2023 Hyundai Kona EV | Review & Road Test

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Hyundai's Kona EV brings respectable range, innovative tech and playful styling to the sub-compact EV segment.

00:00 2023 Hyundai Kona EV
0:23 Exterior
1:15 Interior
2:57 Driving Impressions
3:09 Powertrain
3:23 Driving Impressions

[zarblitz]

It's awesome to see an EV that uses actual buttons instead of a giant screen. I've been shopping for an EV and too many of them put everything into touch screens which I hate in a car.

[SC-orzb]

That sound is for pedestrian protection. It is believed that when it is within/lower than a certain speed that it could be driving in residential roads hence the feature.

[jaywho]

"When I turn it turns the car". Well I'm sold.

[MNTALMAGIC]

Drove a E-kona for the first time. Fast and it rocked, loved it

[UnnDunn]

2023 Kona Electrics come with a heat-pump as standard, which wasn't available in previous model-years in the US. Makes a significant difference in winter efficiency. Hyundai really needs to figure out how to integrate an EV route planner, though.

[isaiahwp]

I prefer this older model over the new one. I appreciate the small size

[AyoBrownKid]

AWD would have made this a beast in this segment

[alexchoi]

Considering the Bolt is eligible for the EV tax credit, can't justify paying 14, 000 or is for a Kona Limited vs. 2LT Bolt.

[tvguyjake]

Lyn might be the best online reviewer of all; and the ideal driving companion IMO.

[lplt]

2024 model is already driving around in korea, worth the wait

[Robert-ypzs]

Excellent point being made with the plethora of switches. Switches over a cutely UI any time. Entertainment systems have become way too complicated--forcing long times for eyes to be off the road.

[RRLV]

I’d wait for the next gen (2024 I think). It looks way better than this model.

[Tigerona]

Hey what do you know! A practical EV finally. Aka...an EV for us stiffs that are not the top 10 percent of society.

[swissmrkc]

Love the color! Ev infrastructure still has its headaches, this is a solid offering although I'm more into a hybrid or plug-in hybrid at this point

[MrLogansimmons]

We’ve got the Niro EV which has the same powertrain as this. I’d say get this or the Niro. The Niro is just a little bit larger.

[intelligentspeechconferenc]

Worth considering that (heavily modified versions of) this car are dominating in rally.

[flolou]

Wait a minute here: what trim is this? it's hard to believe the 2023 EV SE TRIM long range does not have rear AC or rear Heat Vents for passenger's!
(Your children or rear seat passengers will freeze back there in the wintertime!) see screenshot at minute 2:50

[anthonyc]

Kona EV is from 2019 and is pretty old by EV standards. The next-gen model looks great but it needs AWD.

[brightsideperspectives]

Does it have cameras, more specifically a Blindspot camera?

[christopherlong]

The SE Trim DOES NOT include wireless charging, but the 8 inch screen does have wireless Android Auto while the 10 inch screen requires a cable connection.