The recipe for a commuter car is simple: one part efficiency, one part practicality, and two jiggers affordability, garnished with eye-catching styling. Since its inception, the Hyundai Kona has followed that basic formula, even going so far as to add some driving fun to the mix. For 2024, Hyundai redesigned the little runabout within the same tasty parameters.
In most trims, the Kona gains 5.7 inches from nose to tail, and the price of the 2024 model starts nearly $2000 above the outgoing one. Even so, at $25,435 in the base SE trim, the Kona is still among the most affordable vehicles on the market.
The ’24 Kona retains its two-box silhouette, but the split headlights are gone, replaced by a razor-thin daytime running light stretching the width of the…