Annoying to live with! | 2024 Hyundai Kona N-LINE Review

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Annoying to live with! | 2024 Hyundai Kona N-LINE Review

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The new Hyundai Kona is brilliant! It has all the right upgrades under the hood, on the inside and a stylish exterior. However, when living with the new Kona you'll discover it's most frustrating feature - a speed limit warning.
It's a feature you have to turn off every time you start the car and isn't 100% accurate. I've tested plenty of other cars without this type of feature, so I'm not entirely sure why this speed limit feature had to be implemented this way in the new Kona...
Otherwise, it's the ideal upgrade for many who want a jump into a majorly improved Kona.

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@soppybottomboys1195 2 ай бұрын

I haven’t watch this video yet but i own a 2024 kona n-line in the new blue, and the only thing i find annoying is if you go a automatic car wash (touch less) it doesnt clean under the wing on the window so you have to manually clean it. Cool thing about the American version, we don't have the ding sound if we go over the speed limit just a small red dot on the speedometer that flashes

@user-dc6jt4fq5m 3 ай бұрын

I have this very same car. I find nothing annoying about it. I love my car.

@ProductReviewCars 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating. Of course, it's just my opinion. But always wondered what owners think about that speed warning beep.

@scraverX Ай бұрын

@@ProductReviewCars Worth noting this car has "Driver Profiles" (Up to three including the Guest which is there by default). The Guest profile has very, very limited control over the speed detect. Off and two On modes. One of those 'on' modes ties the speed limit detect to the Smart Cruise - this mode bongs less when driving without smart cruise. Taking the time to set up a Driver profile, even if you are the only person driving the car gives access to more settings Including the ability to set the sensitivity of when the alert triggers.

@d3n0tz_ Ай бұрын

@@scraverX no you cant in Australian model

@parkvoranaparit1873 22 күн бұрын

@@ProductReviewCars Kia's doing the same thing, I testdrove the Seltos yesterday and decided to buy a Kona N-Line Premium instead

@tonybennett638 3 ай бұрын

I have a current base model and by far the wost feature in the safety systems is the driver attention warning that can't be turned off...if you're driving on bad roads as like north or western Queensland where the shoulder is all potholes and in pieces and have to cross the centre line the attention warning goes into Defcon 3 flashing the idiot light on the dash and big-bonging all the time + keeps turning the lane keep assist back on. Now when I drive out of town I block the camera on the windscreen to shut it all down.... actually makes the car enjoyable to drive.

@jimmoritz553 3 ай бұрын

If you don’t like the chime sound when you exceed the speed limit read the manual. You can change the offset so if you do exceed the limit it won’t chime. I did it on my 2024 Kona Limited the first day I owned it in the United States. No need to be annoyed mate😮

@ProductReviewCars 3 ай бұрын

No option to change the offset here in Australia. It's a EU law that mandates the same chime to sound every time you turn the car on and off. The US does not get the same system as Australia gets - to my knowledge.

@jimmoritz553 3 ай бұрын

I set mine to 10 MPH higher. Not that I’m a speeder but you’re right. That could be annoying. Cheers Mate.

@scraverX Ай бұрын

@@ProductReviewCars On the Guest profile you can't. Set up a specific profile (It can have 2) and you can.

@d3n0tz_ Ай бұрын

@@scraverX unfortunately, this is incorrect. The Australian version doesnt have this option mate

@VikPaints 25 күн бұрын

We've got a kona, after a few weeks you just get used to it. Worth mentioning if you continue to exceed the limit the sound stops and the visual warning only continues, it's just at that critical point it goes off. At the end of the day do not speed, simple as that. In the UK speed control is pretty hot with cameras everywhere and cops mobile radar by the road. I welcome the bing bongs it saves me a hefty fine and it might save a pedestrians life. Drive within the limit - I am someone has had a speeding fine, attended the police speed awareness course and believe me after some knowledge, realising how an extra 5mph could mean the difference between someone being injured as opposed to killed, it changes your driving habit. No it's not too sensitive, limits are limits for a good reason. All new cars in the EU have this tech . If you have ever lost a loved one in a car crash you would think different. For the record, any extra speed during a journey actually has very minimal difference to the arrival time (a few minutes max), I was amazed how little difference it made, check it out, it's pointless going faster you arrive no quicker (only in your mind, physically....no). Safe driving.

@thephantom3593 Ай бұрын

Would we buy a Hyundai KONA N Line Premium 1.6 Litre Turbo you ask? Why yes we would and have just done so, taking delivery about a week ago. Let me tell you, this car is just fantastic, no kidding - more than fantastic. We had read about the point you make on the speed beeping noises before purchase and were a little concerned but the other great features made us dismiss that perceived problem. We've found the speed beeping not only non-offensive but it’s great it’s there. It didn’t take too many days to not disregard the beeping but having the brain recognising it as just a part of driving. No doubt because of the comments about this, one day there will be a software update to be able to stop it with a button but we won’t be using it. It’s a safety feature and a good one. The human brain is a marvellous thing in getting over stuff like this. Best car we’ve ever owned.

@scraverX Ай бұрын

If you have a Driver profile set up you can adjust the trigger point of the speed warning. Other reviews that have deep dived into the settings on the infotainment have shown this.

