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About the Hyundai Tucson
Last updated Dec 18, 2024The majority of the Hyundai Tucson line-up have received a range of connectivity features for the 2023 model year.
Hyundai Tucson Elite and Highlander variants now receive a complimentary five-year subscription to the company’s Bluelink connected services suite. Pricing for these models are up $500.
The mid-sized Tucson SUV also picks up services like automatic collision notification, SOS emergency calling and natural voice control in all bar the base model.
Other features include cloud-based navigation, weather and voice recognition, as well as the ability to send a destination to the car via the Hyundai Bluelink smartphone app.
You can also use the app to remotely check the vehicle’s status and location and lock, unlock and start the car, as well as adjust climate control settings.
Pros
- Available, torquey turbo-diesel
- Stylish, spacious interior
- Impressive safety credentials
Cons
- Disappointing base engine
- Styling polarises
- Too many touch-capacitive controls
Hyundai Tucson Rating
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2024 Hyundai Tucson Price
Elite
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 6-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, FWD | $40,650 |
| 1.6L, 7-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, 4x4 | $44,150 |
| 2.0L, 8-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Diesel, 4x4 | $46,650 |
Highlander
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 6-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, FWD | $47,650 |
| 1.6L, 7-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, 4x4 | $51,650 |
| 2.0L, 8-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Diesel, 4x4 | $53,650 |
Highlander (No sunroof)
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 6-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, FWD | $45,650 |
| 1.6L, 7-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, 4x4 | $50,150 |
| 2.0L, 8-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Diesel, 4x4 | $51,650 |
Base
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 6-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, FWD | $35,150 |
HIGHLANDER N LINE
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 6-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, FWD | $49,150 |
| 1.6L, 7-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, 4x4 | $53,150 |
| 2.0L, 8-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Diesel, 4x4 | $55,150 |
ELITE N LINE
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 6-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, FWD | $43,150 |
| 1.6L, 7-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, 4x4 | $47,150 |
| 2.0L, 8-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Diesel, 4x4 | $49,150 |
HIGHLANDER N LINE (NO SUNROOF)
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 6-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, FWD | $47,650 |
| 1.6L, 7-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, 4x4 | $51,650 |
| 2.0L, 8-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Diesel, 4x4 | $53,650 |
N LINE
| Configuration | Price From* |
|---|---|
| 2.0L, 6-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, FWD | $39,650 |
*excl. on-roads
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2024 Hyundai Tucson Specs
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2024 Hyundai Tucson Dimensions
1665mm
1865mm
4630mm
The dimensions shown above are for the base model.
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The boot area holds 539L with the rear seats up, and 1860L with them folded. It’s up there with the best in class, and the area itself is deep with a pretty flat boot floor.
There’s a full-size alloy spare wheel under the floor, which is becoming a rarity.
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2024 Hyundai Tucson Exterior
The base and Elite grades stick with halogen headlights and incandescent tail lights, though you can opt for the N Line package to be rid of this outmoded lighting technology.
Likewise, Highlander models feature LED lighting front and rear.
N Line models feature an exterior appearance package that gives them a sporty look, plus a unique 19-inch alloy wheel design. The Highlander also runs on 19s, while the base and Elite feature 17- and 18-inch alloys, respectively.
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2024 Hyundai Tucson Interior
While the Tucson’s exterior may be full of creases and unusual shapes, the interior is refreshingly clean and rather upscale in its execution.
The dashboard has a dual-cowl design with a flowing centre stack, emboldened by Hyundai’s use of touch-capacitive controls. This gives the Tucson’s dash an elegant appearance, however these controls lack haptic feedback and are prone to smudges.
If you don’t like gloss black trim, you may bristle at the sight of the Tucson’s dash.
The base and Elite grades’ analogue instruments are rather chintzy in appearance, if bracketing a useful 4.2-inch display, but the digital instrument cluster that comes on the Highlander and models with the N Line package is more aesthetically pleasing.
There are other neat touches, like upholstered inserts on the dash and ambient lighting in the Highlander that changes colour based on your drive mode.
The touchscreen infotainment system is slick and responsive in Hyundai fashion. However, also in Hyundai fashion, it frustratingly lacks wireless smartphone connectivity in all bar the base model.
