OFFROAD SAND TEST : 2018 Hyundai Kona 1.6L Turbo AWD | Quick Review Part 4/4

** Car Question does not recommend to take a Hyundai Kona with a DCT in this condition. You might do serious dammage to clutches or overheat the transmission.
I know, everybody loves a unique looking vehicle! Make it affordable with tons of goodies and you have the new 2018 Hyundai Kona! Want AWD? Hey, Hyundai got it! Want a sportier version? Hyundai GOT IT! Want to go offroad? hmmm, think twice about that one! Still, Hyundai's new Kona is ready to enter a strong segment where more than 14 competitors are ready to get a piece of the pie! But with the new Hyundai Kona, you are sure to get a choice of 2 engine ( the second one is a powerful turbo engine! ), refined and stylish, with good handling! And the best part of it, it's affordable!! That might sound too good to be true! So check out our quick review of the Hyundai Kona Turbo AWD!
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[@Drewbladez]

Thank you. I don’t “off road” a lot in mine but I do go to a local lake/reservoir and have never had a problem but was really grateful to get the education from this video in regards to manipulating the rev limiter to prevent the clutch from engaging and stopping the tires. Much appreciated!!

[@CarQuestion]

manipulating the rev limiter to prevent the clutch from engaging and stopping the tires? how do you manipulate a rev?

[@Islhopr]

If those are stock all weather tires, I'm actually impressed. Imagine if it had decent all terrain tires.

[@jbones360]

My thoughts too conscidering tyre upgrade for these kind of conditions in my Kona. I hate the sound of the clutch slipping

[@bobdadruma]

Yes, Dual Clutch transmissions are designed for road use. They are fine on snowy roads too. I drove my Tucson with the same engine/ transmission as the Kona in one foot of snow on paved roads last winter several times. I was running 16" Blizzak WS80 winter tires. No issues with overheating the clutches.

[@poeglives]

bobdadruma Looking forward to winter here. The Right tires for the application make all the diff in the world. Of note, the AWD system loves flying down gravel roads. It's more rally car than Jeep and if 4 wheeling is your metric for success, Jeep Renegade takes the cake in the $30K range... it's just slower ripping through the city and fugly like they were aiming for it.

[@quikgt]

Who else was cringing seeing this? If you want to do this with a Kona get the 2.0 litre with the regular torque converter 6sp automatic, not the DCT!

[@ernestoc726]

To drive on sandy terrain first you must lower the tyre pressure to 15 PSI, then you just have to put it into secuential mode and engage 1st or 2nd gear, and keep pace.

[@tedtedness184]

It's a test, it showed us the personally of this DCT in sand. I just came from the small Jeep vid, now I think the Kona did good for not being the more advanced AWD of the KIA Dynamax AWD system. The small jeep did not have a lot of power to the rear wheels.PLEASE do the same test with a Hyundai/Kia Dynamax system.

[@zumezoom9593]

proper mud tires and a 2-IN lift will probably get through it without a problem, yeah?

[@Tripsbro]

You do realize that if you go over 25km....or is it 25mph the awd lock disengages. That means if your tires are spinning that fast it won't work. Its ment for low gear. Manual setting to first and don't pin it. It will crawl through that sand just fine.

[@NotTheRest]

I doubt that, as I enabled 4wd lock at 60kmph in my Kona yesterday.

[@luvmywetpets]

There is zero locking differential on the Kona!

[@gerardferry4709]

Since you have tested the outlander phev in diagonal test and this kona, would you like to try the eclipse cross of mitsubishi, thanks!

[@jr8958]

Impressive. I own a 2020 1.6T AWD

[@yaelmudoji660]

my dream car 🙂

[@mr.2cents.846]

The Kona actually has a pretty sexy shape. It looks muscular and the blue with the black top like really good. Am just waiting for someone to lower it, put deep dish wheels on it and swap the Kia Stinger engine in it. Would make a cool street machine wilh AWD.

[@brianGDA]

RIP CLUTCH PACKS

[@blackgryzzlyblackgryzzly7835]

Ste-Thérèse-de-Lisieux ???? J'allais glissé là quand j'étais petit !!! Quand même surprennant d'être capable de monter cette pente de sable avec cette voiture , si ces bien celle que je crois être ... vous devriez indiquer le degré d'inclinaison de la pente pour que les gens comprennent bien le degré de difficulté . Belle demo et je trouve que le Kona sen sort très bien . Merci

[@rcheli32]

Who has some real world dirt experience to share? I'm another (new) owner here, and one of the reasons to buy a Kona was to have confidence I won't get stuck on steep dirt roads that have ruts. In a 2wd car it's a concern, but my technique is the past has been to keep the power on and rely on traction control to drive the spinning wheel which seems to work, but that car has a torque converter. I'd like to know what to do in the Kona so I can get out without stressing the clutches!!! The idea that the rev limiter causes the clutches to disengage seems like a sure fire recipe to get bogged doesn't it?

[@moonsapling]

Oh god who told you to drive in sand like that. Having driven my Tucson with the same 7dct in sand for a full day I know it can handle it no problems. I didnt abuse it like that though. Sand driving isnt just mashing the gas pedal and banging the rev limiter.

[@graemewilliams1308]

My Kona is not a serious off roader at all. But I knew this from day one & don't intend to ever take it rally crossing & abusing it. It cost way too much for that. (1.6 T high end).

[@MDKN22]

My friend is looking at one of these...

