[Glacius]

So i sit here at work just randomly surfing the net, andthis thing poops up on my screen 
what is this ?? is this something that just came out ? I was a bit shocked by the look of this I'm not entirely sure how i feel.




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2017 Hyundai Kona SUV price, specs and release date | carwow


I looks insane! like a SUV competitor or someting mad stuff, I'm not sure how i feel about this car , i has some good features but then again the front is odd  I'm not a massive fan of the rear "plastic " bits  and the headlights , its like its squinting xD lol  not sure how I feel about that either.

Worst part  the NAME   " KONA " in  Norwegian Means " wife  "haha ,, ... it does look like a " wife's " kind of car, so maybe they knew about it lol xD

And to me it looks like they based it of the " Citroen Cactus"  somehow,

what are your guys take on this xD 

my first post here! 

take care all 

[asathorny]

Due in Ozz in September I believe 

[CraigB]

@Glacius you'll discover more about the Kona being discussed here Here we go. Hyundai Kona introduced to the world!

[Dazzler]

Hi Glac, Several of us older folks on here are a bit interested in the Kona. I'm not in love with the styling,  but don't exactly hate it either.  With a good combination of access, storage, features and performance plus Hyundai's superior warranty it ticks a lot of boxes.

It is similar concept to the new Toyota C-HR, but will apparently have a bigger boot and a more powerful engine.

[Glacius]

Hi Glac, Several of us older folks on here are a bit interested in the Kona. I'm not in love with the styling,  but don't exactly hate it either.  With a good combination of access, storage, features and performance plus Hyundai's superior warranty it ticks a lot of boxes.

It is similar concept to the new Toyota C-HR, but will apparently have a bigger boot and a more powerful engine.

yeah i can see that =D

I still just think its funny its called " Wife  " in Norwegian xD

But it looks like a good allarounder for the smaller SUV edition wonder how it handels =)

[CraigB]

I still just think its funny its called " Wife  " in Norwegian xD

Hyundai's SUV vehicles have town/city names from certain areas ( eg, Santa Fe - Tucson ) Kona is named after a district on the big island of Hawaii, maybe your wife would like to be in Hawaii

[Surferdude]

Kona in Hawaii also produces a brand of coffee under the same name.
And damn nice it is, too. 

[Lakes]

looks like a Mazda CX3. what does the motor look like?

[Surferdude]

looks like a Mazda CX3. what does the motor look like?

Kicking off the range is a 2.0-litre MPI naturally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine, developing 110kW of power and 179Nm of torque.

Second up is Hyundai’s familiar 1.6-litre T-GDI turbo petrol engine, which we’ve seen in the larger Tucson.
Developing a healthy 130kW of power and 265Nm of torque – the latter coming between 1500 and 4500rpm – the turbocharged four-pot propels the Kona from 0-100km/h in a spritely 7.7 seconds on its way to a top speed of 210km/h.
The 1.6-litre turbo is mated to Hyundai’s seven-speed dual-clutch transmission as standard.

Europe will exclusively get the choice of a 1.0-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine, developing 88kW of power and 172Nm of torque.
Mated to a six-speed manual transmission only, the turbo-triple Kona sprints from 0-100km/h in 12 seconds flat, and claims a top speed of 181km/h.
Finally, select markets (namely Europe) will also get the choice of a 1.6-litre turbo-diesel engine. While details of this powerplant are still to be confirmed, it’s likely to be a similar engine to the 100kW/300Nm unit in the i30 hatch.