AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo received a special invitation to participate in the 2018 Hyundai Velosterand Kona media drive. The Veloster is a 2+1-door kammback coupe while the Kona is an all-new 5-door crossover SUV. The selected drive routes provided a splash of chic, shabby and excitement along the way. It offered journalists from out-of-town the opportunity to experience the revitalization of the Motor City. Some of the stops included Honcho Kitchen & Coffee House in Clarkston, Mich.; Third Man Records in midtown Detroit; The Sardine Room in Plymouth, Mich.; and the Foundation Hotel in downtown Detroit.
2018 Hyundai Veloster
Interior shot
Interior shot
2018 Hyundai Veloster
2018 Hyundai Kona
2018 Hyundai Veloster
Journey’s End Coffee Shop
Journalists at Hyundai tent
Honcho Kitchen & Coffee House
Tasty Mexican food
James May from “The Grand Tour”
Outside Third Man Records
Liquid-Filled Vinyl record
Jack White records
Tour of the pressing plant
Third Man Records pressing plant
T.M.R. pressing plant
T.M.R. pressing plant
The Go Rounds performing live
They are a rock band from Kalamazoo
The Go Rounds performing
Third Man Records store
Hyundai Press Conference
Mike O’Brien, V.P., Product, Corporate and Digital Planning, Hyundai Motor America
Small SUV Competitors
Kona is Expressive & Powerful
Trevor Lai, Kona Product Planning Manager – Hyundai Motor America
Wireless Charging
Kona electric preview
Trevor Lai and Mike O’Brien
Hyundai Press Conference
2018 Hyundai Kona
Interior shot
2018 Hyundai Kona
The Drifter coffee
Journalists mingling at Hyundai tent
A row of 2018 Hyundai Konas
2018 Hyundai Kona
Interior of the Kona
Cranbrook Art Museum
We stopped at The Sardine Room in Plymouth, MI
2018 Hyundai Kona
Jason behind the wheel
2018 Hyundai Kona
The Foundation Hotel
Inside the Foundation Hotel
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