Following the Hyundai’s Kona’s debut unveiling last year, the Korean automaker’s B-segment SUV has arrived at the Singapore Motor Show, available with two turbocharged, direct-injected petrol engines – a 1.0 litre three-cylinder and a 1.6 litre four-pot. The Hyundai goes head-to-head with the Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3 and the Toyota C-HR.
The base 1.0 litre turbo model produces 120 PS at 6,000 rpm and 172 Nm of torque between 1,500 and 4,000 rpm, sent to a six-speed manual transmission. Here, the 1.0 litre model employs MacPherson struts in front and a torsion beam at the rear for suspension. Claimed performance figures are 0-100 km/h in 12 seconds, onwards to a top speed of 181 km/h. Brakes are ventilated discs in front and solid discs behind.
Meanwhile, the 1.6 litre turbo version produces 177 PS at 5,500 rpm and 265 Nm of torque between 1,500 and 4,500 rpm, transmitted to a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The 1.6 litre turbo model uses the same front suspension setup, though notably with a multi-link configuration for the rear suspension. Zero to 100 km/h for the 1.6 litre turbo is done in 7.9 seconds, with a top speed of 205 km/h.
Rated fuel consumption for the 1.0 litre Kona is 5.4 litres per 100 km, while the 1.6 litre is rated at 6.7 litres per 100 km. The former weighs between 1,233 kg to 1,350 kg depending on equipment, while the latter tips the scales from 1,401 kg to 1,496 kg. Rolling stock for both the 1.0 litre and 1.6 litre Kona are a set of 17-inch alloys mounted with 215/55R17 tyres.
In overseas markets the Kona is also available with a 149 PS/179 Nm 2.0 litre MPI Atkinson cycle engine, and it remains to be seen if it will be offered on eventual Malaysian market cars when it arrives here by the second quarter of this year.
Diesel is likely off the cards. The HR-V and CX-3 already in Malaysia each come with just one petrol engine, and the C-HR will also sport a sole 1.8 litre NA mill, hooked up to a CVT driving the front wheels. As for the Kona’s eventual Malaysian specification, the seven-speed dual-clutch auto is all but a certainty, along with the 1.6 litre turbo mill, which is a powertrain combination already in Malaysia with the Elantra Sport.
GALLERY: Hyundai Kona 1.0 Turbo in Singapore
GALLERY: Hyundai Kona 1.6 Turbo in Singapore
Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro.
Ugly.
Tried to copy Citroen design but came out uglier than Citroen!
Hyundai Getz on stilts. Nice!!
i must say hyundai & KIA cars design are on the best in the world. Nice pretty looking car design.
Design wise, Proton owez got my vote. Alfadana & Gen2 wau grille. Lawa btol!
OMG…Exterior looks messy…the interior looks too outdated and damn ugly…yuck …puihhh
Meanwhile, UMW is still busy previewing the C-HR with expected RM145K pricing..
Pls launch in mesia soon, 30millions mesia needed best Corner SUV. Price 80k to immediate gain B-segment suv market share. Don’t be sohai CX3, 2016 stock still parking from showroom to backyard. Don’t be sohai CHR will parking showroom & store for 5yrs until lelong …
So we KONA this form CH-R overprice junk…
OMG…no worry, Even if Kona can be cheaper than CHR about 20K, but ppl will still prefer to buy CHR…
Since the C-HR is here, im guessing its ‘Kona’ come here.
I’ll see myself out.
Please price it below 100k. This is still a B-segment car. Please do not use HRV, CX3 or even CHR as pricing benchmark. Those 3 carmakers are siphoning a lot of money from the consumers by pricing those cars exorbitantly high. Once again, this is still a B-segment car.
OMG….don’t day dream lah…You should know lately how they priced their new models cars…That the reason why u can see more Merc Benz than Korean made cars here.
Korean cars nowawadys are more powerful and equipped than rubbish Merc. The Germans are losing to the Koreans in the past few years.
1st world country, 1st world cars. Malaysia Sungguh Boleh!
Like mutaded face eyes below nose fugly
power output is good but looks fail.
Decent efforts from Korea…will the Kia Stonic be next. If priced properly, it will sell. I wouldn’t mind a 1.0 litre turbo…
will choose this over the CHR or HRV or watever HR or RV
The price will always be the determining factor as the looks & specs are on par with its equivalent.
If the 1.0 turbo sell for around RM60k, they will sell many units to ladies & those who like sitting high up bcos the buyers are not buying a Kona for speed.
Unfortunately the 1.0 comes only with manual, so I guess the 1.6 is our only choice here for auto. I hope this (despite being turbo) is priced below HRV so it might sell well… that is before HRV comes in with Hybrid.
B segment SUVs getting more adventurous. The price may well challenge HRV dominance. Good job Hyundai
wow the 1.6 turbo can tapao honda civic in drag race
Handling wise, can I say this car sure can “kona” well?
Kimchis have alwiz been known to have lifeless steering, this is no diff.
Well done!
Pretty good specs. But design omg, too much & weird