The Hyundai Tucson is designed to look like a baby Santa Fe
The Tucson is available in 2.0-litre petrol and diesel engine options
The Tucson makes a worthy alternative to the Rs. 20 lakh sedan
The Hyundai Tucson is not a new name in India. We did get the first generation of the Tucson a little over a decade ago and slow sales prompted the Korean automaker to skip the second generation of this compact SUV. But the boom in the SUV segment in India is quite obvious and with the Creta doing really well even at almost Rs 16 lakh, there was definitely a market for a slightly more premium SUV. And this is why the new Tucson fits perfectly well in Hyundai’s SUV portfolio, right slap bang in the space between the Creta and the Santa Fe.
The Tucson is designed to look like a baby Santa Fe. Look at it from the front and there are a whole bunch of design elements that jump out at you, starting with the large three slat grille with a chrome surround that interlinks the two headlamps. The swept back headlamps themselves are very detailed with a twin barrel LED cluster for the low beams and a halogen setup for the high beam. Then you have the long eyebrow like daytime running light in the headlamp and a secondary LED DRL just below the fog lamps. As a combination, you can spot the Tucson coming from a mile away.
2016 Hyundai Tucson Review Front Profile
The front bumper, side skirt and rear bumper all get matte silver scuff plates which when combined with a darker colour like the dark grey or wine red looks great. The silver we have here masks it just a little. You also get a set of 18-inch diamond cut wheels that have proved to be very popular with buyers of the i20 and the Creta.
2016 Hyundai Tucson Headlamp
Just like the front, the rear too has quite a few very distinct detail elements, for example, the twin trapezoidal exhaust tips that have been angled to match the bumper. The tail lamp too follows the same lighting pattern that you get in the headlamp with the slim long LED elements and the LED brake lights.
2016 Hyundai Tucson Grille
Hyundai has really stepped up its game in the last few years when it comes to interior design and quality and the Tucson pretty much improves on the Creta’s design. The grey and beige two tone dashboard would have looked a lot more premium if it was offered in black but then, the current layout does look good with the polished silver AC vent surrounds and the gloss black AC control surround. The large central touchscreen is very easy to use and has a great user interface and as expected, comes with both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto making it second nature to use when synced to your smartphone.
2016 Hyundai Tucson Side Profile
You also get parking sensors and a rea-rview camera along with features like cruise control. The Tucson is one of the first ‘mass market’ cars that offers an electronic handbrake instead of a conventional one. What this means is that the centre console gets a lot more storage area and two cup holders. The Automatic variant also gets a drive mode button and hill hold assist buttons right next to the electronic handbrake. The Tucson also gets an electronic tailgate which can be opened and closed though a button on the dashboard which makes it very handy to use.
2016 Hyundai Tucson Dashboard
Get into the rear seats and the amount of space offered in such a relatively compact package will impress you. There is enough space for three passengers to sit comfortably and since the seats offer a 60: 40 split, you can recline them to get more comfortable. The rear passengers get AC vents in the centre and the top of the line package gets leather seats. Safety features are something that we always appreciate and instead of providing a simple lap seatbelt for the middle passenger, Hyundai has gone that one step further and offered a retractable roof mounted seatbelt.
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