I just binged through all your videos (all very good) and the thing I’ve noticed the most is that you look different in all of them, so changing looks in a video is just the next step really! Keep doing what you’re doing!
Another great review, thanks Mark. The TV ad is beyond embarrassing, as the Kona's overwrought exterior. I'm grandad-aged, still happy to drive my partner's orange Mini, but wouldn't be seen dead in something so contrived as the Kona.
No one ever is going to think a selfie on the bonnet of a Hyundai Kona is a flex for Instagram. It's like taking a picture with all of your supermarket bags for life.
Nicely done. Bottom line is this and other bland cars that try too hard are designed to appeal to the majority of buyers that are essentially looking for an appliance. It's a market segment that want to buy transportation and essentially forget about it for 100k miles. Nothing wrong with that, recognized by all the mfg.
The point about soft touch plastics on the dash but not on the tops of the doors is so true - but also true for just about every new VWG product these days q2, polo etc. When will they LEARN
"Electrics are a niche concern"... correct, today, but _rapidly_ becoming incorrect. SO many big names releasing electrics over the next 6-18m so it'd be great if you guys could start giving the electrics in the ranges much more focus. Most people I know looking to replace their car are waiting for genuine mass-market EV options. Otherwise thanks and keep doing awesome reviews!
In the competitive market of TH-cam car reviewers you continue to lead the pack and make the others look a bit twee and old-fashioned. But with great power comes great responsibility; don't parrot that line about electric cars being a niche concern. You know bettererer! That 'niche concern' angle only gets traction because it's lazily repeated with some half-arsed asides about charging infrastructure and battery longevity which are not accurate in 2019. You seem to have enjoyed many of the EVs (and some of the PHEVs) you've driven, so by all means call out the limitations but don't sink to the primitive level of some of your peers and write off the massive EV market as being niche right now. You are a progressive beacon of hope, humility and humour in the ego-dominated, post-fact, serious-interweb-car-reviewer age. Please continue doing your thing but use your legit-ness-ness to set yourself apart and big up EVs if you think they deserve it. If I witness any further anti-EV bias I will seek you out and personally pay for the most hideous EVs to be tattooed upon your body (with your permission). I'm talking the Gen 1 LEAFs arse, the Mitsubishi iMiEV from any angle and maybe the i3's nose.
Ha! Fair enough. I realised afterwards that the "niche concern" line came out a bit wrong - bad choice of words on my part, probably. I just meant that at the moment they'll take up a fraction of Kona sales...a situation that will change, and hopefully sooner rather than later. I'm all for electric cars. Love them. :-D
@@HonestJohncouk2000 Nah - sod this electric crap - tis purely for posh, rich hippies with big houses and off road parking. I've read in some car reviews that "you can charge your car at work". I know exactly what the short reply would be if I asked. Seriously though, when I looked a couple of months ago there were two public charging points within 10 miles of where I live and I can't charge up at home. Sadly It'll be ages before millions of folk like myself will have the option of going electric.
@@nosleeppete5146 Hi Pete. I recently bought an e-Golf, partly on the test drive, partly on the reviews (of which HJ was one of them). I can assure you, I'm not rich. nor a hippy, and I live in a small house. I do have off road parking, which, admittedly, does help. In summary, I love it. best bit of kit I've ever bought. I see more EV's every day. best wishes.
@@marw8383 I'm just jealous really. I'd love to buy an electric car myself but it's just not possible with the lack of charging infrastructure near me and the actual time it takes to charge at the moment. I'm sure it'll happen...one day.
@@nosleeppete5146 hi Pete, I hope you get one soon. Charging infrastructure slowly getting better, but admittedley is not brilliant at the mo. All the best.
Loving the mid-life crisis continuity errors, Mark, but that's nothing compared to Hyundai. This is not a sexy car, although it does have a dirty name in Portuguese. I think it looks overdesigned, cheap and chintzy - unlike the little i10 and i20 which are quite smart little things.
