Hyundai Tucson. The family adventure
A model that replaces the ix35, one of the most successful cars in the Korean brand, and that now reaches levels of quality to be compared to the best Europeans in its category.
The cars of Hyundai they no longer need to preach their aspiration for the European market, let alone the Tucson, which comes when the brand has sold more than 1.2 million SUVs since the launch of Santa Fe in the year 2000. The Tucson is a totally European car and not only in its design but also for its quality and for the technology involved in its development.
Although we have generally talked about SUVs, this vehicle and those of its competitors, such as the Ford Kuga, Renault Kadjar or Nissan Qashqai, are actually everything, both the total transmission and the single-axle versions, although the former are more suitable for circular off asphalt. In addition to this dynamic quality, both options are at the same time good cars for family use, for its spacious rooms and luggage modular. In this case, one of the best qualities of the Tucson is precisely the volume of its trunk - the largest of all - with 513 liters (488 if it has a spare wheel). Tucson's exterior measurements are 4.47 meters long, 1.85 meters wide and 1.64 meters high.
It is remarkable the ease to find a comfortable position to drive, with the seat and steering regulations. For those who like to drive in a higher position, they should keep in mind that the versions with front seats with electric regulation -serial in the termination Style- the sidewalk can be placed 2 cm higher than the manual ones, in addition to other regulation possibilities or the heating.
From 115 to 184 horses
The new Tucson It is sold with a fairly wide range of engines. Two gasoline, the GDI of 1.6 liters and 132 horses and the turbo T-GDI 1.6 of 176 horses; Y three diesel: of 1.7 of 115 horses and 2.0 of 136 horses and of 184 horses.
It is striking that the least powerful moves the car with agility, provided that they are not asked for flashing benefits. Of course these benefits are exceptional with the version of 184 horses, only practices if those performances are sought.
Of the superior version of gasoline and automatic transmission, with double clutch box, we must highlight the softness and driving comfort that contributes the automatism, that in calm march arrives even to improve the consumption, that in no case it is excessive in relation to the weight of the car and the possibilities that it offers to travel. Of course, when with this engine you want to squeeze your possibilities, it is better to forget about the economy.
For the most sensitive with the environment, it can be highlighted that diesel engines of 2.0 liters employ a catalyst with particle filter to reduce the emissions of nitrous oxides.
Security package
As it has been indicated, the technology that Hyundai puts to its latest models is one of the factors that bring its cars closer to European manufacturers, something that is very real in the safety equipment. The Tucson has an extensive list of security systems, such as the autonomous emergency braking, rail maintenance, dead spots detector, vehicle stability management, signal recognition system and rear traffic alert. For the passive safety of the occupants and pedestrians, it has active hood in case of hitting, in addition to a structure of the body to dissipate the energy in case of collision.
Datasheet Hyundai Tucson:
Motors: Gasoline GDI 1.6 132 hp and T-GDI 1.6 176 hp. Diesel 1.7 115 HP and 2.0 from 136 and 184 HP.
Transmission: 6 speed manual change and automatic double clutch 6 speed
Suspension: Front McPherson and rear of deformable parallelogram.
Brakes: Disks, the ventilated forwards.
Address: Zipper and electric assistance.
Long wide high: 4.47 / 1.85 / 1.64 meters.
Capacities: Trunk 513 / 1,503 liters. Deposit, 62 liters.
Prices: From € 22,463 to € 40,860.
Francisco DEL BRÍO. NewsMotor
