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Hyundai Ioniq vs Hyundai Kona

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Hyundai Ioniq
Hyundai Ioniq

$18,990 - $29,990

2021 price

Hyundai Kona
Hyundai Kona

$29,997 - $75,771

2024 price

Summary

2021 Hyundai Ioniq
2024 Hyundai Kona
Safety Rating

Engine Type
0.0L

0.0L
Fuel Type
Electric

Electric
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Feels very heavy
  • Design won't be for everyone
  • Still a little too pricey for mass adoption

  • Ongoing costs expensive for class
  • Single motor isn't the punchiest
  • 'Extended' range still doesn't come near 500km
2021 Hyundai Ioniq Summary

Hyundai's Ioniq range is nothing if not a flex in the face of Toyota.

Sure, Toyota has a dominating position in the Australian market, with its well-received range of hybrid models, but what happens after hybrid? Hyundai takes on the blocky Prius formula with not only a directly competing hybrid model, but a plug-in and a fully electric version, too.

This expansive range is as though Hyundai is trying to demonstrate it's ready for any future, near or far, and guess what, Toyota? Anything you can do; the Korean juggernaut thinks it can do better.

These cars aren't really designed to sell so much as they are offerings for early adopters, but a few years after its launch, with a host of rivals set to take it on, and an entire sub-brand based on the Ioniq just around the corner, is Hyundai's top-spec Ioniq electric  worth a look? I took one for a week to find out.

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2024 Hyundai Kona Summary

With its EV-led design, the updated flagship Hyundai Kona Electric model, the Premium Extended Range, is a small SUV that's big on space and luxury features.

Which feels increasingly necessary for EVs to compete in an ever-expanding market where change is celebrated and expectations remain high.

Competition includes the newcomer Renault Megane E-Tech, the Kia Niro EV and even the Volvo C40. I've been driving the top model for a week to see how Hyundai's cutest EV fared with my little family of three.

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