Prototypes of the next-generation Hyundai Kona SUV have been making the most of the nice and cozy early summer time climate and stripping off some layers of disguise to provide us extra clues about how the 2024 mannequin will look.

The compact SUV slots into Hyundai’s vary above the Bayon and under the Tuscon, and can face off in opposition to fashions just like the Volkswagen T-Roc when it lands in showrooms subsequent yr. So it’s no shock that Hyundai’s engineers had an instance of the VW available for comparability of their latest outing.

Earlier spy pictures confirmed the Kona sporting a really full disguise that exposed little or no concerning the styling, however these newest photos are somewhat extra informative. Like the present Kona, the brand new one will function a cut up headlight design, however the higher lights on the newest automobile, which are literally DRLs, not headlights, are mounted parallel to the ground, fairly than angled.

However along with the facet DRLs, there seems to be a 3rd part seen within the middle of the automobile at the forefront of the hood, suggesting that the Kona will truly function a particular wraparound gentle bar operating the complete width go the automobile. We’ve seen related designs on the rear of many automobiles, however utilizing this trick on the entrance will give the Kona an immediately recognizable face when lit.

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This automobile’s minimal disguise additionally permits us to see the 2024 Kona’s entrance bumper insert, which encompasses a pair of triangles joined by a bar holding the license plate. The truth that we will see by way of the house the place a grille will sit within the manufacturing automobile to a radiator past makes it clear that Hyundai will as soon as once more supply the Kona with ICE drivetrains in addition to pure electrical ones.

Relying available on the market, present fashions include a variety of engines providing as little as 118 hp (120 PS), or as a lot as 276 hp (280 PS) within the case of the new Kona N, plus a non-plug-in hybrid and the Kona Electrical EV with two sizes of battery. Consumers additionally get to decide on between front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive. We’d anticipate that type of broad lineup within the 2024 automobile, along with a sub-$25k/£23k beginning worth, although the top-spec Kona EV will most likely get a bigger battery to assist enhance on its official EPA-rated electrical driving vary of 258 miles (415 km).

What these photos don’t present is how the Kona appears to be like inside, however we all know from earlier spy pictures that the dashboard shall be influenced by the type of the Ioniq 5 EV and featured a big display screen that stretches from the motive force’s door to previous the dashboard’s middle line and incorporates each the digital instrument pack and touchscreen infotainment system.

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