It has long been rumored that Hyundai will launch its first high-performance crossover. At the end of 2020, Hyundai announced the arrival of the Kona N.
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Initially, Hyundai did not claim that the SUV would carry their logo. However, that has also changed and the car is currently in the testing phase.
The Kona N will be powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo gasoline engine with eight-speed N dual-clutch automatic transmissions. The power of the engine is not known yet.
The engine performance is predicted to be the same as that used by the Veloster N. It is a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four engine that produces 275 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque. Unlike the Veloster N, the Kona N will not have a six-speed manual transmission as standard.
So far Hyundai has only confirmed the Kona N for the European market and hasn’t said anything about U.S. plans for this model.