现代近日在洛杉矶车展发布了Kona，该车将于明年一季度在美国上市。与途胜相比，Kona长度缩短12.4英寸（约合315毫米），高度降低5.0英寸（约合127毫米），轴距缩短2.7英寸（约合68.6毫米）。储物容积也只有18.4立方英尺（约合521立升），相对于途胜的31立方英尺（约合877.8立升）要小很多，但仍高于索纳塔轿车的16.3立方英尺（约合461立升）。该车在外观设计上具备了起亚车型的趣味性和时尚感。它采用了类似吉普切诺基的高中低三部分车身照明系统设计，分别是顶部的LED日间行驶灯，中间的LED前大灯，底部的LED尾灯组。它的车鼻造型很抢眼，在硕大格栅顶部是小尺寸进气口。车身侧面可以看到黑色塑料轮拱，进一步提升了车辆的粗犷感。车顶可以看到突出的扰流器，仿“浮动车顶”C柱和车顶行李架。2018款Kona入门级车型搭载一台2.0升四缸引擎，功率147马力，扭矩132磅-英尺（约合179牛米），搭配六速自动变速器。另一台1.6升涡轮引擎功率175马力，扭矩195磅-英尺（约合264牛米），搭配七速双离合器变速器。车辆内装延续外观的时尚设计，包括暗绿色装饰件，硕大空调出风口，中控台顶部触控显示屏，无论是集成7英寸还是8英寸显示屏的信息娱乐系统都可兼容苹果CarPlay和安卓Auto。现代没有公布该车价格。
2018 Hyundai Kona Brings Bold Styling, Turbo Punch To L.A.
The Hyundai Kona isn’t new to the greater world of the auto industry – we saw it earlier this year and Managing Editor Steven Ewing drove one in June – but it finally makes its U.S.-market debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The South Korean-built model will go on sale here in the first quarter of 2018.
Compared to the Tucson, the Kona is 12.4 inches shorter in length, 5.0 inches lower in height, and rides on a 2.7-inch shorter wheelbase. Cargo space is far less than in the Tucson, at 18.4 versus 31.0 cubic feet with the seats up, though Hyundai notes that’s still more space than in the trunk of a Sonata sedan (16.3 cubic feet).
Design-wise, the 2018 Kona looks just like what we saw overseas: typically Kia fun and funky. The styling inspiration theme is called “Urban Smart Armor,” and it begins with a Jeep Cherokee-like tri-level light design: LED daytime running lights up top, then LED headlights, then LED foglights down below. It’s a striking nose, with a small air vent at the top of the big grille. It’s also more than a little bit reminiscent of Citroen’s C4 Cactus.
Around the sides, Hyundai has stuck black plastic fender cladding around the wheel wells to give the Kona a sense of rough-and-tumble toughness. Up top, look to a prominent roof spoiler, faux “floating roof” C-pillars, and roof rails. The taillights are mounted up high while the reverse lights and turn signals stick out on blocky black plastic elements. From behind, the look is very much Subaru Crosstrek. The color palette includes bright “Lime Twist” and “Surf Blue” options, with two-tone roof pairings available. Eighteen-inch wheels are available as an option.
The base engine is a 2.0-liter inline-four rated for 147 horsepower and 132 pound-feet of torque. With a six-speed automatic transmission, it’s expected to return up to 30 miles per gallon combined when equipped with front-wheel drive (about half of Konas are expected to have AWD). The upgrade mill is a turbocharged 1.6-liter good for 175 hp and 195 lb-ft; it couples only to a seven-speed dual-clutch and will return 29 mpg combined with front-wheel drive. The cabin is just as funky as the outside in terms of its design, with available lime-green accents, big air vents, and a touchscreen protruding from the top of the dash; Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard on both the 7- and 8-inch versions of that display. Options include a color head-up display projected on a pop-up piece of plastic, which Hyundai says is brighter than the HUDs in rivals Mazda CX-3 and Mini Clubman; wireless phone charging with a pad that’s big enough to fit an iPhone 8 or Samsung Galaxy Note 8; and a big sunroof – all features Hyundai is keen to note are unavailable on the Toyota C-HR, another important rival.
Pricing for the 2018 Hyundai Kona won’t be announced for some time, but based on our early drive of one overseas, we’re looking forward to spending more time with the fun, youthful crossover once it hits showrooms early next year.