Hyundai Kona N
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
5.5 seconds/149mph
Practicality
Boot (seats up/down)
361/1,143 litres
Running costs
33.2mpg (on test)
£80 fill-up/£155 or 37% tax
MODELTESTED: Hyundai Kona N
PRICE: £35,745 ENGINE: 2.0-litre 4cyl, 276bhp
THE Hyundai Kona N is the first SUV to wear the Korean firm’s performance badge. There’s just one version offered, the 2.0 T-GDi with an eightspeed twin-clutch gearbox. It’s priced at £35,745 and the only options are different paint colours.
Design & engineering
COMPACT dimensions and squat looks mean that the Hyundai Kona is well suited to a performance car makeover. For the N version, Hyundai has fitted sportier suspension and added a chunky bodykit, and there’s a new front-end design with three air intakes set
