Which is the best-selling Hyundai available in the United States market? Of course, Tucson is the correct answer. No fewer than 175,307 units were delivered last year. From January 2023 through August 2023, the South Korean automaker from Seoul moved exactly 134,367 examples of the breed.
More popular than its larger siblings, the Hyundai Tucson is up for a redesign. Due to arrive in dealer showrooms for the 2025 model year, the mid-cycle refresh for the fourth generation has been spied on multiple occasions with a more rugged front grille.
Pixel artist Halo oto imagined the newcomer in Photoshop with the radiator grille of the Santa Cruz, which competes with the better-selling Ford Maverick in the compact unibody pickup truck segment. Redesigned front lights are on the menu as well, along with a slightly different bumper to boot.
The big news, however, is the interior. Similar to the 2024 model year Elantra sedan, the Tucson crossover is getting three a twin-display setup that brings the digital instrument cluster and touchscreen infotainment system closer together. Visually speaking, that is. The HVAC panel may also receive a few changes. A physical volume dial is rumored as well, mirroring the design of the facelifted Elantra.
As for the oily bits, don't look forward to anything remotely different from what's available today. As ever, Hyundai will be much obliged to sell you four-cylinder lumps of the naturally-aspirated and single-turbo variety. Of course, the hybrid and plug-in hybrid will solider on with the 1.6 T-GDI engine.
A direct competitor for the better-selling Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4, the Hyundai Tucson is further expected to go up in price. At press time, pricing kicks off at $27,250 for the internal combustion-only Tucson, $32,325 for the Hybrid, and $38,475 for the Plug-In Hybrid. These prices don't include the destination charge, which is $1,335 for all three.
The Tucson comes standard with a 2.5-liter mill that incorporates both direct fuel injection and multi-point fuel injection to deliver 187 horsepower on full song. Connected to an eight-speed automatic tranny, said lump returns up to 28 miles per gallon (8.4 liters per 100 kilometers) on the combined test cycle.
Available in four trims, the Hybrid levels up to 38 miles per gallon (6.2 liters per 100 kilometers) despite having all-wheel drive as standard. By comparison, the CR-V tops 40 miles per gallon (5.9 liters per 100 kilometers). As for the RAV4 in hybrid attire, make that 40 miles to the gallon as well.
At the very top of the spectrum of the 2024 Tucson's lineup, the Plug-In Hybrid promises up to 33 miles (53 kilometers) of all-electric driving range. Honda doesn't have a plug-in hybrid CR-V, but Toyota does have the RAV4 Prime. Now available to configure at $43,090 as per Toyota's build & price tool, the Japanese competitor tops 42 miles (68 kilometers).
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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