Hyundai’s dual-clutch gearbox for the Veloster N was a long time coming. We saw prototypes testing the new eight-speed setup at the Nürburgring for quite a while, but it was finally made official on April 20. With Coronavirus still affecting much of the world, the debut probably wasn’t as fantastic as Hyundai was originally planning, but there was a special drive event held in South Korea for local journalists to sample the semi-auto setup.
As such, the above video from Asian Petrolhead literally takes all of us along for hot laps in Hyundai’s upgraded hot hatchback. The action took place at Everland Speedway, where a short autocross course was set up for drivers to sample various aspects of the Veloster N’s updates. Parade laps on sections of the 2.7-mile course were also held, allowing participants to sample the hatchback at slightly higher speeds.
The DCT is a wet-clutch design, which allowed Hyundai to change the output of the…
