2025 Hyundai Kona price and specs

The latest-generation Hyundai Kona landed halfway through last year, and there are minimal changes to the lineup for 2025.

It’s now $500 more expensive at the point of entry, which includes models fitted with the optional N Line package. Premium variants and their N Line counterparts remain unchanged.

There are two other minor tweaks. Base Kona variants have received leather-appointed armrests on the doors, while hybrid variants have updated badging on the rear.

The range continues to be offered with a choice of three powertrains, including a hybrid option. An all-wheel drive setup is also available with a turbocharged engine.

Pricing

Entry level Kona variants, including those fitted with the N Line package, have received a $500 price bump for 2025. Other variants remain the same.

All prices exclude on-road costs.

Drivetrains

Three powertrain options remain for the Kona – a 2.0-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder, a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder, and a 1.6-litre petrol-electric hybrid four-cylinder. Transmission pairings differ between the different options.

Efficiency

Economy figures are unchanged, with hybrid variants still the most efficient of the lot.

Dimensions

The Kona range shares the same dimensions, though it’s longer with the optional N Line pack fitted and slightly taller with petrol engines.

Servicing and Warranty

The Hyundai Kona is backed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.

Maintenance will be required every 15,000 kilometres or 12 months in the 2.0-litre petrol and 1.6-litre hybrid, and every 10,000 kilometres or 12 months in the turbocharged petrol.

The first five services in both the 2.0 and the 1.6T will set you back $399 each – although that’s good for 75,000km of motoring in the 2.0, and 60,000km in the 1.6T due to their different distance requirements.

The first five services for hybrid models will set you back $399, $579, $399, $579, and $579 each.

Safety

The Hyundai Kona now wears a four-star ANCAP safety rating based on testing conducted in June 2023.

It scored 80 per cent for adult occupant protection, 84 per cent for child occupant protection, 64 per cent for vulnerable road user protection, and 62 per cent for safety assist.

Standard safety equipment includes:

• 7 airbags
  • Front
  • Front centre side
  • Front side
  • Side curtain
• Autonomous emergency braking
  • Pedestrian detection
  • Cyclist detection
  • Junction assist
• Blind-spot monitoring and assist
• Surround-view camera
• Reverse/parking autonomous emergency braking
• Driver attention monitoring
• High beam assist
• Lane-keep assist with lane centring
• Rear cross-traffic alert
• Rear occupant alert
• Safe exit warning
• Parking sensors

Standard Equipment

Standard equipment on the Kona includes:

• 18-inch alloy wheels with 215/55 tyres
• LED headlights and daytime running lights
• LED tail lights
• Heated, power-folding exterior mirrors
• Keyless entry and start
• Dual-zone climate control
• Leather-appointed door armrests
• Rear air vents
• 4.2-inch digital instrument display
• 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen
• Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Bluelink connected services

Moving to the Premium brings:

• Blind-spot view monitor
• Reverse autonomous emergency braking
• 3D surround-view camera
• Side parking sensors
• Acoustic front windscreen
• Rear privacy glass
• Dark grey cladding/silver skid plates
• LED dual-projector headlights
• LED front/rear indicators
• ‘Seamless Horizon’ full-width LED front light strip
• Power tailgate
• 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
• Factory satellite navigation
• Bose eight-speaker sound system
• Leather upholstery
• 10-way power driver’s seat
• 8-way passenger seat
• Premium relaxation front seats
• Heated/ventilated front seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Heated rear seats
• Auto-dimming interior mirror
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Ambient lighting
• Leather-appointed door trim inserts, door armrests and dashboard tray

Opting for the N-Line Package brings:

• Exterior
  • Unique bumpers/skid plates/side skirts
  • Gloss black rear spoiler
  • N badging/wheel caps
  • 19-inch wheels with 235/45 tyres (18-in on hybrid)
  • Chrome twin exhaust
  • Black mirror caps/beltline
  • Body coloured cladding
• Interior
  • Leather/Alcantara trim
  • N steering wheel
  • Red air vents/seat highlights
  • Dark metal trim highlights
  • Black headlining
  • Alloy pedals
  • Sports scuff plates

For 2.0MPi models, it also adds:

• LED dual-projector headlights
• LED front/rear indicators
• ‘Seamless Horizon’ full-width LED front light strip
• 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
• Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Leather-appointed door trim inserts, door armrests and dashboard tray

Colours

There will continue to be nine colour options offered across the Kona range, though availability varies depending on the model variant.

Base Kona and Premium models offer the following options:

• Atlas White
• Ecotronic Grey
• Ultimate Red
• Mirage Green
• Denim Blue
• Abyss Black

The N Line pack brings:

• Atlas White
• Cyber Grey
• Neoteric Yellow
• Soultronic Orange
• Ultimate Red
• Abyss Black

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