Elle_Australia_Sep_2019

(Marty) #1
From$25,870
1.8-litre,4cyl
hybridsystem
90kW/163Nm
4.2L/100km

“WHAT this
HATCH LACKS in
WOW FACTOR,
it MAKES UP for
in PRACTICALITY
and PRICE”

From$59,990
Singleelectric
engine
150kW/395Nm

the


BEST IN


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HYUNDAIKONA
ELECTRIC

WE COULD TALK about how the
HyundaiKonaElectricisAustralia’sfirst
all-electricsmallSUV. Orhow itisthe
SouthKoreanbrand’ssecondEVtoenter
themarket.Wecouldtalkaboutitshuge
(claimed) 449km range on a single
charge,itspracticality,itsswift7.6-second
0-100km/hdash,itshigh-endsafetyand
infotainment packages included as
standard,howthesuspensionhasbeen
tunedforAustralianroadsortheunlimited
five-year warranty and budget-priced
$165 servicing plan over those five
years.WecouldtalkabouthowHyundai
is owning the mass-market emissions-free

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Photography:

Mark

Bramley;

Digital

Fuel

Productions;

Nick

Dimbleby;

Nate

Hassler;

Daniel

Kalisz;

James

Lipman;

Dejan

Sokolovski.

All
prices

are

the manufacturer recommended sale price and do not include on-road costs

the


PIGGY


BANK


PLEASER


TOYOTACOROLLA
HYBRID

TOYOTA HAS BEEN crafting petrol-
electric hybrids for longer than Kylie
Jenner hasbeenalive.So bynow,it’s
pretty damn good at it. And despite
havingsixhybridsalreadyonoffer,the
Japanesegianthasannouncedplansfor
evenmore.However,whenit comesto
thelittlecarthatcan,theonethatspans
generations, budgets and needs, the
humbleCorollaisneverfarfromfrontof
mind.Nowinits12thincarnation(!),this
Corollais longer,lower,widerandmore
spacious, with a sportier stance, more
techandbettervisionthanitspredecessor
(theactivesafetysystemsandcameras
help,too).Whileit maynotbethemost
uniquecarontheroad,whatthiswarm
hatch lacks in wow factor and boot
space, it makes up for in practicality,
reliability and price ($175 capped
servicing,anyone?),makingit oneofthe
smartest and greenest buys under $30K.

***
THE
WINNING
EDGE
Often,hybridsoutpricetheirsiblingsby
thousands,butthethreehybridCorolla
variants are just $1,500 above their
petrol equivalents. That’s what some
brands charge for metallic paint!

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