The Red Evo is Yours

What do you mean? I'm gonna let you roll in a Hyundai? (engine revving)

Hyundai's new Veloster N is quite the unusual-looking hot hatch, and it's been causing quite a stir in the car world. However, we're here to talk about why this car has gained a significant following among car enthusiasts. Today, we'll delve into the technology behind some of its performance features, which are making many call it a "driver's car." There's some German DNA under that hood, and we're going to explore what that means.

Little CSI DNA scrape.

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Now, let's take a closer look at what makes this car so special. One of the key features is its 6.2-liter supercharged V8 engine, which produces an impressive 460 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of torque. This powerful engine is paired with a 7-speed manual transmission, providing drivers with precise control over their driving experience.

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Another exciting aspect of this car is its handling and suspension system. The Corvette Stingray Z51 features an adaptive magnetic ride control system, which allows the vehicle to adjust its ride height and damping in real-time based on driving conditions. This advanced technology provides exceptional handling and stability, making the car feel incredibly responsive and agile.

The Veloster N's tech capabilities are just as impressive as the 370Z or Civic Type R, but at a much lower price point.

Now, let's talk about how this car achieves its remarkable performance. The Veloster N features a number of advanced technologies that work together to provide an exceptional driving experience. One key feature is its valve control module, which allows for more precise control over the engine's airflow and fuel injection. This technology enables the car to optimize its power output at every stage of the engine cycle.

To show you how this works, let's take a little field trip to Jerry's garden. Imagine we're inside the intake runners, and I'm going to put my finger over the air. As I do so, it begins to disperse the air, creating more turbulent airflow. This increased turbulence makes it easier for the engine to burn fuel efficiently.

Another exciting feature of this car is its rev matching system. When you're driving a manual transmission vehicle, shifting gears can be a bit tricky, especially when trying to find the perfect moment to downshift. Rev matching solves this problem by raising the engine speed before engaging the clutch, allowing for a much cleaner gear change. This technology also reduces stress on the engine and prevents aggressive shifting of weight forward.

The Veloster N's dual-clutch transmission is capable of automatically blipping the throttle for you when downshifting into a lower gear, which makes it incredibly easy to drive and adds an extra layer of convenience to the driving experience.

Rev Matching

Rev matching is the technique of down-shifting smoothly by raising the engine speed before you engage the clutch to allow for a much cleaner gear change. It's mainly used when racing but it's still useful when you're driving around the streets and it's fun to do. And the reason you do it, it reduces the stress on the engine. It prevents an aggressive shift of weight forward when you down-shift and it reduces the amount of wheel lock.

Now with the Veloster N can actually do this for you if you want. With the push of a button, the car will automatically blip the throttle for you, raising the revs as you downshift into a lower gear. This is super cool for any car, let alone a Hyundai. And yes, the 370 Z does it, Civic Type R does it but those cost more money.

