The Veloster N punches up performance and lands somewhere in traditional pony-car territory.
It can take on traditional sports coupes like the Mustang and Camaro, which both offer turbo-4s; it’s also a direct rival to the pony cars of the new century, cars like the Honda Civic Type R.
For a more sedate and nuanced take, the Mazda 3 has a weird body and nice steering.
For more a practical fling, we’d pick a GTI of just about any generation for its fine-tuned handling and for its uncanny resemblance to a big-box store.
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 2022 Hyundai Veloster#6 in Compact Cars Get Your Price |  2022 Honda Civic#5 in Compact Cars Get Your Price |  2022 Volkswagen Golf#6 in Compact Cars |  2021 Chevrolet Camaro |  2021 Ford Mustang |  2021 Mazda MAZDA3 |
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The 2022 Hyundai Veloster N continues to take up rent-free space in the Civic Type R’s head—for now. |
The 2022 Honda Civic remains a go-to economy car, with low-key performance and high-economy powertrains. |
The 2022 VW GTI is a good hot hatch, but the Golf R fully realizes the platform’s potential. |
Wrapped in a cool pony car body, the 2021 Chevy Camaro has sports car moves. |
The 2021 Ford Mustang flips its own blue-collar script with natural agility and searing V-8 performance. |
The 2021 Mazda 3 straddles the mainstream and upscale markets with a quality cabin, power that ranges from pedestrian to plentiful, and available all-wheel drive. |
| MSRP From | |||||
| $32,500 | $22,550 | $29,880 | $25,000 | $27,205 | $20,650 |
| Gas Mileage | |||||
| 20 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy | 26 MPG City / 42 MPG Hwy | 20 MPG City / 34 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 12 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 23 MPG City / 36 MPG Hwy |
| Engine | |||||
| Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Regular Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Regular Unleaded I-4 | Turbocharged Gas I4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Regular Unleaded I-4 |
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| Compact Cars | Midsize Cars | Compact Cars | Subcompact Cars | Subcompact Cars | Compact Cars |
| Style Name | |||||
| Manual | LX CVT | 2.0T S Manual | 2-Door Coupe 1LS | EcoBoost Fastback | 2.0 FWD |
| Drivetrain | |||||
| Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive |
| Passenger Capacity | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Passenger Doors | |||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Body Style | |||||
| Hatchback | Sedan | Hatchback | Coupe | Fastback | Sedan |
| Transmission | |||||
| Manual w/OD | CVT w/OD | Manual w/OD | Manual | Manual w/OD | Automatic w/OD |
| Detailed Spec Comparison | |||||
| 2022 Hyundai Veloster vs. 2022 Honda Civic | 2022 Hyundai Veloster vs. 2022 Volkswagen Golf | 2022 Hyundai Veloster vs. 2021 Chevrolet Camaro | 2022 Hyundai Veloster vs. 2021 Ford Mustang | 2022 Hyundai Veloster vs. 2021 Mazda MAZDA3 | |
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