7.9
2025 Hyundai Kona Electric review
The last Kona Electric was a bit of an EV pioneer. The new one has taken a big step forward, although the Premium isn't necessarily the pick.
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Scott Collie
2024 Hyundai Kona vs 2024 BMW X5 Comparison
Hyundai Kona
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BMW X5
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2024 Hyundai
Kona
vs
2024 BMW
X5
Select Variants...
How they stack...
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
City driving
FunFuel Efficiency
38L - 47L
148 to 357 km
69L - 83L
131 to 1038 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
warranty
warranty
5 year
warranty
warranty
MSRP
$32,500 - $71,000
$137,600 - $244,900
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CarExpert's Take
Scott Collie
Contributor
Scott Collie drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Spacious, polished interior
- Smoother, more refined drive
- Space-saver spare rare in this segment
Misses
- Expensive relative to base Kona Electric...
- ...and crosses into Ioniq 5 price territory
- 100kW DC fast-charging isn't great
Scott Collie
Contributor
Scott Collie drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Buttery smooth inline-six
- Impressive interior technology suite
- Solid value alongside Mercedes GLE
Misses
- Limited rear seat space
- Another year, another price rise
- Petrol engine likes a drink in town
Standard Features
| Apple CarPlay and Android Auto | ||
| Wireless phone charger | ||
| Powered tailgate | ||
| Rear air vents | ||
| Adaptive cruise control | ||
| Climate control | ||
| Reversing sensors | ||
| Reversing camera | ||
| Autonomous emergency braking | ||
Optional Features
- Premium Paint (+$595)
NA
Colours Available
The BMW X5 is available in the following colours:
- Alpine White
- M Carbon Black metallic
- Black Sapphire metallic
- Mineral White metallic
- Phytonic Blue
- Arctic Grey
- Dravit Grey metallic
- Tanzanite Blue metallic
- Ametrine metallic
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Specs
| Type | ||
| MULTI POINT F/INJ, GASOLINE DIRECT INJ, ELECTRIC, TUR GASOLINE DIR INJ | TURBO DIRECT F/INJ, BI TURBO DIR F/INJ, TWIN TURBO DIR F/INJ | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1580 - 1999 | 2993 - 4395 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.0L, 1.6L, 0.0 | 3.0L, 4.4L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| INLINE 4, NOT APPLICABLE, TURBO 4 | TURBO 6, DIESEL TURBO 6, TURBO V8 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| VARIABLE DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM, NOT APPLICABLE | VARIABLE DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 24 - 32 | |
| Power | ||
| 77kW - 150kW | 210kW - 460kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 5700 - 6200 | 4000 - 6000 | |
| Torque | ||
| 144Nm - 265Nm | 520Nm - 750Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 1600 - 4500 | 1500 - 1850 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| 10 - 14 | 10 - 16.5 | |