The Veloster N's tech capabilities are just as impressive as the 370Z or Civic Type R, but at a much lower price point.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- The red Evo's yours.- What do you mean?- What you think,I'm gonna let you roll in a Hyundai?(engine revving)Hyundai's new Veloster Nmight be this weird looking hot hatchbut we here at Donut noticeit's been causing a littlebit of a stir in the car worldand that's because it's good.So I did some digging into thisobscure three-door hatchbackand why there's and ever-growingfollowing for this car.So today we are gonnatalk about the Veloster Nand the technology behind someof the performance featuresthat Hyundai has managed to makewhat many are calling a driver's car.There's some German DNA under that hoodand we're gonna go find it.Little CSI DNA scrape.(chill beat)Wouldn't it be nice for you have your ownAmerican-made mid engine super car?The 2020 Corvette C8 is oneof the coolest cars releasedin quite some time,but what's even cooleris that you have a chance to win oneand support a greatcause at the same time.Our friends over as Omaze are offering youthe chance to win a 2020Corvette Stingray Z51with taxes and shipping included.And if that isn't enoughthey're gonna throw you $20,000 cash moneyfor you to do whateverthe heck you want with it.All you have to do isgo to Omaze.com/Donutand enter for your chance to win.The best part of all thisis that every donationsupports an organizationthat means so much to theDonut Media family and I,and that's the RonaldReagan UCLA Medical Center.It was their work thathelped save the lifeof our very own James Pumphrey,and for that we love them over there.So please click the linkor go to Omaze.com/Donutand donate right now.Thank you so much for your support.We love you guys so much.Now when the engineers wereoff building this motorthey were told that thebig wigs in the N programwanted to give the driver the feelingof a naturally aspirated motoreven though it had a turbo on it.So why?Why would you want that?Well naturally aspirated engineshave a smoother power deliverythroughout the entire engine's rev range,and with a the turboengine it takes some timefor those turbos to spool upand it can cause the car to feel jerkywhen you're accelerating.So they went about tackling this challengea few different ways.One, by using a twin scroll turbo.You probably heard of that before.A scroll id just a fancy word for pipeand it's the part ofthe turbo that is usedto transport the exhaust gasfrom the exhaust manifoldto the impeller wheel of the turbo.And unlike a single scroll turbo,if we look inside a twin scrollit has two exhaust inletsand those inlets are matchedup with an exhaust manifoldthat is also split.And it is engineered that wayfor a very special reason.See, car exhaust comes out in pulsesthat match the firing of each cylinder.And each time an exhaust valve opensair is pushed out of that cylinderinto the exhaust manifold.And the pulses of exhaustcoming from the differentcylinders can actually overlap,and that's not good.Because for a brief momentwhen one cylinder'sexhaust stroke is endingand another cylinder'sintake stroke is beginningit could actually cause theexhaust to flow backwardstowards the cylinder.And that's not good for a spinning turbo,it creates a pullback effect.But if you were smartand you designed an exhaust manifoldthat separated the exhaust gasescoming out of thoseoverlapping firing cylindersyou wouldn't have to worry aboutthat exhaust pulling the turbo.Now in a four-cylinderengine like the Veloster Nis has a firing order ofone, three, four, and two.And if we connect the exhaust manifoldsof cylinders one and fourand cylinders two and three,this means that when cylinder oneis finishing up its exhaust strokecylinder four is firing.Now the exhaust streams comingfrom those pairs of cylinderstake separate paths to the turbo chargerentering different scrollsthey both spin the same turbo wheelbut the exhaust doesn't mix.So what does all this mean, Jerry Berry?Well it means you can geta quicker boost response,you reduce exhaust loses due to mixingas we just talked about,you increase your turbo efficiency,and you increase poweracross the entire rev range.Bingo, bango, django,you're on your way to deliveringmore of a natural aspiratedfeel to the driver.So that's the first waythey tackled the demandto create a more naturallyaspirated engine feel.But wait, there's more.So secondly they wantedto increase the rev limit.Now generally speakingturbo charge enginesmake more torque lower in the RPM rangeand natural aspiratedengines on the other hand,they make more powerhigher in the rev range.And there's a long explanation on whybut I'll try to simplify it.Now typically with a smaller turbo setupyou suffer some top end poweras the engines enter higher revs.That's because theturbines inside that turbostart to smother the engine.They can't spin any fastereven though the amount ofexhaust being pumped outis now increased.The funny thing isis that a turbo charge engineis still likely to be more powerfulthat its naturally aspiratedbro bro at high engine speed.But the shape of that torque curvemeans you feel the power output decreasingwith an increase in engine spininstead of increasing like ina naturally aspirated engine.Because the big wigs wanted the engineto feel more naturally aspiratedthey increased theirrev range to 6,900 RPMs,smoothing out that powercurve by using a bigger,more efficient turbo.Now side note to my super nerds out there,it's not that turbo enginescan't have higher redlines.It's just that the engineersbuilding these enginesknow that they make most oftheir power at the lower range.So there's no point reallyin increasing that limitif you're not getting any returnsin regards to performance.Now on the intake side of thingsthe Veloster N gets avalve control module.So to explain this let'stake a little field trip.Let's get in the back of the old Jerry busand do a littleJerry Nye the EngineerGuy little experiment.Come on, come on with me.Hey guys, welcome to Jerry's garden.To show you how a valvecontrol module worksI have this hose right here.Imagine this hose is air andit's coming in your intake,the air's just coming out like that.Imagine my finger is a plateand the plate is insidethe intake runners.But when I put my fingerover the air like thisit begins to disperse the air.It creates more turbulentair and that meansthat's it's easier for theengine to burn that, (bleep).Now another thingthat makes this Veloster N such a fun caris that you can slam through the shiftieswith a six-speed manual.