A 247bhp Hyundai Kona N Crossover Could Happen By 2020

Hyundai’s N performance sub-brand could add a range-topping Kona crossover if the project under way right now gets approved
A 247bhp Hyundai Kona N Crossover Could Happen By 2020

The stupidly good Hyundai i30 N could be joined by a taller cousin within a couple of years.

The boss of Hyundai’s mightily impressive new N performance sub-brand has given the go-ahead for his engineers to build a hot Kona using the i30 N’s 247bhp engine and running gear.

A 247bhp Hyundai Kona N Crossover Could Happen By 2020

Albert Biermann is quoted by Auto Express as saying:

“I’ve told [the engineers] to build the car and we’ll see what happens with getting it approved.

“It has to be the i30 N powertrain, really. Of course, we can give Kona different specifications on suspension and steering, although there are some common components we can use in that area as well, because it’ll be front-wheel drive, like the i30 N.

“But we already know that it has to be that car’s engine and gearbox for the Kona N, yes.”

A 247bhp Hyundai Kona N Crossover Could Happen By 2020

To avoid treading on the i30 N’s toes it’s unlikely that the Kona would get the full-fat 271bhp Performance Pack option fitted to our long-term test car. It would, however, get N-grade styling with red detailing, pretty alloys and deep bumpers with complimentary side skirts.

If it eventually gets approval from Hyundai bosses, the Kona N could join the range in 2020, at about the same time as a Fiesta ST-rivalling i20 N, which is surely inevitable as a way for Hyundai to link directly to its success in the World Rally Championship.

Source: Auto Express

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Comments

Anonymous

It is so cool and so aggressive until you see the terror in its eyes

05/17/2018 - 17:06 |
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CannedRex24

I’m happy this is coming

Now I won’t have time to see one when it zooms past me in my Mazda 2

05/17/2018 - 17:31 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

I like the idea of this

05/17/2018 - 18:42 |
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Anonymous

Recipe for quick fun cars in 2018:
4cyl + Turbo

05/17/2018 - 23:33 |
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DJ N

Wow, I would have actually never expected for the Kona to get a kick in power!
People will never see it coming…keep it up, Hyundai.

05/18/2018 - 04:03 |
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NotARealRoadTest

This looks pretty good, I can almost forget that it’s a crossover

05/18/2018 - 08:13 |
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Anonymous

The front

05/18/2018 - 11:22 |
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DaReelTuna

Powerful Kona = Fast Kona
Fast Kona = It moves its ugly a** shape quick enough before you see it

05/18/2018 - 12:59 |
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Lauge

No.

05/25/2018 - 10:53 |
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