Citroen DS3 DSport v Holden Astra GTC Sport v Hyundai Veloster SR Turbo v Kia ... - CarAdvice
The Kia Pro_cee’d staked its claim 12 months ago, dispatching Hyundai ’s poster boy Veloster SR Turbo and Renault ’s potent and racy Megane RS265 Sport as the best all-rounder in the sweet spot bridging humble $20k-something conveniences and... If you favour three-door sportiness – or a handy ‘extra’ fourth in Hyundai ’s case – there’s plenty of choice around in the $30k-somethings. Turbocharged 1. 6-litre engines offering the sort of potency expected from yesteryear’s two-litre units. New to the fray – sort of – is the Astra GTC , the former Opel-badged high-$30k prospect in high-spec GTC Sport form just two years ago. Now, however, the renamed Holden Astra GTC Sport wants for a sharp $29,990 plus on-roads in manual form as tested here. Concurrently, Hyundai had introduced its Veloster Series II, promising upgraded dynamics and sharper value, starting from $29,990 in manual SR Turbo form. Fronting up for this four-way tussle, though, is the want-for-nothing Turbo + asking $33,990 plus on-roads. While both the Astra and Veloster offer automated transmission options – a torque convertor unit for the Holden, a twin-clutch auto for the Hyundai – the ostensive defending champ, the Kia Pro_cee’d GT , can be only had as a conventional manual. Source: www.caradvice.com.au
