You would possibly consider the Hyundai Kona as three autos in a single. There’s the inexpensive subcompact crossover, the sporty N Line mannequin and the all-electric CUV. In all it’s numerous kinds, the 2024 Hyundai Kona made its official debut on the New York International Auto Show on Tuesday.
Not that it was a whole secret. The South Korean carmaker gave a sneak peek on the crossover barely a month in the past throughout a media webcast. And it confirmed that the little Kona has undergone some huge modifications. Among different issues, it’s grown as a lot as 7 inches longer, with a cabin that’s not solely roomier however markedly upgraded.
All variations of the Kona add new tech options, and the EV model will get a bigger battery pack delivering barely extra vary. Curiously, whereas horsepower is up, the all-electric mannequin does sacrifice some torque.
“The all-new Kona and Kona Electric continue to build upon our extremely successful first-generation model, with outstanding efficiency, innovative technologies, distinctive styling, and comprehensive safety features,” mentioned José Muñoz, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor North America.
All-new platform
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Hyundai is betting huge on electrical automobile expertise and its new Ioniq 6 is simply beginning to roll into U.S. showrooms. Both that mannequin and the sooner Ioniq 5 are primarily based of the E-GMP “architecture,” a platform particularly designed for use solely by all-electric autos.
Kona, nevertheless, is obtainable with a selection of each an inner combustion driveline and an all-electric one. With this second-generation crossover, nevertheless, Hyundai mentioned it took an “unconventional” method.
It “developed the new Kona platform with an electrified powertrain first,” the carmaker mentioned in an announcement, “in line with the company’s accelerated electrification strategy announcement that will bring 11 new Hyundai EVs to market globally by 2030.”
That method helped decrease any intrusion by the battery pack into passenger and cargo house and in addition lowered the EV model’s middle of gravity, a profit by way of experience and dealing with.
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Kona Electric
Kona Electric is obtainable with two battery pack decisions. That features a “standard” vary providing of 48.6 kilowatt-hours that makes an EPA-estimated 197 miles per cost. The extended-range lithium-ion pack bumps that as much as 64.8 kWh — 1.4 kWh greater than the outgoing mannequin — and will get 260 miles per cost.
Unlike the brand new Ioniq 5 and 6 fashions, Kona EV solely can cost at energy rankings as much as 400 volts. Even then, the longer-range model of the crossover can go from a ten% to 80% state-of-charge utilizing a DC fast charger in 43 minutes.
Motorists will have the ability to faucet into the battery utilizing a Vehicle-to-Load, or V2L system that could possibly be used at a piece or campsite, or to maintain equipment working at residence or workplace within the occasion of a blackout.
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Both variations of the EV depend on a single electrical motor driving the entrance axle. The base Kona Electric makes 133 horsepower. With the extended-range battery that rises to 201 hp, however each variations make simply 188 pound-feet of torque. Previously, torque was as excessive as 291 lb-ft.
Kona and Kona N Line
The Kona Electric is about 6 inches longer than the outgoing mannequin, as is the bottom, gas-powered model. The sportier N Line provides one other inch, with an general size of 172.6 inches.
There are two gasoline powertrain choices:
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- The base automobile is powered by a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder Atkinson cycle engine makes 147 hp and 132 lb-ft of torque. It’s paired with a repeatedly variable transmission;
- Both N Line and Limited fashions improve to a 1.6-liter turbocharged-4 bumping energy as much as 190 hp and 195 lb-ft. It’s mated to an 8-speed automated gearbox.
Both fashions are supplied with a selection of front- or all-wheel drive.
Longer, wider
All variations of the 2024 Hyundai Kona now function an extended, 104.7-inch wheelbase, in addition to shorter entrance and rear overhangs and a wider observe.
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Gas fashions get a MacPherson strut entrance suspension with coil springs and a hole stabilizer bar. All-wheel-drive variations get a multi-link rear suspension, whereas front-wheel-drive packages get a torsion beam rear. The Kona Electric has a MacPherson strut suspension up entrance, with coil springs and a multi-link rear suspension.
Styling
Styling updates are modest — the obvious distinction with the 2024 mannequin being the introduction of smaller, lower-mounted headlamps and the lightbar working atop the brand new Kona’s grille. This “Seamless horizon” design is mirrored by the 2024 mannequin’s new taillight design.
There’ll be refined variations relying upon trim. The physique cladding is grey on all gas-powered fashions however the N Line picks up the physique shade cladding of the EVs. The N Line additionally provides a reasonably aggressive two-piece rear spoiler.
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Hyundai has upgraded the inside on all fashions with extra tech and fewer laborious plastic. In the case of the Kona Electric, it mentioned, the instrument panel options “a floating horizontal C-Pad with integrated, dual 12.3-inch panoramic display screens.”
Kona N Line
The Kona N Line provides sport seating with pink accents, aluminum sport pedals and different sporty inside particulars. It additionally will get 19-inch alloy wheels, an N Line rear spoiler, dual-outlet exhaust suggestions and wing-shaped entrance and rear fascia.
The 2024 Kona additionally introduces an expanded vary of superior driver help techniques, according to what Hyundai now’s providing on different product traces.
Space and pricing
The automaker got down to tackle a number of the key complaints in regards to the first-generation Kona, notably the cramped cabin and cargo bay. The elevated dimensions actually assist, as does the swap to entrance seats which are 30% thinner. With all seats upright, Hyundai claims cargo house jumps to 25.5 cubic ft. Fold the seats down and also you’ll up that to 63.7 cf.
As for pricing, it needs to be launched nearer to the on-sale date through the third quarter of 2023.
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