(grunting)Yes, you can opt out and get a sevenor even an eight speeddual clutch transmissionif you wanted,but Hyundai,they didn't want to take away the optionfor what drivers love most.That's banging throughthe gears a little bit.And they even put a bit of technologyto make that six-speed manual even better.N it's probably one of mymost favorite pieces of techin this entire car,and that's rev matching.Now rev matching is the techniqueof down shifting smoothlyby raising the engine speedbefore you engage the clutchto allow for a much cleaner gear change.And it's mainly used when racingbut it's still useful whenyou're driving around the streetsand it's fun to do.And the reason you do it,it reduces the stress on the engine.It prevents an aggressive shiftof weight forward when you downshiftand it reduces the amount of wheel lock.If you don't know what wheel lock is,Felipe, roll that clip ofthese wheels locking up.(tires screeching)Now with the Veloster Nit can actually do thisfor you if you want.With the push of a buttonthe car will automaticallyblip the throttle for you,raising the revs as youdownshift into a lower gear.This is super cool for any car,let alone a Hyundai.And yes, the 370 Z does it,Civic Type R does it.But those cost more money.And it's cooler when it's cheaper.So thank Macklemore for that.He has that song, what's it called?"Thrift Store"?I'm cool. (chuckles)Now another cool techiepiece related to the engineare the engine pops.(makes popping noises).A Veloster N has an active exhaust system.A butterfly valve in the tailpipeis controlled by a servomotor that rotates that valve.And when the valve isonly partially openedit quiets the exhaustfor a more silent ride.But in sport mode the valve is openand the exhaust is allowed to flow freelyincreasing those sweet exhaust sounds.Not only that but you getthose nasty pops and crackles.(engine revving)And those pop are madewhen there's a detonationechoing in the exhaust.And in race carsthis is usually when unburnedfuel touches the hot exhaust.But in the case of the Veloster Nyou have a detonationhappening earlier in the systemand then reverberatingthrough the exhaust.And it comes from the factory like thatand you can alter it.You don't want those pops?Push a button, it goes quiet.You want to show off to all the ladiescoming to a stop sign?You know the ladies love those pops.The bigger the pop,the bigger the pop.You know what I'm saying (laughing).Why do you thing they allNotorious B.I.G. Big Poppa?♪ I love it when you call mebig (makes popping noises) ♪So we got a peppy engine with some sounds.Sound like a race car, check.What about the handling of the Veloster N?How did the engineers improve that aspect?And it's all the electronics.(makes robotic noises)(jazzy beat)Now electronically controlled suspensionhas been around for a long time.We could do an entire episodeon suspension engineering in theory alone,but for the sake of this videoI'll do a quick explain like I'm eight.Now shocks and struts are,in the simplest of terms,they're just oil pumps.They're designs to dampenthe movement of the springand stop excessive bounce and oscillation.And inside a shock there's a pistonattached to the end of a piston rodwhich works against hydraulic fluid.And as the suspension travels up and downthe hydraulic fluid is forcedthrough small holes inside the piston.And because those holes only allowa small amount of fluid through them,the piston is slowed which in turnslows down spring and suspension movement.Pretty cool.And what makes this design so ingeniousis that they automatically adjustto various road conditions.For example, the fasterthe suspension movesthe more resistance they provide.It's harder to push that fluidthrough the tiny whole quickerwhich in turn providesmore dampening resistance.It and the spring iswhat prevents the shockfrom bottoming out.Now electronic struts have asmall electric actuator motormounted either atop the unit or insidethat opens or closes thosesmall holes in the piston valve.And this changes thestiffness of the shockas it travels through its strokewhich in turn changes how the car handles.The Veloster N has multiplemodes that allow changesin how stiff and howsoft the suspension is.Now when you're on the track for example,you want your suspension to be stiff.You want to keep the power to the groundand you want to prevent body roll.But when you're driving downthe terribly maintainedLA streets or gravel roadsor wherever there's abunch of potholes and bumpsyou want your suspensionto absorb all those bumpsand make it more plush.But there's even more tech to it.There's a control modulefor the electronic dampenersthat takes data from the wheelsand the body position of thecar and even the braking systemand then it monitors that dataand then adjusts the suspensionto reduce dive when braking,that's going this way,to control roll when cornering,that's this way,and to limit the amountof rear end compressionduring hard acceleration,that's this way.Pretty neat tech coming from a Hyundai.Now the second bit isthe Veloster's E-LSD.Groovy, man.Far out, man.Oh, dude, I'm tripping balls, man.I'm just kidding.LSD stands for limited slip differential.And the E stands for electronic.And an LSD, among other things,limits the among ofwheel spin under power.It redistributes power tothe wheels with the most gripand they do that eithermechanically or electronicallyor a little bit of both.And you want this because youwant to maintain traction.Pretty obvious.And the Veloster Ncontinuously monitors inputfor various wheel sensors,and if it detects slippageof any of those wheelsit will transfer extra torqueto the wheel with the most traction.That improve tractionwhen you're acceleratingout of a corner for exampleand it also helps maintain stability.And again, with the push of a button,you can alter how aggressivethose settings are.Now I mentioned earlierthat this car has someBMW M DNA under the hood.And that DNA is from thisguy, Albert Biermann.Now he was a former BMW racing engineerand head of the M car division for BMW.But now he's the head ofRND for the Hyundai N brand.This dude is responsiblefor some of the greatcars to ever be made.When Biermann begandeveloping the Veloster Nhe laid out a set of ruleswhich he and his engineers had to stick towhile they were developing the Veloster.Needed a peppy engine, check.They needed a tight chassiswith good handling, check.They needed performance brakes, checks.We didn't even talk about thembut they made some brakesin-house that rival Brembos.Pretty cool.Finally, let's talk aboutone of the coolest aspects of this carand that's the price.Now this car with the performance packagecosts less than $30,000.That's pretty nuts.That's over $6,000 less than a Type Rand over $10,000 less than a Golf R.Now this is a bargain of a carand to everyone I've gotten totalk to and who's driven one,they are crazy fun.So do you guys have afavorite hot hatch out there?Is the Civic Type R better?I don't know, go watch thisepisode of "Up To Speed"and then come back andtell me what you think.It's be tight, be tightI don't know.Go watch "Up To Speed", come back.I'll be in the comments inthe first hour of this video.Write me a message.If you make me laughI'll love your comment.Bye for now (giggling).