The Hyundai Kona has been an attention-grabbing little SUV ever since its inception. However Hyundai’s design crew simply retains developing with higher and higher automobiles, and the next-generation Kona proves that there is nonetheless loads of nice stuff coming down the pipeline.
Hyundai this week unveiled the design of the next-generation Kona. When it will definitely goes on sale, it will be obtainable in 4 totally different varieties — there will be a conventional fuel mannequin, in addition to a hybrid, along with an all-electric variant and a sportier N-Line trim.
Every is promised to have its personal distinct type, however the general adjustments to the Kona are already very, excellent. The headlights stay tucked away decrease within the entrance bumper, however a brand new skinny LED strip runs the width of the entrance finish, and the EV variant will get some Ioniq-style pixelation to assist separate it from the remaining. Beefy fenders lend some SUV avenue cred, whereas the rear finish maintains the identical full-width LED strip — once more, with a pixel-style design on the electrical variant. Sharp angles are in all places, and none of ’em look unhealthy.
The Kona’s inside will get some considerate rejiggering, too. The shifter is moved to the steering column, liberating up house within the heart console for various bodily controls and enormous storage cubbies. There are nonetheless bodily buttons for the local weather management, drive modes and infotainment system. On the mannequin Hyundai confirmed, a pair of 12.3-inch shows meld collectively in a single body to provide the looks of 1 severely massive display. Within the second row, there’s one thing Hyundai calls a “Curve-less Bench Seat,” though it simply seems to be like a seat to me. The image Hyundai gave us reveals a very flat flooring, but it surely’s unclear if that’ll prolong to all fashions, or simply the electrical one.
Within the strategy of its redesign, Hyundai additionally gave the Kona some bigger dimensions. General size is now 171.5 inches, up practically 6 inches over the earlier era. The physique can also be about 1 inch wider, and the wheelbase extends some 2.4 inches, which ought to significantly profit inside quantity. We’ll be taught extra in regards to the next-gen Hyundai Kona over the approaching months, forward of a full and correct debut.
