mid-engine Hyundai

It looks similar to that Renault Clio. Hot mid engine hatch.  I allays thought it was novel way to go for a mid engine platform.  

I wonder if history will repeat and this will be a parts-bin creation based on the Veloster. Not that parts-bin cars are always a bad thing!

Hopefully it will be a success. How long will Mr. T tolerate all the other kids on the block having a football while he sits home alone with his tiddlywinks?

Chevy and Hyundai. Who's next?

I like the hot hatch OK, but these days I like convertibles. Both have strong pros and cons. I still want a RHT, manually operated for weight savings, but I could accept a motor if I had to. I haven't owned one, but it seems like it would be the best of all worlds, and I am still rather surprised it hasn't dominated all the alternatives.

Hmm. Too bad Ford is dropping most of their regular cars. A mid-engine Ford Fiesta ST with the EcoBoost engine might be fun to drive. Is the new Vette out yet 😊 ?

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Hopefully it will be a success. How long will Mr. T tolerate all the other kids on the block having a football while he sits home alone with his tiddlywinks?

Chevy and Hyundai. Who's next?

I like the hot hatch OK, but these days I like convertibles. Both have strong pros and cons. I still want a RHT, manually operated for weight savings, but I could accept a motor if I had to. I haven't owned one, but it seems like it would be the best of all worlds, and I am still rather surprised it hasn't dominated all the alternatives.

  Toyota is wining the long game.  This is why other car companies are getting out of the compact and sedan market simply because they don’t have what it takes and only deceptive marketing that didn’t work and now that’s that.  
Sporty cars are not profitable but great for an image booster if your company is  bottom tier.  
Hyundai has a long way to go before their quality is even close to Mitsubishi which is near the bottom of the Japanese as far as quality.  

Also sporty budget cars need an audience.  That audience is mostly not enthused and an endangered species.  When was the last time you seen a local ricer. 

Imo a sporty car, budget or not, needs a sporty lóók to attract a following, niche or not.

An MR car disguised as an FF hatch is just weírd. 

On the sports hatch side Toyota may not be exactly leading the market, even ín the market!, they sure are winning the marketing with their WRC program.

This should be a great car for the millennials and gen Zs when I was younger a car like this may have tweaked my interest.

I went for the Celica before my Spyder. But as previously mentioned I to prefer a convertible with no place to put anything.

who needs all that stuff anyway.

true freedom

Travel light and fast my friend .

i don't think they'll make a mid engine hatch. may mid engine lift back but coupe-shaped. a low volume brand image booster car since you can't rely on only a hot hatch and a gimmicky beefed up sedan.

I like this idea though, and i'm hoping to see its price (if it's in my price range). it might keep me from trying to move my tiburon's FF powertrain to the rear for MR/RR.

To date, i've seen one person get ever so close to finishing a turbo i4 mid enging tib but stopped because custom designing bellcrank inboard double wishbone suspension was beyond his finances (i swear. why the fuck he didn't stick with the more cost effective McPherson struts like toyota did with the zzw30 is beyond me). Due to the large hatch opening giving better access to the engine in a mid engine layout, i think the chassis is the best hyundai candidate for this kind of swap.