Chicago 2011: Hyundai Veloster Rally Car is ready to duel in U.S. Rallycross
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show/" rel="tag">Chicago Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hyundai/" rel="tag">Hyundai</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-veloster-rally-car-chicago-2011/#3862066"><img alt="Hyundai Veloster Rally **** src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/hyundaiveloster43-opt.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a>
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<em><strong><small>Hyunda i Veloster Rally Car - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Rhys Millen drove his new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/veloster">Hyundai Veloster Rally Car</a> into the spotlight at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show/">Chicago Auto Show</a> this morning. The purpose-built racer is fitted with a hand-built <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/hyundai/">Hyundai</a> 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine boosted by a HKS ball bearing turbocharger. As expected, the beast makes some serious power. According to Hyundai, the four-banger spits out out 500 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. An Xtrac six-speed sequential gearbox sends the power to an Xtrac permanent all-wheel drive system. The suspension is comprised of Proflex jumbo coilovers that help give this competition Veloster generous travel. Hidden inside the 18-inch HRE alloy wheels (wrapped in 245/40-18 Hankook racing tires) are 14-inch Alcon rotors up front and 12-inch Alcon rotors in the rear (six-piston calipers sit at all four corners). With a curb weight of just 2,656 pounds, the Veloster Rally Car's acceleration ought to be... um, sick fast.<br />
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Check out the Veloster Rally Car this year, as it competes in the U.S. Rallycross Championship this year driven by Millen, Robby Maddison and Marcus Dodd. Millen and Maddison will also drive the Veloster rally cars at Summer X Games, where it will compete against Ken Block and Tanner Foust in their <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta">Ford Fiesta</a> racecars, among others. Should be fun.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-veloster-rally-car-chicago-2011">Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-veloster-rally-car-chicago-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/hyundaiveloster27_thumbna il.jpg" alt="Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011" title="Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-veloster-rally-car-chicago-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/hyundaiveloster30_thumbna il.jpg" alt="Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011" title="Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-veloster-rally-car-chicago-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/hyundaiveloster31_thumbna il.jpg" alt="Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011" title="Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-veloster-rally-car-chicago-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/hyundaiveloster32_thumbna il.jpg" alt="Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011" title="Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hyundai-veloster-rally-car-chicago-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/hyundaiveloster33_thumbna il.jpg" alt="Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011" title="Hyundai Veloster Rally Car: Chicago 2011" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Phot os copyright (C)2011 Michael Harley / AOL</small></strong></em></div><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/09/hyundai-veloster-rally-car-rallycross-chicago-2011/">Chicago 2011: Hyundai Veloster Rally Car is ready to duel in U.S. Rallycross</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/09/hyundai-veloster-rally-car-rallycross-chicago-2011/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19836458/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/09/hyundai-veloster-rally-car-rallycross-chicago-2011/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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