Hyundai Kona

[teomingern]

If the price difference between Elantra 1.6 and 1.6T is less than 20k, I believe 1.6T will be the best seller.

I see more Forester XT and Civic 1.5T than Forester NA and Civic 1.6 on the road.

Different market bro... for the Forester XT, there's nothing close at $125K for that kind of power and SUV build... people don't pick it up only cos it's too ugly... for the Civic 1.5T, there really aren't many around... so you can imagine for an Elantra 1.6T at 125K, no one will buy it... given the pricing for the Tucson & Kona 1.6T, you can see that the price won't drop below $120K unless you have a significant COE price drop... so it won't sell well...

[Trent895]

... people don't pick it up only cos it's too ugly... 

 

 

[Daniu82]

Just got the price from KMC, 1.6L turbo AWD @ $137,999 and 1L manual turbo @ $96,999. 1.6L turbo S model for Tucson only @ $132,999. Don't know what makes it more expensive than Tucson. It will make it's debut at next month's motor show. 

Edited December 13, 2017 by Daniu82

[KoreanLover]

Just got the price from KMC, 1.6L turbo AWD @ $137,999 and 1L manual turbo @ $96,999. 1.6L turbo S model for Tucson only @ $132,999. Don't know what makes it more expensive than Tucson. It will make it's debut at next month's motor show. 

 

Since Kona is only debuting next year, I'm guessing the KONA has already priced in the new VES surcharge whereas the current Tucson pricing has yet to reflect the new VES.

Edited December 13, 2017 by KoreanLover

[Coolant]

from what i gathered, apparently the Kona 1.6T got hit with much higher surcharges next year compared to the Tucson 1.6T, so it ended up more expensive.

 

the Kona 1.6T's 4WD system probably increased its emissions scores (compared to Tucson 1.6T which is 2WD, lower emissions?), hence the extra surcharges.

 

i guess it's all thanks to the new VES rules, messing up the pricing of various new cars.

 

i did notice that the Kona 1.6T comes with more high tech equipment like lane keeping assist, auto emergency braking, wireless charging pad etc, so those extra stuff bump up the price too. seems they are hoping to position it as a higher specced model.

 

at least the 1.0T version is more reasonably priced (being in Cat A and neutral band helps alot), just hope it eventually comes with auto transmission then should sell well..

Edited December 13, 2017 by Coolant

[Coolant]

Who would buy the Elantra Sport? They may sell only 1 unit a year... not worth the cost of homologation...

yeah, everyone wants to see those performance models but very few people actually buy when they see the price.. end up nice car sitting in showroom just bai sui collecting dust..

 

still hope they at least bring in a few units, would look good in showroom.

Edited December 13, 2017 by Coolant

[teomingern]

from what i gathered, apparently the Kona 1.6T got hit with much higher surcharges next year compared to the Tucson 1.6T, so it ended up more expensive.

 

the Kona 1.6T's 4WD system probably increased its emissions scores (compared to Tucson 1.6T which is 2WD, lower emissions?), hence the extra surcharges.

 

i guess it's all thanks to the new VES rules, messing up the pricing of various new cars.

 

i did notice that the Kona 1.6T comes with more high tech equipment like lane keeping assist, auto emergency braking, wireless charging pad etc, so those extra stuff bump up the price too. seems they are hoping to position it as a higher specced model.

 

at least the 1.0T version is more reasonably priced (being in Cat A and neutral band helps alot), just hope it eventually comes with auto transmission then should sell well..

Yup... the 1.0T is the way forward... the 1.6T is probably the halo model with few sales... the OMV must be quite high...

[Song73]

Kona 1.6 Turbo.

 

Listed price $134,999

Non guarantee Coe Discount $131,999

 

Kona 1.6 Turbo Charged Direct Injection

Engine

7 Speed Dual Clutch Engine

175Bhp horsepower

265Nm Torque/ 1500-4500rpm

0-100km: 7.9seconds

Fuel consumption 14.9km/litre

17” Sport Rims

4 Disc Brake

Rear Multi Link Suspension

Drive Mode Select

Front and Rear Recording Camera

Bluetooth with Voice Recognition Mode

Wireless charging

Electric Folding Side mirror

Rear Spoiler

Keyless Entry

Push start Engine

Auto cruise control

Full automatic aircon

Leather seat

Driver electric seat with lumbar support

Lane keeping assist

Lane departure warning

Autonomous emergency brake

Blind spot information

Rear traffic monitor

Rain sensor

Tyre pressure monitoring system

6 airbags

ABS/ESP/DBC

Hill start assist

Front and rear parking sensors

Rear parking camera

Led headlight with static bending

Led day running lights

Led rear combination lights

Front fog lights

[Spring]

Kona 1.6 Turbo.