FWIW I have the electric one and it's genuinely awesome. I love driving it. It's officially my wife's car and I drive the Kona EV in preference to my X3 every chance I get. And personally, I like the look of it. It has actually grown on me.
The more hurtful the better... I like to base my car purchasing decisions on whether or not my BIG bottle of evian will be within easy reach should I need it quickly, so, I'll be sticking to the carwow reviews...angry from Tunbridge Wells...
Interesting review, somewhat opposed to most. The attitude seems generally negative from the start, which raises the question of personal views. Look at the Kona owners Facebook page and you’ll find some genuine views, both good and bad, from people who are living with the car. There’s still prejudice against Korean cars from the badge snobs, but Hyundai had the biggest sales growth of any manufacturer in 2018 and are becoming a feared rival to the Japanese/German crowd, who’ve had such bad publicity in recent years.
I just binged through all your videos (all very good) and the thing I’ve noticed the most is that you look different in all of them, so changing looks in a video is just the next step really! Keep doing what you’re doing!
Great review as usual. Brilliant but brutal summation at 7:55
Another great review, thanks Mark. The TV ad is beyond embarrassing, as the Kona's overwrought exterior. I'm grandad-aged, still happy to drive my partner's orange Mini, but wouldn't be seen dead in something so contrived as the Kona.
That is respectable hair growth in just 6 months!
Another brilliant video Mark. Always funny and always enjoyable to watch 😁😁😁
No one ever is going to think a selfie on the bonnet of a Hyundai Kona is a flex for Instagram. It's like taking a picture with all of your supermarket bags for life.
Great video, you should be on telly, its always an entertaining watch, you never know whats coming next. Fantastic : )
Nicely done.
Bottom line is this and other bland cars that try too hard are designed to appeal to the majority of buyers that are essentially looking for an appliance.
It's a market segment that want to buy transportation and essentially forget about it for 100k miles. Nothing wrong with that, recognized by all the mfg.
Great review! Can you review the newer 1.4 Suzuki Vitara and some Subaru
I really like the Kona, I love the styling inside and out, blimey lol
The point about soft touch plastics on the dash but not on the tops of the doors is so true - but also true for just about every new VWG product these days q2, polo etc. When will they LEARN
Great Video Review
I have one in top spec with all wheel drive and love it.
Was that you earlier pushing the mower 🤭
Come on, let’s hear the real story behind the hair! Another great video, keep them coming!
Another cracking review from my favourite reviewer 😀. (You total tattooed Geordie tosser (as requested)).
Very snazzy hair and an interesting review, keep your video quality up, they are excellent.
where is the Volvic 1-litre water bottle its a must in car reviews
"Electrics are a niche concern"... correct, today, but _rapidly_ becoming incorrect. SO many big names releasing electrics over the next 6-18m so it'd be great if you guys could start giving the electrics in the ranges much more focus. Most people I know looking to replace their car are waiting for genuine mass-market EV options. Otherwise thanks and keep doing awesome reviews!
Sorry, can't think of anything bad to say. Keep it up, man.
😁😁Up!
Funfact:
In Portugal the car is called "Kauai", because Kona is too similar to "cona", the slang word for the female genitalia in Portuguese...
You make me laugh and l like your style.
Actually, I fucking love you Mark. xx
Thanks for clearing the "hair" bit up.
Escargot!!!! So good!
Nice, it's on Friday, you're as good as carwow. But unreliable sometimes, as a 60's car. :)
In the competitive market of TH-cam car reviewers you continue to lead the pack and make the others look a bit twee and old-fashioned. But with great power comes great responsibility; don't parrot that line about electric cars being a niche concern. You know bettererer!
That 'niche concern' angle only gets traction because it's lazily repeated with some half-arsed asides about charging infrastructure and battery longevity which are not accurate in 2019.
