Very Good
2025 Kia Stonic Sport review
All Kia Stonics are now turbocharged and safer than before, but they also cost a bit more upfront and to service.
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Matt Campbell
Kia Stonic vs Hyundai Kona Comparison
Kia Stonic
Hyundai Kona
2025 Kia
Stonic
vs
2026 Hyundai
Kona
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Driving the family
City driving
FunFuel Efficiency
45L
243 km
NA
Warranty
7 year
warranty
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5 year
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MSRP
$25,660 - $31,980
$54,000 - $68,000
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CarExpert's Take
Matt Campbell
Senior Contributor
Matt Campbell drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- New turbo engine
- Improved safety technology
- Delightfully low-tech interior
Misses
- Cheaper rivals have bigger screens
- Expensive to service
- No adaptive cruise control
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
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Specs
| Type | ||
| TURBO, TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, TURBO MULTI-POINT INJECTION | - | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 998 | - | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 1.0L | - | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 3 | - | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 12 | - | |
| Power | ||
| 74kW | 99kW - 150kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 4500 | - | |
| Torque | ||
| 172Nm | 255Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 1500 | - | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
