Hyundai is working on a sporty N version of the Kona, a car of which the power is now known. It was already evident that the Hyundai Kona N would not be a childish car. That the hot crossover casually gets 280 hp is special!
Hyundai releases more information about the upcoming Kona N. The Hyundai Kona N will be the absolute top model of the Kona, which is able to claim a special place in the car world. The relatively compact crossover gets a 2.0 T-GDI four-cylinder under the hood, a blown petrol engine that sends no less than 280 hp to the front wheels in the Kona N.
That’s quite a lot. Big brother Hyundai i30 has two N versions with a 2.0 under the hood, a 250 hp version and the variant with the N Performance Package that kicks it up to 280 hp and 392 Nm. It is striking that Hyundai immediately spoons the most powerful variant of the 2.0 T-GDI into the nose of the smaller Kona N. The strongest i30 N sprints to 100 km / h in 5.9 seconds and has a top speed of 250 km / h. The Kona N will certainly not be inferior to the i30 N in the 0-100 sprint.
Hyundai Kona N
Although the i30’s N is available with an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission in addition to a six-speed manual transmission, the Hyundai Kona N only comes in combination with that eight-speed automatic. That N DCT-baptized transmission has three modes: N Grin Shift, where you get 20 seconds of maximum engine power, N Power Shift where the automatic shifts up faster and N Track Sense Shift where everything is tuned to run as fast as possible on circuits. to be able to scrub.
With its 280 hp and 392 Nm, the Hyundai Kona N nestles itself slightly below the 300 hp and 400 Nm strong Audi SQ2 and Volkswagen T-Roc R. However, the Kona N is considerably stronger than the 200 hp Ford Puma ST. Hyundai will soon provide more information about the Kona N. Hyundai Netherlands unfortunately does not yet know whether the Kona N will also be sold in Europe. If it does not come, then the Kona N is not the only N-stunner from Hyundai that is not on the market in the Netherlands. After all, there is also an N variant of the Veloster not available here …