FIRST DRIVE: 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric. Bold, but is it still brilliant? | Electrifying

😂😂My diesel does 700 miles to a tank.. plus I'm contributing to people's breathing difficulties 😂😂😂
What a ridiculous, ugly, e v shitbox... people really haven't a clue these days😂😂

Ugh, whilst i appreciate Nicola Hume has years of experience in this industry, i deliberately avoided CarBuyer videos because her presenting style and humour (and it not quite working) are strange.

I watched Electrifying because Nicki, Ginny are down to earth and don't come across as journalists.

Now this is another channel to avoid in future.

I’m a kona owner gen 1z i’m doubting between this and the ex30. I think i’m going for the latter.

All wheel drive next project for Kona

Missing metric 😒.. Miles gives me zero impression of range. Put the metric as text on the screen?

My biggest question for all test drives - is the headresst adjustable? how tall are you? I'm 5'2 and i always worry about headrest position!

HIDEOUS and ugly.

Still HIDEOUS and ugly.

Looks like another winner for Hyundai. But is it me or are those VW ID.3 wheels?...

We rented a 2023 Kona with 75 miles on it. The thing was just delivered, brand spankin' new, and we had it for three days--enough to put 600 miles on it. All gas model.

We hated it. Worst car we ever drove. It's like the car doesn't trust the driver, so the acceleration had this weird lag to it. Then it would take off--bless its little heart. It was like stretching a rubber band.

I will stick with Mazda for now. They are still making a fast, responsive, tight handling crossover that looks great, too.

0-60 for both battery sizes would have been good. Severe lack of detail and too much waffle.

Sorry - I prefer the aggressive look of my 2021 Kona EV. I also prefer my black plastic rim covers of my older car. The non-EV of this Kona has a funky look that they did not adopt in the EV... shame... really.

Is the US version will be exactly the same?

all the advancements, but they've taken away the main reason to buy a kona: the size. it's now yet another too-big suv

Background music is annoying

She is an excellent motoring journalist. A natural.

Great video ! But could you also say the range in km, because that is what many of us (majority...?) are used to.

That’s ugly

Tell you what, justcame back from Hyundai dealership. Went ro have a look at ioniq5, ioni6 was there. Too low of a seating position for me. But also there was a new kona there too. Sat in it, definitely my first pick for a budget and very much capable EV below price range of 5 & 6. Cant wait to test drive the new kona EV!

Could you please ask Hyundai what happened in production; what are all those folds and creases on the side, especially the back?
It looks weird, uber-designed compared to what could have been a nice flowing and good-looking car.

This is better than the current Kona EV (pre- and facelifted). I own a 2019 Kona 64 kWh that has over 171,000 km (106,250 mi) that was not a taxi or uber car, like many nowadays.
EuroTrips and a lot of fun so far. I had the battery recall that was done at 123,000 km, so basically I have a pretty much new car. If this will charge faster than the current model, it will leave me to decide if I will continue with Kona or switch over to a Tesla Model Y

Can you find me a Hyundai RM20N? lol🙃

Abysmal range and charging speed for the car of this size. EVs still have a long way to go before being ready to replace petrol cars. When the range of 25.000 usd car goes to something like 600-700 km and charging from 10-90 % drops to the acceptable 5-8 mins I will be ready to go electric. And that won’t be before 2030.

Just to point out moving the drive mode/gear selector was movies not for space saving, but for convenience and eyes on the road safety. Clearly the test driver is a novice.

So much better than the refreshed id3

Great review whats the width of the car compared to the 2023 Version.

I really enjoyed watching this video. I am hoping that its not changed too much for the US. And that is also why I very much appreciate you giving us the range in miles. That was a pleasant surprise, thank you!

