hyundai kona

Hyundai has released a blacked-out 'Night Edition' of its popular Kona crossover SUV in the United States, with the brand's Australian arm revealing it's considering similar special editions locally. The limited-run model lands in US showrooms from September 2020 and brings mostly aesthetic updates, with Hyundai jumping on the bandwagon of manufacturers offering top-selling models with sportier, all-black trim packs.

The second week of Drive Car of the Year 2020 has wrapped up, taking us through luxury cars and into the SUV space. Winners in the small luxury car, medium luxury car, large luxury car, small SUV and medium SUV categories have been announced. Any surprises? Maybe one or two. What do you think of the results? Read the full list of contenders and winners below. The Drive.com.au team will announce the Drive Car of the Year 2020 overall winner on 22 November.

Hyundai has given its hot-selling Kona crossover some welcome safety upgrades, making most features from the old $1500 SmartSense options pack on base Go and Active grades standard, in exchange for either a $500 price bump or an infotainment downgrade.

Hyundai Australia has extended its recall for turbocharged versions of the Kona crossover, adding 1115 MY19-plated vehicles to a brake recall first issued in January. "During assembly the vehicles may not have had the front brake tube fitted correctly," Hyundai says in the recall notice. "The tube may come in contact with the exhaust system and the braking performance could be compromised. In addition, a fire could result."