It's just two model-years into its already illustrious career as our automaker's flagship subcompact crossover SUV. Nevertheless, the new Kona has earned the status of 2019 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year. It wasn't owing to just this or that small panel of judges, either.
Indeed, at the recent North American International Auto Show in Detroit, an entire automotive media jury comprised of independent Canadian and US journalists and analysts -- legacy newspaper and magazine people, broadcast vets, digital columnists, and other freelance media moguls -- from no fewer than...
