth the money? We’ve got a pick for you in both the mini and full-size model.
Don’t buy the iPad 2 or original iPad mini. Sure, they’re less expensive than the newer models, but not enough so that it’s worth missing out on the A7 chipsets, Retina displays, and new enclosures. Get one of last year’s models today, and you’re making a lousy purchasing decision. Go new.
Storage is an easy call too. Unless you plan to use the iPad as your primary computer (if you do, go big), get the 16GB model. Odds are you won’t be using it to take hundreds or thousands of photos like you might with a phone that eat up storage. Yes, you may have to sync it regularly, but for most people 16GB should be plenty of space.
Next up: Wi-Fi-only, or Wi-Fi + Cellular? This is trickier. The iPad Mini is amazingly portable. It’s small enough to fit in the occasional pant pocket. It’s great on the train. It’s great on a plane. It’s the ultimate driving machine (sorry BMW) because it doubles as a fantastic navigation system — or at least it can be if you get the version with cellular connectivity. Yes, LTE adds $130 to the price tag, plus what you’ll pay for service. But we find the mini to be so portable that without the LTE option it feels almost hobbled.
Not so with the iPad Air. Sure, it’s still light and portable, but not like the mini. If you really need a connection, odds are, you’ll use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. If you can’t use your phone as a hotspot, you may want to consider getting a portable hotspot instead (the Karma hotspot is a really good deal, for example).
So our final takeaway? If you’re getting the mini, go for the 16GB LTE Retina Display model. If you’re going full-sized, you’re going to want the 16GB iPad Air that’s Wi-Fi only. You’re on your own when it comes to picking out the color.
