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The Tucson is something of an anomaly in the Autocar India long-term fleet because, somehow, it’s flown under the radar. And at first, I couldn’t figure out why. I checked our records. It’s been with us for almost a whole year, and we’ve put 11,000km on it. Yet, very few of the team drove it much or had a lot to say about it. I remember reviewing the Tucson at the media event back in 2022, and there’s a lot to love. So when I heard it would be returning to the Hyundai mothership, I quickly snapped up the keys for what would be its last stint with us. After spending some time with it, however, I soon realised why it changed hands so very often during its time with us.

But before we get to that, just look at it! No mainstream SUV, even a premium one like this, has any right to look this good. And even if the curves and cuts in the bodywork don’t fit your aesthetic, there’s no denying the amount of work that’s gone into it. It puts a smile on my face every time I lock or unlock it, and those trapezoidal LEDs light up like wings integrated into the grille. Even the fang-like LED tail-lamps are a work of art. Another detail I absolutely love is how the rear wiper is hidden under the spoiler, not only removing visual clutter but literal clutter, too, as it stays protected from dirt, leaves and other detritus. 

Inside, too, I don’t think even my own review gave enough credit to how forward in design and quality this is. Remember the old Tucson? It feels like a two-generational step back compared to this. And now, since we also have a Creta and an Ioniq 5 in our fleet, it’s easy to see the Tucson is far closer to the latter on the inside. They’ve found the perfect height for the freestanding digital driver’s display – it doesn’t block your view of the road, and the steering doesn’t block your view of it – and behind it, the horizontal band of AC vents flow seamlessly into the doors. On that subject, a simple but superb feature: the ‘diffuse’ function, which, coupled with auto climate control with three intensity settings, cools the car without blasting you in the face with a strong draft. 

The interior is not without its foibles, though. The cream upholstery is well past its ‘stay clean’ date and has aged the interior far too quickly; you have to reset the drive mode and ADAS to your preferred setting every time you start the car; and I can only hope Hyundai will figure out wireless Android Auto by the next generation. And while the rear seat is huge, a lack of window blinds is a huge miss. There’s also an unidentifiable rattle from the parcel shelf that echoes around the big boot.

Down to more mechanical things, the Tucson is nothing to write home about. The handsome wheels hide a clunky ride, the handling is easy but ponderous, and the turning circle is enormous. But really, it’s our Tucson’s powertrain that’s the big letdown because it’s the petrol version. Rather than going with a modern direct-injection turbo petrol, as is offered overseas, the Indian car uses the same old 2.0 MPI naturally aspirated petrol, allied to an equally antiquated 6-speed torque-converter automatic, as the old Tucson. 

Apart from a generally underwhelming driving experience, it’s also resulted in the worst fuel economy we’ve experienced this side of a supercar. Forget double digits, the Tucson petrol struggles to get past 7kpl in city driving, which explains why none of my colleagues drove it for very long. The solution is simple (unless you live in the Delhi NCR, I suppose): opt for the diesel, which is superior in every conceivable way, including using a more modern 8-speed auto, and even an AWD option. Yes, the petrol version is several lakhs cheaper, but at the rate it drinks petrol, the costs would even out sooner than you think.

Fun fact: Hyundai was meant to swap our petrol Tucson with a diesel somewhere during the year but never did. Lord knows how many more kilometres it would have covered had they done that. But more to the point, more of us would certainly have spent a lot more time in what is otherwise one of the best premium SUVs in the market.   

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