BUYER’S GUIDE: Hyundai Kona
CO2/tax
117-126g/km
£155
Running costs
44-54mpg (1.0 T-GDi)
£72 fill-up
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
12.0 seconds/112mph
WHEN the Hyundai Kona arrived four years ago, we liked it, but we weren’t bowled over. Yet the Kona was Hyundai’s first small SUV in a fast-growing segment, and it was obvious that for some buyers this distinctively styled crossover hit the spot.
However, it’s likely the major reasons for buying a Kona were because it stood out from the crowd and represented an easy ownership experience, rather than anything more exciting. Then along came the Kona Electric, and suddenly this small SUV offered something largely unavailable elsewhere: an EV with a range long enough to make it a genuine rival to myriad petrol and diesel models available elsewhere.
History
THE Hyundai Kona went on sale in the UK in November 2017. Initially buyers could choose between 119bhp 1.0
