Kona’s main competitors will be the Mazda CX-3 and Nissan Juke.
Hyundai has revealed a new compact crossover Kona. The main competitors of new items will be the Mazda CX-3 and Nissan Juke. The model range of the brand of the car will take place on the step below Tucson. In a press-service of the South Korean company stressed that Kona will become a global model that will be sold in most markets where it officially presented the brand Hyundai.
“Kona should help us to become the Asian car brand number one in Europe by 2021,” said Executive Director of Hyundai Motor Europe Thomas Schmid.
Kona shared a platform with the Kia crossover Stonic. Length of the car is 4165 mm, width — 1800 millimeters. The wheelbase is 2,600 millimeters. The new led optics and a wide grille.
The car was equipped with the additional protection of the body and wide wheel arches. Kona has completed an updated infotainment system and an eight-inch projection screen, which displays all relevant information for drivers. Also, the driver available the system of emergency braking, monitoring blind spot system and the lane-keeping assist.
In the engine range the crossover includes four engine. In early versions, customers will be offered a 1.0-liter petrol turbo engine capacity of 120 horsepower. With this engine to 100 km/h Kona accelerates for 12 seconds.
Will also be available 1.6-liter gasoline turbo engine with recoil 177 horsepower. With this engine acceleration to “hundreds” takes 7.9 seconds. Maximum speed — 200 km per hour. In addition, the machine can be equipped with a 2.0-liter atmospheric unit capacity of 147 HP.
Engines work together with a six-speed manual transmission, as well as a “robot” with two clutches. Kona, depending on engine and transmission, can be both front-and all-wheel drive.
Later on the European market Kona will receive a 1.6-liter diesel engine. Its exact characteristics are still unknown. According to unofficial data, the capacity of the unit depending on the force will be 115 and 130 horsepower.
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