Hyundai Tucson Facelift Pros & Cons

The new Tucson offers a choice of both petrol and diesel engine options. Its arch rival — the Volkswagen Tiguan offers a petrol engine while the Citroen C5 Aircross — is only available with a diesel engine. Apart from the Jeep Compass, the Tucson is the only SUV in its class to offer both petrol and diesel engine options.

The diesel automatic 4WD powertrain of the Tucson commands a premium of Rs. 1.52 lakh over the diesel automatic 2WD. The 1.52 lakh price premium is reasonable for the 4WD system and it also solidifies its SUV appeal.

Even the base variant of the Tucson offers a long list of features like LED headlights with cornering function, electronic parking brake, 18-inch alloy wheels, 360-degree parking camera, 10.25-inch instrument cluster, LED tail lights and panoramic sunroof. The top variant further adds powered passenger seats, heated and ventilated seats, terrain modes and a powered tailgate.

The Tucson rivals other compact premium SUVs like the Jeep Compass, Citroen C5 Aircross and Volkswagen Tiguan. Among all its rivals, the Tucson is the only SUV in its class to offer Level-2 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). It offers safety features such as auto emergency braking, rear cross traffic alert and avoidance and adaptive cruise control.