TEST: Hyundai Kona Electric - Bjorn Nyland's Impressions [Video] Part 2: Range, Driving, Audio

Youtuber Bjorn Nyland tested the capabilities of the electric Hyundai Kon. When driving at a speed of "I try to keep 90-100 km / h", that is, with gentle, normal driving, corresponding to the roads in Poland, the Kony Electric's design range was less than 500 kilometers. At moderate freeway speeds ("I'm trying to stick to 120-130 km / h"), the car's range dropped to about 300+ kilometers.

Leading

In terms of handling, the car was similar to the Hyundai Ioniq. According to Nyland, it was more technologically advanced than most other electric vehicles on the market. It's hard to say what the tester had in mind - from our point of view, information about the energy consumption of individual elements of the vehicle is fascinating.

It turns out that while driving, the drive generates the greatest power consumption. Air conditioning and electronics were barely noticeable in the overall balance:

Materials, comfort, convenience

The materials used to make the dashboard are pleasant to the touch, although you can see that they are not from premium cars.

The head-up display (HUD) is bright and easy to read. However, Nyland prefers a solution from BMW, in which the image is projected directly onto the windshield.

The driver assistance system allows you to temporarily remove your hands from the steering wheel.... A person is given several or ten seconds, during which time he manages to unscrew the bottle and drink. However, there is no question of an independent trip over long distances, because the car will ask for intervention.

System sound

According to Nyland, the Krell sound system produced good sound and strong bass. Moreover, the latter did not sound like it came out of the trunk - like in Model X. The fact that the sound is good is evidenced by the facial expression of the tester:

Range and power consumption tests

Nyland is known for his ability to drive economically, so the values ​​below should be considered optimal and will require some training. On the Norwegian motorway, the tester achieved the following scores:

• with cruise control set at 94 km / h (“I'm trying to drive 90-100 km / h”) the average speed was 86,5 km / h (105,2 km in 73 minutes). Energy consumption is 13,3 kWh / 100 km.,
• with cruise control set at 123 km / h ("I'm trying to drive 120-130 km / h") medium energy consumption was 18,9 kWh / 100 km. (91,8 km in 56 minutes, an average of 98,4 km / h).

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According to his estimates The Hyundai Kona Electric should travel about 500 km at economy driving and about 300 km at highway speed.... Our calculations based on his measurements show similar values ​​(green bars, 481 and 338,6 km, respectively):

It is worth noting that the trend line is too sharp. against competition. We suspect that this is due to an incorrect estimate of driving time in the second measurement - Niland needs to spend about 2 minutes each time driving around the parking lot (going onto the road, going to the store, looking for the best place to shoot, etc.) for the result to be quite different.

Summation

Judging by the reviews, Neeland liked the Hyundai Kona Electric. He loved its range, advanced technological solutions, and the high power and torque available. The car resembles a YouTuber Bolt / Ampera E, although from a Polish point of view it's not a very useful hint.

The biggest surprise was the weight of the car: 1,82 tons with a driver - a lot for a C (J) segment car.

There will be other parts in the review.

curiosity

Nyland pulled into a parking lot with a Tesla Supercharger. We managed to count 13 connected cars, which means that the average energy consumption at that time was over 1 megawatt (MW).

And the whole test (part I) of the car from Nyland can be seen here:

Hyundai Kona Electric review part 1

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