The Tucson is one of Hyundai’s top-selling models in the country for several reasons. Whether one is taking the Tucson out for a spin in the city, cruising on highways, or going on mild off-roading trips, the vehicle can handle all sorts of terrain. What’s more, the latest Hyundai Tucson is packed with features and is reasonably priced. Potential buyers should look into its features so that they can make an informed decision.

Interior
The cabin has a fully redesigned interior featuring premium materials, such as leather and high-quality plastic. It also has quality metal surfaces that are aesthetically pleasing and easy to touch. The Hyundai Tucson’s cabin makes it evident that it is geared towards occupant comfort. Once seated inside, the calming ambience makes passengers feel at ease. Besides that, all the controls in the cabin are placed at eye level, so occupants can easily reach out and twiddle the dials and controls with their seat belts on.

The seats have adequate bolstering to ensure comfort and ample back support. Each seat has enough head, shoulder, knee, and leg room, and passengers can adjust their seats to ensure that they are comfortably seated.

Convenience and entertainment
The Hyundai Tucson comes with a host of features, including a 12.3-inch infotainment display touchscreen, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, wireless smartphone charging, Bluetooth phone connectivity, and three drive modes, i.e., sport, normal, and eco. Additionally, it comes with parking sensors, heated and powered door mirrors, an active tyre pressure monitoring system, LED headlights, a six-speaker stereo system, a rear occupant alert system, and a smart-key push-button ignition system. Besides that, buyers can put in extra money if they want their Tucson to have more entertainment features.

The Premium and N-Line variants are the priciest ones of the lot. So, it is only natural that these variants come with more features like huge 19-inch alloy wheels, an auto high beam assist, a panoramic glass sunroof, a 360-degree camera, a blind-spot view monitoring system, and projector LED headlamps. Besides that, the variants come with an active parking collision avoidance assist, cooled and ventilated front seats, an electro-chromatic rearview mirror, driver seat memory, a Bose premium audio system with an amplifier and eight speakers, driver seat memory, and 8-way electronically-adjustable front seats.

Potential buyers should note that adding design elements, like N-Line badging, N-Line steering wheel, and silver-painted N-Line skid plates, will cost them more money and increase the car’s price.

Safety
A premium vehicle such as the Hyundai Tucson needs to have several safety features to keep its occupants safe from accidents and collisions. The car has basic safety features, such as an anti-lock brake system (ABS), electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), hill-descent control, traction control system, stability control system, and airbags for all passengers. Some other noteworthy safety features added to the premium variants include blind-spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keep assist. Hyundai’s SmartSense suite also has rear cross-traffic alert, forward-collision avoidance, driver-attention warning, and a 360-degree parking camera for safe parking and manoeuvring. 

The Tucson’s safety features are both proactive, preventing accidents, and reactive, minimising the damage to the occupants and the vehicle itself in case an accident is unavoidable.

Engine and performance
The 2024 Hyundai Tucson comes with an electric-petrol hybrid engine, producing 172 kW of power and 367 NM of torque. These power figures are slightly lower compared to the vehicle’s predecessors. The 6-speed automatic transmission in Tucson works smoothly and ensures that the car can drive through any road condition.

Each driving mode dramatically changes the behaviour of the vehicle. For example, in eco mode, the vehicle is much more geared towards sustainable driving, while power mode increases the speed of the Tucson. It has a large 52-litre fuel tank and a range of about 600 km between refills. Its overall fuel efficiency is between 5.8 L/100 km and about 7.8 L/100 km.

Ride and handling
Tucson is a safe and predictable car in urban spaces with open stretches of road. While it is not the easiest to handle on certain terrains, it is agile and can handle itself well on winding roads. Additionally, the car rarely feels destabilised at high speed, and the noise insulation is great and worth mentioning.

Price
The 2024 Hyundai Tucson’s cost depends on the variant one chooses to buy. The Tucson, including its flagship variant, is reasonably priced. It starts at $35,650 for the standard 4-wheel drive variant and goes up to $61,100 for the Premium N Line Hybrid (AWD) variant. It is important to note that the price will increase progressively depending on the number of optional features customers choose to include in their cars. Buyers should note that the prices mentioned can vary. For instance, the showroom price for the Tucson will differ significantly from the on-road price.

The Hyundai Tucson is a great car to invest in. Buyers should look into its variants’ features and prices so that they can make an informed decision. Additionally, they should factor in other costs, like maintenance and upkeep, before making a purchase decision.