@d3n0tz_ Ай бұрын

@@thephantom3593 have u drove through school zone during school holiday? I.e. do u have to slow down to 40, even when the area is 60 zone and slow down the traffic because of this? I just did it yesterday, if I even go 41, the car got angry! If I drive 40, the car behind me got angry 😅

@thephantom3593 Ай бұрын

@@d3n0tz_ It gives a warning when near a school even when crossing lights aren’t on. I know the location of the schools where I travel anyway. Glad it reinforces when I’m concentrating on life, love and the universe. :) Cancel Reply

@thephantom3593 Ай бұрын

@scraverX Thanks. Couldn’t find ‘trigger point’ setting (maybe it doesn’t have one) but did find a volume control on various functions. Have altered and now waiting to go for a drive. Muddy road so that won’t happen yet. BYW, still finding stuff the KONA can do.

@d3n0tz_ Ай бұрын

@@thephantom3593 Sorry mate, are you in Australia? Because here, when its school time (8-9:30am & 2:30-4pm) the speed limit is 40km/h, UNLESS its school holiday (it back to whatever the normal speed limit, i.e. 60km/h) But the Kona still shout at me when its 3pm on school holiday when I drive at 55km/h. So I have to slow down to 40km/h while causing traffic to other drivers behind me.

@claudiadavies5110 3 ай бұрын

Oh those safety features that just don't work, hopefully Hyundai will sort it super speedily cos it can damage their reputation. Excellent review as always 😊

@ProductReviewCars 3 ай бұрын

It's a EU requirement, so I just wish there was a local software change, or simply a EU legislation change for this one particular feature.

@claudiadavies5110 3 ай бұрын

@@ProductReviewCars hopefully common sense will prevail 🤞🤞🤞

@jeffathejedi Ай бұрын

I picked up an all black premium nline hybrid Kona last week It drives so nicely with enough power for our needs. Very happy with the tech and it’s a big step up From our 2008 Toyota Prius

@CGatta71 2 ай бұрын

Turn the feature off…I did…love the Kona N line.

@Indyfuzzman Ай бұрын

Why the hell they removed gear shift on a sport car ?

@TMoney76 Ай бұрын

Such a great looking car.

@luisalves7083 2 ай бұрын

You know you can turn the volume down with regards to the bong warning so it’s not so loud. 😂😂😂

@ProductReviewCars 2 ай бұрын

Just needs a rethink in it's integration for Australia tbh

@scraverX Ай бұрын

And if you set up one of two driver profiles (rather than driving as a Guest) you get access to an offset setting according to my research.

@RMGP96 Ай бұрын

Disable the safety feature for speed limit

@faris2776 Ай бұрын

The safety feature isn’t that annoying

@user-dc6jt4fq5m 3 ай бұрын

No worries. It don’t bother me. However it takes a lot ,a lot to get on my nerves.

@chrisoliver6864 2 ай бұрын

I want One

@jasonwright9405 2 ай бұрын

Me too

@TheUnreadableUser 3 ай бұрын

I am genuienly super glad we dont get the chimes for the speed limiter. I would be turned off by it, a lot. Deal-breaker, even. God bless America, i guess

@Nicholas-xz7ol 3 ай бұрын

Wait, I live in the US - are you telling me we can turn it off permanently? If so that is a game-changer and would cause me to actually want to buy this car

@TheUnreadableUser 3 ай бұрын

@@Nicholas-xz7ol yes. We don't get this feature in the USA 🙏🏼🙏🏼

@rogersmith5371 3 ай бұрын

All the ADAS features have to be on by default otherwise the vehicle cannot attain a 5 star ANCAP rating. Turning them off by default would make it pointless to fit them in the first place. Drivers of EVs need to know that just like a pilot they now have to do a pre-drive check and turn off all the features they don't want before they start driving and then remember that when the y get out of the car all the features they turned off will be reactivated. Don't do it while the car is in motion as you will have your eyes off the road for a considerable period of time as you navigate through menus - that dangerous for you and for other drivers.

@d3n0tz_ 3 ай бұрын

its 5 star ADAS (Europe) rating. ANCAP doesnt need speed limit warning. Tesla car has speed limit warning, but you can turn it to just show blinking alert in your screen instead of annoying beep. The worst is, the one in Hyundai doesnt recognise School holiday and beep crazily when we drive 50km/h on a school zone when its school holiday. Love the Kona, but the speed limit is so stupid.

@rogersmith5371 3 ай бұрын

@@d3n0tz_ Thanks for reading my comment and responding. In my view some of the ADAS features are useful (although I don't have them on my car it is too old) especially for other road users. The lane keeper assist and the blind spot alert are useful in cases where a drive is making a turn or a lane change and doesn't realise there is a cyclist or motorcyclist in the lane they are attempting to turn into. Every motorcyclist (of which I am one) has had an experience like this and it usually ends with SIDSYM (Sorry I Didn't See You Mate).

@d3n0tz_ 3 ай бұрын

@@rogersmith5371 Definitely mate. Dont get me wrong, I love the new Kona (even have exactly the same one as reviewed here, for a lower drive away price of course. But the speed warning is the only thing I hate about the car. For now, I dont mind turning it off everytime before I drive the car. The only thing I dont like is that all Hyundai salesman will tell you that its for the ANCAP rating, which is not true.

@ProductReviewCars 3 ай бұрын

Totally understand why it's there, but it's not required for Australian compliance (to my understanding). A simple software fix would enable speed sign recognition without the beeping, or even just being able to disable it once and not have to do that every time you restart the car. You mention you should do this while stationary, but I'm predicting some drivers are going to try and do this while driving, as the speed beep only occurs when you're driving.

@Ricky-mo6mv 3 ай бұрын

This world is completely fukked up!