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Wacky Hyundai Kona Gets Some Virtual Designer's Love With Kit and Three New Wheels

Hyundai Kona design kit & aftermarket wheels rendering by kelsonik 9 photos
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Hyundai Kona design kit & aftermarket wheels rendering by kelsonikHyundai Kona design kit & aftermarket wheels rendering by kelsonikHyundai Kona design kit & aftermarket wheels rendering by kelsonikHyundai Kona design kit & aftermarket wheels rendering by kelsonikHyundai Kona design kit & aftermarket wheels rendering by kelsonikHyundai Kona design kit & aftermarket wheels rendering by kelsonikHyundai Kona design kit & aftermarket wheels rendering by kelsonikHyundai Kona design kit & aftermarket wheels rendering by kelsonik
The South Korean automaker Hyundai is always across our newsreel – most recently because it might hide features behind a paywall, due to its great Ioniq 5 N, which continues to amaze, because of the rumor about their hydrogen-powered supercar debuting next year, or because of a great SUV's second generation.
That one is the next iteration of the Palisade, and of course, everyone wants to know more about it – no worries, the mid-size three-row family crossover SUV has been spied on on countless occasions and rendered by the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, even more times! However, let's talk about the smaller heroes this time around, shall we?

For example, the Hyundai model lineup starts in America with the Venue crossover, which kicks off at less than $20k – the only nameplate below that threshold with the MSRP. However, maybe you need a little more space and still want a crossover SUV. Then perhaps the second-generation Kona subcompact crossover SUV is a better size for you at $24,250.

This is one of the most interestingly designed little CUVs on the market alongside its Kona Electric sibling – mostly because it combines a modern-rugged profile with symmetrical lighting elements at the front and rear, one lightbar to outline the hood, one tail-bar to give it a visual correspondent and triangle-shaped housings for the headlights and taillights set as far wide as possible.

It's an acquired taste, for sure, as the Hyundai Kona surely feels like a car that could feel right ahead in a Daft Punk video or a Cyberpunk-style game. Anyway, maybe somebody feels that Hyundai hasn't gone overboard with the design process and needs some additional styling cues. Well, probably, that only happens across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators.

More precisely, Nikita Chuicko, the virtual artist better known as kelsonik on social media, thinks that now is the right CGI time to make the Kona even wackier with a sporty design kit composed of additional black plastic elements that make it more aggressive both at the front and rear, plus no less than three types of new, larger aftermarket-style wheels. Of note, the little Kona even gets a sporty dual exhaust setup at the rear to bode well for the big new wheels and its more aggressive stance.

Of course, you can always go for the Kona N-Line model – it starts at $30,800 in America with the 190-hp 1.6-liter turbocharged GDI four-cylinder engine because that's where the pixel master got the idea for the visible dual exhaust. It's too bad he didn't keep the crazy dual-piece tailgate spoiler, right? Anyway, we hope that a fully-fledged Hyundai Kona N is happening again; we can't wait to see what the designers have in store for it!


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About the author: Aurel Niculescu
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Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution.
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