Hyundai doesn’t offer its 10.25-inch touchscreen with both factory satellite navigation and wireless smartphone mirroring, though the latter is available with the smaller 8.0-inch screen – but not the former. Even if you step up to a model with the 10.25-inch screen, by the way, Android Auto doesn’t take up the full screen.
The steering wheel is rather unusual looking but it feels good in your hands. There’s a voice prompt button on the steering wheel but, unlike in the Honda, this will work only with smartphone mirroring and doesn’t interact at all with the core system.
At the base of the centre stack, you’ll find a wireless charging pad, a 12V outlet and two USB-A outlets.
The Highlander and all-wheel drive Elite models are unique in featuring a push-button transmission shifter, which sits on a centre console that rises up like a bridge and features handy storage underneath.
Comfort and space up front is top notch. The front chairs are cushy but supportive, with a wide range of adjustment and good bolstering to ensure your thighs and lower back are well supported over longer stints.
The Tucson’s wheelbase is 85mm longer than that of its predecessor, and nowhere is that more apparent than the back seat and the boot. Neither was disappointingly small in the old Tucson, but in the new car both areas are utterly capacious.
There are rear air vents but no separate climate controls, two USB charge ports, as well as map pockets, bottle holders in the doors and a fold-down centre armrest with cupholders. ISOFIX mounts on the outboard seats also mean the youngest of family members are catered for.
For maximum comfort you can recline the rear seatbacks, but they don’t slide like they do in a Volkswagen Tiguan.
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2024 Hyundai Tucson Infotainment
The base model comes with an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system coupled to a 4.2-inch digital instrument cluster. Nonetheless, it still offers Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with wireless phone charging. The audio is pumped through a six-speaker sound system.
Upgrade to the Elite and you actually lose wireless CarPlay and Android Auto but you do get a bigger 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system that comes with built in Satellite navigation
The top-spec Highlander keeps the 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster but gets the upgrade to the full Bose premium sound system.
2024 Hyundai Tucson Safety Rating
The Tucson has one of the most comprehensive safety suites in this segment.
Standard equipment across the range includes:
- AEB with pedestrian and cyclist detection and junction assist
- Blind-spot assist
- Rear cross-traffic assist
- Lane-keep assist
- Lane Following Assist
- Adaptive cruise control with stop/go
- Reversing camera with rear parking sensors
- Leading vehicle departure alert
- Rear occupant alert
- Driver attention monitoring
- Intelligent speed limit assist
- Safe exit warning
The Elite adds a radar-based rear occupant alert and front parking sensors, while the Highlander includes the Blind-Spot View Monitor, a surround-view camera, and reverse AEB.
Models with LED headlights also include automatic high-beam.
2024 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Economy
The Tucson uses 8.1L/100km on the combined cycle with the base 2.0-litre engine, 7.2L/100km with the optional turbo 1.6-litre, and 6.3L/100km with the turbo-diesel.
Petrol models require only 91 RON regular unleaded fuel, while all models have a 54L fuel tank.
| Hyundai Tucson | Fuel Type | Combined |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0L, 8-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Diesel, 4x4 | Diesel | 6.3 L/100km |
| 1.6L, 7-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, 4x4 | Unleaded | 7.2 L/100km |
| 2.0L, 6-speed auto, 5-door SUV, Petrol, FWD | Unleaded | 8.1 L/100km |
Cost of ownership
What are the running and servicing costs of a Hyundai Tucson?
The Tucson is covered by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.
Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. The exception is 1.6T models, for which intervals are 12 months/10,000km.
The first five services are capped at $319 each in petrol models and $375 each in the diesel.
How does the 2024 Hyundai Tucson drive?
Our expert take on Hyundai Tucson drivability.
While the Tucson doesn’t have a local ride and handling tune, its combination of pliant ride and neutral handling mean it stacks up well, dynamically, against key rivals.
The suspension is quiet and there’s not much tyre or wind noise out on the open road. In terms of overall polish, it’s the sort of quality you pay handsomely for in premium-badged machinery. The steering is also crisp, light and direct – it’s an easy thing to commute about in.
The cabin is nicely insulated from the outside world, the new platform from the larger Santa Fe brings a big-car feel to a more compact package, and the driver controls are light and fluid without lacking too much in feedback.
