A Model That May Arrive Sooner

The number of vehicles offered on the market is impressive and as a variety of automakers look to fill holes in their lineup and bring something new to the market, we may see one model arrive sooner than expected. The Hyundai Kona is a subcompact crossover SUV that is expected to be offered in North America in the first quarter of 2018 but it might actually show up in time for you to give this vehicle as a gift for the holidays if that happens to be what you choose to do.
Not only is Hyundai ready to make the move to bring the Kona to the market sooner than expected, but they are working toward building and bringing new models to the market in half the time that has been the case in the past. The goal is to get a model from concept to production in one and a half years instead of three years so that we can have new Hyundai models ready to drive much sooner than in the past. This can change much in the market and cause other brands to look for the ability to do the same thing.

What the Kona Offers

Now that you have to prepare for the possibility this model may be available before the holiday season has ended, we need to know what this B-segment vehicle is going to offer us. This is a small SUV that is shorter than the Mazda CX-3 by four inches while being powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 147 horsepower and 132 lb.-ft. of torque. This puts the Kona directly in the same class as the Toyota C-HR and offers us a fun and active vehicle that can be the right one for you to drive.

The Kona will stand out in this small class with the available AWD that can give us a ride with more control for the fun on the road. It’s possible to have more choices as well with a 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that gives you 175 horsepower and the benefits of a seven-speed dual clutch automatic transmission for the drive you’re looking for. This should be the SUV you want in this class when you’re looking for an amazing model that can be right for you to have the drive you’re looking for on a daily basis when you get out on the road.

As the smallest SUV in the Hyundai lineup, when the Kona arrives it will compete in a market that’s become more popular over the past few years with the idea to take away a significant amount of market share from the other brands that have been offered for several years. Hopefully, this model will be what’s needed from Hyundai to offer you a sales rebound after the dip in sales that have been experienced over the past couple of years for this brand. If the Kona is what you want for the holidays, you may get your wish this year.