Hyundai Veloster vs Chery C5

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Hyundai Veloster
Hyundai Veloster

2020 price

Chery C5
Chery C5

2026 price

Summary

2020 Hyundai Veloster
2026 Chery C5
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.6L

Turbo 4, 1.6L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
7.3L/100km (combined)

6.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
4

5
Dislikes
  • Some cheap plastic
  • Transmission a bit dithery
  • Could be a bit sharper

  • Distracting ADAS intervention
  • Choppy ride
  • Thirsty powertrain
2020 Hyundai Veloster Summary

Giant carmakers seem like pretty sober sorts of places. Everything goes through endless committees, every decision has to be signed off, sent in, sent back, subjected to endless scrutiny to make sure it will make money.

Sometimes, a brand will do something odd like BMW's i3 which is like sending up a flare to get people talking.

Hyundai, for many years, seemed to be trying to emulate Toyota. After a brief flourish in the '90s when it did for curves on cars what Kim Kardashian did for curves on grubby internet sites, the company lost its bottle and tried to go full mainstream. Never go full mainstream, that's for the old folks.

Then, out of the blue, came the Veloster. It's probably one of the most wilfully weird cars in decades (apart from various Citroens, but that's a special case).

One long door on the driver's side, two shorter doors on the passenger side. When BMW did something similar with the Mini Clubman, right-hand drive markets didn't get their own version of the kerb-side door, but Hyundai isn't like that.

Making the Veloster properly in right-hand drive is a wonderful gesture from a company that worked out being itself was a better idea than being Toyota.

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2026 Chery C5 Summary

This is the new Chery C5.

Not a Chevy C5 Corvette, Citroen C5, Sinclair C5 city trike or even a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy bomber, but a facelifted Omoda 5, with a fresh nose and a few (largely) welcome upgrades underneath.

But do they address the old model’s flaws? Which, for many reviewers, made it difficult to recommend, even against other equally cheap and cheerless small SUV rival alternatives, including the previous-shape MG ZS and GWM Haval Jolion.

Read on to find out.

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