This vehicle (2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo) was purchased in 2018 May. Originally, test driving the vehicle felt okay, but it needs to be said, that the dealership's street has a smooth and new asphalt in a good 3 mile radius area.
Anyway, during the summer, the car feels a lot smoother, it's like the temperature has something to do with it, but starting in fall, when it drops below a certain degree (I'd say 55F) and the car feel a lot more rough riding and nearly every crack and bump can be felt. Also the tires/wheels are very loud even just cruising at 50-60mph. During colder months, the rough ride gets even rougher to a point, that a somewhat moderate pothole or a cracked part of the road can nearly take this car out of control, and I can actually feel the rear-end moving to a certain direction. Even the cheapest car you can find will be more comfortable than this car. I am already on the 2nd set of wheels and tires, since the OEM were so out of shape, that no amount of alignment could fix it, and there were several bent places on the wheel from the previous owner.
As some people indicated on various community sites, only downsizing the wheels could help to make the ride less painful, either 17" or 16" with much higher sidewall tires. Not sure what Hyundai was smoking, putting those giant chromed wheels with a 40 sidewall on this vehicle, while leaving the suspension pretty much base, and each of those wheels weigh more than 27 lbs. It could be a combination of weak and cheap suspension vs weight of the wheels and something with the struts being greatly effected by outdoor temperature makes this car ride worse than a horse cart with wooden wheels. Avoid the vehicle at all costs, because not even the newer ones are fixed!
Update from Sep 21, 2020: This car is literally ruining tires! I had a brand new set of 18" wheels with tires (225/40/R18) - stock size and within one year, the front tires were literally shaved off. I checked 3 times with a tire place - 2 different ones just to get a different eyes on it - and they said the alignment and the balancing is fine. Regardless, I went through a set of tires in one year (Falken Z series) . Now onto downsizing the tires to 17 inch wheels with taller sidewall 225/45/R17. Riding it for 8 months (45x2 mile commute) and tried to rotate my wheels, and the car started to sound like a jet plane landing while driving at 55-70mph. First I thought there was a mechanical issue right away, but rotating the tires again would move the noise. I have never had a car like this before, it eats tires like nothing else. I'm 45, and I don't do burn outs and do not drive it hard - this was supposed to be my above-average daily commuter, but it's literally bankrupting me by eating tires.
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This vehicle (2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo) was purchased in 2018 May. Originally, test driving the vehicle felt okay, but it needs to be said, that the dealership's street has a smooth and new asphalt in a good 3 mile radius area.
Anyway, during the summer, the car feels a lot smoother, it's like the temperature has something to do with it, but starting in fall, when it drops below a certain degree (I'd say 55F) and the car feel a lot more rough riding and nearly every crack and bump can be felt. Also the tires/wheels are very loud even just cruising at 50-60mph. During colder months, the rough ride gets even rougher to a point, that a somewhat moderate pothole or a cracked part of the road can nearly take this car out of control, and I can actually feel the rear-end moving to a certain direction. Even the cheapest car you can find will be more comfortable than this car. I am already on the 2nd set of wheels and tires, since the OEM were so out of shape, that no amount of alignment could fix it, and there were several bent places on the wheel from the previous owner.
As some people indicated on various community sites, only downsizing the wheels could help to make the ride less painful, either 17" or 16" with much higher sidewall tires. Not sure what Hyundai was smoking, putting those giant chromed wheels with a 40 sidewall on this vehicle, while leaving the suspension pretty much base, and each of those wheels weigh more than 27 lbs. It could be a combination of weak and cheap suspension vs weight of the wheels and something with the struts being greatly effected by outdoor temperature makes this car ride worse than a horse cart with wooden wheels. Avoid the vehicle at all costs, because not even the newer ones are fixed!
Update from Sep 21, 2020: This car is literally ruining tires! I had a brand new set of 18" wheels with tires (225/40/R18) - stock size and within one year, the front tires were literally shaved off. I checked 3 times with a tire place - 2 different ones just to get a different eyes on it - and they said the alignment and the balancing is fine. Regardless, I went through a set of tires in one year (Falken Z series) . Now onto downsizing the tires to 17 inch wheels with taller sidewall 225/45/R17. Riding it for 8 months (45x2 mile commute) and tried to rotate my wheels, and the car started to sound like a jet plane landing while driving at 55-70mph. First I thought there was a mechanical issue right away, but rotating the tires again would move the noise. I have never had a car like this before, it eats tires like nothing else. I'm 45, and I don't do burn outs and do not drive it hard - this was supposed to be my above-average daily commuter, but it's literally bankrupting me by eating tires.
- Ferenc S., Torrington, US