Hyundai Motor America is launching a B-segment crossover in the U.S., and John Juriga, Director of Powertrain, Hyundai-Kia Technical Center, talks about it on this edition of “Autoline After Hours.”
Juriga points out that the Kona is based on an all-new platform and slots in the company’s CUV lineup below the Tucson, Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport.
As he is a powertrain guy, he tells Autoline’s John McElroy, Tom Murphy of WardsAuto.com and me about the two powertrains that are available in the Kona, a 2.0-liter four that produces 147 hp mated to a six-speed automatic that provides a manual shifting mode and a 1.6-liter direct-injected turbocharged four that’s combined with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT).
