Top-rung 'performance' coupe is a good reason to regret UK-market withdrawal of Hyundai's quirky asymmetrical three-door offering The concept of the 'world car' - once the holy grail of the motor industry - seems to be dying. Manufacturers no longer seem obsessed by offsetting the huge cost of developing new models by selling them in as many different countries as possible. Either that, or we didn't ask nicely enough, because we're told there are no plans to bring the Hyundai Veloster N to Europe.As its name suggests the range-topping version of Hyundai's quirky three-door coupe is closely related to the i30N, sharing the same 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine and ambition to disrupt the established order through the combination of accessible performance and attractive pricing. In the US the standard 247bhp version is only a couple of hundred dollars more than the less powerful VW Golf GTI. The upgraded Performance version, which I drove, adds a power boost to 271bhp, a limited slip differential, bigger brakes and upgraded tyres, yet still slips under the $30,000 barrier.
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