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Bloomberg Names Hyundai Veloster Its Best Economy Car

We believe that the sorts of awards a car gets somehow reveals what it actually is. Like the Evoque, for instance, which wins both design and SUV awards, showing it means business but it’s also designed to impress.
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As for the Hyundai Veloster, that has one a couple of accolades here and there for its door configuration, but most are actually for its environment friendliness. The latest comes from Bloomberg, which has named it the “Best Economy Car” in their recent Best Drivers of 2011. But the Veloster is actually just one of four Hyundai vehicles that achieve 40 mpg on the highway, along with the Accent, Elantra and Sonata Hybrid.

“Hyundai has four models which hit the 40 mpg mark, only one a hybrid. That’s progress for the people,” said Jason Harper, Bloomberg’s auto critic. “Most of us want a nice-driving, good-looking automobile that won’t sledgehammer us into debt. Hyundai has gotten in the habit of over-delivering very good cars at underwhelming prices. The Veloster is the most out-and-out fun.”
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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