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
Mercedes-Benz EQB vs Hyundai Kona Comparison
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CarExpert Rating
CarExpert Rating
Very Good
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Based on the Mercedes-Benz EQB
Based on the Hyundai Kona ELECTRIC EXT RANGE
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
City driving
FunFuel Efficiency
NA
38L - 50L
148 to 450 km
Warranty
5 year
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5 year
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MSRP
$90,000
$32,500 - $68,000
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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
Colours Available
Polar White and Night Black are the standard exterior colours, with the following optional:
- Denim Blue metallic
- Rosé Gold metallic
- Digital White metallic
- Iridium Silver metallic
- Mountain Grey metallic
- Cosmos Black metallic
- Manufaktur Mountain Grey Magno
The EQB 250 and EQB 350 comes standard with black interiors, though a Macchiato Beige/black interior is optional on the EQB 250, while Edition 1 models come with a Neva Grey and Cyber Cut blue interior.
Spiral-look interior trim elements are standard, with open-pore wood tri moptional
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Specs
| Type | ||
| - | TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, MULTI-POINT INJECTION | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| - | 1580 - 1999 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| - | 2.0L, 1.6L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| - | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| - | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 140kW | 99kW - 213kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| - | 5500 - 6200 | |
| Torque | ||
| 385Nm | 180Nm - 392Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| - | 1600 - 4500 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | 86 | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