I'm impressed!...The car seems pretty good too 🤔🤭🦘

That was a German one. The hybrid version already in the UK is, wait for it, all BLACK inside. Black head.ining, cheap black fabric seats. Why is it manufacturers suddenly want UK drivers to drive in the dark. So depressing and claustrophobic. Note Renault and now Peugeot. Believe the new 3008 has black headlining. Drove the brand new just out Ssang Yong Korando E Motion 2024 yesterday so much lighter inside and airy plus amazing clever tech.. Note not all the same as the 2023 version which was a dog of a car

No awd is a pass from me

driving around Europe, everything is so close. lol
driving around Canada from one province to the next is like driving through 3 countries already....
debating on getting this car tho we do a abit of cross-country driving from BC to Ontario & back

How Cockney can ya get?

1 pedal driving ...who really gives a s**t ...so many more important points to discuss...which you didn't!

I wouldn't hire the person who designed the rear lights. Ruins this car for me.

One peddle driving is marmite. I can't stand it! It's a style of driving, it is not for efficiency.

Great review except that you forgot to say how the steering was. I get a bit particular about steering, it's the only control you use ALL of the time. Even on a straight road, you can feel the steering. If you have over assisted brakes, you will only be disappointed when you're braking. But steering is important. I like a nice weight, not heavy, but not over light either, and nice feedback is crucial.

In a previous video with Ginny she stated that it had an in-built dash cam but I can’t see any reference to this in the spec details.

It would have been a very nice electric little suv if it wasn't for that hideous rear

Maybe it's just me, but the front of this new version looks like it's been smacked around a bit, sadly it won't be for me in this guise

Personally, i think one pedal driving promotes laziness. The ones that slow to a creep are better because you still have to do the final braking yourself.

Got one this October. Cant get used to higher recuperation levels. Its my first electric vehicle and I just cant go above level 2. The only annoying thing, which I kind of got used to is that you cant permanently turn off over speed alarm. Everytime you start your car you have to manually turn off the speed limit alarm, otherwise everytime you break speed limit even by 1 kmh you will get a sound alarm. The dealer said its the fetature most of the car makers are going for.

When do the brake lights come on when using regen braking? Seems to be that level 0 and 1 (maybe even level 2) regen on some EVs don't trigger the brake light, so the car behind won't get any warning that you're slowing down?

Can you confirm New Kona EV comes with front dash cam?

Nice update. Nicola 👐

Still not a fan of cars getting bigger every year. I like the size of my 2020 kona haha

One pedal driving is all well and good if you want to slow down very quickly but if you want to 'Hypermile', the most economical way of driving is to have NO REGEN and coast at every available opportunity. using the paddle to brake as required. I can get 313 miles to a full charge (summer) from my 2 year old eNiro (64Kw) against a Kia quoted 282 miles per full charge.
Try it and see!

Does anyone ordered the new long range Kona recently? Is the 218hp electric motor with 65,4 kWh battery still available? I ordered a new Kona in Romania and only the 204hp and 64,8kwh configuration is available.

My Kona is a speed machine, (I used to have a Mitsubishi 3ltr twin-turbo), its big fault is that it torque walks when overtaking when you floor it. It's like on rails around corners except once in a monsoon 2-3" water on the road due to a blocked drain around a corner, it slightly drifted and then slightly fishtailed coming down the Snake Pass. Most other cars would have lost it, fantastic car. The safety stuff is great except at high speed when the computer/software is too slow, breaking when the object it's trying to avoid is already out of the way. Oh, and stopping when you reversing out of a parking space when it thinks that someone letting you out or going to take your space is a collision subject.
But I love it, it is relatively slow from a standstill what with wheel spin etc but say from 10-15 to 60-80 it's very fast and just about keeps up with the Tesla dual motors; I grant you that's because most of them can't drive much better than a boy racer, but it means you arrive at the next lights at the same time they do, which is satisfyingly annoying to them. I take mine down to Lefkada Greece, 1840 odd miles, in a week's time, should be a fun adventure.

Re charging - if you are close to 100kw then both batteries should do 10-80% in less than 30 min.