More Spy Shots: 2012 Hyundai Veloster... or is that Tiburon?
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hyundai/" rel="tag">Hyundai</a></p><a href="javascript:void(0);/*1266872120835*/"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/01-hyundai-veloster-spy-feb-630op.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2012 Hyundai Veloster/Tiburon - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Earlier this year we learned that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Velostar/">Veloster</a> was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/11/coupe-scoop-scoupe-hyundais-veloster-concept-headed-for-pr/">given the green-light by Hyundai's top brass</a> and with an on-sale date sometime in 2011 as a 2012 model, work on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/hyundai/">Hyundai</a>'s new hatch is well underway.<br />
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Caught weathering the wintery climes, the camo-clad Veloster - or maybe more accurately, the next <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/tiburon">Tiburon</a> - doesn't divulge much about the exterior styling, but <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/07/seoul-motor-show-hyundai-veloster-concept-swoops-in/">compared to the concept</a>, the grille has grown and the roofline's rake suggests that the hatch might be slightly small, or could possibly utilize a dual panel, clamshell-like opening.<br />
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Although a front-wheel drive configuration is assured, there's still plenty of speculation about how Hyundai plans to motivate the hatch. The smart money is on a detuned version of the automaker's new Theta II GDI (Gas Direct Injection) four-cylinder, which puts out 200 horsepower when fitted with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sonata">new Sonata</a>. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/genesis+coupe">Genesis Coupe</a>'s turbocharged four-pot could make an appearance and there's also talk of a 1.6-liter four-cylinder putting out around 140 hp in standard trim or turbocharged to bring output up to between 175 and 190 hp. Judging by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/30/spy-shots-first-look-at-2012-hyundai-veloster/">recent spate of spy shots</a>, it's safe to assume that the Veloster/Tiburon is set to debut early next year before it goes on sale in the summer of 2011.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-hyundai-veloster/low/">Spy Shots: 2012 Hyundai Veloster</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-hyundai-veloster/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/01-hyundai-veloster-spy-feb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-hyundai-veloster/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/02-hyundai-veloster-spy-feb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-hyundai-veloster/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/03-hyundai-veloster-spy-feb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-hyundai-veloster/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/04-hyundai-veloster-spy-feb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-hyundai-veloster/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/05-hyundai-veloster-spy-feb_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/22/more-spy-shots-2012-hyundai-veloster-or-is-that-tiburon/">More Spy Shots: 2012 Hyundai Veloster... or is that Tiburon?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:32:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/22/more-spy-shots-2012-hyundai-veloster-or-is-that-tiburon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19368459/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/22/more-spy-shots-2012-hyundai-veloster-or-is-that-tiburon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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