Hyundai's Kona subcompact crossover is getting a bigger footprint and adding a gasoline-electric hybrid to the lineup.
The second-generation, 2024 Kona will feature larger dimensions, including a 5.9-inch increase in length and nearly 1 more inch of width. The wheelbase grows by 2.4 inches. The new Kona is still billed as an urban runabout but Hyundai says the bigger size will give it more living space and a bolder presence.
Hyundai said the redesign started with the EV, an unusual move for vehicles with multiple powertrains. The styling is more EV-leaning, with a lightbar that stretches across each model's front end.
The Kona EV sports the pixelated design cues found on Hyundai's electric Ioniq 5 and upcoming Ioniq 6 stablemates. The gasoline and hybrid variants have a more rugged bumper that incorporates a skid plate design as well as chunkier black wheel arch cladding. The N-Line, also gas-powered, sits lower to the ground and is more aggressively styled in the front and rear, with a wing-shape bumper.