SUVs have become a major segment of the automotive industry, and for this reason, there are countless SUV models of about 200,000 in the major joint venture brands, and consumers face a lot of choices. Today, the four-wheel drive sister compares two "old" models with similar prices, the 2022 Hyundai Tucson L and Toyota RAV4. If you're hesitant to choose one of them, it'll be easier for you to make a decision after reading the following.
Design: As a veteran of the joint venture compact SUV market, Hyundai Tucson has sold more than 1.6 million vehicles since entering China, which has been recognized by many domestic consumers.
The latest Tucson L follows the same new design language as overseas models, officially known as "Sensuous Sportiness". The whole front face is integrated into one of the middle net and the "eagle wing" hidden headlights, which look very domineering and very three-dimensional.
It has a wheelbase of 4670/1865/1690mm and 2755mm, respectively. The cut waistline on the side of the body highlights the sporty and eye-catching, and the rear of the car adopts the popular through-line design.
The Toyota RAV4 Rongfang is like the big brother we are familiar with, continuing the family design style, still adopting the design concept of hardcore off-road vehicles. The chrome material has been removed directly from the front of the car, and the interior is a hexagonal elemental mesh with a skid plate under the front bracket, which looks vibrant.
It has a length, width and height of 4600/1855/1680mm and a wheelbase of 2690mm. The side of the body also uses rough lines, with rectangular design of the wheel eyebrows, more wild; the rear of the car is more concise.
Interior layout: Tucson L as a whole adopts a wrap-around design, although it does not use the same dual screen design as Hyundai's car, but it is equipped with a 10.25-inch floating LCD instrument and a 10.4-inch central control screen biased towards the driver's angle, and there are touch buttons with large icons on both sides, and the bottom is an air-conditioning control area, and blind operation during driving will not be too difficult.
The luggage compartment has a space of 583 litres, and if the rear seat back is completely reclined, it can even be extended to 1904 litres.
The overall interior and exterior of RAV4 Rongfang adopt a rough design style and look a bit old. It is equipped with a three-frame multi-function steering wheel, a 7-inch TFT full-color instrument and a 10.1-inch LCD touch display, but the clarity of the two screens is relatively weak, and the central control display is also thicker, which affects the driver's field of vision to a certain extent.
Power performance: All four Tucson L models are equipped with gamma II 1.5T-GDi engines, with a maximum power of 147 kW, a maximum torque of 253 N·m, and a drivetrain matching a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Thanks to the support of CVVD technology, which enables the engine to reasonably control the opening timing and duration of the valve without changing the valve lift, Tucson L's comprehensive fuel consumption of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is only 6.0 liters/100 km.
RaV4 Rongfang is still a common naturally aspirated engine in Japanese cars, with a total of two power configurations, namely a 2.0L naturally aspirated engine and a 2.5L dual engine.
Among them, the maximum power of the 2.0L engine is 126kW, the maximum torque is 209N·m, and the transmission system is matched with a CVT transmission that can simulate 10 gears; the maximum power of the 2.5L dual-engine engine is 131kW, the maximum torque is 221N·m, and the comprehensive power of the system after the motor can reach 163kW, and the fuel consumption is as low as 5 liters/100 km.
Finally: The hyundai Tucson L is priced at 16.18-20.18 million yuan, the exterior design is avant-garde and fashionable, the interior space performance is excellent, and it can attract the favor of young people; while the Toyota RAV4 Rongfang is priced at 17.48-25.98 million yuan, although the interior is old, but the tough appearance and strong four-wheel drive ability can attract the love of off-road fans, and the retention rate is also high. I believe that you who see this already have a choice according to your own needs.