The new generation of the best-selling crossover from the South Korean brand has been seen again in winter tests. Some new spy photos that confirm the arrival of a new generation of the Hyundai Kona HEV in 2024. The hybrid version has been spotted rolling on the road and also on frozen lakes.
The long winter in northern Sweden is considerably extending the testing period for manufacturers displaced to the vicinity of the Arctic Circle. Hyundai is one of those that maintains a team in the area, working hard with the prototypes of the new generation of the KONA, the best-selling crossover, and desiredfrom the South Korean manufacturer.
these new spy photos They show a couple of units, one fine-tuning the different chassis control systems and performing calibrations on a special track created on one of the frozen lakes, and another unit rolling on conventional roads. The two new KONA have a great camouflage, as is usual in Koreans, but both show very discreetly that the new generation of the model that premiered the design of the divided optical groups will follow the same line, although evolved. For now, only the vertical ones placed at the ends of the bumper can be seen.
Spy photos Hyundai Kona HEV 2024, the hybrid version appears
A very significant detail is also the transformation that the new Hyundai KONA 2024 will undergo. Just look at the side to see that its proportions will be slightly larger, longer but also lower, with a roof line totally new. A more familiar look like the one experienced by the new Niro. The spy photos have also allowed a glimpse of the covered interior, but it is in the moving units that you can see that a large screen will occupy the dashboard, in the style of the recent IONIQ 5.
The new KONA is known internally as “SX2», with different additions depending on the type of propulsion system on board or the specifications depending on the market. In this prototype, the “K” indicates that it is for the South Korean market. But it also clearly shows that it is the HEV version, a self-recharging hybrid equipped with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine, front-wheel drive -FWD- and a 6-speed DCT dual-clutch automatic transmission. Namely, the same configuration currently on sale yielding 141 hpbut it will come with a higher capacity battery.
The new generation of the Hyundai KONA will be a reality in just over a year and a half, debuting in the second half of 2023, so until 2024 it will not reach dealers. The firm will continue to offer the same mechanical, combustion and electrified offer at different levels, with greater comfort inside and an arsenal of technologies. A serious bet for exceed the record figures that the current model will leave at the end of its commercial life.