Hyundai will officially pull the cover off the Kona N at the Hyundai N Day digital event on April 27. The Korean brand’s first performance crossover will join its lineup of sporty models such as the i20 N, i30 N and Veloster N.
Accompanying the official announcement are
two teaser images. The first shows the front-quarter design of the model, with
Pirelli P Zero tires wrapped around V-spoke wheels with ‘N’ center caps, beefed
up brakes and red accents, and the second the gearshift lever of the
dual-clutch gearbox decorated with the ‘N’ logo and blue stitching.
Nevertheless, we know exactly how it will
look like, on the outside at least, as our spies nabbed it without camo last
month while it was filming a promo near the Nurburgring track in Germany. The
Kona N has a black honeycomb mesh grille, ‘N’ emblem, N-branded side skirts,
four-fin rear diffuser with cutouts for the double exhaust pipes and bigger
roof spoiler.
Since then, the N Division has confirmed
that it will be powered by a 2.0-liter turbo-four delivering around 276 HP. The engine will be coupled to an eight-speed dual-clutch
automatic transmission said to offer faster gearshifts for improved
performance.
