Very Good
2025 Hyundai Kona Electric Premium Extended Range review
The last Kona Electric was a bit of an EV pioneer. Its successor has taken a big step forward, though the Premium isn't necessarily the pick.
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Scott Collie
Mazda MX-30 vs Hyundai Kona Comparison
Mazda MX-30
Hyundai Kona
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2025 Mazda
MX-30
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2025 Hyundai
Kona
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CarExpert Rating
CarExpert Rating
Very Good
Read the 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric Premium Extended Range reviewThis rating has been converted from our previous rating system. Read about our new review ratings.
Based on the Mazda MX-30
Based on the Hyundai Kona ELECTRIC EXT RANGE
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
City driving
FunFuel Efficiency
51L
326 km
38L - 50L
148 to 450 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
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5 year
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MSRP
$35,810 - $66,560
$32,500 - $68,000
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CarExpert's Take
NA
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
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)
Reviews
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Ready To Buy
Gallery
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Specs
| Type | ||
| - | TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, MULTI-POINT INJECTION | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1998 | 1580 - 1999 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.0L | 2.0L, 1.6L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 107kW - 114kW | 99kW - 213kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 6000 | 5500 - 6200 | |
| Torque | ||
| 200Nm - 271Nm | 180Nm - 392Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 4000 | 1600 - 4500 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| 91.2 | 86 | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
