11:45 18-06-2026

Hyundai goes against the EV tide: Kona, i20 and Bayon return to LPG for 2026

Hyundai relaunches LPG in Italy on Kona, i20 and Bayon for Model Year 2026 — same prices as petrol, with the Kona promising over 1,400 km of range.

Hyundai isn’t putting all its eggs in the electric basket. In Italy, the Korean brand is reviving LPG versions of the Kona, i20 and Bayon in the Model Year 2026 line-up — bi-fuel cars that can run on either petrol or liquefied petroleum gas.

The main argument is the cost of ownership. LPG remains one of Italy’s favourite “refuge fuels”: according to Hyundai itself, running costs are almost 40% lower than on petrol, and more than 2.5 million LPG-powered cars are on the road — 7 to 10% of the market. The Koreans are pushing the case further: the LPG versions cost exactly the same as the petrol ones. According to Quattroruote, the i20 with LPG starts at €22,250, the Bayon at €23,200 and the Kona at €27,350.

All three models share the same engine — the 1.0 T-GDi in bi-fuel form: 84 hp on the i20 and Bayon, 110 hp on the Kona. The i20 comes in Connectline trim, the Bayon in XTech and Business, and the Kona in the same XTech and Business grades. For the crossover, Hyundai highlights a combined range of more than 1,400 km thanks to two tanks — the bet here is on cheap kilometres and long legs between fill-ups, not on performance.