Wannabe Avengers will be rejoicing this morning with news Hyundai’s Marvel-themed Kona is coming to Australia, with the limited-run edition scheduled for a Q1 arrival.
The Kona Iron Man Edition is based on the top-spec Highlander model, though it will miss out on some of that trim's fruit. Instead, the superhero SUV features a smattering of special features that will have Tony Stark fans swooning.
The paint work is called “Red Armour”, for example, while the wheels are “Iron Grip” 18-inch alloys. There are Iron Man emblems on the front wings, and two more that are illuminated by the puddle lighting when you first unlock the car, as well as two Stark Industries logos in front of the rear tyres.
Not enough? There’s also a huge Iron Man decal on the roof, and even the LED DRLs have been reshaped to more closely mimic the lights in Tony Stark’s helmet. Inside, the seats are embossed with the Stark Industries logo, with Iron Man himself imprinted on the backrests. When you turn the key, the instrument cluster and tachometer both use Iron Man’s Arc Reactor as a background screen.
Expect the Iron Man edition to arrive in limited numbers in the first quarter of 2019, with local pricing yet to be confirmed.
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Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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