Rather than making a direct competitor to the Golf R or Honda Civic Type R, Hyundai went in a different direction, making a high-performance version of their sub-compact Veloster rather than the compact Elantra. The result is a 250 or 275 horsepower performance car that’s a bit smaller than the competition but big on value. Starting at $26,900 and topping out at $29,000, the Veloster N represents an excellent value when compared against the GTI, GLI or Civic Si despite being more performance oriented than any of those “alternatives”
