HYUNDAI has disclosed additional particulars about its second-generation Kona small SUV forward of its Australian arrival in mid-2023, together with dimensions that present it to have a 60mm uptick in wheelbase size, contributing to 77mm extra legroom and 11mm further headroom within the second-row seats.
Inside combustion Kona variants will arrive in Australian Hyundai showrooms from mid-year, with the hybrid and electrical variations following within the fourth quarter.
The South Korean producer additionally claims the revised Kona’s second-row shoulder room, expanded to 1402mm, is now the most important in its class.
Measuring 4350mm lengthy, 1825mm extensive, 1580mm in peak and with a 2660mm wheelbase, Hyundai says the brand new Kona affords the very best “habitability” for passengers, with seats now measuring simply 85mm in thickness to liberate “residing house” for passengers.
Appreciably, cargo house has additionally grown with as much as 723 litres accessible with the second-row seats folded flat. The powered tailgate can be programmable for peak and pace of opening.
Up entrance, the column-type electrical shift-by-wire gear selector set behind the steering wheel permits more room for an open-style console. Entrance seat passengers will additional profit from a leisure consolation seat possibility that Hyundai says is optimised for ‘weightless’ physique strain distribution to assist alleviate fatigue after long-haul driving.
In addition to extra inside house and practicality wrapped in a futuristic new look, the second-gen Kona brings further tech together with over-the-air software program updates, twin 12.3-inch infotainment and instrumentation screens, and varied superior driver help system and security techniques.
These embrace ahead collision avoidance, lane-keep help, blind-spot collision avoidance, rear cross-traffic collision avoidance, reverse parking collision avoidance, secure exit warning, clever pace restrict help, driver consideration warning, blind-spot cameras and high-beam help.
Semi-autonomous driving features embrace navigation-connected adaptive cruise management, lane following help, freeway driving help and and distant good parking help.
A surround-view monitor and entrance, rear and facet parking sensors support with low-speed maneuvers.
In its home market, the Korean-made Kona will likely be provided from launch with a selection of 146kW/265Nm 1.6-litre turbo-petrol or 110kW/179Nm. 2.0-litre Atkinson cycle petrol engines.
The hybrid mannequin makes use of a 1.6-litre naturally aspirated engine paired with an electrical motor to develop a mixed output of 104kW/265Nm.
Hyundai stated it should present additional particulars in regards to the all-electric Kona – in addition to market particular info and pricing – in March.
“We make a Kona for virtually everybody and each life-style, with a variety of superior powertrains and a bunch of applied sciences and design options that may add worth to our clients’ day by day lives,” stated Hyundai Motor Firm government vice chairman of auto improvement expertise Heui Gained Yang.
“Hyundai is dedicated to offering an optimised mobility expertise to fulfill the various life of our clients.”
