Hyundai is Now the Automotive Gold Standard, Convince Me Otherwise...

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Yes I realize the words being typed out of my mouth... or... hands... but honestly, as much as it hurts, it’s true. Hyundai, or more accurately Hyundai-KIA, has outplayed every other OEM.

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Nowhere is this more apparent than the soon to be available (or newly available for some of y’all) Kona EV. While everyone was busy swooning over the Model 3 and applauding GM for the Bolt, Hyundai showed up with a sub $35,000 (assuming this $40,500 CAD figure is accurate for the US market) that can also be optioned to a range of over 250 miles.

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Electric vehicles not your thing? How about outdoing the rest of the industry in their tech-integration and placing themselves not just into the conversation, but at the top of the pack in infotainment, integrating wireless charging, etc.

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Infotainment and EVs not your thing? How about performance sedans and hot hatchbacks! *insert pops & burbles here*

Hot-hatches, sport sedans, EVs, & killer infotainment not your thing?... Umm... I guess crossovers then? Oh wait shit they have that too.

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So yea, prove me wrong.