The 2024 Hyundai Kona appears to be a practical improvement over the car it replaces; will a two-pronged approach to the Electric model pay off too?
While this makes no difference at all in the way the Kona drives, this is a charge speed bottleneck; don’t expect significant improvements over the outgoing car; charging from 10 to 80% on a level 2 home setup should take just over 5 hours for the smaller battery and 6:15 for the larger; both can top off on a level 3 fast-charger in approximately 43 minutes, Hyundai says.
For starters, it’s quiet. Hyundai told us that reducing wind and road noise was fairly high on the company’s priority list for the redesigned. It’s obvious that a great deal of that effort went into the EV model, which can’t rely on the thrum of a petroleum-burning engine to help drown out undesirable frequencies. It’s an eerie transition from the gas model to the Electric; the latter is far more serene.
But let’s get to the part you’re itching to hear about: the torque. I’m relieved to report that while it has lost its inclination toward one-tire fires, the Kona Electric still has more than enough oomph to do the job. Pulling away from a stop sign just 100 feet from a blind curve in this part of the country often results in a rearview mirror full of; even without the extra grunt, the Kona can turn that rapid closing distance into a stalemate in the blink of an eye.
For better or worse, the Kona Electric was already heavy. One upside to an already-heavy car is that it tends to absorb weight gain a bit more gracefully. In other words, while the gasoline model feels obviously heavier than its predecessor, the Electric really doesn’t. And as with most EVs, you feel it most under
. The ride is well-controlled and the handling surprisingly crisp; just don’t get too aggressive with your following distances as a stop sign at the bottom of a steep, winding hill can sneak upWith a few months left to bake, the Kona Electric looks promising. Hyundai hasn’t announced pricing or final specifications yet, but at most, we expect the base Electric to be only slightly more expensive than the gasoline-powered Limited.
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