 

Listed price $134,999

Non guarantee Coe Discount $131,999

 

Kona 1.6 Turbo Charged Direct Injection

Engine

7 Speed Dual Clutch Engine

175Bhp horsepower

265Nm Torque/ 1500-4500rpm

0-100km: 7.9seconds

Fuel consumption 14.9km/litre

17” Sport Rims

4 Disc Brake

Rear Multi Link Suspension

Drive Mode Select

Front and Rear Recording Camera

Bluetooth with Voice Recognition Mode

Wireless charging

Electric Folding Side mirror

Rear Spoiler

Keyless Entry

Push start Engine

Auto cruise control

Full automatic aircon

Leather seat

Driver electric seat with lumbar support

Lane keeping assist

Lane departure warning

Autonomous emergency brake

Blind spot information

Rear traffic monitor

Rain sensor

Tyre pressure monitoring system

6 airbags

ABS/ESP/DBC

Hill start assist

Front and rear parking sensors

Rear parking camera

Led headlight with static bending

Led day running lights

Led rear combination lights

Front fog lights

No specs for the 1litre? Wondering if most of the specs in the 1.6l is also available in the 1litre?

[teomingern]

Kona 1.6 Turbo.

 

Listed price $134,999

Non guarantee Coe Discount $131,999

 

Kona 1.6 Turbo Charged Direct Injection

Engine

7 Speed Dual Clutch Engine

175Bhp horsepower

265Nm Torque/ 1500-4500rpm

0-100km: 7.9seconds

Fuel consumption 14.9km/litre

17â Sport Rims

4 Disc Brake

Rear Multi Link Suspension

Drive Mode Select

Front and Rear Recording Camera

Bluetooth with Voice Recognition Mode

Wireless charging

Electric Folding Side mirror

Rear Spoiler

Keyless Entry

Push start Engine

Auto cruise control

Full automatic aircon

Leather seat

Driver electric seat with lumbar support

Lane keeping assist

Lane departure warning

Autonomous emergency brake

Blind spot information

Rear traffic monitor

Rain sensor

Tyre pressure monitoring system

6 airbags

ABS/ESP/DBC

Hill start assist

Front and rear parking sensors

Rear parking camera

Led headlight with static bending

Led day running lights

Led rear combination lights

Front fog lights

Wow!! Good price I say... everything except the kitchen sink...

[GravityBlue]

on paper, Elantra Sport win Civic 1.5 turbo

 

204ps /265nm vs 170ps/220nm.

DCT vs CVT

0-100km/h 7.7s vs 8.2s

 

Civic wins in fuel consumption and better legroom

http://www.autoguide.com/car-comparisons/2017-hyundai-elantra-sport-vs-honda-civic

 

 

Too bad Komoco did not bring in Elantra Sport..

Bro , u'll never know.

Since Kona comes with 1.6T , why not Elantra 1.6T too.

[teomingern]

Bro , u'll never know.

Since Kona comes with 1.6T , why not Elantra 1.6T too.

Cos no one will pay $140-150,000 for an Elantra Sport lar... simple as that...

[Daniu82]

Too expensive imo. Why don't get 1L auto model in?? With this price, can compare with which cars with similar specs? 

[teomingern]

Too expensive imo. Why don't get 1L auto model in?? With this price, can compare with which cars with similar specs?

Maybe entry level Audi A3???

[GravityBlue]

Cos no one will pay $140-150,000 for an Elantra Sport lar... simple as that...

There are die hard Hyundai fans around , probably u can spot it at the coming motor show,

bright red or yellow in colour , heehee.

Agreed that anything above 130k is hard to sell .

[Daniu82]

Maybe entry level Audi A3???

 

That's a sedan. Seems like difficult to find a compact SUV to compare with it (price wise). More expensive than Vezel, Qashqai, even Tucson. 

[Matrix0405]

wow, Korean got 1.0L turbo engine! Output 118bhp = cat A. This is a killer engine for Sin.  Jap's smallest turbo is 1.5L in Civic & only come abt recently? Korea engine overtakes Jap.

[Daniu82]

wow, Korean got 1.0L turbo engine! Output 118bhp = cat A. This is a killer engine for Sin.  Jap's smallest turbo is 1.5L in Civic & only come abt recently? Korea engine overtakes Jap.

 

There's a 1.2L turbo for Nissan Qashqai and 1.2L turbo for Toyota CHR too, but I don't understand why KMC wants to bring in a manual version for 1L turbo instead on an auto version for SG market. If 1L auto turbo and cat A maybe can sell better here.

Edited December 27, 2017 by Daniu82