Motoring

Shane O’Donoghue on motoring: Electric Hyundai Kona comes of age

The second-generation Hyundai Kona is bigger and more relevant than ever

The new Hyundai Kona Electric is significantly larger than the model it replaces and is very competitively priced. Picture: www.weigl.biz

The second-generation Hyundai Kona launched in Ireland only a few months ago and now arguably the most important model in the line-up has arrived, the fully electric version. Despite the success of the first-generation Kona Electric, this new model was in danger of being eclipsed by its Hyundai siblings, the Ioniq 5 and 6, both multi-award-winning cars with extremely eye-catching design. Now, the Kona Electric is fighting back with an incredibly competitive starting price of ...