You seem to have enjoyed many of the EVs (and some of the PHEVs) you've driven, so by all means call out the limitations but don't sink to the primitive level of some of your peers and write off the massive EV market as being niche right now.
You are a progressive beacon of hope, humility and humour in the ego-dominated, post-fact, serious-interweb-car-reviewer age. Please continue doing your thing but use your legit-ness-ness to set yourself apart and big up EVs if you think they deserve it.
If I witness any further anti-EV bias I will seek you out and personally pay for the most hideous EVs to be tattooed upon your body (with your permission). I'm talking the Gen 1 LEAFs arse, the Mitsubishi iMiEV from any angle and maybe the i3's nose.
Ha! Fair enough. I realised afterwards that the "niche concern" line came out a bit wrong - bad choice of words on my part, probably. I just meant that at the moment they'll take up a fraction of Kona sales...a situation that will change, and hopefully sooner rather than later. I'm all for electric cars. Love them. :-D
@@HonestJohncouk2000 Nah - sod this electric crap - tis purely for posh, rich hippies with big houses and off road parking. I've read in some car reviews that "you can charge your car at work". I know exactly what the short reply would be if I asked. Seriously though, when I looked a couple of months ago there were two public charging points within 10 miles of where I live and I can't charge up at home. Sadly It'll be ages before millions of folk like myself will have the option of going electric.
@@nosleeppete5146
Hi Pete. I recently bought an e-Golf, partly on the test drive, partly on the reviews (of which HJ was one of them). I can assure you, I'm not rich. nor a hippy, and I live in a small house. I do have off road parking, which, admittedly, does help. In summary, I love it. best bit of kit I've ever bought. I see more EV's every day.
best wishes.
@@marw8383 I'm just jealous really. I'd love to buy an electric car myself but it's just not possible with the lack of charging infrastructure near me and the actual time it takes to charge at the moment. I'm sure it'll happen...one day.
@@nosleeppete5146 hi Pete, I hope you get one soon. Charging infrastructure slowly getting better, but admittedley is not brilliant at the mo. All the best.
"Sexy lifestile identification device" - You Brits have a go at those "nailit"-expressions!
S car go. Thanks for that ha ha still have half an eye on the electric version but excellent balanced review as always
I mean for the price...
This car have a different name in Portugal.... :) :)
`ultimate runaround for granddad with a bit of an edge'. Doubt Hyundai marketing will use that for selling a lifestyle
Loving the mid-life crisis continuity errors, Mark, but that's nothing compared to Hyundai. This is not a sexy car, although it does have a dirty name in Portuguese. I think it looks overdesigned, cheap and chintzy - unlike the little i10 and i20 which are quite smart little things.
FWIW I have the electric one and it's genuinely awesome. I love driving it. It's officially my wife's car and I drive the Kona EV in preference to my X3 every chance I get.
And personally, I like the look of it. It has actually grown on me.
The electric one is exciting!
5 year unlimited mileage warranty. Thats me😀
How long before someone points out that "Kona", in Spain and Portugal, means 'fanny'?
I’m annoyed with myself for not knowing this earlier. 😂
The more hurtful the better... I like to base my car purchasing decisions on whether or not my BIG bottle of evian will be within easy reach should I need it quickly, so, I'll be sticking to the carwow reviews...angry from Tunbridge Wells...
Number 1.
More of a Turdis than a Tardis.
Interesting review, somewhat opposed to most. The attitude seems generally negative from the start, which raises the question of personal views. Look at the Kona owners Facebook page and you’ll find some genuine views, both good and bad, from people who are living with the car. There’s still prejudice against Korean cars from the badge snobs, but Hyundai had the biggest sales growth of any manufacturer in 2018 and are becoming a feared rival to the Japanese/German crowd, who’ve had such bad publicity in recent years.
There are far uglier cars around than this, I rather like it!
Uncul mark Unkel mark.
No no no that new hairdo doesn’t cut it! You gone from hottest guy to .;;; , please go back to being yourself, the gay’s of youtube thank you