![]() There’s lane-keep assists, highway driving assists, forward collision avoidance assists, a blind-spot collision avoidance assist, rear cross-traffic assists, a 360-degree parking set up … and much more. Those sensors are host to a comprehensive suite of active safety technology to keep you on the straight and narrow. Its body-width light bar at the front draws the eye neatly, and the car’s assorted sensors are hidden unobtrusively in the front bumper. The firm’s latest design language is delightfully futuristic (if a little First Order Stormtrooper chic), and it comes with tech to match. It cuts a fine figure and will no doubt be the darling of supermarket parking lots all over the world. Hyundai’s design team has (once again) played a blinder with the car’s look. No matter which battery you go for, you get handy vehicle-to-load tech to power anything you can plug into a household wall socket on the fly. It allows the Kona Electric to charge from 10 to 80 percent in a little over 40 minutes. Hyundai’s 400-volt architecture is sadly not the 800 volt you get in the Ioniq 5 or 6, but more than a little amusingly it's the same as that in the Rolls-Royce Spectre EV. Both cars get the same 188 lb ft of torque. A Long Range Kona Electric sits above it in the lineup, boasting a 65.4-kWh battery, claimed 319-mile range, a perkier 215-bhp motor that’ll crack 0-62 mph in a brisker 7.8 seconds, and then on to 107 mph. That’ll get you a “standard” car packing a 48.4-kWh battery with a claimed 234-mile range, a 154-bhp motor capable of getting from 0 to 62 mph in 8.8 seconds, and up to 101 mph. In the UK the range kicks off at £34,995, and under $35,000 in the US. As a consequence, this promises to be a far more complete package than before, at a keen price point. ![]() The launch of the Ioniq 5 and 6 have taught the company valuable lessons that, it says, informed the development of its latest electric baby. Since the first Kona Electric’s debut in 2018 (in Europe, 2019 in the US), Hyundai’s been working hard on its EV game. ![]() Now 2023’s new Kona Electric (2024 for US punters) aims to keep the good times rolling with a new look, fresh tech, and more luxury than you’d expect from a B-segment crossover. It was efficient, looked good, and made electric motoring a little more accessible for those without Tesla money to play with. Hyundai’s first-generation Kona Electric was something of a darling.
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