[nvyseal]

I was reading This Article Dated Mar 24, 12013, and was wondering if the author was misinformed or is there something we don't know, or I don't know.

With 201 horsepower from the turbo-charged 1.8-liter four and 198 pound-feet of torque on tap, the relatively lightweight car gets moving in a hurry with the six-speed automatic in Sport Mode. Conversely, hitting the ill-placed ECO button, partially hidden by the steering wheel, lights up a green ECO indicator in the speedometer and promptly neuters most of the fun, but it jacked the Hyundai’s gas mileage up into the low 30s, perfect for trolling down the highway on the way to some twisty bits where drivers can push the Veloster’s track-tight, overly-damped suspension.

The electronic steering system felt oddly numb at first but is adjustable via a menu option on the touchscreen. I got used to the lack of mechanical-ness after a while and the steering aways did what it was supposed to when turning the leather-wrapped wheel. I understand the move towards electric steering since it can save carmakers development and parts costs on cars going to different countries (left/right side drive), but I wonder what might happen in an electrical systems failure that leaves you holding a useless round thing as you careen towards oblivion. Is this not-really-physically-connected steering system really necessary?

Where is this adjustment?

It actually is a good article though

 

[jcroscigno]

There aren't any 2014 models of the VT yet as far as I know. And I've never heard of an electronic steering adjustment on this car.

 

[MB_VT]

Since when did the Veloster get the 1.8L motor?

 

[btjetman]

And again, we do not, I repeat, do not have drive by wire ( electronic) steering. We have a rack and pinion with an electrical pump. This save hp as none is lost because the engine is not driving the pump.

 

[mwil028]

sounds like the Elantra GT?

 

[Dcannon203]

Considering they put 1.8L instead of 1.6L , not sure if THEY even know what car they are talking about.

 

[joutlaw]

Yep, you can stamp this as "unreliable" when they can't even get the basic engine specs right.

 

[RaptorNH]

Yeah, we don't exactly have an "over-dampened suspension" either. Ours is quite opposite. I would assume another Hyundai with the same engine/turbo combo as us (if there is one). I DO know that Hyundai does have an electronically adjustable steering system in my wife's Santa Fe, so it may be in other Hyundai's as well.