Hyundai Motor Co. will begin receiving pre-launch orders for the Veloster from Monday. The vehicle will be launched on the local market later this month.

The vehicle, which the company has termed PUV (premium unique vehicle) has three doors ― one on the driver’s side and two on the passenger side ― and comes with a 1.6-liter gasoline direct injection engine that puts out 140 brake horsepower.

The car manages 15.3 kilometers per liter of fuel with automatic transmission.

The company has also given the Veloster a wide range of high-end features such as DMB navigation system, vehicle dynamic control and tire pressure monitoring systems as standards.

(cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)