SHARP TRAINER; LIGHT ON ITS FEET
THE SUB-GENRE of warmed-over compact and small SUVs and crossovers has suddenly become motoring’s hot new ticket. Into this increasingly populated zone comes the Kona N-Line, looking fast standing still and, in Premium spec tested here, the cream of the Kona crop.
The N-Lines (there’s a regular version priced $8100 lower than the Premium) pack 1.6-litre turbo-petrol power, a dual-clutch transmission, AWD and a multi-link rear
