---
title: "2019 Hyundai Veloster N Pricing Announced, Aimed Squarely at Volkswagen GTI"
description: "The new hot hatch costs slightly more than the V-Dub but provides up to 55 extra horsepower."
date: "2018-11-14"
modified: "2019-05-02"
authors:
  - name: "Elizabeth Puckett"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/elizabeth-puckett"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24918/2019-hyundai-veloster-n-pricing-announced-aimed-squarely-at-volkswagen-gti"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Coupe"
  - "Hatchback"
  - "hot hatch"
  - "Hyundai"
  - "sport compact"
  - "sports car"
  - "veloster n"
---

# 2019 Hyundai Veloster N Pricing Announced, Aimed Squarely at Volkswagen GTI

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Hyundai has revealed pricing for its go-fast 2019 Veloster N, and as it appears, it will be aimed competitively at the [hot hatch segment's big dogs](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/9517/the-6-best-hatchbacks-on-sale-in-2017>). When it becomes available, it will come with an MSRP only slightly above that of the 2018 Volkswagen GTI.

The[ Veloster N](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/22436/2019-hyundai-veloster-n-first-drive-nurburgring-tested-driver-approved>)'s price tag will start out at $27,785—this includes an incorporated $885 freight and destination charge. That puts the Hyundai hot hatch at only $466 more than the popular VW, which is offered at $27,319. This price point is justified by the automaker due to its improved performance over the GTI, and technologies like the standard adaptive suspension.

The base model 2019 Hyundai Veloster N is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter engine rated at 250 horsepower and backed by a six-speed manual transmission. Compare that to the 220-hp turbo 2.0L in [the GTI models,](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/17069/the-volkswagen-golf-gti-is-the-ultimate-peoples-performance-car>) and the Veloster N wins the power round.

For an additional $2,100, Hyundai offers a package that boosts horsepower to 275 hp, thanks to a little bit of engine tuning. The N Performance option also brings added control with the corner carving limited-slip differential, 19-inch wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero tires, more growl from a varied exhaust valve, and added stopping power comes from bigger [brake rotors](<https://www.thedrive.com/reviews/27627/best-brake-rotors>).

The upgraded performance variant of the 2019 Hyundai Veloster N could easily be seen as an alternative to the VW Golf R, which is priced quite a bit higher and has a similar horsepower rating. Although the N Performance package doesn't provide all-wheel-drive like the Veloster's R-line German counterpart, it does feature torque vectoring for optimal front-wheel-drive command.

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