Hyundai Kona History
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The Kona reached the US for 2018 as Hyundai's subcompact crossover, with bold styling and, unusually for the class, both a performance Kona N and a fully electric Kona Electric.
A larger, more grown-up second generation arrived for 2024.
Body styles
- 4-door SUV
Notable special editions & performance variants
Kona N
A turbocharged 'N' performance version of the subcompact crossover, offered for 2022–2023.
Kona Electric
Battery-electric Kona — an early mainstream small electric SUV; launched in the US for 2019.
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