Why did I buy a Hyundai Veloster N? Why is it the only new car I’ve ever decided to pay the premium of zero mileage ownership? While the world’s been busy forgetting what visceral is, Hyundai didn’t. They are in the right place and have invested in the right people to make a statement. Not with their advertising, not with their size, and not with flashy ass stat sheets. Hyundai won Road & Track performance car of the year providing fun with a dedicated focus on the driver’s experience. You remember that fun thing we used to do….drive? The feeling of a leather wheel in your hand, the roar of a V8, or the curves of Jaguar E-Type as you breathed in freedom. Throughout history there were some pretty awesome options to get that exhilarating feeling behind the wheel. I know humans like to one up each other, it’s in our DNA, but it’s not fulfilling. It doesn’t satiate that beast of bewilderment; that moment you’re alone and have nothing to prove. That moment you put on your song, the one you don’t listen too with your friends around. Just you and the road.

To me; those moments don’t add up in calculations. I have always been brash when it comes to my tastes. I want sound, I want feedback, and most importantly, I want to be a part of what’s happening. The little blue dot brings it and then some. Sounds, pop pops, and burls; calling me to get rowdy. We are a team; we both cringe when we hit a pothole, a rock chips off the front hood, or I park too close to the curb. It’s not just a tool, we are partners. I want a love like Han Solo and the millennium falcon or Spike and his Sword Fish II. I desire a reason to look forward to my commute, and a cause to get off my butt and wash a car that’s too beautiful not too. I want to turn around when I park and stop to take a picture or just be damn proud its mine. This year might be the only year Hyundai wins this award, but it’s a good thing because it raised the eyebrows of other companies.

It must be a slap in the face to Corvette engineers not to see an easy win with a well-priced mid-engine monster. Auto experience doesn’t quite add up too pure fun. I’m not saying it’s not an amazing car, just fell flat along with most of the car companies to provide that “fun feeling”. If you want to just buy a car as a flashy showboat to impress, most expensive cars will work.

Thank you, Hyundai, for remembering some of us don’t need the validation of anything other than the thrill we feel, alone carving canyon roads or making someone shake their finger at you in traffic because your car makes extra music from its exhaust. I’ve only had this little bugger for four months but its been an adventure. On top of fun I can validate its usefulness. I make deliveries in this thing. I’m rolling up on ten thousand miles and couldn’t be happier. The Hyundai Veloster N it truly is an incredible machine. So, my money is in Hyundai’s hands now and they deserve every cent. I will be an old man still driving the wheels off it. Thank you, guys, for hearing the cries from some of us car boys and girls. A new legendary love story begins of Noah and his faithful Blue Dot.  

*Queue the intense ride into the sunset music. *

 -Noah

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