[@rydingwithryan493]

Why does it have a dcc transmission

[@jeffroy36]

Why would you even try that with a dual-clutch transmission try the test with a regular SEL torque converter

[@techpappee]

DCTs aren't really designed for off-road duty. The AWD system is intended for better traction in snow, rain etc, not for off-road adventures. 6.7 inches of ground clearance as well. I would never try anything like this in most of the sub-compact SUVs this competes with. The Subaru would do ok but none of the rest. Heck only a few even offer AWD. These are city/urban runabouts not off road climbers.

[@kyle8575]

Took my Subaru Forester 2015 to a nice sandy off-road trail right along the beach. There were nice turns and banks. I was surprised how it was handling, suspension is a little soft but other than that traction was no issue. You can get a lot of speed and whip around the turns, a lot of fun.

[@erikpetrie637]

I have a feeling people buying will most likely opt for the front wheel drive since it seems the 4WD looks to not be working the right way.

[@gerardferry4709]

Can you try this in diagonal test? Let see what it can do!

[@xxxliqu1dxxx]

He did five days ago.

[@gerardferry4709]

So the diagonal test was failed, right?

[@CarQuestion]

Check the description and subscribe ;)

[@ttcuong2180]

Woww

[@thedevincrutcher]

So the clutch was disengaging at redline? I feel like I need to read the manual to understand how this is supposed to work. Is it supposed to be a center locking differential or does it just lock front and rear independently? It looks to me like the latter.

[@thejoseandresshow]

No way the front and rear diffs lock independently. I bet it has an AWD system such as Haldex.

[@ernestoc726]

The best comment. READ THE MANUAL !

[@ArshadKhan-ph6qd]

I bought a subaru xv 2018 premium just wanted to k ow is it good for sand As i live in the middle east wev got some crazy dunes. Soon will get method rims and bf. But over all becoz of the power and cvt and all is it any good for sand driving and dunes.. cheers.. any replies appriciated cheers

[@mikee7241]

Mohammed Khan as long as you keep it at high revs you should be fine. I am in the states and we have extremely bad Winters and I have to keep the high revs to get out of the deep snow. Also make sure traction is off when you hit the sand

[@ArshadKhan-ph6qd]

Mike E appreciate your reply mate. Any issues with the cvt whn keeping at constant high revs or heatups??

[@mikee7241]

I haven't. We had a two foot snow fall one day and it handled an hour drive and it never went below 4000 rpms for almost the entire trip. I don't recommend doing that but had to to survive.

[@AWDfreak]

On particularly difficult obstacles the CVT fluid temperature may get exceedingly hot. You may want to consider getting an auxilary transmission cooler if you intend to drive the vehicle hard quite often. I tested a 2018 Subaru Forester 2.5 with CVT, and the transmission fluid temperature got as hot as 245 degrees Fahrenheit on a particularly difficult obstacle.

[@ozan3065]

the only reason why i bought kona is just driving in snow safe. would i have the same clutch issue while driving in snow ?

[@lexiriz4294]

How is the vehicle in snow. I'm currently checking one out on Friday.

[@ozan3065]

@@lexiriz4294 very reliable

[@stargazer2504]

"only 30 km on the odometer...". Thanks for this test, as I'm looking at this exact car for driving in sand. That being said, NO serious ORV driver goes on sand with those tires and expects to make it. You MUST air down- and with appropriate tires.

[@CarQuestion]

would not change a single thing in that light stuff. It"s bad and you don't go into the sand with a double-clutch transmission.

[@2627rock]

Air down the tires

[@adoreslaurel]

Wrong car for the job,we have a 2 litre, 6 speed auto,good for general use which is what most people buy them for.this vid is just plain bloody torture.

[@rizkyakbar8928]

First!

[@solarflare1008]

That transmission is not to last not even 5k if you keep torture it like that. Is going to be fried soon. A manual will do better

[@tedtedness184]

It is a manual for the most part. Hearing the engine rev means nothing to the transmission lasting ,as long as it is not in slip mode like when you are in slow start stop start in heavy traffic, it is a manual trans gearbox and a gear is positivity engaged.

[@markmd9]

This was perfectly fine, I would say that it was even kind of overprotective. You can't burn transmission on this modern car even if you want. HYUNDAI electronics will disconnect it even before it gets hot and this sometime may let you down in a hard situation.

[@ejf0255]

Before I try my Tiguan on this Sand. Wish VW would give you one. LoL. Does decent for what it is.

[@godblesshamas]

This is why you should never buy a used Kona.

[@CarQuestion]

You must be a garage queen owner

[@godblesshamas]

@@CarQuestion Hyundai's real genius is how they idiot-proof cars. It won't let you drive like a moron until the clutches burn up and the engine blows.

[@CarQuestion]

who are you calling a moron here?

[@godblesshamas]

@@CarQuestion Both the DCT and R18/19 tires are designed for street use, not off-roading. The 6-speed auto with smaller rims would do much better, and it costs less too, genius.

[@CarQuestion]

@@godblesshamas let me ask you again, who are you calling a moron here?

[@MrTash1983]

my daihatsu terios do better😂

[@Halfgaar1]

Useless test

[@tedtedness184]

Nope, shows me a lot. Major informative. We see so much here it is pricless. Thank you so much for posting this!!!!

[@tedtedness184]

Nope, Excellent test!!

[@Halfgaar1]

This is not suitable for terrain, so dont test it in terrain. Test it on a frozen street in the city that is the point of this car. Otherwise get a Landrover!

[@Alvan81]

Vidioot "Test it on a frozen street'. Wtf are you talking about It's first week of JULY!! Car Quest do you consider the phrase "wtf ' family friendly per your new guidelines? I don't want to be deleted?

[@Halfgaar1]

Alvan5 The world is BIG!