Filed under: Performance, Hatchback, Hyundai, South Korea

The 2012 Hyundai Veloster has plenty of hot hatch potential, but its frugal, 1.6-liter, direct-injected four-cylinder just isn't going to cut it for those more concerned with speed than fuel economy. While a turbo model has long been rumored, we've now got confirmation - sort of.

While Hyundai hasn't said anything official about the turbo Veloster, it has unveiled a new turbocharged 1.6-liter engine at a conference in Korea this week. Hyundai says it spent 52 months and over $60 million developing the new mill, which meets California's ULEV-2 and Euro 5 standards.

The 204-horsepower Gamma four-cylinder gets its extra 66 horses thanks to a twin-scoll turbocharger and an air-to-air intercooler. The turbo, which is integrated into the exhaust manifold, also boosts the Gamma's torque to a tire-squealing 195 lb-ft.

With a curb weight of just 2,600 pounds, the Veloster could be quite a pocket rocket with this engine fitted underhood. Let's hope a limited-slip differential is also in the cards.

We expect some sort of official announcement from Hyundai regarding the Veloster Turbo as early as November 1 at SEMA. To read the release announcing the new turbo engine, click through the jump.
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That isn't half bad.

 

they did this in the Sonata turbo too. why would they make an upgrade unfriendly manifold?

 

Because it is cheaper to produce. I remember when they developed the "turbofold" for the Sonata turbo they approached several suppliers and were told that it couldn't be done so Hyundai did the R&D and developed it themselves.



Sure it will suck slightly to need to replace the manifold and turbo to upgrade, but an aftermarket turbo manifold is not too big of a deal IMO when the rest of the system is boost ready from the factory. That is assuming the ECU can handle more boost.

 

52 months developing it?? :bs:

 

^^your right but i'm sure it does take time for the number crunchers to give approval for the extra costs involved in approving turbo charging. any of us could slap a turbo system together but getting on together that is realiable, quick, and cost effective isnt an easy thing. thats probably why its intergrated because it drops production cost that way

 

45 of those months were most likely spent dealing with California