The combination of Lane Following Assist and adaptive cruise control makes the Tucson a breeze to drive on the highway. Such is the cleverness of these systems, you’d be forgiven for thinking the car could just drive itself for hundreds of kilometres.
However, take your hands off the wheel for more than a few seconds and the system will quickly chide you. The lane-keep assist, which defaults to ‘on’ upon startup, is less assertive but still makes its presence felt, which mightn’t be to your tastes.
The available all-wheel drive system is a bit more reactive than proactive, and you can encounter some wheelspin when you’re too eager to turn at a junction from a standstill.
The three powertrains are very different from each other. Let’s start with the least impressive: the base naturally-aspirated 2.0-litre petrol four-cylinder.
Outputs are nothing to write home about and it feels lacking in verve on the road, while it sounds gruff when accelerating. The six-speed torque-converter automatic transmission also isn’t anything to write home about, with some slurring shifts.
The turbocharged 1.6-litre petrol uses a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission but it’s one of the smoother dual-clutch units out there with little in the way of hesitation from a standing start.
This engine also has a more pleasant soundtrack than most Hyundais with a four-banger, which often sound coarse. However, it’s no match for a turbo-petrol CX-5 or a Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI – while this engine feels punchy in smaller Hyundais, it’s less exciting in the heavier Tucson.
The diesel is arguably the best.
There’s virtually no diesel rattle, and the engine is extremely smooth and refined with oodles of torque. It’s also mated with a well-calibrated eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission.
2024 Hyundai Tucson Colours
What colours are available for the Hyundai Tucson
White Cream is the standard paint colour, with all other finishes costing an extra $595. The palette comprises:
- Titan Grey
- Shimmering Silver
- Phantom Black
- Deep Sea
- Amazon Grey (excludes base model)
- Silky Bronze (Highlander only)
N Line models are available only in:
- Crimson Red
- White Cream
- Phantom Black
- Titan Grey
2024 Hyundai Tucson Warranty
The 2023 Hyundai Tucson is covered by a five-year, unlimited kilometre warranty with five years of capped-price servicing.
2024 Hyundai Tucson vs other SUVs to consider
The Kia Sportage is the Tucson's most direct rival, given it shares its platform and engines with it.
Given their extensive similarities, it comes down to which model you prefer the look of inside and out – all the features available on the Tucson are available on the Sportage, though the two model ranges are specified differently. Servicing prices are more affordable in the Hyundai but the warranty is longer in the Kia.
The Nissan X-Trail offers the option of a third row but a new model is due here later in 2022, sharing its underpinnings with the recently redesigned Mitsubishi Outlander that also features a third row. Neither is available with a diesel engine anymore.
The Tucson is available overseas with both a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid but neither is available here, forcing buyers to look to the Toyota RAV4 for the former and the Outlander for the latter.
The Mazda CX-5 has a smaller cabin but is one of the few SUVs remaining in this segment with the option of a diesel. It also offers a punchy 170kW/420Nm turbo-petrol, which the Hyundai has no answer for.
Should you buy the 2024 Hyundai Tucson
Is this the right car for you? Out experts buy or not guide.
With its spacious cabin, nicely-appointed interior and long list of standard safety equipment, the Tucson should be on your shortlist if you're after a mid-sized SUV.
We'd recommend, however, you steer away from the base engine which feels underdone. The turbo-petrol and turbo-diesel engines are vastly superior.
Hyundai Tucson FAQs
The cheapest Hyundai Tucson is the Base that starts from $35,150.
The most expensive Hyundai Tucson is the HIGHLANDER N LINE that starts from $55,150.
The best towing capacity of a Hyundai Tucson is 1900 kg offered by the following variants: Elite, ELITE N LINE, Highlander (No sunroof), Highlander, HIGHLANDER N LINE (NO SUNROOF) and HIGHLANDER N LINE.
The largest Hyundai Tucson is the ELITE N LINE which measures 1865mm wide, 4640mm in length and sits 1665mm tall.
The most powerful Hyundai Tucson is the ELITE N LINE which has 137kW of power from its 2.0L TURBO DIESEL COMMON RAIL engine.
The Hyundai Tucson is built in Korea and shipped to Australia.
The heaviest Hyundai Tucson is the ELITE N LINE which weighs 2315 kg (kerb weight).
The Hyundai Tucson may use different fuel/energy types based on the variant which includes diesel or unleaded.