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 Mazda MX-30 vs 2024 Hyundai Kona Comparison
Mazda MX-30
Hyundai Kona
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2024 Mazda
MX-30
vs
2024 Hyundai
Kona
How they stack...
CarExpert Score
CarExpert has rated other vehicles in the suv small category, between scores of 7.2 and 8.5.
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7.9
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Based on the Mazda MX-30
Based on the Hyundai Kona ELECTRIC PREMIUM
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
City driving
FunFuel Efficiency
NA
38L - 47L
148 to 357 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
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5 year
warranty
warranty
MSRP
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$32,500 - $71,000
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CarExpert's Take
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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
Optional Features
NA
- Premium Paint (+$595)
Colours Available
The 2022 Mazda MX-30 is available in the following exterior paint colours, depending on the variant:
- Arctic White
- Polymetal Grey metallic (+$595)
- Ceramic metallic
- Machine Grey metallic (+$595)
- Jet Black mica
- Ceramic three-tone metallic (+$995)
- Polymetal Grey three-tone metallic (+$1590)
- Soul Red Crystal three-tone metallic (+$1590)
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Specs
| Type | ||
| - | MULTI POINT F/INJ, GASOLINE DIRECT INJ, ELECTRIC, TUR GASOLINE DIR INJ | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| - | 1580 - 1999 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| - | 2.0L, 1.6L, 0.0 | |
| Cylinders | ||
| - | INLINE 4, NOT APPLICABLE, TURBO 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| - | VARIABLE DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM, NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| - | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| - | 77kW - 150kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| - | 5700 - 6200 | |
| Torque | ||
| - | 144Nm - 265Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| - | 1600 - 4500 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | 10 - 14 | |
