Hyundai Kona


The Hyundai Kona is a five-door subcompact crossover SUV produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai. The Kona debuted in June 2017 and the production version was revealed later that year. The Kona Electric was first launched in South Korea on the first half of 2018 and rolled out gradually worldwide afterwards.
At the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, both the electric and non-electric versions were announced as the winners of the 2019 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year, the first for a subcompact crossover SUV in its award history. The Kona EV has a range of. Real-world range tests conducted by What Car in early 2019 found that the Kona EV has the highest real-world range among electric cars for sale in the United Kingdom.

Naming

The Kona is named after the western district of the island of Hawai'i.

Alternative names

The car is sold in Portugal as the Hyundai Kauai, as Kona is too similar to cona, the taboo slang word for the female genitalia in Portuguese. Like Kona, Kauai is a place in Hawaii. It is also Hawaiian for lady. In Spain, however, the car keeps its original name, although in Galician—language intimately related to Portuguese, spoken in the northwestern end of Spain—the word cona has the same taboo connotation.
It is however sold as Hyundai Kona in Brazil despite the fact that Portuguese is spoken there as well.
In China, the car is sold as the Hyundai Encino.

Powertrain

From launch, the Kona became available with a 1.0 litre, turbocharged direct injection petrol engine producing 120 hp, or a 1.6 litre turbocharged direct injection petrol engine producing 177 hp, with all wheel drive option available on selected models.
ModelYearTransmissionPowerTorque0–100 km/h
Top speed
1.0L Kappa T-GDi2018–present6-speed manual @ 6000 rpm @ 1500–4000 rpm12.0s
2.0L Nu MPi2018–present6-speed automatic @ 6200 rpm @ 4500 rpm
1.6L Gamma T-GDi2018–present7-speed dual clutch automatic @ 5500 rpm @ 1500–4500 rpm
1.6L Kappa Hybrid2020–present6-speed dual clutch automatic @ 5700 rpm
1.6L U2 CRDi2018–present6-speed manual
7-speed dual clutch automatic		 @ 4000 rpm
@ 4000 rpm		 @ 1500-2750 rpm
@ 2000-2250 rpm
Electric Lite / Electric SE2018–present1-speed reduction gear
Electric / Electric SEL2018–present1-speed reduction gear

Kona Electric

The Hyundai Kona Electric is a late-2010s battery electric version of the Kona that Hyundai can mass-produce at up to 30,000 vehicles per year.
Sales started in Korea and Europe in 2018, with a market debut in the United States and Thailand in 2019., the car remains listed on the Hyundai website.
Kona Electric is available in two battery versions: 39.2 kWh and 64 kWh. On 9 July 2019, Hyundai launched an Electric Lite version as Kona Electric in India. The 'ultimate' trim features adaptive cruise control and along with lane centering means this vehicle meets the SAE standard for Level 2 driverless. The Nošovice plant has a capacity of 30,000 electric Kona per year.

Special editions

;Kona Iron Man Special Edition
In 2019, Hyundai released a special Iron Man edition Kona to promote . The limited edition Kona was finished in matte gray with red accents and features blue daytime running lights, Stark Industries graphics, an Iron Man-themed instrument cluster, arc reactor imagery, and Tony Stark's signature on the dashboard. In the UK, 300 of the version were planned to be available.

Safety

The Hyundai Kona body is made from 51% advanced high strength steel with 'hot stamping' and adhesives for added rigidity. Standard safety equipment includes six airbags, lane keeping assist and a driver attention monitor. Other features include automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, blind spot detection and a rear cross traffic alert.

Sales

Calendar yearEuropeUnited StatesAustraliaThailand
20176,884
201865,46947,090
2019105,03073,32613,34210