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.

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.