There is such a poll on the Internet, that is, what is the probability of buying a Korean car now? The results show that there are very few netizens who will buy a Korean car, which also shows that the Korean car has indeed been cold in China for too long.
In fact, Hyundai Motor also has some good new cars, such as Tucson.
The Tucson SUV was also quite popular in China, and the manufacturer even directly changed the chassis of the new car to evolve an MPV, which is enough to show that the manufacturer is very relieved about the chassis and power system of the Tucson. Due to poor sales, the Tucson has now fallen to less than 130,000. The new car is also an older fuel vehicle, and the last update iteration was in November 2022.
Will the Tucson be remodeled in the future? The answer is yes. Because the all-new Tucson has been exposed, it won't be long before it will officially usher in its debut in China.
From the exterior styling, the exterior design of the new Tucson does not seem to have been tweaked much, with the blackened air intake grille still integrated into the design of LED daytime running lights, and the split headlights still appear in the front of the car. We are all too familiar with this kind of appearance design.
From the side, the changes are not particularly large, and the parametric body line design is still adopted, which looks more aggressive, with multi-spoke wheels and blackened roof racks, which were once the signature design of the modern Tucson. And the rear is still the familiar fanged taillights and the through-type taillight design. The length, width and height of the new Tucson are 4670/1865/1690mm, and the wheelbase is 2755mm (current data).
The interior design has been completely upgraded, the most obvious is to match the through-type floating large screen design, which has a completely different design from the current model. In addition, the suspension style of the island design has been added, and the original push-button shift mechanism has been changed to a pocket style design, which makes the interior space utilization better and the interior of the car has become more refreshing.
From the information that has been exposed so far, we can see that the new Tucson will be equipped with an intelligent driving assistance system, which is also matched with a HUD digital head-up display function. As for the further configuration parameters, we will have to wait until the actual market to get the answer.
As for the powertrain, there hasn't been much disclosure yet, but if you look at the all-new Sonata, you can know that the new Tucson will be equipped with two engines, 1.5T and 2.0T, and the transmission part will still be an eight-speed automatic transmission. In addition, according to Hyundai's official information, the new Tucson will be equipped with a 2.0-liter gasoline-electric hybrid system consisting of an electric motor, and the transmission part will be mated to an E-CVT continuously variable transmission.
Summary: I don't think there are many changes to the exterior of the new Tucson, and the interior has changed more thoroughly, but just changing the interior is difficult for consumers to re-support with money, so I think the window period for this Tucson has actually passed.