2028 Hyundai Kona Preview.

It seems the current Hyundai Kona just came out, at least to me. And yet, Hyundai is already getting ready for a new one. Which would mean a pretty quick turnaround for the current generation that went into production in 2023. We have seen a few spy shots already and things will look a bit more angular for the compact crossover soon.

The illustrations above show something that isn’t that angular. And not really much more modern than the current generation. Let’s just hope the real thing looks better and more modern. The current Kona always looked a bit clunky to me. With all that black plastic crap all over, it’s a bit much. But for some reason, the whole thing also looks quite modern. With a more rugged look, Hyundai is hoping the next Kona could compete against the Subaru Crosstrek or even the Ford Bronco Sport. 

Sales of the current generation have been pretty good, but numbers have not been as high as for the previous model. I guess that would explain why a new design is coming out so quickly? 

Beside seeing a few camouflaged prototypes, there is no news about the next Kona. It will probable use a version of the current platform and powertrains. However I’m not sure if the EV model will come back or not since Hyundai just released the Ioniq 3. (everywhere except the US it seems). Basically the same situation Kia had with the EV3 and the Niro EV. No room for both…

What we know is that the new Kona will use the all-new Pleos Connect system. I’m sure it is technically an improvement. But it makes all new Hyundai interiors look the same. Since they all seem to have that big giant screen tablet on top of the console and the much smaller skinny screen behind the steering wheel. It some all future Hyundais will have the same setup. Which is a shame…